Paulding Retired
Educators Association
Empowered to Serve
Fellowship, Service, and Support
Fellowship, Service, and Support
Updated 11/09/22
Barbara Cohran, Sandy Parson, Laura Weiss and Gloria King proudly receive the Retired Educators Day Proclamation from the Paulding County Board of Education Officers.
The signing of the Proclamation for Georgia Retired Educators Day (Sunday, November 6, 2022) was presented to Laura Weiss (2nd from left) by Paulding County Schools Superintendent Steve Barnette, Commissioner Post II Sandy Kaecher, Commissioner Post IV Brian Stover, and County Manager Frank Baker.
Our members received a copy of the Proclamation signed by Governor Kemp at out meeting on Tuesday, September 12th. Paulding County Commission Chairman David Carmichael signed the Proclamation for Paulding County.
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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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2022-23 GREA's President's Special Project: March of Dimes
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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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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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2022-23 GREA's President's Special Project: March of Dimes
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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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Reminder: 2022-23 PREA Membership Fees are now due.
Click here for more information.
We need 15 more GREA members to reach our goal. Please encourage friends/new retirees to join GREA. They get 1st year PREA membership FREE.
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Upcoming Events:
See the play "Clue" at the Dallas Theater with your PREA friends on Sunday, October 16th at 3:00 pm. Cost is $15 at the time of the performance, but you need to contact Laura Weiss by Friday, 10/23/22 to reserve your tickets. You can reach her by using the "Contact Us" tab at the top of the web page.
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Updates:
Helping Hands needs your donations now. Please consider giving goods and/or $$.
Volunteer hours: You no longer need to log your volunteer hours. More information at our first meeting on September 13, 2022. Time to be announced.
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 the family of Lymus Holman on January 5, 2021.
PREA remembers dedicated member Connie Tibbits, who passed on January 13, 2021.
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Our elected officers for 2022-2023 are:
President: Laura Weiss
President-elect: Susan Lester
Secretary: Leah Smith
Treasurer: Sandy Parson
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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 fund
2021-2022 Scholarship Recipients
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The left photo shows certificates presented to two of the three recipients of PREA's annual scholarship awards at the July 12th Board meeting. From left to right: Adam Clayton, Jeff Fuller, Nicholas Chester, Deborah Collett, Philip Delgado, Jennifer Lenman, Theresa Lyons, Susan Lester, Laura Weiss, Dan Nolan, and Steve Barnette. Not pictured is recipient Chynna Stevens. The right photo is presentation of the certificates at our September meeting. Left to right: Philip Delgado, Susan Lester, and Chynna Stevens. Not pictured is Jennifer Lenman.
