RTAM – Calgary and Area Chapter

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Portugal: February 14-March 9, 2016 Spain: January 16-February 7, 2016

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Penny Hogan on behalf of Dennis Kozak, Lillian Kozak and George Takashima

The Calgary and Area Chapter is composed of retired Manitoba teachers currently living in Calgary, AB and the area south to Lethbridge and west to Canmore, AB. Some members are new retirees who moved to Calgary quite recently, often to be close to children and grandchildren. Others moved west much earlier in their careers. One member has lived in Calgary since the mid 1980s. Our roots as teachers, counsellors, administrators, and clinicians are in school divisions throughout Manitoba. Of 58 names currently listed on our contact list, a core group of twenty-nine individuals have attended at least one Chapter get together. As a new RTAM chapter, we look forward to welcoming new members!

Twenty people attended an initial breakfast meeting on May 13, 2014. Two important decisions were made. The group decided to meet for luncheons to avoid the reality of early morning traffic in Calgary and we wanted to investigate becoming an official RTAM chapter.

Twelve individuals attended a luncheon on September 11, 2014. Several of those were new faces. Many individuals sent regrets. It seems retired teachers are a busy bunch! At this meeting, Dennis Kozak presented a draft Constitution for a Calgary and Area Chapter. George Takashima agreed to take on the task of fine tuning the proposed Constitution.

On December 4, 2014, luncheon was attended by nineteen. Food hamper items collected at the luncheon were donated to the Calgary Food Bank. Those in attendance agreed unanimously to forward a signed copy of the “Constitution of the Calgary and Area Chapter Retired Teachers’ Association of Manitoba Inc (RTAM)” to RTAM.

In January, 2015 Dennis Kozak received a letter from RTAM accepting the Calgary and Area Chapter as an official chapter of RTAM. A certificate, signed by Wayne Hughes, RTAM President, and Judy Olmstead, RTAM Secretary, was received. We appreciate the advice and assistance of Wayne Hughes, President, throughout the process of becoming an ‘official’ chapter of RTAM. Thank-you also to RTAM for the financial assistance provided towards developing a new Chapter in Calgary. §