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Officers:

President Diana Byers-Lindner (856)226-3575 [email protected]

1st Vice President Trudy Lockspeiser (856)772-2764 [email protected]

2nd Vice President Gail Orr (856)889-0054 [email protected]

Secretary Linda Baechler (609)268-1433 [email protected]

Treasurer Dianne Papadinec (609)417-2500 [email protected] Committee Chair:

Budget Chair Doris Lambert (856)547-2741 [email protected]

Constitution Betty Procopio (856)779-9375 [email protected]

Elections & Nominations Ralph Skeels (856)845-3818 [email protected]

Government Relations Chair Susan Ronca (856)816-1289 [email protected]

Health Benefits Chair Terry Sakas (856)261-0645 [email protected]

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A Publication of the Camden County Retiree’s Education Association September 2016

A Publication of the Camden County Retirees’ Education Association

Welcome back, everyone! Amazingly, summer has drawn to a close! Autumn is now upon us, and it is time to reignite our endeavors with the CCREA.

Thanks to all of you who made our spring luncheon such a huge success. Our sincere gratitude goes to members of the executive committee, who handled all the aspects of

our luncheon. This includes registration, introducing speakers, photography, donating and assembling raffle baskets, as well as calling out the numbers of the winners of the raffle and delivering prizes to the win-ners. Thank you to all members who attended the luncheon, nominated students for our random scholarships, and purchased tickets to help CCREA provide scholarships to worthy students.

At our spring luncheon, it was refreshing to hear Senator Donald Norcross continue to state and carry out his support for educators. NJEA President, Wendell Steinhauer, NJREA President, Pat Provnick, and CCCEA President, Cathy Howley, stated emphatically that we educators need to remain committed to amending our state constitution with a requirement that quarterly pension monies are paid, thereby reducing the deficit. With this result in mind, many of our members have spent their summer making phone calls to members, knocking on doors, and speaking to voters about the benefits of this amendment. Several members also visited Trenton to voice solidarity with legislators who supported adding this amendment to November's ballot. The Assembly had already voted to support our educators. However, the Senate failed to even raise the issue of adding the amendment on the November ballot. We should note that Senator Stephen Sweeney, at the earlier NJEA Legislative Conference, had promised educators he would push to include the amendment on the ballot. This did not happen.

Of course, we feel discouraged. But we cannot afford to be discouraged. We have a presidential election in November. Your vote is essential! Also, primary elections will be held in 2017, and we need to let our legislators know that if they don’t support educators, then educators cannot support them in their reelection bids.

We must also be diligent about protecting our health benefits. Thanks to all of you who called the governor’s office to let him know that another member needs to be added to the School Employee Health Commission to protect our health benefits. Despite recent setbacks, we are looking forward to a positive outcome for our pension fund and our health benefits in the year ahead. Members, please be ready to help us!

A Message from our President . . . Diana Byers-Lindner

FALL LUNCHEON October 28, 2016

Invitation & Details - See Insert

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Committee Chair (cont.):

Hospitality Co-Chair Dottie Williams (856)234-2045 [email protected]

Hospitality Co-Chair Barbara Haase (856)627-3391 [email protected]

Hospitality Co-Chair Diane Merlino (856)468-5313 [email protected]

Member Benefits Chair Jeanne Kiefner (856)428-0372 [email protected]

Membership Chair Pat Legge (856)546-6592 [email protected]

Member Recruitment Stacy Kasse (856)428-2472 [email protected]

Newsletter /Webmaster Irene Afek (856)816-5522 [email protected]

Philanthropic Chair Sue McGuinn (215)941-8786 [email protected]

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Visit CCREA Website camdencountyrea.org

Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/camdencountyrea

MEMBERSHIP

We would like to extend a warm welcome to all of our newly retired members. A few important things to remember about your county membership are as follows:

The yearly dues for the 2016-2017 school year are now due.

Annual paying members were billed in May through NJEA/NJREA.

Automatic renewal of dues for annual paying members is now available.

Lifetime members pay CCREA for their county dues. We billed these members in June and they are now due to be paid.

Keep your dues up to date to receive all publications and to participate in all activities.

Please notify us on any changes in your address, phone or e-mail.

Any concerns or questions? I will be happy to check your member

status. Call Pat Legge, Membership Chairperson, at 856-546-6592.

