Archive of RC 10 Articles

 

Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History offers two free programs. One is Book Breaks every Sunday. A book on History is the focus of the presentation and its author appears for a conversation and background on the subject matter. If you are interested

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BY RUTH SHIPPEE, December 2020

This year has been challenging on so many levels. The holidays have been different than those in the past. 

The events, conferences, and meetings that we as retirees have had previously also need to take a different look as we adapt to the current health concerns.

To that end, I am gathering ideas on what might be of interest to you as retirees to participate in to allow us to continue to interact, learn, and be entertained. Let me know your ideas of speakers, topics of interest to you, places you would like to do virtual tours of as a group, book club ideas

NYSUT RC 10 is pleased to announce a $1,000 scholarship award for 2021 public high school graduating seniors pursuing a degree in education at either a twoo-year college transfer program or a four-year college. This scholarship award will be given to one qualified student from each of the four counties represented by RC 10 (Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Washington). Funds are paid at the end of the first semester of freshman year of college. Upon receipt of a successful fall semester transcript by March 15, 2022, funds will be issued directly to the scholarship recipient.

Each student will

As part of RC 10’s ongoing  commitment to Social Justice, our Council has been participating in the Regional Foodbank’s BackPack  Program. This program is designed to meet the needs of hungry children on  weekends when other food resources are not available. During the current Coronavirus school shutdowns, this program is more important than ever for food deprived children. It costs the Regional Food Bank $183 to support a child for the entire year. So far this year $3,099 has been collected.

If you would like to contribute, make checks payable to: The Regional Food Bank and write “RC 10

While we are sheltering in place, to protect ourselves from the coronavirus that has taken so many lives in the United States and around the world, we can take a simple step to lower our risk while still fulfilling our duty as a citizen. You can apply for an absentee ballot to be mailed to you, which would enable you to vote in the convenience of your own home. 

Simply print the below form and mail in to your County Board of Elections. You can find the address here: https://www.elections.ny.gov/countyboards.html. On the application, you may select “Temporary Illness or Physical Disability” as

The US Constitution requires Congress to count every person living in the US every ten years, including residents, non-citizens, and children. Information from the Census is used to distribute more than $700 billion in federal funds for programs such as: Medicaid, Title I, school lunches, Special Education, housing assistance, and many others. In addition, New York’s Congressional districts, state Senate, and state Assembly districts will be redrawn in 2021, based on Census data. Experts project New York could lose one—possibly two—Congressional seats, and we could lose Electoral College

RC 10 is in need of a person to fill the very important position of Treasurer, as soon as possible. Perhaps you might be interested, or might know someone else who would be a perfect fit for this crucial office.

At the August Board of Directors meeting, the Board approved the following motion: In recognition of the time-consuming tasks performed by the Retiree Council 10 volunteer treasurer, Paula Johannessen moved that the Board of Directors provide an annual stipend of $6,000 to the treasurer. The treasurer will have the right of refusal. This motion should be reviewed annually.

While a

BY President Barb McCarthy, 29 Aug 2020

No matter what your party affiliation or personal preference for a candidate might be, it will never be more important to vote in an election than the one coming up this November. In 2018, NY voters turned out at an all-time high for the 21^st Century with only 49% of eligible voters casting a vote. Contrast that with a 75% turn-out high in 1974. In an effort to make sure everyone knows all their options and how to vote in this upcoming election, we are providing you with the resources below. Please share and consider either voting early in person or

JANUARY 2020

NYSTRS continues to be one of the top-performing, most secure and well-funded public pension plans in the country with total year-end net assets of more than $122 billion and a 30-year rate of investment returns, net of fees, at 8.8%, according to the System’s 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).

Benefits paid to retirees and beneficiaries were approximately $7.3 billion for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, with nearly 80% of those benefits paid to residents of New York State. This is significant because retiree spending positively impacts state and local

NOTE: This trip has been canceled due to Coronavirus. 

Please read carefully

Information about the trip:

• We will be sailing on Road Scholar's exclusive Aegean Odyssey, a 350-passenger ship designed to navigate smaller, harder to reach ports. Only Road Scholar participants will be aboard—this means there will be many similar-minded people for RC 10 members.
• The ship has seven decks for passengers and 15 different levels of cabin comfort, ranging from a deluxe suite with a balcony to inside cabins. Aboard ship, there is a well-stocked library, a spa, salon, small pool, and a full fitness studio