Area XI Director: Barbara Bethel (858) 270-3483 
David Bisson
San Diego - Area XI Meetings
San Diego Bay Skyline - Photo by Vi Huprich
Area Director’s Message
Area XI encompasses the southernmost portion of California and includes both San Diego and Imperial counties. Our eight divisions provide a wonderful web of support designed to fulfill CalRTA’s core mission of protecting and enhancing the pensions of CalSTRS members. Key goals include:
- Full purchasing power protection for all retired educators.
- Repeal of the Social Security Penalties (WEP and GPO).
- Secure access to affordable, comprehensive health insurance.
If these issues resonate with you than one of our groups will be a perfect fit!
In addition to being your partner in pension protection, our area divisions offer so many other benefits! Newsletters keep our nearly 4000 area members informed and connected. Regular meetings provide interesting programs; up-to-date information on issues affecting pensions, seniors and public education; and an excellent opportunity to foster friendships with new acquaintances and long-time colleagues. Our members also actively support the improvement of our communities by volunteering. This past year Area XI members alone logged over 357,000 volunteer hours! Additionally, many of our divisions contribute to the future by awarding college scholarships through their division scholarship foundations.
Please contact any one of us if you have questions or would like additional information about our dynamic area divisions. We are committed to your security in retirement. If you haven’t already, please join us and CalRTA today!
Barbara Bethel, Area XI Director
858-270-3483
bbethel@san.rr.com
Area XI Communications Chair
As Area XI Communications Chair, I am constantly "Singing your praises" explaining how last year, 20% of you reported your "VOLUNTEER HOURS" and we, as Calif. Retired Teachers grabbed our legislators' attention with over 2.50 million hours, which saved the state over $ 50 million dollars. Just imagine the hours we could report if all of our CalRTA members reported their many hours.
Do you think California's media and legislators take notice when $ 50 MILLION is mentioned??? They sure do. That number helps us educate the state's media and legislators that retired educators contribute significantly to their communities, and California would be hurt without them. That is why we really need every member to report your VOLUNTEER HOURS NOW!
If you are donating your time and not getting paid, then those hours of helping, driving, traveling, tutoring, knitting,giving blood ,cooking, attending meetings, etc. they all count.
If you are not sure, check with your division communications chair or president. You can also call the CalRTA office at 1-800-523-2782. We need your hours, call today!
DON'T STICK YOUR ELBOW
OUT SO FAR
IT MAY GO HOME
IN ANOTHER CAR.
BURMA�SHAVE
Area 11 Spring NewsLetter 2010
Dave Walrath, CRTA's Statewide Legislative Advocate
Calrta Contact Magazine April 2010
"Spotlight on Health and Insurance Matters" by Jay Klopfenstein
California Retired Teachers Association - Retirement PREP Program
Anyone interested in CalRTA Merchandise, such as jackets, denim shirts, sweatshirts, with CRTA logo, appreciation items for volunteers,, CRTA gifts for presenters or scholarship recipients, etc.
Please contact David Bisson, 858-554-0333 David@Bisson.US
I would like to thank Fran and Ed Rodenberg for sending me all the newsletters they do, to put in the web pages.
Area11 CalRTA WebSite Printable web address
Ask your fellow retired teachers to join CRTA. Membership is available for both current and retired teachers, spouses, adult family members and friends.
Click the membership form above in the "How to Join" link to printout the PDF form. Membership is $3.50 per month ($42 a year). Members receive Division newsletters, and the state publication, Contact. Each member will receive major discounts by joining. Monthly meetings include guest speakers, luncheons and holiday celebrations. Joining the California Retired Teacher Association is a great opportunity to renew acquaintances and make new ones.
Grants/Scholarships
Area XI - Divisions award "Scholarships to High School Seniors" who are pursuing teaching careers. The scholarship winners are honored in May. The scholarship fund also provides "Mini-Grants for Current Teachers." Retired Teachers are honored in November during the 'Week of the Retired Teacher.' We, as retired teachers, in each of our "Divisions" within "Area XI" San Diego/Imperial Counties devote thousands of volunteer hours to our nearby schools and community. Each year thousands of dollars are raised to provide scholarships to college students pursuing careers in education
Anyone interested in CRTA Merchandise, such as jackets, denim shirts, sweatshirts, with CRTA logo, appreciation items for volunteers,, CRTA gifts for presenters or scholarship recipients, etc. Please contact David Bisson at 858-554-0333 E-Mail
Community Service
Members are also very involved in community service. In the most recent reporting cycle, members donated over 120,000 hours of their time in volunteer activities, worth more than two million dollars of free service for our local schools and nearby community.
CalRTA_80th_Log
