State Capital News Division Website http://div5.calrta.org

Area: https://area3.calrta.org State: https://calrta.org

Area III -- Sacramento -- Division 5 September 2020 Vol. 60 No. 1

First Time For Division 5!!! Let’s Get Together and Connect on Zoom!!!

Join Division 5’s first ever virtual general meeting via Zoom on September 15th.

You must pre-register to participate by September 10th!

To register via Google Forms click on the QR code below or click/type in this link: https://bit.lyCalRTADivision5SeptMeeting

The day before our virtual meeting, September 14th, you will receive an email inviting you to join our September meeting at 9:30 am.

It’s best if you join at 9:20 am and wait to be admitted into our Zoom meeting.

See you September 15th! ??Questions?? Contact Shari Beck (Email and Phone Number in Directory)

Physically Distant... forever connected!!! We are CalRTA

What’s Inside ? p. 2 New Members Scholarship Financial Report Volunteer Hours Form p. 3 CalRTA Information, State and Division In Memoriam

Back page Board Zoom meeting and General Zoom Meeting, September 15th Insert Proposed Budget 2020 –2021 Membership Form Gov’t Relations Update

Your Partner in Pension Protection

Welcome back to a new year. Hopefully we will be together again in the near future. In light of the current obstacles we have all been facing in the last few months, let’s pause and share with each other, listen, learn, and figure out where to go from here! Taking time to support your own health and well-being will help ensure you have the energy (and confidence) to do more of the things you love, with and for the people you love. The Board continues to meet virtually. We are striving to do a large group Zoom Meeting on September 15th. Hopefully many of our members will join us. We have missed seeing you. For now our Luncheons are cancelled. Perhaps by January or March we will be allowed to gather again. Information will be forthcoming. CalRTA needs to grow to be a strong voice for educators. Please encourage other teachers you know to join or renew their CalRTA Memberships. We received 107 new members from the Elk Grove Unified School District. We are very grateful to Elk Grove for supporting CalRTA. State Capital Division 5 received the Lenny Escarda Memorial Award for Membership.

President’s Message

Barbara LaPlaca

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Donation amount________________ In memory/honor of ______________________________ Your name________________________

Make your check out to CSUS Toto Scholarship and mail to: Clark/Sharon Swanson (address/ phone number in Directory)

Family member to be notified of your Donation __________________

CalRTA Division 5 Financial Statement July 31, 2020

Treasurers: Clark & Sharon Swanson ________________________________________________________________ BUDGET Budget Amount Amount to Date Total Income: $25,483.00 $2,261.29 Total Expense: $25,483.00 $833.00 Total Cash Available: $79,863.61 (savings + checking) ________________________________________________________________LUNCHEON SCHOLARSHIPS

Income: $0 Los Rios: $189,559.87 (12/31/19) Expense: $0 CSUS: $66,899.90 (6/30/19

Welcoming Our New Members, From Elk Grove USD

Scholarship News Pennie Taylor

Retired teachers persist and carry-on, even in the midst of worldwide health and economic crises. We are all "learning as we go;" about science, data, the virus, and how to con-

nect with students, families, and each other. In late May 2020, we were able to award 5 Scholarships to incredible students studying to become future teachers. These students were announced in our June newsletter. If you would like to read their heartfelt, online "thank you letters," please email or phone me. We are still waiting to hear from the panel at CSU Sacramento on the selection of our 2 Sac State, Dolores Toto Scholarship winners. We are unable to have our fun, in-person raffles to raise scholarship funds at this

time. But if you would like to make a donation of any size, please mail checks made out to "CalRTA Div. 5" to our treasurers, Sharon and Clark Swanson, 2121

Aiken Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762-9568. We truly appreciate your thoughtful-ness and generosity. The Scholarship Committee and Education of Future Teachers will carry-on!!

