MEA PRE-RETIREMENT SEMINARS 2020 APRIL
MARCH
04 11 18 25
Belfast Kennebunk Skowhegan Auburn
01 08
FREE FOR MEA MEMBERS! SPRING 2020 WEDNESDAYS 4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Ellsworth Make-Up Date*
*Make-up Date, if needed, due to any cancellations.
To register for one of the Pre-Retirement Seminars, please register on the MEA website at: www.maineea.org. (Professional Development, Pre-Retirement Seminars). Select the location and date that you would like to attend and register. Fall dates will be added later. Registrations will be taken on a first-registration basis and will cease five (5) days prior to each seminar. MUST PRE-REGISTER IN ORDER TO ATTEND Enrollment is limited to 75 at each session so be sure to register early. For questions, call the MEA office in Caribou at 1-800-281-3191.
MEA-RETIRED MEMBERSHIP MATTERS: WHAT A BARGAIN FOR LESS THAN $75! By: Ben Paradis, Chairperson, MEA-Retired Membership Committee Are you already retired or planning on retiring soon? Are you looking to enhance your retirement? What will you do in your retirement now that you don’t have classes to teach? No more papers to grade? No tests to create? No more teacher or committee meetings to attend? MEA-Retired invites you to join our ranks! For less than $75 a year you can stay informed, join activities, make new friends, and help promote your profession. You will also be eligible for discounts and make connections that help to enhance retirement. You may also want to join to improve your association’s clout as we work tirelessly to protect our pension and COLA each year. MEA-Retired has more than 5,000 members, with a proactive group of leaders from around the state that meet monthly to conduct the affairs of the Association. Or maybe you could benefit from the many discount programs offered through MEA-Retired and NEA-Retired. We also hope you will join your local affiliates as they work to assist active educators in and out of the classroom. Continuing to practice your profession as a volunteer can be very satisfying and a lot of fun. Giving back can be the greatest reward 30
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and benefit. Participating in forums, chat groups or discussion boards sponsored by an association is also a great way to grow your network. This allows you to use your peers as sounding boards and often make some great friends with the same interests as you. Once we retire from school, we all know how hard it can become to get out and meet new people and make new friends! Using professional networking groups such as MEA-Retired, the local affiliate, and NEA-Retired provides many opportunities to meet new people, socialize, learn, and have fun. In our retired educator organization, we have access to an established support system of experienced people who are motivated to help others and get things done. There is always room for one more. Lastly, after having been in the classroom for many years, having extra time to pursue new interests was not possible. Now that you have some free days you may discover new interests, hobbies, pastimes, and abilities that you may not even know you have. Join our retired organizations and discover new opportunities and horizons TODAY! This is quite a bargain and you can have a monthly payment of less than $7 deducted from your MainePERS check. If you have further questions, feel free to contact the Caribou office at 1-800-281-3191.
