APRIL MINI-PROJECT – THE TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER

Many of you will remember the luncheon speaker who described the work being done by the Transitional Living Center of El Paso. Since that meeting, EPRTA has informally supported that organization. Now is the time to address our donations in a more formalized way. The Transitional Living Center assists women and their children during a time of crisis until they can become independent and self-supporting. However, setting up a household while starting with nothing is challenging, if not impossible. Enter EPRTA and the April Mini-Project! We are encouraging you to bring new items for these families to use in setting up a kitchen. Think about it! The list of items may be inexpensive, yet necessary and endless. I think of that wall of items at Dollar Tree. I won’t know where to stop! The EPRTA board is confident that this is project in which you will want to participate. We look forward to seeing you at our April luncheon

El Paso Retired Teachers Association

News April, 2015 Volume 1, Issue 6

PRESIDENT’S NOTES… from Pat Lally “Make your voice Heard” How lucky we are to be able to meet in friendship, good charity causes, and common efforts to work for quality of life for children, teachers, and particularly seniors in our community and state. “Make your voice Heard” We have to make sure our local and state officials know we are here and we desperately need our health coverage and retirement benefits. And to recognize that seniors in our state are a major and dynamic source of good in our community. “Make your voice Heard” Many of our retired educational personal are not enjoying even a minimal standard of dignified living. We work for them too. Many are not even earning enough to eat or maintain their health, let alone to join an organization to help improve standards for retired public education workers; I propose that we keep finding more ways help improve their lives. How do I use my voice? Our members help in so many organizations in so many different ways—none are more important than our membership in TRTA/EPRTA. Thousands talk to our legislators every legislative session (and in between). Our members donate thousands of hours and money to other local efforts to help our community. I reminded you as Membership Chair last year, that the Membership Committee is all of us. “Each One Bring One” – can you imagine instead of 400 members and growing, we might have 800 and growing? Thank you for your super involvement in TRTA/EPRTA. You can really help the bookkeeping process by paying your 2015-2016 dues early. (before we break for the summer) Why not invite a friend to attend our April luncheon?

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!"#$%&'#()&*&+,-./'#*(**The Wyndham requires that reservations be turned in on the Thursday before the meeting. For April 23, if you are not contacted for the meeting, please call Lila Murphy, 253-5792 by Tuesday, April 14. Also, if you make a reservation for the luncheon, and are unable to attend, you will be responsible for the payment to Nan Pollock, Treasurer, unless you cancel with Lila Murphy by Sunday, March 19.

Meal Choice Information For April 23, two (2) meals will be available. Those will be: (1) The regular meal, published in this newsletter. (2) A veggie plate that will also be gluten-free and dairy-free. There will be no guarantee that the salad or dessert will meet dietary needs. Please tell your caller if you wish the veggie plate when you make your reservation. Lila Murphy, Communication Chair, 253-5792.

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Read a good book lately? Want to share? Need a new book to read? Bring your book to our luncheon. We have a book table where we share books. It is fun and good tips on good books are always plentiful.

In Memorium Elizabeth Rose Tomilinson

Get Well Soon

Ruth Frith Coletta and Doyle DeArman

Addendum 2 3/26/2015 2014-2015

(Please place in your yearbook)

IN MEMORIAM VELMA HUNT d. 2014

ESTELLA RODARTE WELTA SCRUGGS

CHARLOTTE HOPPER LYNN FAGER

REBECCA BAIRD ELIZABETH TOMLINSON

CORRECTIONS

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*** MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD ***

EL PASO RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016

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Address ------------ City/State/Zip _ E-mail _ Telephone: -------

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Make your check payable to EPRTA TOTAL ENCLOSED: _ Mail form to:

PLEASE CHECK: Renewal? _

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**I am paid up: Local Life _ State Life _ I am a Current Monthly (CM) member - Please pay dues by August 1 to ensure your name will be included in our Yearbook.

*** MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD ***

EL PASO RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016

Date _

Address ------------ City/State/Zip _ E-mail _ Telephone: -------

(TRTA) State ($35) District ($1)______ Local ($10) ________

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Make your check payable to EPRTA TOTAL ENCLOSED: _ Mail form to:

PLEASE CHECK: Renewal? _

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New?____ Referred by _ (

**I am paid up: Local Life _ State Life _ I am a Current Monthly (CM) member - Please pay dues by August 1 to ensure your name will be included in our Yearbook.

Nan W Pollock 5404 Vancouver El Paso, TX 79924

Nan W Pollock 5404 Vancouver El Paso, TX 79924

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