RTAM KIT Fall 2012

Board of directors 2012-2013

Wayne Hughes, President

Chair, Audit Chair, Membership Email database 82 Whiteshell Avenue Winnipeg R2C 2R9 204-222-4011 lwhughes@mymts.net

Barbara McDole, Vice President

111 Vista Avenue Winnipeg R2M 4Y5 204-254-8965 barbaramcdole@hotmail.com

Judy Olmstead, secretary

150 Daly Crescent Brandon R7A 6W3 204-571-0224 Olmstead_judy@yahoo.ca

Carol Pelton, Treasurer

Co-Chair, Website 23 Cornell Place Thompson R8N 0H4 204-670-2039 Travelonly2@hotmail.ca

Richard R. Benoit, Past President

Chair, AGM 2012 & Elections 200 Point West Drive Winnipeg R3T 5H7 204-261-9839 lbenoit@mymts.net

directors-at-Large

Rosalie Bornn

Chair, Bylaws & Policy R.R. 4 Comp 47 Dauphin R7N 2T7 204-638-6731 rbornn@mymts.net

Peter Carney

190 Douglas Park Road Winnipeg RF3J 1Z2 204-837-5013 pdcarney@mymts.net

Joan Dawson

Box 516 Thompson R8N 1N4 204-778-4259 bjedawson@commstream.net

guy Hansen

Chair, Public Relations 1705 – 11 Evergreen Place Winnipeg R2C 2R9 204-283-4265 guydhansen@hotmail.com

Dolores Hébert

Chair, Wellness 110 Des Meurons Street Winnipeg R2H 2M3 204-233-8618 dlhebert@shaw.ca

Marvin Krawec

52 LaVerendrye Crescent Portage la Prairie R1N 1B2 204-857-8951 marcon@mymts.net

Jag Malik

P.O. Box 303 Gilbert Plains R0L 0X0 204-548-2642 jmalik@mymts.net

Vel Mcadam

Box 7775 The Pas R9A 1K8 204-623-3707 kelseybl@mymts.net

g. e. (Ted) Poulter

Chair, Group Benefits 432 Avalon Road Winnipeg R2M 2L7 204-253-0287 tedpoult@mymts.net

Peggy Prendergast

Chair, Pension Chair, Educational Advocacy & Scholarships 1 Bittersweet Bay Winnipeg R2J 2E5 204-257-1962 ppeggy@mymts.net

Doreen sage

Chair, Editorial (KIT) Co-Chair, Website Box 252 Neepawa R0J 1H0 204-476-5772 dsage@mymts.net

Ray sitter

157 Lynx Crescent Brandon R7B 3R6 204-725-1745 rsitter@mymts.net

John sushelnitsky

Chair, Membership & Chapter Liason Co-Chair, Political Action 818 Crescent Road West Portage la Prairie R1N 0Z1 204-857-3014 jmsush@shaw.ca

norman Wiebe

Chair, Travel Co-Chair Political Action Box 1325 Portage la Prairie R1N 3L5 204-857-9613 mwiebe@mymts.net

Note

EDITOR OF KIT

DOREEN SAGE Box 252 Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Phone: (204) 476-5772 Email: dsage@mts.net PRIVACY OFFICER

Wayne HugHes

82 Whiteshell Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2C 2R9 204-222-4011 lwhughes@mymts.net

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inside this issue

President's Report  3 RTAM Travel Plans Update  3 Educational Advocacy  5 ACER-CART Report  6 EMR in the Dominican Republic  8 Retired Women Teachers' Association  10 Retired Teachers' Tour  10 Retired Teachers of Winnipeg  11 Using Resistance Bands  12 Letters to the Editor  13 2012-2013 RTAM Executive and Directors-At-Large  17 Canadian Snowbird Association  22 Classifieds  23