After the Bell in Scarborough Retired Women Teachers of Ontario Newsletter Organisation des Enseignantes Retraitees de L’Ontario September 2018

Allergy Alerts to Shelley Goodman

The Estate Banquet Centre

430 Nugget Avenue

(at Markham Road)

Scarborough

Please Note The rising cost of food has made it necessary for the Estates Banquet Hall to raise the price of the lunch to $38.00 for 2018-2019. Please make sure your cheque is made out for this amount.

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 – 11:30

Luncheon – Estate Banquet Centre

Celebrating our 90+ ladies

Peter Jennings – Why Being Happy

Matters

Vendors table request due

September 25- 28th, 2018 Agawa Canyon – Trip

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Music Man - Trip

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 11:30 Luncheon –Estate Banquet Centre

Art & Craft Show

Doors open - 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, November 20, 2018 – 11:30

Luncheon –Estate Banquet Centre

Friday, December 7, 2018

A Christmas Carol - Trip

Caring and Sharing

Grace For food in a world

Where many walk in hunger For faith in a world

Where many walk in fear For fellowship

Where many walk alone We give Thee thanks,

O God Amen

Carol Nelson - President

‘We know that in September, we will wander through the warm winds of summer wreckage. We will welcome summer’s ghost.’ (H. Rollins) We are back together for another year of presentations, trips and meetings and greeting friends. So, welcome to RWTO/OERO for the year for 2018—2019. Thanks to the hard work of the Program Committee, there are eight months of diverse and interesting programs. The first trip of the year will be to the Agawa Canyon under the leadership of Carol Everitt, as well as taking a group to Niagara-on-the Lake, in December, to see a production of A Christmas Carol. The day in Stratford is always one that everyone looks forward to in October with Mary Marchut. Of course, the annual Craft Sale is held on October 16. You can still participate as a vendor. Contact Lynne Said and Linda Brent for further information. You can see that the year is already busy. The kids at Julliette’s Place are prepared for school. Thanks Trudy Sutton and Sheila for shopping for school items. The Executive meetings are planned for September 18, January 15 and April 16 starting at 9:30am and will be finished before the luncheon starts. All RWTO/OERO members are welcome to attend an Executive meeting. I welcome all of you back to a busy year. I will not be at the first Executive meeting or the first luncheon. I will be in Guelph at Board meetings I will be thinking of all of you and do enjoy the first luncheon with time to meet again with friends. See you in October. Carol

Grace For food in a world

Where many walk in hunger For faith in a world

Where many walk in fear For fellowship

Where many walk alone We give Thee thanks,

O God Amen

Art & Craft Sale

October Luncheon

RWTO/OERO on the Go All buses will depart PROMPTLY from in front of the shops at Kennedy Commons, in front of Michaels and LA Fitness. Please park around the perimeter of that parking lot. Paid reservations are NON-REFUNDABLE. Please let the coordinators know if you are unable to attend. NOTE: Cheques for the excursions are to be made payable to Mary Morton Tours and forwarded to the coordinator of each excursion by the Payment Due Date. Mary Morton Tours Presents TICO #448872

Agawa Canyon 4-Day Tour Cost: Twin: $949

September 25 to 28, 2018 Single: $1179 Includes deluxe motor coach transportation, 3 nights' hotel

accommodation, 8 meals: 3 breakfasts / 2 lunches / 3 dinners,

ticket for the Agawa Canyon Train Tour, step-on guide, ticket

for travel on the Chi-Cheemaun Ferry

Bus departs at 8:30 a.m. returning at approx. 5 p.m. p.m.

Coordinator: Carol Everitt 905-655-0638

Music Man Cost: $185

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Includes bus, shopping time, orchestra seating theatre tickets,

lunch, dinner and all gratuities

Bus departs at 8 a.m., returns 8 p.m.

Coordinator: Mary Marchut 416-291-2389

NOTE: There are some seats available for The Music Man. Contact Mary Marchut ASAP if you are interested.

A Christmas Carol Cost: $145

Friday, December 7, 2018

At the Shaw Royal George Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake

Includes bus, lunch at the Prince of Wales, orchestra seating

theatre tickets, shopping in Niagara-on-the-Lake, visit to

Pickard Peanuts

Bus departs at 8:15 a.m., returning approx. 7:30 p.m.

