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From Kay and the BOARD During the Pandemic
Timely Communications
Due to the impact of the coronavirus on our calendar and state-wide member activities, there are additional MEA-Retired communications and messages from Kay posted below. Each post is dated and will remain on this page for your information. To see all of the communications since April 1, please scroll down the page.
The May Convention has been rescheduled for October 15, 2020, at the Augusta Civic Center. Details can be found in the June issue of The Clarion and there is a printable registration form below The Clarion on the Media/Publications page.
We Have Received Sad News
It is with the deepest, sincere sympathy that we send the following message from NEA-Retired president, Sarah Borgman:
I am saddened to inform you of the death of past NEA-Retired President, Tom Curran. He passed away at his home in Florida after only a few days in hospice. Our hearts and prayers go out to the family.
Tom was from Raymond, Maine, and a long-time educator in Westbrook and very active in the local teachers association as well as Cumberland County Retired Educators Association. He also served as vice president of MEA, president of MEA-Retired, president of NEA-Retired for six years, and a number of years in other positions of leadership within NEA-Retired. He leaves behind two brothers.
Important Messages
5/8/20 STATE-WIDE FOOD PANTRIES
The Good Shepard Food Cupboard 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.
4/6/20 To Affiliate Presidents from Kay Grindall:
Good morning, Friends,
We trust this note finds you and your families doing well and staying healthy. These are unbelievably unprecedented times--the likes of which we hope to never see or experience again.
On Monday, March 30, we held an online meeting of the MEA-Retired officers and our Convention Committee chairperson to discuss pending issues--the big topic of discussion was our May 7 convention and annual meeting. In compliance with state and federal mandates, the following motion was adopted and emailed to our Board of Directors for a vote: (Deadline for voting is today, April 3.)
It was moved by Corley Anne Byras and seconded by Larry Given that the MEA-Retired Officers recommend to the MEA-Retired Board of Directors that we cancel our May 7, 2020, convention and hold an annual meeting in the fall of 2020. This motion was approved unanimously.
Members of our Board of Directors voted to approve this motion. Another online meeting of the officers is scheduled for Wednesday, April 8. More information will be forthcoming.
Please stay safe and healthy.
Sincerely,
Kay Grindall, President
4/1/2020 to All Members MEA-Retired
Considering the recommended widespread quarantine protocol, we believe it is in our best interest to suspend the following events until May 1:
- April 6 MEA-Retired Board of Directors meeting
- Affiliate meetings and corresponding affiliate executive committee meetings
- Pre-retirement meetings
A decision regarding the postponement and plans for our May 7 Convention and Annual Meeting will be forthcoming by Friday, April 3.
Thank you so much. Stay safe and healthy.
Kay Grindall, President
MEA-Retired