After the Bell in Scarborough Retired Women Teachers of Ontario Newsletter Organisation des Enseignantes Retraitees de L’Ontario November 2017

Allergy Alerts to Shelley

Goodman

The Estate Banquet Centre

430 Nugget Avenue

(at Markham Road)

Scarborough

Please Note Please try to pay in advance for the next luncheon at the previous luncheon. If you are unable to attend, your cheque will be held for a future luncheon. This helps us with an accurate number of attendees and the Estate will be better able to accommodate your special needs.

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Luncheon - Estate Banquet Centre

Gifts for Kids

Kiwanis Deliveries

Smile Theatre – Sue and Dwight

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Crazy for Christmas

Oh Canada Eh? - Trip

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Luncheon - Estate Banquet Centre

EXECUTIVE MEETING: 9:30 a.m.

Members are invited to attend. Sylvia Sarkus-Financial Planner

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Luncheon - Estate Banquet Centre Doug Purdon - “The Art of Forgery

and Crime”

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

“In tattered gold...tossing bit so amber....and jade jewels of a year growing old" A dark, dreary day in November along with a little rain----a good day to reflect on the first two months of 2017-2018.... A special thank you to everyone who is giving Susan post-dated cheques for upcoming luncheons. It is important that you continue to let her know if you are not coming. There are many people involved in planning luncheons--Shelley, Susan, members and, of course, the staff at THE ESTATE. Lois Lockhart, Provincial President, was very pleased to meet with so many of you at the Craft Show. She was impressed by all the crafters and enjoyed the many gifts she bought. She also enjoyed the lunch and the casual and fun atmosphere. Thank you to everyone who made her feel so welcome. This month we celebrate once again--thank you to everyone who brought a gift for the kids in the 42 Division area. If you can help Marianne deliver the bags today, it would be much appreciated. January brings some exciting programs. It would be a good time to invite a friend to learn something new and also learn about our wonderful group that does so much to support the community in which we live. Merry Christmas to everyone. Enjoy time with friends with families. Hope to see everyone in January. 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

Toys for Kids

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

Oh Canada Eh? Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Cost: $100 Includes bus, Niagara-on-the-Lake drive, Rossi Glass demo and shopping, luncheon show at Oh Canada Eh? (seven-time winner of Niagara Falls Tourism Attraction of the year Award) Magnotta Wine visit and tasting. Bus departs at 8:30 a.m. and returns at approx. 6:30 p.m. Payment due October27, 2017 Coordinator: Lamoine Mustard 416-494-5103 Come From Away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Cost: $159 Includes bus, lunch at the Hot House Café and orchestra theatre tickets. Optional tour: back stage tour of Elgin and Winter Gardens Theatre for an additional $7.50 Bus departs at 10:15 a.m. returning at approx. 4:15 p.m. Payment: Cheques postdated to February 28th, 2018 due at the October Luncheon Coordinator: Carol Everitt 905-655-0638 Queenstown Luncheon Cruise Coming Soon! Thursday, June 14, 2018 The King and I Cost: $160 Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Includes bus, Toronto City Tour, lunch at the Hot House Café and orchestra theatre tickets Bus departs at 9:00 a.m., returning at approx. 5:00 p.m. Payment due: Coordinator: Lamoine Mustard 416-494-5103 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. Payment due: February 1, 2018 Coordinator: Mary Marchut 416-291-2389

Agawa Canyon 4-Day Tour Coming soon! September 25-25, 2018

CRAZY FOR CHRISTMAS tells the story of a newlywed couple who couldn't be more different when it comes to dealing with the holidays. This

warm and wacky show is full of laughs, cheer, classic Christmas carols and festive original songs! Between laughs and carols, guests will also enjoy our festive meal. Just like your family's holiday dinner, our meal is served family-style so be sure to help yourself to seconds, eh!

COME FROM AWAY is the breathtaking new musical that Toronto embraced with open arms and had audiences leaving the theatre night after night claiming they were “proud to be Canadian!” It’s been called the “edge of the world.” The weather is wild, but the locals never lack for

warmth. And it’s here, in Newfoundland, where a remote town became the epicenter of a remarkable true story filled with unusual characters, unexpected camaraderie and uncommon generosity.

Join your RWTO friends for a leisurely luncheon cruise on the Niagara Belle. This paddle wheeler will depart from Queenston Heights to cruise the lower Niagara River, a

unique way to enjoy the beauty and history of the area. Shopping time will follow in delightful Niagara on the Lake with some surprise stops. Pricing and details to follow.

