● The Alberta Retired Teachers Charitable Foundation reported that isolation imposed by the pandemic has made connections with partner organizations more difficult .
● Gerry Tiede , on behalf of ARTA ’ s national counterpart , shared ACER-CART ’ s progress on its goal to advocate for the development of policies to protect and enrich the lives of seniors across Canada .
● Rod Matheson and Julie Joyal outlined the Alberta Teachers ’ Retirement Fund operations and reported that AIMCo ’ s role as the investment manager has been clarified .
● Jason Schilling and Dennis Theobald from the Alberta Teachers ’ Association reported on issues facing teachers across Alberta and thanked ARTA for their support in advocating for changes to education policy .
26,518 MEMBERS
source : 2020 – 2021 ARTA Annual Report
2021 ARTA Wellness Challenge Results
Jennifer Hope | Affiliate Marketing Advisor , ARTA
Just when we thought that COVID-19 was over and we could start enjoying our regular physical activities at our recreation centres and classes , we were shut down once again . Finding alternative ways to stay physically active did not seem to pose an issue for the members who participated in the annual wellness challenge . From gardening to tai-chi , our members tallied over half a million minutes spent on physical activity .
Results of the Wellness Challenge
● Reporting 11,281 minutes , Mike Romano from the Calgary Retired Teachers ’ Association won the Individual Winner Award .
● The Okanagan Alberta Retired Teachers ’ Association received the Branch Participation award with just over twenty per cent of their members participating .
● The Calgary Retired Teachers ’ Association submitted the most minutes with a total of 203,719 — a stellar performance .
Prizes were handed out to the top performers and twelve randomly selected participants from the many submissions from members who either do not belong to a branch or whose branches opted out of the challenge this year .
Stay tuned for exciting updates on the 2022 Wellness Challenge . news & views WINTER 2021 | 21