ACREA Elects Charles Brandt as President

Fall 2016

VOLUME 20, ISSUE 4

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

President’s Message…..….1

Luncheon Agenda…….…..1

Membership Reports….......2

Government Relations Report.2

ACREA Business………..….3

Luncheon Coupon………...3

Stuff The Bus…………….4

Save These Dates

The ACREA will hold its business meetings and

luncheons on these Tuesdays

Oct. 4, 2016

Dec. 6, 2016

May 2, 2017

Information regarding

the location will be in

the newsletter

NJREA Convention

November 9 and 10, 2016

Resorts Casino Hotel

Next Publication

November 2016

Fall Luncheon Agenda: Save the Date October 4

It's hard to believe that another year has passed, and that the first day of school is already here! ACREA's Fall meeting/luncheon will again be held at Greate Bay Coun-try Club in Somers Point, on October 4, 2016.

Reminder that doors open at 10:30 with crudi-tés being served.

The business meeting will

begin at 11:00 with lunch

following.

Guest speakers, Marie Blistan, NJEA Vice Presi-dent, will talk on topics of vital importance to members and Beth Schroeder-Buonsante, NJEA Gov't Rela-tions, will discuss the ongo-ing pension crisis and NJEA PAC endorsements for No-vember 2016.

New retirees are encour-aged to attend. This is a way to connect with old friends and become famil-iar with our association.

Friendly Reminder: please return meeting / luncheon reservation forms in a timely manner. Dead-line is Monday, September 26. This will enable us to give the restaurant an ac-curate attendance / meal count.

Dear ACREA Members:

As I begin my term as your President, I look forward to a much cooler Fall season and a very exciting November Election. With our voices, actions, and votes we will use our strength in numbers to bring about many changes here in New Jersey as well

as in our country.

Things we can do right now:

Continue to call, write letters and/ or send emails to legislators to ask support

for our legislative programs and to thank them for their support.

Support candidates screened for the gubernatorial and legislative elections in

2017.

Attend NJREA and ACREA luncheons or breakfasts to discuss our issues with

legislators.

Join the many members from around the state and become a pension activist.

It’s the best way to make sure you are well informed about the latest pension

fight. Visit VoteNJPension to sign up

We can reach our goals only if we are united in our efforts! I am committed to

work for you and with you.

I thank you in advance for your support and activism.

Charles”Chic” Brandt

ACACACRRREAEAEA Atlantic County Retired Educators Association

Membership Report

Joanne Peek, Membership Chair

Enrollment Numbers

Our ACREA membership total is 1055. We have over 150 plus

members from last year at this time. Thank you for renewing your

membership. Please help us grow our association by asking former

colleagues and the newly retired to join us. A strong membership

creates a loud voice in the upcoming elections.

This is a good time to check and update your membership infor-

mation if there have been changes. Notify both NJEA and

ACREA. If you are not currently signed up for email, please con-

tact ACREA at atlanticrea2@gmail.com to be added to our list.

You can continue to receive the paper newsletter while also receiv-

ing timely email information.

New Account for ACREA: Twitter

ACREA information is growing electronically. We are now on

Twitter. Twitter is an information network where you can read and

send short messages to people you follow or who follow you. To

subscribe go to twitter.com to set up a free account. Once signed

up, find @atlanticrea and select the follow button. Now you can

read all the latest “tweets” or tweet your own messages.

If you have any questions about membership or communication,

please contact Joanne Peek at 609-653-6715.

No Constitutional

Amendment on

Ballot

N. Fisher & K. Ziegenfus, Government Relations

We remember and pray

for our friends and col-

leagues: Hilde Dimond

Dorothy Ebneth

Edythe Green

Barbara Guthrie

Thomas Martin

Shula Schreiber

Theodore Serewitch

The Senate failed to vote on our pension resolution by the August 8th deadline. This was due to Senate President Sweeney’s failure to post the bill despite numerous, persuasive efforts of NJEA and other pub-lic employee unions. That means that there will be NO question on pensions on the November 2016 ballot.

Since Senator Sweeney broke his prom-ise to move the resolution that would have put the pension question before the voters, NJEA believes that our next focus should be on the important gubernatorial and leg-islative elections coming up in 2017. NJEA PAC took the unprecedented step of starting the process to screen candidates in order to make primary endorsements in the upcoming races for governor, state Senate and Assembly.

At this time NJEA PAC has made the fol-lowing endorsements for 2016: Presidential Nominee: Hillary Clinton (D)

US Congress Assemblyman District –2 Frank Lobiondo (R) Endorsements from Atlantic County Coun-cil of Education Associations: Freeholder at Large Brenda Brathwaite (D)

Atlantic County Freeholder District 4 Steve Stokes (D)

~~Reminder~~

Annual dues for 2016-2017 were due August 1.

If you need a renewal form, please call

609-653-6715.

New retirees are billed as soon as NJEA is officially in-

formed of retirement.

