Monday, February 17, 2014

Moore's Retired Educators Get Some Healthy Tips

After a week's delay due to the big snowstorm
of 2014, our retired educators were eager to get
out and share some time together.  Our guest
speaker today was Karen Pilson of Nature's Own
health food store.  Her theme was how to eat
healthy, and she had a wealth of information for us.

Karen talked about paying attention to what we
eat and learning all we can about what foods and
ingredients are helpful or problematic.  She discussed
anti-inflammatory and gluten-free choices.  She told
several personal experiences from her teen years to
the present and how much she has learned during
this journey.  Karen encouraged us to eat seasonal
foods that are grown locally-- "the foods God gave us."
There are lots of things about Nature's Own to appeal
to us: all kinds of supplements and ingredients, a
wonderful juice bar, the acclaimed 195 restaurant,
Kitchen Sink Muffins, and the newest attraction, an
outdoor venue which often features live music.


President Sandi Keyser steadily worked
through a full agenda.  We welcomed new
member Cheryl Luc, who has had an interesting
teaching career abroad, and offers much to our group.
We confirmed delegates to the state convention.
It was agreed to postpone our Memorial Service
for seven dearly departed members of our unit
until the April meeting.
Sandi reported that our unit has once again
achieved the Gold Level.  We logged over 2,000
hours of volunteering both in education and other
community opportunities.
Our scholarship this year will be presented to an
eligible and deserving graduate of Pinecrest.
We collected donations for Backpack Pals and Sandi
said we may mail her a check to the American Red
Cross if we would like to assist with Typhoon Haiyan
Relief.  Ken Loyd shared a column he has written
expressing concern about the effect of legislative 
decisions on students, teachers, and public education.
Members encouraged him to share it with various
media outlets.


Sandi reminded us that our final local meeting
will be a social and luncheon at Table on the
Green, beginning at 11:00 on Tuesday, April 8.
Our scheduled speaker is State NCRSP President 
John Hoffman.
The following Monday, April 14, our annual
District Meeting will be held at West End
Methodist Church.  Registration will begin at
9:30 with the meeting from 10 to noon.
We expect our legislative lobbyists as well as
some area legislators to be present.

After our much awaited drawings for the scholarship
raffle and Sandi's door prizes, we adjourned to await
the spring that is surely coming.


Monday, February 3, 2014

Moore County NCRSP Winter Meeting postponed until February 17

Moore County's chapter of NCRSP will be meeting in the Moore County Schools boardroom at 10:00 on Monday, February 17, 2014. 
 This is a postponement of 
the meeting that was scheduled for the 11th,
 due to expected inclement weather.

We are all eager to see what's going on among our membership as we embark on this new year.  By Monday we should have made it through our second bout of winter weather, and in hopes of milder temperatures.

Our special program will be presented by Karen from 
Nature's Own in Southern Pines.
Karen will share with us about eating healthy and wisely.

Nature's Own

Aside from our own business, we are all aware of the difficult times for both educators and public education in North Carolina at this time.  
Plan now to attend, and perhaps invite a retired educator friend.