A Publication of the Camden County Retirees’ Education Association September 2016

FALL LUNCHEON Gail Orr, 2nd Vice President

This year, our fall luncheon will be at the Tavistock Country Club on October 28, 2016. Remember to purchase your raffle tickets when you enter. You may be one of the lucky winners. All proceeds support our Philanthropic Fund.

Just a reminder we are no longer holding the book swap table.

CAMDEN COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS

CCREA will be collecting non-perishable items for the Camden County senior citizens. Please bring your donations to the luncheon and place them at the designated table. Your generosity is greatly appreciated in this worthy endeavor.

See enclosed insert for details. Mail in your reservation today.

UPCOMING FALL TRIP: BON VOYAGE

CCREA will host a 14 day trip to England, Wales and Scotland. Our trip departs on October 5, 2016, and includes visits to London, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon, Cheltenham, Bath and Stonehenge. Also included before traveling on to Wales are Chester, York and the cathedral, and a long awaited visit to the Lake District. Several op-tional tours are included before we end our tour in Edinburgh, where we will spend the day visiting the city by coach and end our day with an evening of Scottish entertainers. Travelers will also have the opportunity to visit the royal yacht, Britannia, which was commissioned by Queen Elizabeth in 1952, and used during the honeymoon of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. Our trip ends with a flight to London and then on to Philadelphia. It is sure to be a “jolly good” time!









TREASURER’S REPORT


CAMDEN COUNTY RETIREES’ EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

Financial Report CCREA Main Account

September 1, 2015-August 31, 2016

FISCAL YEAR SUMMARY

Checkbook Balance 9/1/15 $30,214.87

Income

Membership 1 5,346.00

Luncheons 7,902.00

CD Payout 2,023.33

25,271.33

Expenses

Postage 43.36

General Office Supplies 898.91

Accountant’s Fees 350.00

Misc. Administration Expenses 892.47

Officer’s Reimbursable Expenses 439.04

State of NJ Fees 50.00

Workshops/Conferences 1,041.56

Committee Meeting Expenses 677.54

General Membership Meetings 9,118.89

Breakfast Workshop 211.48

Legislative & Political Action 175.14

Communications 3,152.04

Membership Promotions 26.79

Gifts/Honorariums 200.00

Other Program Expenses 325.50

17,602.72


CAMDEN COUNTY RETIREES’ EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

Financial Report: PHILANTHROPIC Account

September 1, 2015-August 31, 2016

FISCAL YEAR SUMMARY


Income

Scholarship 4,202.01

Literacy 1,540.00

CD Payout 6,574.03

12,316.04

Expenses

State of NJ Fees 50.00

Scholarships 5,195.42

Literacy 1,206.88

6,452.30


CONSTITUTION UPDATE Betty Procopio, Chairman

The Constitution Committee members – Betty Procopio, Diana Lindner, Gary Milby, Marge Jackson, Dianne Papadinec, Pat Legge and Sue Ronca – have worked on the CCREA constitution for the past few years.

The constitution was submitted to NJREA in Trenton in April 2016. Suggestions from NJREA were given and included in this final copy of our constitution.

The final copy will be presented to the CCREA membership for approval.


GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Dorothy Blindenbacher & Susan Ronca

As you already know, the constitutional amendment to require fiscally responsible pension payments by the state will not be on the ballot in November. Senate President Steve Sweeney broke his promise to NJEA members and other public employees by not posting the resolution, SCR-2, by August 8.

NJEA is not deterred by this outcome, but very disappointed. Our membership is more than 200,000 strong and we will overcome this setback. All of us will need to work together to eventually get the constitutional amendment on pension funding on the ballot next year or shortly thereafter.

Even though the Senate did not post and pass the constitutional resolution, we should thank Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto and the 50 Assembly men and women who kept their promise and supported ACR-109, the pension funding resolution. You can e-mail all 50 of them at one time by visiting www.voteNJpension.org/take action.

Governor Christie is at it again! This time, his attack is aimed at the medical benefits of retirees. He wants to push all eligible retirees into a Medicare Advantage program by bypassing the School Employees Health Benefit Plan (SEHBP) Design Committee and putting it to a vote through the SEHBP Commission. The governor wants the Commission to vote on this now because he currently holds a majority. There is a union representative vacancy that needs to be filled. It has been vacant for over a year due to a member's death. The governor refuses to appoint a replacement! He has the names which were provided to him by NJEA, but he does not want to do his job and fill the vacancy.

Please visit NJEA.org for updates on current issues affecting NJEA/NJREA members.