ACREA Elects New Officers

Every two year ACREA elects new officers. In even

numbered years, president, treasurer and correspond-

ing secretary are elected. The vice-president and re-

cording secretary are elected in odd numbered years.

At the spring meeting, the following people were

sworn in to these offices: Charles Brandt, president

and Linda Wallace, treasurer. The vacant positions

of vice-president is being filled by Carol Ann

McDonald and corresponding secretary by John

Carlson. Both are appointed for a one year term.

John is also in charge of social media. Other officers

and chair positions are listed on the last page.

ACREA Constitution Vote

Business Meeting and Luncheon Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Greate Bay Country Club, Somers Point, NJ

Doors open at 10:30. Crudités served at that time. Meeting begins at 11:00.

Luncheon Served following the meeting

Luncheon Choices: Herb-Crusted Salmon or Medallions of Beef with Mushrooms

Tea, Coffee, Pumpkin Cheese Cake

Cost: $27 Per Person, includes gratuity

Reservations: Your response must be received by Monday, September 26, 2016

Please make check payable to ACREA and send to :

Linda Young, 630 Lost Pine Way, Galloway, NJ 08205 Phone: 609-226-6202

Name __________________________________________________________________________________Phone ________________________________________________________

Member’s Address ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Email____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name of Guest ________________________________________________________(Person not eligible for NJREA membership)

Luncheon Choice for _____________________________________________________________: _______ Salmon _______ Beef

Luncheon Choice for _____________________________________________________________ : _______ Salmon _______ Beef

________ Check here if you are a new 2016 retiree _______ Check here if you are attending the meeting only

The final discussion and vote on the ACREA 2016

Constitution will take place at the Fall Business

Meeting on October 4. A two-thirds majority vote of

the members present will be necessary to adopt the

Constitution. Copies will be available for sharing

during the meeting. It can also be viewed online by

following the link sent with this email. To request a

paper copy contact Roger Baker at 609-254-3119 or

rmbaker1@juno.com.

Returning To Work After Retirement?

Please see Fact Sheet #86 at Post-

Retirement Employment Restrictions.

Linda Young

630 Lost Pine Way

Galloway, NJ 08205

Proud member:

Atlantic County Retired Educators Association

ACREA Officers, Chairs

2016-2017

Charles Brandt – President

Carol Ann McDonald– Vice President

Jim Goldsmith- Audit

Bob Kickish- Budget

Maryanne Martin- Elections

Tammy Reed - ESP Chair

Linda Young– Events

Natalie Fisher, Kathy Zeigenfus

Government Relations

Joanne Peek, Rose Rhine

Membership, Newsletter

Jerry Hoenes - Parliamentarian

John Carlson-Corresponding Secretary, Social Media

Jeanne Degatano - Recording Secretary

Linda Wallace – Treasurer

Roger Baker - Past President

Constitution Committee, Policy Chair

Contact us: : Email: atlanticrea2@ gmail.com

Website: atlanticrea.org Twitter: @atlanticrea

Facebook: Atlantic County Retired Educators Association

ACREA "Stuff the Bus" Campaign 2016

Last year's "Stuff the Bus" was so successful, that our Executive board has recommended extending the campaign to the entire ACREA mem-bership. School supplies will be collected at our fall meeting/luncheon at Greate Bay Country Club on October 4. If unable to attend, please consider sending your donation of school supplies with another member. In addition, items may be dropped off, prior to our luncheon, at the home of Linda Young, 630 Lost Pine Way in Galloway, where a collection container will be set up on the porch. During these economic times, there are so many area children in need. Let's all join in to make this year's "Stuff the Bus" an even bigger success. Sample items needed: backpacks, crayons, markers, highlighters, pen-cils, pens, pocket folders, notebooks, composition books, loose-leaf paper, 3-ring binders; glue sticks, construction paper, tissues and hand sanitizer.

New Officers Sworn In

Charles Brandt is sworn in as president

of ACREA by Pat Provnick. Standing

to the left is Carol Ann McDonald the

interim vice president. Also in the

picture is Linda Young standing in for

Linda Wallace, the new treasurer.

Left – Tammy Reed congratulates her

sister Cheryl Szabo on her retirement.

Right– Joseph Beaman and Joyce

Grohman have the most years of

teaching (43 ).

Scholarship recipient

Samantha Becker,

Absegami HS.

Scholarship recipient

Melissa Milagros-

Poblete, Mainland

HS

Highlights from the 2016 Retirement Brunch at Atlantic City Country

Lobby Day Pension Action 8/1/16

Speaking at the Statehouse are NJEA

President Wendell Steinhauer, Vice

President Marie Blistan and Secretary

–Treasurer Sean Spiller and Director

of Government Relations Ginger

Gold-Schnitzer.

On the Statehouse steps are Assembly

Speaker Vincent Prieto and Senator

Loretta Weinberg.

Carrying signs are ACREA Pension

Activists Rose Rhine, Joanne Peek,

Judy Perkins (NJREA 1st Vice Presi-

dent), Linda Wallace, Natalie Fisher

and Roger Baker.