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16 October 2002
Bruce Belknap
Pebble Beach, CA
Dear Bruce,
Thank you for your letter of August 4th.
I have had some good conversations about your efforts to
start a Pacific Grove chapter of CTA/NEA-Retired. I wish you
well in your efforts.
I'm pleased to tell you that the Board of
directors of CTA/NEA-Retired shared your concerns to protect
and promote health care benefits. Some of us attend the STRS
meetings regularly and have worked hard to achieve the
Medicare A payments for those STRS members who otherwise
would have no coverage. This is a major benefit to older
retirees who did not have the option to participate in the
Social Security program and now face increasingly horrendous
medical costs. The new minimum pensions and the 1-to-4% ad
hoc raises have helped many, too.
I am especially pleased to inform you
that it's October meeting the CTA/NEA Board of Directors
approved a charter for the Pacific Grove chapter. The
approval is contingent upon fulfilling the requirements that
I've listed on a separate page for easy duplication to the
group.
Finally, if I can be of any help, please
let me know. I'll be happy to come visit your
group..
Sincerely,
/ss/ Ellen Logue
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