Retired educators saluted for service

            Daniel Hall, Florida Retired Educators Association (FREA) District 2 Director presented membership, literacy, community service and scholarship support awards to Franklin/Gulf Retired Educators at their September meeting. Pictured above, from left, are Margarita Pilkinton, Beverly Kelley and Arlene Oehler.

            F/GREA members will participate again this year in the fifth grade essay contest. The topic is “What a Grandparent or Grandparent Figure Means to Me.” Scholarships will also be awarded to high school seniors in Franklin and Gulf counties.

            F/GREA membership is open to any person who has retired from the education field under the Florida Retirement System with fives years or more of service or any person who has retired from the educational system of any other state or from any privately funded or parochial school with five or more years of service. For information contact Margarita at 697-4200.

            Governor Crist designated Sunday, Nov. 15 as Retired Educators Day, noting in his proclamation that “the educational system within our state is a vital part of our society, providing education for young and old alike; and at the heart of the educational system is the educator who is devoted to sharing his or her knowledge with their students.”