Wednesday, November 20, 2002
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Wednesday, November 20, 2002 |
Local retired educators meetCarol Lunsford and Barbara Brown of Fayetteville recently participated in an area meeting of retired educators in Columbus conducted by the Georgia Retired Educators Association. The area meeting brought together local unit presidents and other officers of local units from this part of the state. Jane Thomason of Jonesboro is the GREA Area X director, while Brown is the 2002-03 president of the Fayette County local unit. The theme for the one-day meeting was "Now is the Time." Participants discussed a wide range of important policy issues, from health care and state pension benefits to the role of Georgia's retired educators in society. Also discussed were impending state legislative issues which would impact senior citizens. Among the guest speakers were GREA President John F. Pearce of Gainesville and GREA Executive Director William D. Gardner. GREA is the only organization that concentrates exclusively on the welfare of Georgia's retired educators, while at the same time offering opportunities for service and volunteerism. GREA serves retired educators through legislative advocacy, informative programs, and community services provided by a network of local units throughout the state. The association offers its members a wide range of special membership benefits, including the GREA Bulletin. The Association has more than 13,000 members statewide, with 146 local units. The Fayette County Retired Educators Association meets the third Thursday of September, October, November, January, March and April. For information about the local unit, please call Carol Lunsford at 770-461-8553. .
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