Based on a true story, The King and I traces the blossoming romance between an English governess and the King of 19th Century Siam. Part love story and part culture clash comedy, the show contains some of musical theatre's greatest numbers, from Shall We Dance to

Getting to Know You, to I Whistle a Happy Tune.

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.

Look forward, as well, to an opportunity to join a four-day colour tour to Northern Ontario and the Agawa Canyon.

Welcome Sue and Dwight

Where Have All the Folk Songs Gone: A 60’s Folk Revival “Folk duo Sue and Dwight transport audiences back to the

coffeehouses of the 1960’s Folk Revival for a sing-a-long tribute of its songs of peace, hope and social justice that still resonate today. You’ll learn the stories behind these uplifting songs which include classics like ‘If I Had A Hammer’, ‘Blowin In The Wind’, ‘This Land’, ‘Four Strong Winds’, and ‘Five Hundred Miles’. Artists presented include Pete Seeger, Ian and Sylvia, Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Joan Baez, The Kingston Trio and more.”

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 and every lunch!

NOTE: 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. Shelley

KIWANIS SALES: The representatives from Kiwanis will be at the November luncheon with your orders for their Christmas cakes, nuts and other products. Please pay for your order when you collect your items.

Thank you to

our Provincial RWTO President, Lois Lockhart, for visiting us for lunch and our annual Art & Craft Sale.

Coming in January Sylvia Sarkus Sylvia Sarkus is a Certified Financial Planner who provides independent consulting to individuals and corporate clients. She counsels them to meet their financial challenges and responsibilities

in both their personal and business lives. She has been featured in the Weekend Living Section of the Toronto Star and been a guest on the CBC’s “The Current” with Anna Maria Tremonti. She has spoken at the University of Toronto on financial planning and has acted as moderator during the weeklong S.I.F.E.(Students in Financial Enterprises) symposium in Toronto which was hosted by the HSBC Bank.

MEMBERSHIP

Thank you to all of the returning members for your continued support of the Scarborough Branch RWTO/OERO. The membership year runs from September 1st to August 31st. If you haven’t renewed your membership for 2017-2018 yet, we would appreciate it if you would do so as soon as possible. The fee remains at $40. If you have any questions regarding your membership payment, please contact Marg at marglyons@hotmail.com Please make your cheques payable to RWTO Scarborough. Thank you. Marg, Lilli Chu Membership Committee

There WILL BE a book sale at the November Luncheon.

Chris

Toys for Kids

Please be reminded that we will be once again collecting Christmas gifts for children at our November Christmas Luncheon. Please bring your gift unwrapped, in a gift bag with tissue paper and please indicate whether it is suitable for a boy or a girl. We will appreciate any help in packing the gifts and delivering them to 42 Division. Thank you. Marianne

CAN YOU HELP....... Doctors and Pharmacists in rural communities in developing countries do not have prescription pill bottles to give a patient when he receives medication from the doctor. The patient is given his pills, which are wrapped in newsprint or put in a paper envelope. By the time he has walked the mile or two or more, the pills are lost or have started to disintegrate in the heat. If you have empty pill bottles, we will be collecting them in January and February. These pill bottles will be taken to the developing countries by travelers who support their clinics and/or facilities. Please remove the labels from the bottles. Carol

FUNDRAISING There will be a silent auction at the November Luncheon. The theme is “Festive” We welcome any items that are holiday related. We will also be having a wine raffle. Thank you! Lynne lynnesaid@sympatico.ca Brigitte bbryan@look.ca Fundraising Committee

GOODWILL This past month we sent Thinking of You cards to Pam Bennett and Betty Pump. We hope both are on the mend. Betty

RWTO/0ERO INSURANCE PLANS

are exclusively for and or available only to the members of RWTO/OERO. The plan is administered and underwritten by the MANULIFE. HOSPITAL AND HOME CARE PLAN

