It’s important to remain hopeful after retirement, guest speaker Amber Jewell told Allen County Area Retired School Personnel Sept. 6.
Jewell was the guest speaker for the group’s monthly meeting.
Even retired educators still have the gift of teaching, Jewell stressed, encouraging attendees to remember their roles in education, applaud themselves as a means of self-recognition and plant seeds of hope in others.
“Look at retirement as a shift to new opportunities,” said Jewell, who also has authored motivational books. She handed out cards featuring 10 affirmations for finding hope.
During the business portion of the meeting, Jane Martin, District 6 representative, handed certificates to Donna Houser for 3,000 plus hours of volunteer work, Linda Johnson, Paul Upshaw and Diana Asher for 1,600-2,999 hours and Sharon Sigg for 900-1,199 hours.
The monetary value of the volunteer work would equate to about $440,000.
The fall District 6 meeting is set for Sept. 22 in Erie. A
Attendees are asked to RSVP by Friday to John and Vera Shafer-Sheehan.
Sixteen members and four guests, Martin, Jewell, Jean Quaintance and Carolyn Harvey.
The next meeting will Oct. 4. All retired school personnel are invited.
