PrimeRTO/ERO District 12 Norfolk TimeIssue 51 Fall 2014 The Non- Designer’s Design Book ! The wonderful folks at our RTO/ERO Communications Committee, presented a newsletter editor workshop this June. The expert presenters and my fellow editors were very enthusiastic and helpful with a wealth of inspiring ideas. One of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun the many resources And I guess Ingrid, Mary and Liz like to have fun golfing, shared was an award- as did many of our District 12 members and friends at our winning best-selling third annual RTO Golf Tournament held at Springview book by Robin Williams, Farm Golf Course, Waterford this June. The proceeds of The Non-Designer’s this fund raising event went to Norfolk General Hospital’s Design Book - Design Labour and Delivery Department. See pages 14-15. and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice.! ! This newsletter was ! edited with many of those principles in ! mind. ! ! Prime Time President’s In that vein, all important aspects of Senate are in the Renaissance magazine Message we all received. It is well worth the read. ! Ingrid Coppens! ! My main question of what happened to our $3 million that RTO gave to the I want to thank Foundation Chair and only showed up as everyone for $2.5 million was answered. We only allowing me to needed $3 million and since the U of T represent you as donated $500,000 to this effort, our your RTO $500,000 was added to the Foundation President this year. It has been an coffers. It is also good to know that the awesome journey and I’ve had fantastic monies that we, as RTO provincial, executive members to help me. I feel that donated to the Chair, has essentially been I’ve survived very nicely thanks to them. put back into our reserves as a result of They are a great bunch!! good investments. I especially learned about the structure of the Foundation By the time you read this article, I will executive and in the end, we, as retirees have accomplished most of the first goal I will benefit greatly from the new set for myself. We started out with 113 Foundation Chair. ! subscribers on our Mail Chimp list and now we have many more thanks to my Something to ponder and an important faithful committee of “phoners”. This realization for me is that there were 138 was a large task. I hope that everyone members over 100 years of age in April will soon see the benefits of being on the 2014! ! email list. ! Having someone vouch for us as a As for the second goal… that will have to geriatric chair will be awesome and wait until next year. And, speaking of although we haven’t yet hired someone next year, I have accepted the position of for that position, it will be extremely Treasurer from Don Gardner, as he is beneficial. Together they will educate and ready to give it over. Thank you again energize caregivers’ vision of better Don for many, many years of great and health care and services of older people.! conscientious hours of labour. I hope I can live up to your standards! Please remember our Champagne Brunch for new retirees, and pass along names to Again Senate provided much to “chew” us so that we can include them in our on and it was a lively three days. I invites.! believe it’s important to know what happened at Senate as it pertains to all of Have a wonderful warm and safe winter. us as part of RTO. ! !2 Fall 2014 First Vice memorabilia people brought in and shared on the tables in the front President’s entrance? Report Next spring we hope to honour the folks Liz Whiton! who worked in schools that closed in the ! Simcoe area. This includes; North Public School, South Public School, ! Nixon Public School, The Norfolk ! Board Office, Lions School and St. Mary's School. Start digging up "blue" We, at RTO/ERO District 12 Norfolk, items and search for those people with are forging new trails. We started a new whom we have lost touch. initiative last spring with the first ever Norfolk RTO Bursary Award Provincially, I visited the OTPP offices, presented to graduating students in also known as "Teachers", and heard their elementary and secondary schools in annual report on our Pension Norfolk County. Investments. We are so blessed to have a secure pension that is very stable and will The recipients were pre-selected by the last well past our lifetime. Combined schools based on being a model citizen, with the excellent Pension Plan, if you are assisting others where needed in the a member of Johnson Inc, you also enjoy school and benefiting from the accolades many benefits that many other retired given with the award. folk do not have. Take time to reflect on all these privileges. Be sure to read This year we had a total of 66% Virginia Birnie's article about some participation from all of the schools. changes