Walla Walla-Columbia Counties School Retirees Association

Our vision is to provide leadership and promote action relevant to all retired and active school personnel.

On this page:

• Mini-Grant Winners
• Executive Board
• Mission
• Activities
  • Monthly luncheon meetings (.pdf)
• Meeting Dates
• Newsletters
• Scholarships
• Links

Retired school employees association name mini-grant winners

Each year the Walla Walla Columbia Retired School Employees Association provides 10 mini-grants of $100 to active members in Walla Walla and Columbia county schools. This fall, five were awarded during the drawing held in October.

Congratulations to the following recipients:

College Place Public Schools
- Nichole Hansen, Kindergarten: She plans to use the funds for a field trip to the Children’s Museum
- Carla Hoachin, Kindergarten. She too plans to use the funds for a field trip to the Children’s Museum

Prescott Public Schools
- A.J. Jacobson, Office Manager: Grant funding to purchase hats and mittens for children in need.
- Jack Smiley, Athletic Director: Grant funding to help defray costs for students in need to attend sports trips.

Dixie Public Schools
- Linda Zavala, teacher: She plans to use the grant to purchase extra reading materials for students.

School employees who are active members of the WWCSE Association will have another opportunity to apply for a mini-grant in January. If you submitted an application this fall and did not win, your name will be included in the spring drawing.

Executive Board 2009-2010

Officers

President, Connie Bosley
Past President, Joan Helm
President Elect, Harriet Michael
Secretary, Shirley Rodenberg
Treasurer, Bob Fox
Vice President, Program, Ellen Wolf
Past State President, Irene Gleason

Standing Committees Chairpersons

Communications, Deanna Aichele, Kathy Bergevin
Community Service, Shirley Fouts; Barbara Daniel
Health Services, Joyce Oakley; Roland Erikson
Hospitality, Patty Grant
Legislative, Jerry Cummins
Luncheon, Sandi Swanson; Deanna Aichele
Member Services, Patty Cobb
Membership, Linda Thorne, Joan Helm
Mini-Grants, Linnea Keatts, Kathy Goodwin
Retirement Planning, Kathy Goodwin, Connie Bosley
Scholarship, Mardel Bierwagon; Jan Eyestone, Shirley Rodenberg

Activity Directors

Telephone, Sandi Swanson; Deanna Aichele
Directory, Bob Fox
Historian, Carol Rolph
Volunteer Coordinator, Margaret Joseph
Newsletter, Gordon Taylor
Ways and Means, Jacky Ormsby

State Committee Members

Legislative, Jerry Cummins
Outreach, Gordon Taylor
Membership State Chair, Joan Helm
Membership, Connie Bosley

The mission of Walla Walla-Columbia School Retirees Association is to:

• Develop, propose, and implement action that will benefit all school retirees.
• Propose legislation and legislative action that will enhance school retirees’ lives.
• Foster involvement by school retirees in educational activities and organizations.
• Represent all present and future Washington State School retirees, both classified and certificated.

Our activities include:

• Monthly luncheon meetings (September to May) with programs of educational and community issues and events. Click for Meeting Schedule (.pdf)
• Provide two scholarships of $1000 each to eligible student teachers who graduated from high school in Walla Walla or Columbia Counties.
• Provide ten mini-grants of $100 each to enhance classroom materials and projects of active members.
• Deliver “goodie” bags to “active” members to brighten their days.
• Meet with area State legislators to discuss issues that affect education and retirement.
• Sponsoring retirement seminars.
• Communicating to members through newsletters.
• Provide community service , including volunteer activities reported to RSVP (Retired & Senior Volunteer Program).
• Support State lobbying efforts as a “watchdog” of pension legislation.

• January 2010
• April 2009

For information on our scholarships for student teachers contact Mardel Bierwagen at 525-6117 or gbierwagen6117@charter.net

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