HomeMy WebLinkAboutPrsntatn - CA Retired Teachers WkWhereas, the California Retired Teachers Association was formed
by Laura E. Settle in 1929 at the start of the Great Depression with the
goal of relieving the economic hardships suffered by retired teachers, and
has since become a leading advocacy group for providing teachers with
sufficient retirement income; and
Whereas, the California Retired Teachers Association Roadrunner
Division 43 provides continuing support to active and future teachers in
the Coachella Valley Unified School District, Desert Sands Unified School
District, and Palo Verde Unified School District with grants, scholarships,
donations, and volunteering in their communities; and
Whereas, last year Roadrunner Division 43 members logged
27,295 volunteer hours serving their communities in a host of activities
representing a dollar value of $709,670; and
Whereas, Roadrunner Division 43 gave out seven $1,000
scholarships to local high school students in May 2014.
Now, Therefore, I, Van G. Tanner, Mayor of the City of Palm
Desert, California, Along With the Entire City Council, Do Hereby
Proclaim the week of November 2-8, 2014, as
California Retired Teachers
Week
in the City of Palm Desert in recognition of the vital role retired teachers
fulfill in every community in California, and to honor their ongoing
commitment to all teachers.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
have caused the Official Seal of the City of Palm
Desert, California, to be affixed this 9th day of October.
2014.