Ann Ban-Weiss Barry Gleason Benjamin Lane Beverly Harrington Carol DeCoux-Lantay Catharine Palmer

Christopher Whitlock Colleen Greenbaum Curtis Peterson Darcy Knight Daryl Longenecker Deanna Keskeys

Debra Rutsch Diane McCombs Elizabeth Koutalides Elizabeth Ramsley Ellen Boyles Ernest Zarate

Gail Desler Gary Brannan Gayle Maler Grace Synold William Gould Gretchen Henry

Jaimee O'Neill Janet Rau Jarold Ash Jean Walker Jeri Guira Jessie Andrews

John Cooper Jorge Moreno Juli-Anne Nush Kalie O'Brien Karen Webster Kathryn Nelson

Kathryn R. Cooper Kathryn Schmidt Ken Lagomarsino Kenneth Fox Kevin Little Kim Berryhill

Kim Jennings Laura Barrett Laura Bauer Linda Black Lisa Ashcraft Lisa Henner

Lisa Lopez-Smith Lisa Sandoval LouAnn Ghilain Lynette Crump Lynne Barrett Margaret Hoogland

Marian Hitchings Marianne Neff Marie Zumwalt Merle Smith Michael Hayes Michele Laskey

Nancy Perkins Nancy Perry Nancy W. Brown Natasha Boyd Oliver Merrill Pamela Gonzalez

Pamela Murphy Patricia Garrison Patricia Gibson Patrick Forbes Robert Au, Jr. Robert Cooner

Roger Eric Brown Ronald James Ronald Wilson Sarah Ritchie Senny K-Vergaara Sergio Guillen

Sharon Ciary Sharon Patten Sheila Whitney Shelley Richardson Shirlynne Isham Stephanie Lucohessi

Susan Finney Susan Ong Susan Welence Suzan Abbott Thomas Funk Thomas Prior

Timothy Prim Valeria Richard Victoria Cody Wendy Murrill William Flink William Giovannetti

Thought for the Day I'm giving up eating chocolate for a month! WHOOPS…BAD PUNCTUATION I’m giving up. Eating chocolate for a month. Division 83

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Newsletter by Email, in Color Please send your request to receive your newsletter by

email only to

Newsletter: Shari Beck

Website: Gary Beck

Mission Statement

CalRTA’s mission is to mobilize retired teachers to advocate for an independent

financially secure, and fulfilling life, and to provide all educators with the tools

to achieve a secure retirement.

Look!! Great Information

In Memoriam

Barbara L. Basom

Lee Bobosky

Barbara A. Carr

Vern L. Coleman

Philip Crimmins

Betty Gothman

Diann Smooth

Beginning September: Minutes of our board and general meetings will now be found on our web page.

Click “Updates” at the top of our web page. http://div5.calrta.org

Email Secretary, Marcie Launey for email copy

Jim Mahoney, our CalRTA State President, “Even though w have not been able to assemble as a group, your Association

has not been sequestered or silent.” The new Contact is full of information: Legislative News p. 9-11; CalSTRS p.14; Membership p.18-22; QR Codes p.31; Surviving Heat p.34 and much more. Get your Contact by email: membership@calrta.org

QR Codes ???

Where are the Minutes??

Are you interested in seeing what webinars are available to all members? You can view videos of many past presentations and news of upcoming CalRTA webinars. Check often for the latest information. Much to review and learn. Zoom info too!

Use this link: https://calrta.org/webinars/ on computer or

Use QR code: QR reader app on printer material

I did it!! You can do it!!

A QR code is a special graphic that can be scanned by most smartphones. QR codes only can be scanned on

printed material, not on computers.

On your smart phone you need to download a QR reader from the app store. There are several. If you have an iphone, get one that says for iphone. Download app.

Now you’re ready to scan! Open QR reader. Put phone over code and it automatically sans. Once scanned, tape blue link and your phone opens to the location and displays it on your screen.

Let’s try on the next topic!

