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A Message from the President...
I hope you have had a good winter, and like me, are looking forward to
spring. I write this in spite of the fact that I had to shovel the driveway this
morning and more snow is predicted. I am hoping the Groundhog that
predicted early spring is right.
When you received your Renaissance magazine it included two inserts -
Governance Changes for RTO/ERO and Strategic Plan 2020. If you haven’t
read those inserts yet I encourage you to do so. At our last Executive Meeting we had a presentation on
Governance by Dave Kendall the Provincial 1st Vice-President and Dave Huether a Governance Committee
Member to educate us on the progress to date. Ron Poste, Bill Edwards and myself will be attending the
Presidents’ Workshop later in March to participate in further discussions. The changes have been necessitated
by the Canada Not-For-Profit Corporations Act and hopefully will make the organization stronger.
I wish to thank Mary Manion on your behalf for taking over the Communications role and welcome Sheila
Himburg to the executive and thank her for managing the Project Service to Others portfolio.
Maxine Walker
The Chronicle
Hastings-Prince Edward District 19 February 2017
Annual Meeting – May 25, 2017
Jim Grieve, Executive Director from
Toronto will be in attendance at the
Maranatha Church
College Street, Belleville.
Presentation by the Recipient of the
Service to Others Award
All-You-Can-Eat Prime Rib Dinner
Entertainment Provided
More details to follow.
The deadline for submitting nominations for the
Distinguished Member Award and for the
Distinguished Community Service Award is March 31st.
Please contact Bill Edwards at [email protected] or call 613-476-6901.
Food For Thought….
Would a fly without wings be called a walk?
If a turtle doesn’t have a shell, is he homeless or naked?
Can vegetarians eat animal crackers?
If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to
remain silent?
How do they get the deer to cross at that yellow road sign?
Is it true that cannibals don’t eat clowns because they taste
funny?
What do you do when you seen an endangered animal eating
an endangered plant?
Estate Planning - What You Really Need to Know Registration for this event indicates that I/we have read and agree to the RTO/ERO Event Waiver in our newsletter or on our website. Make cheque payable to RTO/ERO District 36 and mail to: Annette Thomson, 779 Fife Bay Marina Lane, Selwyn , ON K9J 0C6 (705-304-1608) or deliver to: Georgina Eldridge, 844 Hewitt Drive, Peterborough, ON PLEASE REGISTER BY APRIL 15 I wish to register myself and the following participants (RTO members and guests) @ $20.
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Please let us know about any dietary considerations.
- - or download registration form from our website - - - - - - - - - Estate Planning - What You Really Need to Know
Name: _______________________________ Phone ___________________ Email _____________________________
Registrations due by April 15
Please note that we have to give the venue numbers in advance and pay for the meals we have ordered. We are unable to offer refunds for any cancellation after the deadline date.
Saturday, April 22, 2017 — 10:00 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. — $20 / person Peterborough Curling Club, 2195 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough, ON
Wheelchair Accessible - Plenty of Parking Tentative Agenda: 9:30 Registration Coffee/Tea 10:00 Introductions
Financial Issues Tax Issues Legal Issues
12:15 Lunch 1: 00 Roundtable, Q & A 2:00 Closing, Door Prizes
Guest speakers available for informal chats until 3 p.m.
Estate Planning - What You Really Need to Know: Wills, Taxes, Changes to the Laws, Responsibilities of Executors, Powers of Attorney, disappointed beneficiaries, squabbling siblings. What can go horribly wrong & what can you do to make sure things go right. We invite you to an informative workshop with Financial, Tax and Legal Experts to learn how to ensure that your wishes for your estate are actually carried out. You are welcome and urged to bring your executor with you. What is really required in a will? How do powers of attorney work? How can you minimize estate taxes? What are the powers and limitations of executors? How can you prevent your children from squabbling over your estate?