DEALS AND DISCOUNTS Jeanne Kiefner, Member Benefits Chair

As a retiree, you are entitled to the same discounts and NJEA web giveaways you had as an active employee. With NJREA membership, you now have more time to explore the pages of THE REVIEW, the www.njea.org website, and the Member Benefits directory.

THE REVIEW offers different programs each month; the Member Benefits directory is revised frequently, and the www.njea.org site informs you of the newest and best money saving ideas. As you keep your profile (your email address) up to date, you can receive special deals such as computer offers, trip updates, Optical Academy visitation opportunities, and other unique ways to stretch your dollars.

Remember when you need to renew your home, apartment, auto insurance, you are entitled to a free quote by an NJEA designated representative from Farmers Insurance 888-261-8890 or California Casualty 866-680-5142. Deborah Hospital in Browns Mills, NJ can provide you with a full scope of wellness and evaluations, whether it is bone and joints rehab or cardiac programs. If you need to talk, get something off your mind, get “directions” with a dilemma or financial concern, you may call for free, confidential and effective support at 1-866-243-6532 – 1-866-AID-NJEA 24/7. Don’t forget you are entitled to legal counsel to update your will or your power of attorney. For “hard-to-find” tickets, visit www.premiumseatsusa.com and use discount code ‘NJEA” at check out to receive a ten percent discount. Don’t feel overwhelmed with these ideas, just remember you are entitled to many consumer savings deals and discounts. You may now share any ideas for discounts with me by email at [email protected].

When you visit Atlantic City for the NJREA convention on Wednesday November 9, 2016 you have an opportunity to visit some of the endorsed vendors as part of our day. Two breakout sessions will be offered: wellness & health and social media navigation introduction.

A SPECIAL THANKS TO CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE

Gary Milby, Past President

As past president of CCREA, I wanted to take this opportunity to publicly thank Betty Procopio for her tireless work in completing a revision of our CCREA Constitution. Each county had been asked by NJREA to review and revise their individual constitutions to reflect those changes which had been made to the NJREA Constitution. This process began a few years ago and along with the Constitution Committee members, we were able, under the direction of Betty, to make those necessary changes to comply with the state association's constitution. I wanted to express my appreciation to Betty for her continued leadership and her willingness to listen and then record those revisions which the committee felt were necessary. Today we have a newly revised CCREA Constitution, which will soon be presented to the membership for their approval. Again, many thanks to Betty and also the committee for completing this formidable task.

http://www.voteNJpension.org/take

http://www.njea.org/

http://www.njea.org/


CCREA SPRING LUNCHEON

May 2016

From Left to Right: CCREA 1st Vice President Trudy Lockspeiser, CCREA Treasurer Dianne Papadinec, NJEA President Wendell Steinhauer, CCREA President Diana Byers-Lindner, NJREA President Pat Provnick, CCREA Secretary Linda Baechler, CCREA 2nd Vice President Gail Orr

NJEA President Wendell Steinhauer & CCREA President Diana Byers-Lindner

NJEA President Wendell Steinhauer speaking to the mem-bers about the constitutional amendment

U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross addressing the members

Members purchased tickets for baskets while others check out the wonderful assortment of gift baskets.


Attention: Funding of CCREA Scholarship Award:

One of our most valued projects is raising funds for 4 $1000 scholarships that are awarded to

eligible high school and college students in order for them to continue their academic studies to-

wards a degree in higher education. Yet, we are experiencing a financial shortage in meeting this

year’s goal. Since becoming unified with the NJREA, members have been asked to write a

separate check to fund our scholarships. During this transition, we have lagged behind in our

contributions, thereby raising the possibility of limiting the number of these scholarships.

Therefore, we are asking all members to please consider making a donation so that we can continue our mission of serving the educational needs of our county’s communities. Thank you for your generosity and for your continued support.

PHILANTHROPIC NEWS

PHILANTHROPIC FORM

Send donations to Dianne Papadinec, PO Box 671, Turnersville, NJ 08012 Make checks payable to the CCREA Philanthropic Fund Name and address of donor Amount SPECIAL DONATIONS In memory of In Honor of

Thank You to Members Who

Contributed to the

Philanthropic Fund

CCREA Gratefully Acknowledges these Donations to the Philanthropic Fund

In Memory of: From: Elizabeth Don Doris Lambert In Honor Of: From: Our daughter, Nancy Riti Amy Barker on her 60

th birthday


PHILANTHROPIC NEWS

LITERACY PROGRAM REPORT

GAIL ORR

The CCREA literacy program will begin the

process of selecting a school for our

READ ACROSS AMERICA PROGRAM on

March 2, 2017.