• supplements your provincial health plan

• provides financial assistance for the unexpected costs

associated with getting well

• no age restrictions as long as you belong to a provincial

health plan

• members and spouses are eligible. Members or spouses

who live in a facility that provides health care are not

eligible

BENEFITS

• Convalescent Benefit following confinement indoors after

3 or more days in the hospital

• Home Nursing Benefit pays 80% for nursing services as a

result of an injury or sickness

Fracture Benefit is dependent upon which bone is broken

• Cataract Surgery Benefit pays for the cost of prescribed

pre- and post-operative medical supplies

• Comfort Care Benefit pays $25/day when confined to a

hospital for the cost of non-medical comfort items

• Transportation Benefit pays for the cost of scheduled

travel by bus, train, air, taxi or private passenger

automobile to and from the hospital or doctor’s office

• Ambulance/Taxi Benefit pays for the cost of an ambulance

to taxi and/or from hospital confinement and/or outpatient

treatment

• Physician Validation Benefit pays for expenses charged

by a doctor for validating or completing a claim

• Patient Transfer Benefit pays for the loss of a private

ambulance to and/or from following a period of hospital

confinement and/or outpatient surgery

MEDICAL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT BENEFITS Special Equipment Mobility Assistance Benefit Assistive Devices Benefit Physiotherapy Benefit Hearing Aid Benefit Oxygen Benefit For assistance with your insurance claims please contact TERRY M. KENNEDY 419-583-0098 tkennedy34@bell.net May also call: 1 800 268-3763 Branch Insurance rep: Carol Nelson: 416 724 7107/ carol.nelson@sympatico.ca

FOLLOW THE DREAM

was a project which came from the 2016 Convention. Members were invited to tell us about a dream that happened after retiring from teaching. Four members from our branch were included in the provincial

files. Lois Lockhart, Provincial President, acknowledged Phyllis Coulter, Joan Kehoe, Jeanne Milovanovic and Sandra Lewis at the October luncheon. Joan Kehoe is a published poet and has also been honoured by the arts community in Scarborough. Phyllis Coulter has been an ambassador of music in the Scarborough area. Her group is called Springboard to Music and continues to support music education in the city. Sandra Lewis is a published author. Her book Just Where You Stand can be purchased on amazon.ca. Jeanne authored How War Changed Our Lives: The Wives Tales. This is a collection of thirteen stories of how five women wrote their stories to raise money for needy children in Serbia. Congratulation to all of them on pursuing their dreams in retirement.

INSURANCE NEWS 1. The total profit shared with Manulife was $95, 888.80. A cheque for $72, 239.94 was presented at the Convention. The remainder of $24,349.86 will be paid out over the year as administration fees. 2. Our premiums have remained the same, even though we have 3 additions to our Hospital and Home Care Plan. Transportation benefits now include the cost of transportation, by volunteer drivers, for the Canadian Cancer Society to a maximum of $100. Mobility assistance benefits now include ergonomic walking poles when prescribed by a physician. Hearing aid benefits now include coverage for charges or the purchase of cochlear implants

3. A reminder - when claiming under the transportation

benefit, the claim must include receipts for parking.

Special Event

You are invited to join us and make your

own Christmas arrangement. Monday December 4, 2017

At Amica Unionville (formerly The Marleigh)

At 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Coffee, Tea and Dessert Presented by Lana Peck

Tickets - $25 Tickets will be available at the November Luncheon.

See Cathie MacGillivray

OUTREACH There will be a collection of toiletries, magazines and

baby products at the November luncheon. Thank you. Sheila & Trudy

It is very important that your cheques for the luncheons are received well in advance. We are required, by The Estate Banquet Centre, to give them the number of meals required a week in advance so they are able to accommodate everyone. This often does happen! If your cheque is late or you decide, at the last minute, to

attend, the Estate has not prepared a lunch for you. In order to avoid putting The Estate and our Branch Executives in a difficult position, please ensure that Susan Urie is aware of your attendance by receiving your cheque in advance. Many thanks to those who honour this. RWTO Executive

RWTO/OERO Scarborough Art & Craft Sale

Thank you to our many talented members for sharing your crafts with us.

Heritage Train Trip All Aboard--The York Durham Heritage Railway! "All aboard!" The 'Train on the Moraine's' dining room car was filled to capacity, as the RWTO group boarded in Uxbridge. Window tables for four, were occupied as we vigorously rubbed our hands together, waiting for the train car to warm up. Only one brave soul, removed her jacket. All others kept bundled up on the train, which slowly rattled along the tracks to Lincolnville. The journey began with steamy cups of coffee and tea, followed by a pork tenderloin lunch. A guided coach car tour of the surroundings, was enjoyed by the passengers as they took in the sights and were greeted by a few blazing, red sumacs!

