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The Bulletin Board Volume 32 • Issue 1 • Spring 2020 Here for you now ... here for your future. Since 1968. • A votre service ... pour le soin de votre avenir. Depuis 1968. Contents Welcome new members 2, 3 DISTRICT 17 MEMBERS Message from the President 2, 4 Coming District Luncheon Ad 19 ENJOY A FREE LUNCH District 17 Executive List 3 On October 10, 2019 approxi- but now the RTOERO head office mately one hundred members is covering the cost of these work- Unit 1 Report 5, 6 of District 17- Simcoe County at- shops so there was an excess of Unit 1 Curling Challenge 6 tended the District Fall Meeting funds, making it possible to use Unit 2 Report 7, 8 and enjoyed a free lunch at the this money to benefit District Unit 3 Report 9, 10 Ferndale Banquet Hall in Barrie. members. It was great to see so Unit 4 Report 11, 12 District Treasurer, Henry Gabriels, many people take advantage of at- PSTO Presentations 8, 10, 12 indicated that the executive was tending this event. RTOERO Foundation Report 13 Health and Insurance Report 14, 15 able to offer this luncheon free to The Fall annual meeting has Isles de la Madeleine Cruise/Bike members because we had budg- been designated to the recognition Trip 16, 17 eted for two Retirement Planning of the efforts of members in each Fall Forum 2019 Report 17, 18 Workshops in this year’s budget, of the four Units. Glenn Conduit, District AGM & Lunch Ad 19 Curling Challenge 2019 Report 20 Continued on page 4 Helen, Georgia 21 Travel Report 22 Mark Your Calendar 22, 23 Address & email change 23 Almost the last word 23 Photos by Neil Urquhart In Memoriam 24 The Bulletin Board is published twice annually for District 17 members of RTOERO, providing membership news and content on topics of interest to the retired education community. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of RTOERO District 17 Webmaster: Cathy Sirdevan Contact: [email protected] Website: district17.rto-ero.org Award Winners Editor: Margaretta Naray Contact: naraymargaretta@hotmail. com DISTRICT 17 New Members! Message Unit 1 SIMCOE CENTRE (Barrie & area) from the Maria Ager Kimberly Atkinson From other President Sharon Beeler Districts: Kimberley Blackwell Paul Healy Robert Blasko George As I begin to write this report, in mid January there is Teresa Boncardo Hutchinson a terrible snowstorm outside. It reminds me of the typical Patrick Carney winters of my childhood some 50 years ago, or more. I Jill Coady Caroline guess this is the joy of living in Canada and being able to experience the changes in weather during our four sea- Jean Daigle Johnston sons. In another week we will be enjoying the sunshine Helen Deakin and warmth of the Riviera Maya area in Mexico. This is Stephen Engelhardt Annette just another benefit of being a retired education worker Cathy Finlay Schieleke and a member of RTOERO. I hope when this magazine reaches you, we will be enjoying much more spring-like Renee Gagnon weather. Thomas Gerry The main event that happened since the last Fall pub- Connie Gray lication of the Bulletin Board, was the launch of the new Caroline Leppanen RTOERO logo at the Fall Forum and Special Meeting Shirley Lowrie (previously Senate) in late October in Toronto. You will have seen this refreshed brand image on the cover of Albert Kerton the new Insurance Plans Booklet 2020, the new benefit Shelley Kuuru cards, the Communiqué and Renaissance publications. John Lucas The name of our organization is the same, but everything Heather Martin else has changed. We are a vital and energetic national organization and this new visual image will say loudly and Susan McCabe clearly that we are different from the organizations that Michelle McCourt claim to be our competitors. By the end of March you Leanne McMillan will see the launch of the totally redesigned RTOERO na- Elizabeth Mota-Kenney tional website, including redesigned district websites. Glen Mullings At our January 2020 District Executive meeting, we Derek Murray discussed the grant applications received for this year. It was decided to support the applications of four projects in Glenna Oleksinski Simcoe County: The Barrie On Days For Girls, Empower Carole Reynolds Simcoe Foundation in Barrie, The Ready Set Read Pro- Joanne Reynolds gram in Collingwood and the St. Mother Teresa Refuge Kimberley Robbins Program in Bradford. In total $3120.00 was donated to these projects. Teresa Slade On May 28, 2020 we will be hosting the District 17 An- Gary Stemmler nual General Meeting and lunch at the Ferndale Banquet Heather Stewart Hall in Barrie. This is a free lunch for all members and Julie Underhill I encourage you to join us at this event (see the notice Monique Vaillancourt in this issue). It is a wonderful opportunity to meet other retirees and to reconnect with people with whom you may Michelle Vent have had the pleasure