SOS: CORE needs YOU!!! It's YOUR future!!!
From Molly Janczyk, July 31, 2006
CORE MEMBERSHIP: ((ACTIVE AND RETIRED EDUCATORS AND DEPENDENTS)):
*******PLEASE ATTEND AND PLEASE BRING OTHERS WITH YOU! We need to grow membership and involvement and need YOUR help! If you have never attended, please mark at least 9/14/06 on your calendar for the Annual CORE Meeting. This is an important time for us all to help bring the need for proposed legislation for increased contributions to the attention of voters, School Boards, neighbors, and your local legislators. We need YOU to come and share ideas and further CORE's message to your > local areas. We need YOU to bring your local areas thoughts and concerns on issues. We need a REPRESENTATIVE from EVERY county to bring and take back issues > for future campaigns for the STRS Board, legislation for HC, changes and direction for CORE, ideas to increase donations for operations in these areas, and Committees to help distribute the work.
*******PLEASE ASK YOUR AFFECTED FRIENDS AND LOCAL MEMBERS AND EDUCATORS TO JOIN US THIS YEAR ON 9/14 to hear Tom Mooney speak on unification and > decide CORE's future. Please bring interested parties to any meetings possible - esp. 8/17 at > STRS to formulate final thoughts on the upcoming Constitution proposal and pertinent items.
WE NEED YOUR HELP AND YOUR ATTENDANCE!
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Please Plan to attend the CORE/STRS Meetings in Aug. and Sept. on the 2nd flr of STRS in the Sublett Rm. at 11:45 AM. If you wish lunch, please go > to cafeteria adjacent to Sublett Rm at 11:30 AM so as to be ready for our > 11:45 Meeting. Table will be set up for those wishing lunch in the back of the Sublett Rm. Chairs will be in the front rows.
August brings more discussion on a proposed Constitution and Set of By > Laws for CORE and establishing offices allowing outside organizations to > perceive us as a bonified organization to work on common goals and lto consider > input from CORE as coming from an official source.
This does not in any way preclude personal opinion from a member regarding > a concern. It does put some credence on statements from CORE since they will be approved by membership and overseen by CORE ADV. BOARD.
Please plan to attend to have a say in how this process will occur. While > a Constitution and a Set of By Laws has been proposed, it is for further review in August and specifics as to how to develop a state wide Representation System open for discussion. This is all to make us more efficient and effective. We are all tired from the last few years of elections and hard work. This is an attempt to make our lives easier and attract and utilize more assistance.
This plan is excellent and needs members to get it rolling. Please help > by attending and sharing ideas and tactics.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 BRINGS OUR ANNUAL CORE MEETING AT STRS!!!!
The Annual Meeting brings OFT President Tom Mooney as our guest speaker. The date was changed so mark 9/14/06 on your calendars if yo have not done so.
This part of the meeting is open and ALL are welcome to hear Tom Mooney > and speak with him.
Following the speaker session, is the CORE Annual Meeting for Membership.
Important points:
1. Please registar on Sept. 14 or email your info now if you have not done so. Registration is needed for organizational reasons. There will be tables for members, for members with information changes > such as new email addresses or mailing addresses or phone numbers, and a table for new members. New members may be asked how they learned of CORE and from whom. This to help > identify unknown individuals' intentions. Of course if you are with known members, or you are known online with CORE, it is obvious. Believe it or not, attempts have been made in the past to infiltrate. All known or verified CORE members will be able to vote on 9/14 on future goals, Constitution, whether to endorse political candidates, etc.
2. Donations are critical to the ongoing efforts of CORE. Without donations, we cannot survive. Contributions help pay for election flyers, postage, at times gas when one travels long distances and frequently, printing, etc. Many of us have > paid numerous times out of our pockets for over 3 years and cannot continue to > do so. Please be as generous as you can with a donation this year. Info > will be provided.
3. Speaker : Introduction by Dave Parshall Tom Mooney: Speech, ques and ans.
4. To be announced: When the STRS Meeting reconvenes, we will either go > to the 6th flr for Public Speak and then return to the 2nd flr for our Annual Meeting, or stay in the Sublett Rm for the Annual Meeting (my choice as > many have to leave early; another choice is to begin the CORE Annual Meeting > with Registration and some agenda items at 10:00AM or earlier and break for Mooney. Whatever is determined will be published).
5. Agenda Items: (SO FAR) - input meeting for direction and focus for CORE annually. -Political Endorsements ? Should CORE make endorsements? -Constitution Approval -Committees for involvement discussion and possible implemention
Both these meetings are most important ones for organization, execution of some new organization, direction and focus. Bring your talents and ideas > , concerns and input.
YOU are CORE! Please participate to ensure CORE's future. We must let nothing undermine us and let nothing interfere with the big picture for CORE. There is nothing more important than retirees who cannot fight for themselves. Everything else pales in the face of their needs.
September is the beginning of a new year for CORE. We all do not have to hold the exact same beliefs, likes or dislikes just as in any > organization. We ALL can work towards helping current and future retirees regardless of all else. Beyond that , it is simply differences. We can all grow with the current times and as issues change, we can change as long as we are within CORE parameters. Otherwise, we are individuals speaking and acting as such.
Change and elections bring hard perspectives and reactions. But they should never affect our common goal of working together for the betterment of retirees. There's room in the world for all of us and we each bring something different to the table. Help comes in many forms and all need recognized for what they do. A > member helping in a far corner of the state may never pay or come to meetings but affect hundreds of voters. Some do best behind the computer, some as > front persons. None are more or less important. Just different which has been the beauty of CORE: people have filled in > when they could as they could depending on their responsibilites and comfort level. If we help, we help.
