Our first Volunteer Day is Wednesday, September 30 from 10:30-12:30 at Helping Hands of Paulding County, 493 Main Street, Dallas.  We will be packing food items for distribution that day with lunch afterwards.  You need to be able to stand for two hours.
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, November 10, 2:00 pm at Three Strands Winery.1505 Willow Springs Road, Dallas.

Good times at Jim 'N Nick's meeting on September 8th!

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Shannon McGraw, Cathy Amos, Martha Barton, Michele Wing
Traci Blackstock, Sandy Parson, Margaret Arnold, Gayle Gmyrek, Pat Moore, Sharon Pattillo, Gloria King, Jeaneen Camp, Leah Smith
Betty Vollenweider, Paulette Rakestraw, Beth Black, Frankie Shaw, Sandra McCollum, Retha Tibbitts

Officers for 2026-2027

Paulette Rakestraw, Treasurer, Patti Swift, Membership Co-Chair, Leah Smith, Secretary, Laura Weiss, Co-President, Frankie Shaw, Co-President, and Beth Black, Membership Co-Chair


   Reminder: 2026-27 PREA Membership Fees are now due.
         Click here for more information.
  We reached our  GREA membership goal for 2025-2026! Please encourage friends/new retirees to join GREA. They get 1st year PREA membership FREE.
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​  Upcoming Events: Our second meeting of the year will be Tuesday November 10, 2026 at Three Strands Winery. We plan to meet at 2:00 pm. 

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     Georgia Legislative session begins in January.  It is more important than ever to monitor and respond if  GREA asks support for or against new legislation.

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 Our elected officers for 2026-2027 are:
          Presidents: Frankie Shaw and Laura Weiss
          President-elect: to be announced
          Secretary: Leah Smith
          Treasurer: Paulette Rakestraw
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  2026-2027 GREA President's Special Project:
American Diabetes Association (This is one of PREA's outreach goals)
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   Remember our PREA outreach goals:
          Paulding Helping Hands.
    Bring items or $ donations at each meeting.
      PREA Scholarship Fund
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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.  You can email her at [email protected]

                                         
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