Seniors Texting Codes:
ATD: At The Doctors
BFF: Best Friend Fell
BTW: Bring The Wheelchair
BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth
FW\W: Forgot Where I Was
GGPBL: Gotta Go Pacemaker Battery Low
GHA: Got Heartburn Again
IMHO: Is My Hearing-Aid On
LMDO: Laughing My
Dentures Out
OMMR: On My Massage Recliner
OMSG: Oh My! Sorry, Gas
ROFLACGU: Rolling On Floor Laughing And Can’t Get Up
TTYL: Talk To You Louder
Eclectic bits:
New Book - Sara Jewell a Trenton High School graduate has a new book out: Field Notes A City Girl’s
Search for Heart and Home in Rural Nova Scotia. Sara is an award winning narrative journalist whose articles and essays lave been published across Canada.
She now lives in Port Howe, Nova Scotia with “her husband, mother, dog two cats and a flock of chickens”.
www.sarajewell.ca or check her out on facebook
RTO/ERO is holding an open enrolment period for its insurance for retirees in the broader education
community from February 1 to April 30. Contact Ivan Juricevic should you wish further details.
Fast Fact – foods with an anticipated shelf life greater than 90 days are not required to be labeled with a “best Before” date or storage
information.
“Best before” dates are not indicators of food safety. They apply to unopened products only.
Before you travel – Proof of Departure – Proof of the date of your departure from your province of residence is required each time
you travel. In the event that you need to make a claim, this proof will be requested by the insurer. If you travel with your spouse
and /or eligible dependent(s), each insured person must retain his/her own proof of departure. For more information refer to Page
16 of the 2017-2019 Out-of-Province/Canada Travel Booklet, received recently from RTO/ERO Group Benefits Program.
Recruits for the newsletter - If you would be interested in helping out with the creation of this newsletter please contact Mary Manion
at [email protected] or call 613-392-0531. If you have an idea of an area you would like to see covered in the future let me
know and if you are willing to lend a hand - that would be even better!
Stratford Trip: Tuesday, September 19 - Wednesday, September 20, 2017
We will see 2 musicals. Tuesday night we will see H.M.S. Pinafore, a rollicking, lively musical by Gilbert and Sullivan. A musical not to be missed. On Wednesday afternoon, we will see Guys and Dolls. A tony award-winning musical of gangsters, gamblers and gals.
Cost Per Person Single: $599.00 Double: $499.00 *Triple: $479.00 *Quad: 459.00
* Please note there are only 2 beds in the room, triple and quad rooms you will be sharing with your roommates.
Tour Inclusions:
• 1 Night Accommodation — Stratford Festival Inn • 1 Dinner — Included at the Hotel • 1 Breakfast — Included at the Hotel • Lunch — at the Festival Theatre • 1 Ticket for each musical — H.M.S. Pinafore & Guys and Dolls • Deluxe Highway Motor Coach Transportation • HST
Although RTO sponsors this trip it is open to all friends, relatives etc.
This trip must be booked through Franklin Tours. Trip Cancellation and Trip Interruption insurance is not included in the price but is available through Franklin Tours at the time of booking, some insurance plans may not cover cancellation/interruption for trips within your province of residence.
To book this trip or for more information:
PLEASE CONTACT Franklin Tours - 305 Bell Blvd, Belleville, ON K8P 5H3
T: 613.966.7000 or 1.800.267.2183 / E: [email protected] or you can stop by the office. Please be sure to tell Franklin this is the RTO trip.
Cancellation Policy: Up to 46 days prior (August 4th, 2017) - no penalty
From 45 - 30 days prior (August 5- 20, 2017) - 50% refundable
Under 30 days prior (August 20, 2017) - 100% non-refundable from Franklin Tours; may be covered by cancellation / interruption insurance, if purchased.
The closing date for this trip is July 31, 2017. If we do not get enough names for the trip it will be cancelled, so please sign up as soon as possible. Thanks, everyone for supporting our RTO trips. — Michael Roberts
Interested in more trips? Check out Franklin Tours at www.franklintours.com they have one day tours and multi day tours. Such as 1 day trip to Muskoka Lunch and Cruise plus Theatre July 5, Orillia Boat Cruise and Theatre August 10, St Jacobs September 9, Royal Winter Fair November 11. (These trips are not RTO trips). TICO REG-41156