Coordinator: Carol Everitt 905-655-0638

"The seemingly unending mixed

forests of the Canadian Shield open

up as you skirt the shores of northern

lakes and rivers, cross towering

trestles, and set eyes on the same

rugged landscapes and majestic

views that inspired the Group of

Seven."

A LOVE STORY WITH TWISTS AND TUNES. A

charming but fraudulent salesman

arrives in River City to work his usual

scam – only to find that a bill of

goods can be the real deal. With

melodies that include the rousing

“Seventy-Six Trombones,” this

musical- comedy classic will

delight the whole family.

Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserable old

miser. But when three ghosts decide to

swoop in overnight, he gets the wake-up

call of a lifetime. This charming

Christmas classic by Charles Dickens

has one of life’s most inspiring questions

at its heart: what — and who — will

really matter in the end? See it brought

to life in the historic Royal George Theatre by the Shaw

Festival’s world-class Ensemble.

Welcome Peter Jennings

Five years of research. Interviews with 37 people in Canada, the U.S., Australia, Europe, Asia. Dialogue with personalities, average folks and Ph.Ds. It has indeed been a voyage of discovery! And it’s now complete: the book everyone is talking about: In Why Being Happy Matters, you’ll

join writer Peter Jennings for fascinating conversations with people like bestselling author and social activist John Robbins (of the Baskin Robbins family), Rolling Stones keyboardist and noted environmentalist Chuck Leavell, Oscar-nominated film director Roko Belic, award winning Canadian humorists Allan Fotheringham and Arthur Black, Happiness Expert Dr. Christine Carter, Playboy cartoonist Doug Sneyd, supermodel Monika Schnarre, Black activist Peter J. Harris. Time Magazine columnist Joel Stein, shark attack survivor Nicole Moore and Major League Baseball star Shawn Green. You’ll also meet non-celebrities who reveal to the author just how important happiness is in their lives. "My goal with Why Being Happy Matters is to inspire you," says Peter Jennings. "The book presents enlightening discussions with credible individuals who have discovered the secret to being genuinely joyful and content. People worldwide from all walks of life, from all socio-economic levels, from varied age groups who refuse to let the world get them down. The common theme that links them is: they flourish. They've harnessed the power of pleasure." The people you’ll meet in Why Being Happy Matters are individuals who confront the same life challenges all of us do. Some of them are hard-wired “happy campers". Others have to work at getting to their state of happiness, often rising from periods of despondency or real-life tragic events. But each of them has accepted that they have options on how to manage their lives: mastering the art of finding joy is available to them and to each of us. We do have the ability to integrate happiness into our existence. The author also interviews several Ph.Ds who are conducting important work into positive psychology (the study of happiness). The perceptions they reveal are truly insightful. And Jennings talks with Leo Bormans, author of the respected "World Book of Happiness", who shares his discussions with global experts. Happiness is a powerful game changer. It's an advantage available to all of us. Join the people you’ll meet in Why Being Happy Matters and discover how to let your inner life intensify with joy.

Why Being Happy Matters will be available at the luncheon for $23.

Celebrating our 90+ Ladies

Today we honour our ladies. Mary Allen, Rea-belle Christiani, Nan Collict, Gwen Darch, Milberg Gibbons, Martha Massey, Margaret McColl, Helen Nighswander, Marion Penrose, Mildred Wideman and Jean Woodard.

Supporting Our Community Again, this year, our Scarborough Branch will continue to support Julliette’s Place, Autism Toronto, Kiwanis Christmas ‘goodies’ and Toys for Kids in conjunction with Metro Toronto 42 Division Police.

Annual Craft Sale

Get ready for another amazing RWTO Arts and Craft Show & Sale at our October Luncheon, celebrating the many talents of our member ladies.

