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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.
Maine Education Association (MEA) Elects New Leaders
Meet the New Leaders
Newly elected leaders of MEA for the next three years are (L to R): Jaye Rich, Lewiston EA, treasurer; Beth French, RSU 17, vice president; Jesse Hargrove, Hermon EA, president; and Rebecca Cole, Sebago East Shore EA, NEA Director.
A Message From Our MEA-Retired President
The new calendar year for MEA-Retired is off and running with a flurry of activity. Since the end of the convention on May 2, meetings of the Executive Committee and Board of Di-rectors have had full agendas of many activities.
We sent 12 retirees to the MEA Representative Assembly (with four alternates in place in case they were needed) to conduct the business of the MEA. MEA sponsored a screening and endorsement event of candidates for the U.S. Senate. MEA-Retired represented nearly one- third of those participating in the screening and endorsements. We are also sending six members to Philadelphia to attend the NEA Retired Annual Meeting immediately followed by the NEA Representative Assembly. We will be joined by 14 other active members from MEA. Once again, we represent nearly one-third of the total delegation.
Pre-retirement sessions will begin in the fall under the guidance of Chairperson Bo Zabierek with assistance from Lisa Collins from our Caribou MEA office. Our June Board of Directors meeting was a perfect place to welcome some new faces to our team. It is our pleasure to welcome Deb Killam from our Higher Ed. Affiliate as our new website administrator. Many thanks, to Pam Partridge. She has done a wonderful job with maintaining our website. We welcomed new MEA RA delegates to the Board: Barabara Bricker, Douglas Larlee, Jennifer Perry, and Marilyn Burton.
At the recent MEA RA, it was voted that all delegates would be elected for a one-year term. This change replaces a long-time practice of electing delegates to one-, two-, or three-year terms on a rotational basis. Now, each year, we must elect 11 or 12 delegates who will now serve for only one year.
I know these are very busy times for all of you as well. Maine summers have a way of filling up our calendars. We just have to remember to all take time for ourselves and enjoy Maine and all its glorious offerings. Happy summer, to all.
(Excerpted and edited from August 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
Coverage rates listed are effective until January 31, 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.