Our first literacy program meeting will be held

on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at the CCCEA

office at 10:00.

If you would like to sponsor a book or books,

please fill out the form below.

If you are interested in joining the literacy program, please contact Gail Orr at 856-889-0054.

LITERACY PROGRAM

Send donations to Dianne Papadinec, PO Box 671, Turnersville, NJ 08012 Make checks payable to the CCREA Philanthropic Fund YOUR NAME: PHONE:

NUMBER OF BOOKS YOU WISH TO SPONSOR @$5.00 EACH

NAMES(S) TO APPEAR ON BOOK PLATE

TOTAL BOOKS SPONSORED

FRIENDS HELPING FRIENDS

Please help the Philanthropic Committee with this event. Boscov’s is enabling the Philanthropic Committee to sell 25% discount shopping passes for $5. All of the money goes to our scholarship fund.

These shopping passes are able to be used on Friends Helping Friends Day, October 18, 2016, at any Boscov’s store.

We will be having two presale days:

September 23, 2016, and October 7, 2016, at the Boscov’s in the Voorhees Town Center.

If you could help with any of the sales or would like to purchase discount passes, please contact Diana Lindner at [email protected] or tel. 856-343-5865.

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS THANK CCREA!!

The following “thank you” messages were received from each of our scholarship winners:

Becca Gurst (Cherry Hill West): Thank you for the very generous scholarship. I will be putting it towards my tuition at Penn State, making my dream school more affordable. Thanks again.

Lauren Kohart (Pennsauken): I was thrilled to hear that I am a recipient of one of Camden County Retirees’ Education Association scholarships! I’d like to thank you very much for sponsoring me and to thank the Association for offering me one of the scholarships. I appreciate it immensely and I’m very grateful.

Lilian Okan (Camden County College): I want to thank CCREA for doing me the honor of making me a recipient of the Camden County Retirees’ Education Association scholarship. I have enjoyed my years at Camden County College and this fall I will be transferring to Rutgers-Camden to pursue my lifelong dream in Childhood Studies and the Teacher Prep Program. Thank you for being a part of my success story. I will forever appreciate your contribution and generosity.

These young ladies are why we continue to provide scholarships. They are well worth our endeavors!


Camden County Retirees’ Education Association

c/o Patricia Legge, Membership Chair

1236 Wayne Road

Haddonfield, NJ 08033

Visit CCREA Website camdencountyrea.org

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PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO CCREA FOR $25.00 FOR EACH ENTREE. CLIP AND SEND RESERVATIONS BY OCTOBER 20, 2016 TO DOTTIE WILLIAMS AT 3 AVANDALE CT., MT. LAUREL, NJ 08054. PLEASE CALL DOTTIE AT 856-234-2045 WITH ANY QUESTIONS. NAME__________________________________TELEPHONE ______________________ ADDRESS________________________________________________________________ MENU CHOICE________________________ GUEST NAME___________________________TELEPHONE ______________________ ADDRESS________________________________________________________________ MENU CHOICE________________________

MEETING - 11:30 AM FOR MEMBERS ONLY Luncheon - 12:30 PM

CCREA FALL LUNCHEON

PLEASE JOIN US:

You are cordially invited to attend this year’s CCREA Fall Luncheon at the Tavistock Country Club in Haddonfield, NJ on Friday, October 28, 2016. The price of the luncheon is $25.00 per person and reservations should be made by Thursday, October 20, 2016. Valet parking is available.

Please bring nonperishable items for the CCREA food drive.

MENU ENTREE CHOICES:

Pecan and Herb Encrusted Chicken Breast with Dijon sour cream sauce. Roasted new potatoes with

Rosemary and Olive Oil and Medley of Fresh Garden Vegetables

Traditional Maryland Crab Cake with cocktail sauce and lemon wedge. Roasted new potatoes with

Rosemary and Olive Oil and a Medley of Fresh Garden Vegetables

Beef Bourguignon with Buttered Noodles and a medley of Fresh Garden Vegetables

Vegan – Grilled Vegetable Platter with Lentils

The luncheon includes Butternut Squash Soup and Warm Apple Pie with Cinnamon Whipped Cream for dessert. Hot assorted rolls with butter, coffee, tea, and iced tea will complement your meal.

Cut Off & Send With Your Check by October, 20, 2016

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