Dear Allen County Educators,
Our third of four meetings will be held on Monay, April 16th at
Biaggi's Ristorante
Jefferson Pointe
4010 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
We will begin our meeting promptly at 11:00 AM. Please arrive by 10:45 AM to check in and pay for your lunch.
RESERVATIONS: Please make your reservations with
Mary Jo Purvis at 260-492-6992 or
mpurvis1@frontier.com by
Friday, April 6. We will be enjoying delicious luncheon choices at
Biaggi's Ristorante, Jefferson Pointe. Your lunch will cost $15.00 payable when you arrive (cash or check only please). If you are a 2017 retired teacher or administrator (attending for the first time) your meal is
free. Members who bring a nonmember retiree (attending for the first time) will get a
two-for-one deal for lunch. Let Mary Jo know this when you make your reservation.
PROGRAM: The program for this meeting is a very timely one for our community. Dan Wire will report on the Fort Wayne Rivers. Come hear about our rivers' exciting past – and future! Judy Hostetler, IRTA Area 2 Director will report on the Statehouse Brunch and legislative updates.
DUES: If you have not yet paid your 2017-18 AREA dues of $15.00, contact Pam George at 260-471-5952,
pamgeorgeph@comcast.net or 6316 Tree Top Trail, Fort Wayne, 46845. She also has IRTA information. Please consider joining IRTA through automatic dues deduction from your TRF pension. Support is greatly needed to impact state retirement benefit and education change.
DIRECTORY: If you have not picked up your 2017-18 AREA Directory please plan to do so at this meeting. The Directory is free to all paid members. It can be sent to you for an additional $2.00 mailing fee.
REMINDER: Please bring your family's and friends' old eyeglasses to the meeting to give to Ed Delong for the Lion's Club. Also if you have any AREA photos, documents or newspaper clippings, please bring to meeting and give to Bruce Oliver for archives.
SCHOLARSHIP: If you have a family member who is currently a college sophomore or junior with an education major, they are eligible to apply to the April 27th deadline. Contact Nancy Sprague, Committee Chair, for an application at 260-745-7698 or
njsprague@msn.com.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
Next AREA Meeting – Tuesday, June 19, 2018 – Pine Valley Country Club – Program: Cynthia Thies – "Lesser Known First Ladies 1865-1892."
IRTA Representative Assembly – June 13th, 2018 – Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis. We are eligible to send a number of delegates. There is
no cost to attend this very informative day. Only IRTA members can vote but all AREA members can attend as guests. If interested contact Kathy Lepper at 260-433-6599 or
lepper@msn.com. Deadline and more info will be posted here on
this web site.
Fall IRTA Area 2 Leadership Conference – Monday, October 1, 2018 – Essenhaus Inn and Conference Center (all members welcome).
Hope to see you all on April 16th!
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