of working. At this meeting we John Young Continued on page 4 Page 2 - The Bulletin Board - Spring 2020 Unit 2 SIMCOE NORTH Orillia, Midland, Penatanguishene & area) District 17 Executive Carol Austin 2019 to 2020 Alan Cook President Political Advocacy Sandra Crawford Paul Healy Andy Prokopich 705-435-4951 705-435-9237 Donna Gruber From other [email protected] [email protected] Michelle Herrington Districts: Past President Recruitment/RPW Judy Kirk Carole Allen Sharon Kitsemetry Sara Knight Michael Baker 705-796-5176 705-722-7126 [email protected] [email protected] David Krull Yvonne Bromley & Glenn Conduit 1st Vice President (1st Vice President) Caroline Mashinter G. Elaine Saville Glenn Conduit Donald McIntee 905-895-3645 RTO/ERO Foundation [email protected] Janet Politi Berni Thelma McPherson 705-445-7712 Michele Meret 2nd Vice President [email protected] Roger Gagnon Laura Miller 705-728-5825 Travel Kevin Scott [email protected] Paul Healy (President) Eileen Snider Secretary Webmaster Peggy Wallace Gail King Cathy Sirdevan 705-435-5873 705-326-3768 Lynda Walkden [email protected] [email protected] Kerri Wigle Treasurer Provincial Constitution Unit 3 SIMCOE SOUTH Henry Gabriels Committee 705-458-4529 Gail King (Secretary) (Alliston & area, 5868 9th Line Bradford & area) Egbert. ON L0L1N0 Provincial Marketing & [email protected] Communications Committee Peter Borrelli Paul Healy (President) Catherine Cameron-True Archivist Lu LaFrance Unit Contacts Norman Cohen 705-835-6063 Unit 1 Roger Gagnon Frances McDonell Benefits (2nd Vice President) Teresa Panjer Roger Heath 705-737-9620 Unit 2 Susan Simurda [email protected] Janice Napp Unit 4 SIMCOE WEST 705-323-3307 Goodwill [email protected] (Collingwood, Wasaga Beach Marg Holroyd & Clearview Township) 705-445-6227 Unit 3 [email protected] Gail King (Secretary) Larry Blakeman From other Membership Unit 4 Kay Broadhurst Districts: Daisie Gregory Marg Holroyd (Goodwill) Myles Crawford 705-428-2785 Martin Foy Jaqueline Bull [email protected] Sharon Reynolds Kent Farrow Newsletter Editor Margaretta Naray Janet Rollins-Nicholson Russell White 705-434-0569 Dean Sears [email protected] Kathleen Seeback Longworth Doris Sproule Kim Taylor Reed Betty Wells The Bulletin Board - Spring 2020 - Page 3 Lunch President’s Message continued from page 1 continued from page 3 will be holding our executive elections.. If you have First Vice President mentioned that the criteria for thought about getting involved, please speak to any this award involved having 5 years of above and be- one of our present executive members listed in this yond dedicated service to their Unit, District and/or magazine. We appreciate your support and welcome Provincial duties. This year the following members your involvement. Also at this meeting, Gayle Man- were chosen to be recognized by the Unit Execu- ley, our District’s liason member from the RTOERO tives: Board Of Directors, will be in attendance. She will Unit 1 – Lori McLachlan and Sharon Kitsemetry enlighten us with the latest news from our National Unit 2 – Eden Beardsall, Lois Cullis and Patty Organization. I hope to see you then. Smith Submitted by Paul Healy Unit 3 – Joy Graham, Nancy Ward and Pauline Urquhart See invitation details on page 19 Unit 4 – Bev Brady and Branko Rayakovich. President, Paul Healy, presented each recipient of this award with a Certificate of Merit and a RTO- ERO Recognition Pin. Everyone in attendance enjoyed a lovely chick- Bookmark en dinner and the ever-popular bread pudding, pre- pared by the Ferndale Banquet Hall. We encourage the all members to plan to attend the Spring AGM Meet- ing which will be held at the same location. McMaster Submitted by Paul Healy Optimal Aging Health Portal Site: http://optimal aging.ca/portal.html What sets the Portal apart from the crowd is its emphasis on providing only the best evidence, and telling you why it’s considered the best. The Portal filters out the noise and makes it easy to understand how scientific evidence and other Unit 3 at fall lunch: types of information can help you. Page 4 - The Bulletin Board - Spring 2020 Unit 1 Report Unit 1 There were 80 members present at the fall meet- Report ing held on October 24, 2019 at Tangle Creek Golf and Country Club. Members enjoyed social time before the meeting and an archives quiz organized Unit 1 Executive 2019 - 2020 by our esteemed archivist, Lu LaFrance. Leadership Team Goodwill Our renowned speaker, Dr. Larry Black, is one George Allen, Lynn McLean, Connie Gillespie of Canada’s prominent scholars and Consultants on Lu LaFrance, June Ballard 705-728-4470 Russia, USSR, and Russian Canadian relations. His [email protected] President 1109 Sunnidale Road topic for our meeting was ‘Baring the Bare’, (what & bonspiel organizer Springwater, ON L9X 0R9 you will never hear about Russia in the North Ameri- George Allen 705-322-2076 can media).