regarding travel outside of the Next year, we are hoping for 100% province.! participation. Finally, I hope to see you at the Fall Thank you for the wonderful Spring Banquet on Wednesday October 15 at the Banquet that 142 members and guests Vittoria Community Centre. The AGM attended. We were thrilled to hear the takes place at 11:00 and all are welcome humorous memories and true stories at to attend. Dinner is served at 12:00 and Doverwood Public School by Keith at 1:00 we plan to honour the Bell Award Ashley, Port Dover Public School by Don Winners, briefly hear from two special Dailey and Port Dover Composite School guests, from the Provincial RTO Office by Muriel Dennis. Catching up on news and from a charity we support. Be sure and re-connecting with many of our to read Margaret Payne's article for more colleagues were highlights of the details. meeting. And who could forget the conversations that took place around the !3 Prime Time Health The Base Plan is for coverage up to 62 days for an unlimited number of trips per Service and year. You may purchase additional coverage for a trip longer than 62 days in Insurance duration if you are insured under the Report RTO/ERO Extended Health Care Plan. Virginia Birnie! The Supplemental Travel Plan coverage ! begins on the 63rd day of any trip you report to Johnson Inc. Plan Benefits ! Service.! I attended the workshop conducted by Refer to page 3 of the 2014 Out of RTO/ERO Health Services and Province /Canada Travel booklet for Insurance Committee in Toronto in June Supplemental Travel Plan for coverage 2014. A presentation was made to us of additional days for procedure and cost.! entitled Out of Province/Canada Travel Update to better inform the Proof of Departure" representatives to pass along to RTO • ALL insured participants must members as they travel in retirement. The have their own proof of departure following is a quick overview of what from province of residence … not you will find relevant to your future Canada! travel questions. ! • An example of proof would be a If you have Health Insurance with RTO boarding pass, credit card receipt you automatically have a copy of the with accompanying credit card 2014 Out of Province/Canada Travel statement, signed paramedic booklet… take it with you when you go receipt! on any trip out of the province of your residence. It has readily available the • The addition of days to add to information which will be necessary for your trip through the you to know in case of a “sudden and Supplemental Travel Plan does not unforeseen” medical emergency.! require you to fill in a medical questionnaire and the rates are not NB A physician’s consent to travel does based on your medical history.! not establish your medical stability nor override the definition of sudden and • Age supplemental travel rates for unforeseen with reference to insurance 15 days extra travel are: 55-59 claims. ! years…$49, 60-64 years....$73, 65-69 years…. $101, 70-74 years …. $133 ! (all rates are per person)! ! !4 Fall 2014 • The coverage of benefits is • New Limitation on Travel Days in outlined in your 2014 Out of the USA" Province/Canada Travel Booklet • beginning on page 5 and the Most Canadian citizens are Exclusions and Limitations are welcome to visit the US for up to listed beginning on page 21." six months (182) days in a 12- month period. The number of • Allianz has Pre-Trip Planning allowable days doesn’t necessarily Assistance available to you and is reset on January 1 just because the listed on page 9." calendar year changed. The time is based on an individual’s travel • Effective January 1, 2014 the dates and can continue from one Stability Clause has been calendar year to the next. Every expanded from cancer, heart or day spent in the US through the lung condition to any condition." year – from shopping trips to • This was changed to reflect that travelling between destinations – members should travel when they counts. ! are healthy." • Owning, as opposed to renting a • Your medical emergency is NOT vacation home, doesn’t increase sudden and unforeseen if it falls the maximum number of days a under the guidelines in: Important Canadian may stay away each year Medical Stability Information in the US.! inside the front cover of 2014 Out • For more specific information, you of Province /Canada Travel should contact the appropriate US Booklet." Consular District listed at ! • Members with unstable serious http://canada.usembassy.gov/ health conditions other than visas/consulates.html! cancer, heart or lung were able to travel while someone who had This information has been made available cancer and was not stable did not to you to keep you as up-to-date as have the same opportunity." possible and help keep your travel plans as worry free as possible.