Carol Everitt counted the passengers as they came "all aboard", once again. The coach bus took us to Main Street, Uxbridge, for a short shopping trip. A circle around town to round up all of our passengers and "all aboard", onto Leaskdale. Our final stop, was the manse and the historic Presbyterian Church, where Reverend

Ewan McDonald and Lucy Maud Montgomery made their home for over 15 years. Before the tour, we gathered at the church for a quick pick-me-up of hot tea and scones. Our large group was divided into three and we toured the church, the grounds and the manse. L.M.M., in addition to writing, was very active in the community. Did you know that L.M.M. was called 'Maud', and not Lucy? Her inspiration for 11 of the 22 novels came from this lovely, rural area, north of Uxbridge. Maud cared for her grandmother in PEI and was secretly engaged for 6 years during this time. Upon her grandmother's death, Maud came to join and marry Ewan, at the age of 36. Two sons, were born to the couple; Chester and Stuart. This amazing woman, already famous by the time she arrived in Leaskdale, continued to flourish, write, and care for her husband, who suffered from 'religious melancholia' and give back to the community. L.M.M. died in Toronto at the age of 63 years. A very enjoyable day ended with a final, "All Aboard!" the bus. We once again,

headed towards Kennedy Commons, saturated with knowledge and content to be returning to our homes...until the next RWTO outing?

Lucy Maud Montgomery

“I cannot remember the time when I was not writing, or when I did not mean to be an author.” ~ Lucy Maud Montgomery

Highland Creek Public School 1918-2018

NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS A New Year's resolution is a tradition, most common in the Western Hemisphere but also found in the Eastern Hemisphere, in which a person resolves to change an undesired trait or behavior, to accomplish a personal goal or otherwise improve their life.

Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions For Seniors

1. Exercise for 10 minutes every day 2. Explore new volunteer opportunities 3. Revive an old friendship 4. Spend more time with the grandkids 5. Make healthier dessert decisions 6. Revisit an old pastime 7. Challenge your brain regularly 8. Be conscious about your overall health

The ancient Babylonians made the first New Year’s resolutions.

Who started the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions?

Possibly the ancient Babylonians, about 4,000 years ago.

The tradition continued in ancient Rome.

Writing your New Year’s resolutions? Thank a Protestant! The practice of making New Year’s resolutions was more

common in countries with a strong Protestant influence. For

example, in 1951, New Year’s resolutions were thought of as a

“tradition” in countries like Australia, England, Wales, Scotland,

Northern Ireland and South Africa. Meanwhile, Latin American,

Scandinavian, Asian and Eastern European countries didn’t

recognize the tradition.

Culture affects New Year’s resolutions.

The Amish kids tended to focus on activities that would help

them achieve their goals. The middle-class American kids

tended to focus on results.

New Year’s resolutions vary around the world.

Health-related resolutions dominated in the US and Egypt. Visitors from Australia and Japan were looking for love. In Russia, meanwhile, education was the top priority. And in India, career goals were king.

Highland Creek Public School is fortunate to be part of a vibrant community and we are gearing up to celebrate 100 wonderful years. We invite you to join our 100th Anniversary celebrations which will be taking place on Friday April 27 & Saturday April 28, 2018.

Pub Night Details to follow.

Former Staff Coffee & Treat 9a.m.-10a.m.

Contact: Jack Shaw staffcuppa@gmail.com

Helen Sharpe rsharpe2345@gmail.com Decade Rooms and Ceremonies

Treasurer’s Report for November Linda Jarvis

Bank balance October 5, 2017 $10916.84

Income

October luncheon $4345.00

Membership 645.00

Chalk, Challenge & Change sale 20.00

Total $5010.00

$15926.84

Expenses

The Estate – October luncheon $4514.40

Cathie MacGillivray – newsletter 44.75

- brochures 32.09

Donna Husband – flowers 45.60

RWTO/OERO membership dues 640.00

Carol Everitt – registered mail 13.75

Marg lyons – membership 114.70

Lilli Chu – recruitment 4.20

Total $5409.49

Bank balance November 6, 2017 $10517.35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cheques are mailed to: RWTO Scarborough Box 66564 685 McCowan Road, Scarborough, Ontario M1J3N8

Cathie MacGillivray cathiemacgillivray@hotmail.com

Have a wonderful Holiday Season with family & friends.