March 2025 WCRTA Communication
Mark the following dates on your calendars for our 2025 branch events:
Monday, June 2, 2025 – Spring Luncheon and ARTA Heart and Sole Wellness Walk
Monday, September 15, 2025 – Welcome to Retirement/To Hell With The Bell Breakfast
Tuesday, December 2, 2005 – Christmas Luncheon
All events will be held at the Ponoka Drop In Centre. As always spouses,
partners, or anyone that accompanies you is welcome at our events. Watch for
details and RSVP information a few weeks ahead of each event.
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Get your walking shoes ready. ARTA is again sponsoring wellness walks in the branches.
The Heart and Sole Wellness Walk for our Wolf Creek branch will take place on Monday,
June 2, 2025 starting at 10:30 am from the Ponoka Drop In Centre and making use of the
Battle River Trail System which is close by. Watch for information directly from ARTA to
register for this walk. Bring a donation for the Ponoka Food Bank. (Last year we
supported the Lacombe Food Bank.)
For those not walking or only going for a short walk there will be socializing and card and
game playing taking place at the Drop In. This will be followed by our Spring Luncheon and
branch meeting. Watch for details and RSVP information for the luncheon in May.
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WCRTA Updates
Our 2024 Christmas luncheon was enjoyed by those in attendance.
We raised $2984 for the Alberta Retired Teachers Charitable Foundation at the event.
Donna Boyd was recognized with a life membership.
Devin Pfahl was recognized with an ARTA volunteer award.
A draft of our new constitution was available, and we are looking forward to adopting it at our
Spring Luncheon.
We were fortunate to be entertained by award winning Ponoka singer songwriter Shalaine Stebner.
Doug Gill, Lawrence Hrycan, and Frank Tschabold assisted the ARTA staff at the booth at
teacher’s convention in February.
The fall of 2025 will bring the beginning of the 50th year of operation for our branch. We are looking
for volunteers to help with planning to recognize this milestone. If you would like to help, please contact
Frank at fwctschabold@shaw.ca or 403-783-6436.
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ARTA Updates
ARTA Facts, the News & Views magazine, and the ARTA website provide lots of information to keep track
of the various opportunities for involvement with ARTA.
Some ARTA opportunities and deadlines to be aware of:
– The ARTA Photo Contest deadline is May 31, 2025. Check out page 12 of the most recent News & Views
and arta.net/photo-contest .
– Keep in mind the deadline of July 31, 2025 for ARTA scholarships. See page 14 in Spring News & Views.
– At the May Board of Directors meeting there will be an election for the Board of Trustees of the Benefit
Plan Trust Fund. Check out this committee on the ARTA website if this opportunity is something that may
interest you. I can forward the trust nomination package to anyone that is interested. Deadline is May 12.
Looking forward to seeing many of you at the Wellness Walk and Spring Luncheon on June 2 in Ponoka.
Frank Tschabold
fwctschabold@shaw.ca