Vendors are asked to contact:

Lynne Said lynnesaid@sympatico.ca or Linda Brent lbrentjc@yahoo.com

by September 18, 2018. Book a table for the sale for $5.00 plus a product. It is very important that all vendors book a table by the September 18th Luncheon, as we make arrangements for table setup, with the Estate, well in advance. We are unable to accommodate new vendors on the day of the sale. Thank You, Program Committee

RWTO PROGRAM 2018-2019 September 18 – Peter Jennings – “Why Being Happy Matters” Honouring our 90+ Ladies October 16 – Annual Art and Craft Sale November 20 – Shelley Goodman’s flute group January 15 - Lisa Raponi - Certified Financial Planner February 19 – Barbara Dickon Co-author – “Where the Irish Died” March 19 – Health and Wellness Fair April 16 – Fashion Show Lady Sophisticate, Fashions with Flair May 21 – Plant Sale AGM (Annual General Meeting) Honouring our 80+ Ladies

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 2018 - 2019

The 2018 - 2019 RWTO Membership Directory will be available at the October luncheon. If you have not renewed your membership, please try to do so as soon as possible as we would like to include your name. The membership year runs from September 1st to August 31st. If you require a form or information about your membership status, contact Marg-marglyons@hotmail.com. If you know any retired women teachers who are not members, please tell them about our group or pass along their information to us so we can contact them. Thank you for your continued support. Marg Lyons & Lilli Chu Membership Committee

EXECUTIVE MEETINGS are held three times a

year. Every member is more than welcome to attend. Your input is always welcome---this is your opportunity to make decisions about what happens in the branch. All Executive meetings are held at THE ESTATE on the same day as the luncheon and begin at 9:30 a.m. The dates for this year are: September 18, January 15 and April 16.

Cora Bailey Award: Cora Bailey, from the Peterborough branch, was RWTO's first executive secretary-treasurer. Beginning in 2003, this award was presented in her honour. The Cora Bailey Award is presented to a branch member who has contributed outstanding service to her branch.

Award Winners 2018

CAROL SMALL was awarded a Cora Bailey Award for her role as the Newsletter editor from 1999-2003. Her contributions to the newsletter were always welcomed and enjoyed by members. MARIE HARVEY was the second recipient of the Cora Bailey Award this year. She provided an excellent program for members, was the Branch President in 1997-1998 and was a valuable member of the 2004 Convention team. Both Carol and Marie continue to support the Branch and attend monthly meetings.

Ontario Volunteer

Service Awards

This award recognizes volunteers for providing committed and dedicated service to an organization.

Nominations are sent in and the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration reviews all nominees and sends a letter to the organization to confirm their nomination has been accepted.

For the first time, we are honouring six women with the Ontario Volunteer Service Award for their dedication to the Scarborough Branch.

Betty Caspersen Nan Collict 25 Years 20 Years

Janette McClure Fern Allen 25 Years 10 Years

Gwen Darch – 10 Years Anna Donnellan – 15 Years

Your roles on the Executives that you have served on have been very much appreciated.

We remember ladies of our Scarborough Branch who have passed away since our last meeting in May.

Durelle Harford-McAllister Isabel Kavanaugh Isabel Sullivan Phyllis Hill Our former treasurer (1998-2001), Claire Bowers, passed away in July. Donations were sent on their behalf to a charity of their choice.

ALLERGIES AND DIET RESTRICTIONS: If you have food allergies or dietary restrictions, it is important that we know about these so that accommodations can be made for you. We need to have the information BEFORE the luncheon. Please call Shelley Goodman at 416-491-1683 or e-mail her at shelley.goodman@sympatico.ca to let her know about these allergies or restrictions. She will confirm the change with you once you have advised her. If fruit for dessert is the only change you require, then you will not have to inform her every month. This will be done automatically. Please keep Shelley informed if there are changes during the year. We want to ensure that you enjoy each lunch! Shelley

Please try to pay in advance for the next luncheon at the previous luncheon. If for some reason you are unable to attend, your cheque will be held for a future luncheon. This will enable us to

establish a more accurate number of attendees and the Estate will be better able to accommodate your special needs.

