Updated 6/8/20
CANCELLED: The cluster meeting in Cedartown on April 2 has been cancelled.
CANCELLED: Lunch for 2020 Retirees
CANCELLED: GREA Convention is now scheduled for August 19-21, 2020.
Congratulations and big thank you to our newly elected officers for 2020-2021:
President: Gloria King
President-elect: Laura Weiss
Secretary: Dinah Hardeman
Treasurer: Sandy Parson
Also, Congratulations to our award winners:
PREA Volunteer award: Mary Cabe
PREA Leadership award: Retha Tibbitts
At the March meeting. PREA remembered Jerry Hollis and Billy Freeman.
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PREA Scholarship applications have been sent to the schools. Deadline to submit is May 22.
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Paulding Helping Hands needs volunteers. If you can give just an hour or two, there are many different duties where you can help. Helping hands has a new clothing center accepting donations and a book donation area for raising funds.
New Quilting circle, organized by Betty Vollenweider, meets 2 Wednesdays each month at her house. Quilts are donated to Disaster Relief organizations. Call Betty if you want to join fun, creative activity that will help others.
Upcoming Events:
April 2, 2020.. Cancelled: Cluster meeting at Cedartown. Lunch TBD.
August 19-21, 2020. Cancelled. GREA convention at Stone Mountain.
May 8, 2020. Cancelled: Celebrate with 2020 Paulding retirees at Burnt Hickory Park. PREA members lunch $10.00.
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PREA gathered for Retired Educator's Day commemoration.
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2019 Scholarship Recipients Announced.
Congratulations to:
Marcus Le Gear, New GA Elementary
Ashley Poole, Hiram High
Zachary Coker, EPHS
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Reminder: 2019-20 PREA Membership Fees are now due.
Click here for more information.
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SCRAPBOOK Committee needs YOU! No experience necessary. Contact Betty Vollenweider.
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Remember our outreach goals:
Paulding Helping Hands. Needs Volunteers...accepting applications NOW.
Need volunteers in the food pantry everyday. We need case managers. Four hours one day a week – we will train and support –
Bring items or $ donations at each meeting.
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2019-20 GREA's President's Special Project:
Alzheimer's Organization
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Illness? Death in family?
PREA wants members to know that we care and are there for you. Let Jeaneen Camp know.
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Scrapbook Items...
[Note: The Scrapbook committee is open to ALL who are interested in scrapbooking or would like to learn.]
The scrapbook committee needs photos now....Do you have photos of your volunteer activities (can be any group/volunteer activity)?...Do you have photos of any activities that PREA can include in the scrapbook?...Have you received awards or recognitions?... If so, please bring copies of these to the PREA meetings or send to Betty Vollenweider, Committee chair. The scrapbook will be submitted March 2020.
