Kitsap County School Retirees'

Association -- KCSRA Unit 08

 

Membership:

All retired and active state certificated or non-certificated school personnel and/or their spouses are eligible for membership. For further information, please call KCSRA Unit 08 Treasurer Ron Donelson at 360-373-6602 or leave a message with the Web page editor.

The phone for the state association, WSSRA, is 1-800-544-5219. The website can be accessed by clicking on the following logo. 

KCSRA Goals & Activities:

Unit 08 works to promote the general welfare of its members by protecting and improving state retirement benefits for present and future school retirees. Members volunteer in schools to promote public education, and our unit provides mini-grants to classroom teachers for class projects and awards college scholarships to students planning to enter the field of education.

 

Unit 08 Officers:

Julie Geyer (secretary), Barbara Baglio (vice president),

Ron Donelson (treasurer), Allison Morris (president)

 

Meeting Information:

KCSRA meets on the 4th Thursday each month, with the exception of July, August, November and December, at the spacious Bremerton Elks Lodge on Pine Road in East Bremerton. Meetings begin at 10:30 a.m. in the main dining room with an outstanding view of Dyes Inlet and the Olympic Mountains. Lunch is offered at noon with a selection of sandwiches and soup. Attendees are invited to stay after the meeting for the popular Elks Tea Dance beginning at 12:30 with live music.

  (There is ample parking and a drop-off portico designed for handicap convenience.)

 

 Meetings and programs for 2008:

May 22 - Sonia Blanchard sharing travel experiences

June 26 - Annual Potluck Picnic at Elks campground shelter, 12:00 noon;  coffee, punch, paper,    plates, cups and utensils furnished; Hometown Band playing some great music

July & Aug, 2008 - No scheduled meetings
 

Photos at Meetings

Michaeleen Young, SW3 District Representative, keeps the members well informed.

 

South Kitsap High School students sang for us at the April meeting.

 

Guest Judy Kennedy performed with songs of the 40s and 50s at the February meeting.

 

The Hometown Band will entertain us again at the 2008 summer picnic in the Elks Campground.

  

      

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