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Paulding Retired
Educators Association

Still Cheering for GREA​
Fellowship, Service, and Support

                                                                                                                                                                                            Updated 1/13/2021


       PREA thanks everyone who walked and donated to the Alzheimer's walk Nov. 21.  Another success!
      A Huge "Thank you" to Dinah Hardeman for leading this campaign!

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Dinah and friend enjoy a walk.
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Barbara walks and waves.

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   Reminder: 2020-21 PREA Membership Fees are now due.
         Click here for more information.

  We need 4 more GREA members to reach our goal. Please encourage friends/new retirees to join GREA. They get 1st year PREA membership FREE. We have 60 paid PREA members, 13 free 1st year.
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Upcoming Events:
    March 9, 2021, 10:00am- ZOOM meeting.  AMBA will present. Also, 2nd speaker TBD.
        The MEMORIAL SERVICE is postponed until next March 2022, when we can be together to offer                our tribute.

​   May TBD- Celebrating our 2021 retirees.
   October 19-21, 2021- GREA convention in Augusta. More information later.

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   Updates: 
      Helping Hands needs your donations now. Please consider giving goods and/or $$.
      Volunteer hours: Many of you are giving your time so please log the hours and send to VP Laura Weiss. 
     Georgia Legislative session began January 11. It is more important than ever to monitor and respond if  GREA asks support for or against new legislation.
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   PREA sends its deepest sympathy to Julia Welch on the loss of her husband, Franklin Welch, 90, on         November 9, 2020. Clarke Funeral Home in charge of services.
   PREA remembers Jim Jordan, 88, former Paulding County superintendent and PREA member, who passed August 22, 2020.
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    Congratulations to 2020 PREA scholarship winners:
        Natalie Burns           New Georgia ES
        Heather Reynolds      Northside ES
​     And to GREA Foundation scholarship winner from Dallas, GA:    Margaret Dedman.  

   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 2019-20 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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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.


      

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    Alzheimer's Walk 2020

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PREA gathered for Retired Educator's Day commemoration.





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SCRAPBOOK Committee: Betty Vollenweider has completed pages requested by GREA  but rest of scrapbook is on hold for this year due to the virus. 

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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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  2020-21 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...SAVE  these and we will use next year!
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[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.

 
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