Executive Committee Updates: December 2023

Executive Report for December 2023

Welcome to the December updates from the Executive Committee. Heading into the colder months, we hope everyone is staying warm and getting ready for the snow and holidays that come with December. Updates from the past month of operations, meetings and planning as well as upcoming events and plans for December and January are listed below:

We are formalizing a Working Group to focus on the recruitment of Board and Committee members to start in January 2024. Should this group be of interest to you, please complete a Volunteer Form indicating your interest. Members of the Working Group will be selected in December and into the new year.
- If you have suggestions for recruiting new members, please email your suggestions at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
- We will introduce the Chair of the new working group in January, so that members may email them with ideas as well.
- We appreciate everyone that reaches out and applies, however space is limited to 8 people for this working group. We will reply to everyone to formally applies for the working group by the end of the first week of January at the latest.
Members of RTAM recently attended a presentation hosted by Money and You. Their group has a new resource and edition entitled: Money and You: Seniors Edition. We encourage you to check out their website moneyandyouseniorsedition.com which has some valuable information and planning resources. There are 12 modules focusing on various aspects of life as a senior. Each module is downloadable for easy access.
The Benefits Committee is currently working on their annual review of the Johnson Insurance packages which are offered to our members. This takes place every year and it is because of our great volunteers on this committee that we continue to have one of the most up to date and robust insurance offerings for our members. As the benefits committee completes the annual review, updates will be shared with the Board then the membership heading into the new year.
We have met with Trip Merchant and are proud to announce that RTAM hosted trips will be returning next year. We have started work on an RTAM hosted trip to Croatia for October 2024 and we’re looking at a long term stay in Portugal in 2025.
The Food Studio has another workshop in December for those looking to take part in a cooking class.
Registration is open for the RTAM paint afternoon at Across-the-Board Game Café on January 10th. Join us as we learn to paint Munch's’ “The Scream” and we take home the finished product.
Hearing Life will be running a new hearing health seminar for our members on January 17th of next year, which ties into our newest initiative...
RTAM is working to secure one free online seminar, workshop or presentation every week starting in January. Our goal is to work on a six (6) month block and try to book 26 weeks' worth of free member programming in a row. We hope to have a big announcement on this to start the new year. Please look for a survey in this month's e-news to help us learn about what’s important to you. There is also a section for those who want to run an RTAM seminar!

On behalf of the RTAM Board, I extend our wishes to each of you for a healthy and safe season as you celebrate with family and friends. Stay well!

The RTAM Executive,

Linda Blair (President), Gabe Mercier (Vice President), Jayesh Maniar (Secretary), Brent Corrigan (Treasurer)

RTAM MEMBER BENEFITS	STUDENT BENEFITS
1. The project will provide the means and incentive to increase communication between RTAM members and their family high school students they are sponsoring.	1 Portfolios encourage the collection of artifacts and evidence by the student to support their successful writing of award and scholarships applications.
2. Recognizing the importance of a post-secondary education, RTAM members can feel pride in the role they will play in supporting their family members to be awarded funding to help with the high costs of today’s world.	2 Portfolios help students focus on their knowledge, skills and attitudes to support their successful applications for bursaries and scholarship.
3. This project will provide RTAM members with an opportunity to experience renewed passion in their roles as teacher and mentor working with their family members.	3 Portfolios help students track their changes and growth in important leadership skills through their high school experience.
4. RTAM member involvement with their family members will promote positive mental health opportunities during a time when COVID has caused many to experience social and physical isolation.	4 Portfolios assist the student in becoming more aware of their own learning experiences and history.
5. RTAM member involvement will support a sense of purpose in their lives and offer them a sense of social value to society.	5 Portfolios provide a framework to encourage students’ self-assessment leading to a more accurate choice of how they want to spend their future, their career aspirations.
6. RTAM members will increase their opportunities to know and understand their youth family members’ challenges and issues while developing a relationship and creating a sense of trust.	6 Portfolios provide a framework with resources for building a resume and completing university/college entrance applications as well as job applications.
7. RTAM members can offer direct input into the writing of the applications to enhance the students’ chances of being successful.	7 Portfolios save the student the time and agony of trying to recall their experiences and gather all their information to complete applications in their graduating year.
	8 Portfolios provide students support to practice informed decision-making regarding their personal and professional opportunity selections.

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