June 16 AREA Meeting

Our last meeting of the 2014-2015 year is upon us already! Your next newsletter and meeting will be very ably handled by our incoming president, Barb Kanning. I have enjoyed serving as your president and I thank you for your attendance at meetings and willingness to help. Tuesday, June 16, we will meet at

Catablu Grille
6372 W. Jefferson Blvd
Fort Wayne.

Please come by 10:45 so we can start promptly at 11:00.

RESERVATIONS: Please make your reservation with Mary Jo Purvis by Tuesday, June 9: 493-4263 or mpurvis1@frontier.com. The cost if $15.00, which can be paid at the meeting. You will have a choice of several meals. If you have special dietary needs, speak with your meal server to substitute within our budget.

FREE LUNCH for 2014 Retired Educators who have not attended any prior AREA meeting. TWO-FOR-ONE deal for MEMBERS who bring a non-member retired principal or teacher. Be sure to inform Mary Jo with your reservation.

PROGRAM: Abigail Savage will speak on the topic "Using BSU Immersive Learning." After studying education in the "immersive way" at Ball State, Abby taught a year in Germany and this past year in Bluffton.

EYEGLASSES: Bring old eyeglasses for Ed DeLong to collect to take to Lion's Club!

THE IRTA REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY will be held Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Primo South in Indianapolis. Please consider attending! We are allowed 23 delegates. To be a voting delegate, you must be a member of IRTA, but you may attend the meeting without being a member. AREA will pay the $25.00 cost for breakfast and lunch. Carol Buttell will be driving. AREA will be receiving three awards! Please contact Carol by May 27 if you can attend (260-489-55413) or cbuttell@frontier.com.

IRTA MEMBERSHIP - Have you joined? IRTA needs you! Contact Pam George (260-471-5952) or pamgeorgeph@comcast.net

HOPING TO SEE YOU JUNE 16 AT CATABLU!

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