MAINE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION RETIRED
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The Clarion is recognized at the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting
Left to Right: MEA-Retired President Bob Jean, NEA-Retired President Anita Gibson, Jean Dobashi, Hawaii, and Marilyn Warner, NEA-Retired Secretary, Florida.
The MEA Retired newsletter, The Clarion, gained additional national recognition when it again won first place in the “Established State Print Retired Newsletter” category. The Clarion won in 2020, 2021, and 2024. The name of our newsletter will be placed on the NEA-Retired Communications Committee’s “Hall of Fame” list. This recognition is awarded because we have won first place for three years.
MEA-R at the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting and RA, July 2024
Representing nearly 5,400 members of MEA-Retired at the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly in Philadelphia in July are left to right: Belinda Micucci, Yarmouth; President Bob Jean, Rockland; James Ford, Brunswick; Ben Paradis, Cross Lake; President-Elect Molly Smith, Lisbon; and Bo Zabierek, Sherman Mills.
A Message From Our MEA-Retired President
MEA-Retired has many resources which enable our membership to remain up to date with the latest news, legislative activities, and general information pertinent to our retired lives. Our award-winning MEA-Retired website is a great source of information. To stay informed please make the website one of your favorites — mearetired.org. The Clarion is another one of MEA-Retired's gems. You can read about the work of our officers and committees, learn more about your retirement benefits, and read interesting stories that help to create a sense of community among our members.
In addition to our website and the Clarion, MEA-Retired depends on our affiliate leaders to be the main source of disseminating information. When leaders are advised of important news/issues, they disseminate that information to their members by whatever means they utilize in their group. Some affiliates use email, phone banks, regularly scheduled meetings, Facebook, or zoom to keep their members in the know. Whatever it takes! Our local leaders are vital to keeping their members up to date on the latest happenings. MEA-Retired members, the information is out there. If you have exhausted all other avenues and can’t find an answer, please reach out to our leadership as well. We want a well-informed, active, committed membership, and we vow to do our best to ensure that your needs are met.
(Excerpted and edited from October 2024 The Clarion Note from President. Check out The Clarion for the full message from the MEA-Retired President, Robert Jean.)
Robert Jean
President, MEA-Retired
Maine Education Association Retired
35 Community Drive, Augusta, ME 04330 (207) 622-5866
Delta Dental Plan
Open enrollment for Northeast Delta Dental Insurance has begun and will end on December 13, 2024 with an effective date of February 1, 2025. For additional information, go here. If you have questions about the dental plan as a member of MEA-Retired please contact Lisa Collins at the Caribou MEA Office. She can be reached by email at lcollins@maineea.org or by phone at 207.888.3804.
Helpful Links and Important Messages
LINKS TO:
NEA-Retired: https://www.nea.org/nea-councils/nea-retired
STATE-WIDE FOOD PANTRIES
The Good Sheperd Food Bank has a list and link to a map of state-wide food pantries here. You can also find the location of nearby food pantries in your community by calling your town office.
CDC Covid-19 page HERE
Maine CDC page HERE.
