Dear Allen County Retired Educators,
Our second of four annual meetings will be held Thursday, October 25th at
UMI Fort Wayne, 2912 Getz Rd (near the corner of Getz and W. Jefferson). There is an elevator inside the main entrance to take you down to the banquet room and adjacent restrooms. We will begin our meeting promptly at 11:00 A.M. Please arrive by 10:45 A.M. 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 Tuesday, October 16.
**If RSVP is late, members may be put on a wait list. AREA must pay for the final ocunt so members that make reservations and then can't attend should contact Mary Jo. Then, "wait-listers" can be contacted. your lunch will cost $15.00 payable when you arrive (cash of check only please). If you are a 2018 retired teacher or administrator (attending for the first time) your meal is
free. Members who bring nonmember retirees (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
Leslie Augustyniak will present the
Girl Scouts of Michiana STE(A)M Program. This program takes the study of STEM (Science, Technology,, Engineering and Math) to a new level by adding an emphasis on the Arts. Com and hear how the Girl Scouts are implementing these important fields of study and skills into their activities.
Legislative updates and October Leadership Meeting remarks will be shared.
Our meeting will conclude with out annual Necrology Service honoring educators who have passed during the preceding year.
Directory
Our new 2018-19 Membership Directory will be available at this meeting. It is free to all paid members, or it can be sent to you for an additional $2.00 mailing fee. On pages 3 and 4 of the directory is the annual information for submitting
volunteer hours for 2018. This information is important to present to our legislators to show our community worth and lobby for COLA. Send your total hours collated by "youth" and "adult" and any special volunteer focus to Judy Nancarrow by December 1 at: 1842 Alabama Ave., Fort Wayne, 46805 or to
judy.nancarrow@hotmail.com. Let's be the top volunteer chapter in Indiana!
Dues
If you have not paid your 2018-19 AREA dues of $15.00, please contact Pam George at 260-471-5952 or
pamgeorgeph@comcast.net or 6316 Tree Top Train, Fort Wayne, 46845. She also has
IRTA membership information which can impact state retirement benefits and education change -- and there are financial rewards (
AMBA) to your membership. Please consider joining IRTA through automatic dues deduction from your TRF pension.
Eyeglasses
Bring your "old" eyeglasses for Ed Delong to collect for the Lions Club
Mark your calendars
- Monday, April 29, 2019: Biaggi's Ristorante, Jefferson Pt. Program by Emily Oberlin, Director New Tech at Wayne High School.
- Wednesday, June 26, 2019: Pine Valley Country Club. Program by Sgt. Chris O'Connor, FWPD discussing Scams and How to Protect Yourself.
Looking forward to seeing you Thursday, October 25th at UMI!
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