Highland County Retired Teachers Association www.hcrta.org

School bells will soon be ringing! HCRTA will be collecting new school supplies at the August meeting to give to area schools. Students will appreciate pencils, pens, markers, crayons, paper, notebooks, backpacks, etc. Let's make this our largest donation yet!

HCRTA Officers 2010

Message from the President

Welcome to the website for Highland County Retired Teachers Association. Highland County is the home of the oldest courthouse still in use in Ohio and Southern State Community College.

The HCRTA was formed in 1971 and chartered by the National Retired Teachers Association August 6, 1974. We have around 100 members with attendance at chapter meetings running at 50 to 60.

All retired educators are encouraged to become members of HCRTA. Most members are retirees of the Highland County Schools. We have some members who are retirees from school districts outside of Highland County.

We meet four times a year for luncheon meetings. Our programs are designed to promote fellowship and to inform members about issues of importance to retirees, such as health benefits, pensions, current legislation. Chapter members are involved in community service and volunteer work. Our officers and committee members attend area meetings in order to stay in touch with the latest developments and report back to the chapter.

This is a busy group of retired teachers. The 2009 Volunteer Service Survey revealed a total of  5,871 hours.  More information on our volunteer service is on "Our Purpose" page. I am sure many more hours of service have been given to our communities by our members.

Remember Where's Waldo? Have you found our treasurer, Kathy Levo, on the summer edition of the ORTA Quarterly?

                                                                   Mary Black

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Treasurer Reports Dues Increase

Regardless of when you paid your 2010 dues for ORTA, it may be wise to pay 2011 dues at the August meeting. As you may have read, ORTA is increasing yearly dues to $30. from $20. and lifetime dues jump from $300. to $500. as of Sept. 1, 2010. If you pay dues at our August 2nd meeting, you can save either $10. or $200.

Paying lifetime dues now can save you money. After ten years, you will be even. While no one can predict ORTA's future dues hikes, we know it won't be going down.

Local dues remain at $5.00. We are financially sound.

Since our treasurer will not be at the August meeting, Kathy would appreciate members paying luncheon cost and dues by check made out to Highland County Retired Teachers (HCRTA).

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