A New Year! A New Beginning! A New Persepctive.
Thank you! Molly J.
CORE MEMBERSHIP: ((ACTIVE AND RETIRED EDUCATORS AND DEPENDENTS)):
*******PLEASE ATTEND AND PLEASE BRING OTHERS WITH YOU! We need to grow membership and involvement and need YOUR help! If you have never attended, please mark at least 9/14/06 on your calendar for the Annual CORE Meeting. This is an important time for us all to help bring the need for proposed legislation for increased contributions to the attention of voters, School Boards, neighbors, and your local legislators. We need YOU to come and share ideas and further CORE's message to your > local areas. We need YOU to bring your local areas thoughts and concerns on issues. We need a REPRESENTATIVE from EVERY county to bring and take back issues > for future campaigns for the STRS Board, legislation for HC, changes and direction for CORE, ideas to increase donations for operations in these areas, and Committees to help distribute the work.
*******PLEASE ASK YOUR AFFECTED FRIENDS AND LOCAL MEMBERS AND EDUCATORS TO JOIN US THIS YEAR ON 9/14 to hear Tom Mooney speak on unification and > decide CORE's future. Please bring interested parties to any meetings possible - esp. 8/17 at > STRS to formulate final thoughts on the upcoming Constitution proposal and pertinent items.
WE NEED YOUR HELP AND YOUR ATTENDANCE!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please Plan to attend the CORE/STRS Meetings in Aug. and Sept. on the 2nd flr of STRS in the Sublett Rm. at 11:45 AM. If you wish lunch, please go > to cafeteria adjacent to Sublett Rm at 11:30 AM so as to be ready for our > 11:45 Meeting. Table will be set up for those wishing lunch in the back of the Sublett Rm. Chairs will be in the front rows.
August brings more discussion on a proposed Constitution and Set of By > Laws for CORE and establishing offices allowing outside organizations to > perceive us as a bonified organization to work on common goals and lto consider > input from CORE as coming from an official source.
This does not in any way preclude personal opinion from a member regarding > a concern. It does put some credence on statements from CORE since they will be approved by membership and overseen by CORE ADV. BOARD.
Please plan to attend to have a say in how this process will occur. While > a Constitution and a Set of By Laws has been proposed, it is for further review in August and specifics as to how to develop a state wide Representation System open for discussion. This is all to make us more efficient and effective. We are all tired from the last few years of elections and hard work. This is an attempt to make our lives easier and attract and utilize more assistance.
This plan is excellent and needs members to get it rolling. Please help > by attending and sharing ideas and tactics.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 BRINGS OUR ANNUAL CORE MEETING AT STRS!!!!
The Annual Meeting brings OFT President Tom Mooney as our guest speaker. The date was changed so mark 9/14/06 on your calendars if yo have not done so.
This part of the meeting is open and ALL are welcome to hear Tom Mooney > and speak with him.
Following the speaker session, is the CORE Annual Meeting for Membership.
Important points:
1. Please registar on Sept. 14 or email your info now if you have not done so. Registration is needed for organizational reasons. There will be tables for members, for members with information changes > such as new email addresses or mailing addresses or phone numbers, and a table for new members. New members may be asked how they learned of CORE and from whom. This to help > identify unknown individuals' intentions. Of course if you are with known members, or you are known online with CORE, it is obvious. Believe it or not, attempts have been made in the past to infiltrate. All known or verified CORE members will be able to vote on 9/14 on future goals, Constitution, whether to endorse political candidates, etc.
2. Donations are critical to the ongoing efforts of CORE. Without donations, we cannot survive. Contributions help pay for election flyers, postage, at times gas when one travels long distances and frequently, printing, etc. Many of us have > paid numerous times out of our pockets for over 3 years and cannot continue to > do so. Please be as generous as you can with a donation this year. Info > will be provided.
3. Speaker : Introduction by Dave Parshall Tom Mooney: Speech, ques and ans.
4. To be announced: When the STRS Meeting reconvenes, we will either go > to the 6th flr for Public Speak and then return to the 2nd flr for our Annual Meeting, or stay in the Sublett Rm for the Annual Meeting (my choice as > many have to leave early; another choice is to begin the CORE Annual Meeting > with Registration and some agenda items at 10:00AM or earlier and break for Mooney. Whatever is determined will be published).
5. Agenda Items: (SO FAR) - input meeting for direction and focus for CORE annually. -Political Endorsements ? Should CORE make endorsements? -Constitution Approval -Committees for involvement discussion and possible implemention
Both these meetings are most important ones for organization, execution of some new organization, direction and focus. Bring your talents and ideas > , concerns and input.
YOU are CORE! Please participate to ensure CORE's future. We must let nothing undermine us and let nothing interfere with the big picture for CORE. There is nothing more important than retirees who cannot fight for themselves. Everything else pales in the face of their needs.
September is the beginning of a new year for CORE. We all do not have to hold the exact same beliefs, likes or dislikes just as in any > organization. We ALL can work towards helping current and future retirees regardless of all else. Beyond that , it is simply differences. We can all grow with the current times and as issues change, we can change as long as we are within CORE parameters. Otherwise, we are individuals speaking and acting as such.
Change and elections bring hard perspectives and reactions. But they should never affect our common goal of working together for the betterment of retirees. There's room in the world for all of us and we each bring something different to the table. Help comes in many forms and all need recognized for what they do. A > member helping in a far corner of the state may never pay or come to meetings but affect hundreds of voters. Some do best behind the computer, some as > front persons. None are more or less important. Just different which has been the beauty of CORE: people have filled in > when they could as they could depending on their responsibilites and comfort level. If we help, we help.
A New Year! A New Beginning! A New Persepctive.
Thank you! Molly J.
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