Answers are here! Here’s where any CalRTA member can seek and get answers to questions ranging from registration for events to division website updating, and from discounts on See’s Candies to how to handle spam email. It is manned by Communication and Tech volunteers and queries are usually answered within 24 hours. questions4calrta@gmail.com

Information Please, Got questions?

This is the 4th year Division 5 has awarded $100

mini grants to active teachers in the Sacramento

City and Elk Grove USDs. There will be 10 grants awarded on November 30 and another 10 on March

31. Teachers need to fill out an application form by using the link/QR code below. Please spread the

word!

https://bit.ly/CalRTAMiniGrant2020-21

Mini Grants Available to Active Teachers CalRTA Webinars to Check Out

Division 5 Directory

Working on Directory. If you are a cash member, make sure your dues are paid, so you can be included in the directory. Or better yet, sign up for dues deduct and get

2020-21 year’s dues paid. What a deal!!! Contact June Holmes (Email address and phone number in Directory)

President--Barbara La Placa 1st VP Program — Need You

2nd VP Membership — Carolyn Clark Secretary — Marcie Launey

Financial Secretary--June Holmes Treasurers--Clark Swanson and Sharon Swanson

Thank you to all members who returned or emailed ballots. We have positions that remain vacant. We are still looking for volunteers! During these uncertain times, we would welcome a few more people; perhaps you and a friend would like to share a position! Step up, Get Involved, Help Your Division, Help is Available!!

Division 5 Announces 2020-22 Election

CALIFORNIA RETIRED TEACHERS ASSN. STATE CAPITAL DIVISION 5 7573 SOUTH PARKWAY SACRAMENTO, CA 95823-3438

Return Service Requested

Division 5 Had Second Zoom Board Meeting Please Join Us On September 15, 2020

for Our First General Zoom Meeting Register by September 10th.

https://bit.lyCalRTADivision5SeptMeeting

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Newsletter: Shari Beck

Website: Gary Beck

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APPLICATION FORM — DIVISION 5

Dues Deduction ($5.50/month from your STRS warrant) ❑

I Authorize the State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) to deduct my CalRTA monthly dues. Should the amount of dues be adjust-ed as deemed necessary by CalRTA, I authorize the adjusted deduc-tions shall continue unless I notify the CalRTA business office in writing to the contrary. To terminate dues deductions, I agree to make my re-quest in writing to the CalRTA office.

Other – Please enclose your check for $66.00 a year payable to CalRTA. ❑ Name __________________________________Date of Birth ___/___/____

Retired from ________________________________district

Address ___________________________________City ________Zip___

Social Security # (for dues deduct only)________________________

Email _____________________________________________________

Phone (___)_______________

Signature ______________________________________ Date _________

Mail to June Holmes, (Address, email and phone in Directory)

We DO NOT share your information

with other organizations.

BEGIN/SWITCH MEMBERSHIP TO DUES DEDUCT.

RECEIVE ONE YEAR REBATE OF $66.00

Membership: Carolyn Clark

From Chuck Denonn, Area III Director’s report

What is really important is at this time our elected officials hear from us. We need your help to do TWO things in this fight. First, if you have not signed the petition for repeal, please go to: https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/elimination-of-the-unfair The petition has over 63,000 signatures.

Second, each Tuesday continuing in September, our GRC (Government Relations Committee) will send out Take Action Tuesday, a Legislative Alert. We ask that you and your Division members email those messages to the list of legislators attached to the email. All you have to do is sign your name. It takes less than 10 minutes to make your voice heard.

Government Relations Updates CalRTA State Advocacy on a Roll

From Susan Dixon, Government Relations Committee (GMC) Chair Continue to follow what the GMC is doing and support our members by staying informed.

Visit the State website link for the Advocacy Action https://calrta.org/advocacy-action/

Also links for archived alerts are under current legislation https://calrta.org/current-legislation/

The message for the Tuesday Alert that will continue to support and advocate for the repeal of:

Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO)