COMMITTEE REPORTS
Membership & Chapters Committee
Bits and Pieces
Linda Scott, Membership and Chapters Committee Chair
S
ince the AGM in May, 2019, the following
queries and suggestions have been brought to
the attention of the Membership and Chapters
Committee:
1. The In Memoriam slides at the AGM did
not have a certain teacher's name listed.
If a teacher was not a member of RTAM
at the time of passing, we do not received
notification of his/her passing.
2. At the 2020 AGM, the In Memoriam slides will
be displayed at a slower pace.
3. One of our RTAM Chapters contacts all new
retirees and personally invites them to join
RTAM as well as their Chapter. They have had
a very enviable success rate.
4. We should challenge our Chapters to take on
a philanthropic challenge each year. Some
suggestions were:
• A non-perishable food collection for a
food bank
• Collecting drink tabs for wheelchairs
• Visiting a personal care home to speak to
a resident who has few or no visitors
• At age 12, youth begin to develop
empathy. If we can reach out and develop
relationships with them, we can help
prevent elder abuse. Perhaps we could
approach a teacher and see if they
might want to set up a day to visit a
Seniors' residence (a good time would be
Remembrance Day to ask what it was like
to live through a war).
• Adopt a needy family and surprise them
each month with a small gift such as a
board game, a food hamper or materials
for a special craft such as Christmas tree
ornaments.
• Become a pen pal with a student who is
struggling with writing.
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Collect travel shampoo, hand cream, etc.
and donate them to a shelter
Call a retired shut in monthly
Establish a walking group
MAKE SURE TO HAVE FUN at your get-
togethers and meetings. Maybe have a
Board Game, cribbage, bingo afternoon
or go to a business such as Across the
Board Cafe where games from all over the
world are available to play. Visit https://
acrosstheboardcafe.com/
If you decide to try one of these ideas, please send
a note to: [email protected] attention: Membership
and Chapters Committee, to let us know how
everything went.
If you need funds to try one of these activities apply
for a Chapters Initiative Grant: http://bluetilde.ca/1
Ray Sitter
At the September, 2019, RTAM
Board Meeting, communication
was received that, due to
unforeseen circumstances, Ray
Sitter from Brandon, MB, was no
longer available to serve on the
2019 - 20 Board.
Ray initially joined the RTAM
Board as a Director in 2005 and
has also served on various committees such as the AGM
and Elections, Membership and Chapters and Pension
Committees. Ray has also worked tirelessly to organize
and to present at annual RTAM Pre-Retirement Seminars.
We, at RTAM, thank Ray for his many years of
dedicated and attentive service and wish him well going
forward.
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