COMMUNICATIONS We try to keep our members informed on a regular basis. The Newsletter, monthly Luncheon Dispatches and special notices, such as bereavement notices, are sent out

by e-mail to those members who have provided an e-mail address on their membership form. Those who don’t have e-mail are telephoned with the information from the Dispatches and special notices, thanks to our team of phoners. The Dispatch goes out on the 28th of the month previous to the luncheon. Please keep us informed of e-mail and telephone number changes. Thank you, Connie Cole & Elaine Apted Communications Team If your e-mail changes, please contact: Connie Cole- Communications Co-Chair 2018-2019 ed.cole@sympatico.ca

If your phone number changes, please contact: Elaine Apted- Communications Co-Chair 2018-2019 416-293-0844 elaineapted@sympatico.ca

OUTREACH There WILL be our regular collection of

NEW, UNOPENED toiletries and baby products and 3-4-month-old magazines, at the September luncheon. Thank you. Sheila Meyer Trudy Sutton Outreach Committee

BOOKS There will a Book Sale at the September

Luncheon. Donations of any of your great summer reads will be welcome. Thank you, Chris

Provincial Newsletter CONNECTIONS

Why not receive your Provincial Newsletter, “Connections” via email instead of mail! The cost of mailing newsletters continues to rise, each year.

Emailing newsletters to members is free! To receive your newsletter by email, please email Gloria at info@rwto.org or phone Gloria at (1-877) 607-6696. Thank you, Cathie

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Tuesday, February19, 2019 Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Tuesday, May 21, 2019 Luncheon cost is $38 for 2018-19

Make sure your cheque, which is your reservation for lunch, arrives on time.

If your cheque is late or you decide, at the last minute, to attend, the Estate has not prepared a lunch for you or set a place for you at a table. The May luncheon had unexpected guests. This puts both the Estate and our branch Executive in a difficult position.

Your cheque must be received by Susan Urie 1 week in advance.

FUNDRAISING

There WILL be a Silent Auction at the September luncheon, the theme of which is “Autumn/Harvest”. New or slightly used items will be gratefully accepted. You may consider seasonal napkins, candles, fall centrepieces, florals etc.

Thank you. Lynne Said, Allison Chase Fundraising Committee

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS Dorothy Boem Sherrill Kinsey Peggy Kiely Gail Krivel Allison Masters Cheryl Smith Margaret Peach Verna Ivy Helen Frenette and Margaret Shields are rejoining as well as Marion Penrose, Eileen Chalk, and Roz Weitzman. Glad to have you back!

JOIN IN THE FWTAO 100 YEARS CELEBRATION

Join us in celebrating an important centennial. 2018 is the

year that the Federation of Women Teachers’ Associations would have been 100. It is a great time to recognize women’s accomplishments, renew old acquaintances and look forward.

We have organized an FWTAO 100 lunch for Saturday, September 29, 2018 at the Osgoode

Hall Restaurant in downtown Toronto Reception 12 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m.

Join the fun. There will be pictures, displays, flags, memorabilia and maybe even some giveaways. Michele Landsberg, a huge supporter of FWTAO, will give brief remarks.

Please use the attached link in your browser to register and buy a ticket

https://event-wizard.com/FWTAO/0/welcome/ If you have any questions, please contact

Helen Penfold penfoldhm@rogers.com 647-343-041

BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR JULLIETTE’S PLACE

From the Outreach Committee

Each year, by mid-August, the staff at Julliette’s Place, the Scarborough shelter for abused women and their families which our branch supports, are able to give us a list of the genders and ages of the children currently residing there who will be attending school in September. Then, thanks to the generosity of our group and its members, we begin purchasing backpacks and school supplies specifically for those children.

Each school-age child receives a backpack filled with age-appropriate materials such as pencils, pens, crayons, pencil crayons, erasers, markers, rulers, glue sticks, binders, binder paper, dividers, notebooks, math sets, locks, calculators, scissors, duotangs, small staplers, pencil sharpeners, pencil cases, sticky notes, highlighters, dictionaries, activity books, colouring books, and story books..

We also purchase extra supplies to be given to other school-age children as they come to the shelter throughout the year. As well, we provide craft materials such as crayons, markers, construction paper and drawing paper for the preschool children and much needed baby products such as wipes, lotions, shampoo, bath wash, and wash clothes.

We deliver all the items to the shelter in the last week of August, in time for the start of the new school year. This year, the staff at Julliette’s Place was, as always, most appreciative of RWTO Scarborough’s generous donations and they indicated that the children and their mothers are always very excited to receive these items and are very surprised and delighted at the quantity and quality of all the supplies.

Thank you very much once again to those members who made individual monetary donations and to those who donated supplies. This helped us greatly and was very much appreciated. It is gratifying to know that the backpacks and supplies that have been given by our group will go a long way towards helping the children at the shelter experience a positive beginning to the school year at a very difficult time in their young lives.

Trudy Sutton and Sheila Meyer

The King and I Our Scarborough RWTO ladies travelled downtown on Wednesday, July 11th for a city tour, lunch at the Hot House Café and to the Mirvish Theatre to see the musical ”The King and I.”

GOODWILL Sympathy cards were sent to the families of Isabel Sullivan and Isabel Kavanaugh, two of our members who passed away last spring. Donations were sent to Juliette’s Place in their memory. Our sympathy went out to the family of Durelle Harford- McAllister, a former member of RWTO. In June, we lost another member, Phyllis Hill. A sympathy card was sent to her family and a donation was made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, in her memory, A sympathy card was sent to Lana Peck whose partner, Bob Annis, passed away in July. We sent a donation to the Heart and Stroke society in his memory. Thinking of You cards were sent to Shirley MacDonald, Ruth Brackley, Heather Harrison and Christine Ferguson. Betty Caspersen

IN THE WORDS OF JOHN MCCAIN

August 29, 1936 - August 25, 2018

"It is your character, and your character alone, that will make your life happy or unhappy ... and you choose it." It's very important to lose gracefully. You know, no bitterness, no anger, no

remorse.’

Never Lie to a Smart Woman One day, the husband called his

wife, and asked: “Honey I’ve been asked to go fishing in China with my boss for a week. This is a good opportunity for me to get the promotion. So, could you please pack enough clothes for a week, set out my rod & fishing box. We’re leaving from office & I’ll swing by the house to pick my things. Oh, and please pack my new blue silk pajamas!”

His wife immediately noticed that something was not right with the lousy excuse her husband managed to invent for the next week, but she decided to be a good wife and do what she was asked to.

After a week, her husband returned home, and looked tired, but explained to her that he was happy that he has done a good job by attending the fishing party.

The woman wanted to know all in detail, and asked about the boss, the weekend, the other colleagues, if they had caught fish, and so on. Her husband answered: “Yes, Lots of Salmon, Blue gill & a few Swordfish. But why didn’t you pack my blue silk pajamas?”

The woman replied: “I did…..They’re in your fishing box”.

Another date to mark on the calendar for October. An R. H. King Academy alumni party at the Tara Inn on Sat. October 13. Follow link for details. https://www.facebook.com/events/251275962167737/ DISTRICT 24 SCARBOROUGH and EAST

YORK The Retired Teachers of Ontario District 24

The Retired Teachers of Ontario District 24 Scarborough and East York

Welcome New Retirees to a Complimentary Hot and Cold Deluxe Breakfast Buffet

Come along and meet the members of the Executive and find out more about the many benefits

of being a member of RTO/ERO.

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. Coffee and Juice 10:15 a.m. Brunch Served 11:30 a.m. Cash Bar Bluffers’ Restaurant 7 Brimley Road South, Scarborough, Ontario (Brimley Road South - at the lake)

To reserve a seat, contact Rocco Demiglio at (647) 529-6986, or

e-mail: rdemiglio@gmail.com

Treasurer’s May Report Linda Jarvis

Bank balance May 7, 2018 $9424.56

Income

May luncheon $4485.00

Silent auction 130.00

Book sale 31.35

Plant sale 303.80

Chalk, Challenge and Change 60.00

Membership 7285.00

Convention rebate 550.00

Total $12845.15

$22269.71

Expenses

The Estate – May luncheon $3811.64

Cathie MacGillivray – newsletter 61.16

Donna Husband – flowers 54.19

Carol Nelson – stamps 29.82

Speaker – Heritage tree 200.00

Marg Lyons – membership 62.72

RTO – Breakfast for Kids – Golf 300.00

Convention gift 26.19

RWTO cards 20.00

Membership fees 7055.00

Total $11620.72

Bank balance September 11, 2018 $10648.99

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Cheques are mailed to: RWTO Scarborough Box 66564 685 McCowan Road, Scarborough, Ontario M1J3N8 cathiemacgillivray@hotmail.com