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Endless Ways to Save on Things You Love Amanda Shaw | Director of Marketing, ARTA Planning a vacation or buying a new car? Looking for a fitness membership or going for a nice dinner out? ARTA can help you save on these and so much more! Starting September 1, 2019, ARTA now offers two great discount programs for you to take advantage of. With ARTA members living across the country, with a wide age range, equal gender split, and a variety of interests, two programs are being offered in order to best meet the diverse needs and interests of ARTA members. These programs are at no cost to you as an ARTA member and are designed to offer you more value for your annual ARTA membership. The programs provide discounts and exclusive offers to help our members achieve their goal of living an active and engaged lifestyle in retirement. Save much more than your annual membership fee by using the many discounts from a large number of partners around the world, including: • Travel • Finance and Insurance • Health and Wellness • Food and Drink • Tickets and Attractions • Gadgets and Technology Edvantage As an active ARTA member, you are already activated with the Edvantage program. To access the Edvantage program and its current offers, visit edvantage.ca/arta and log in using your five-digit ARTA member number and last name. Participating businesses in Edvantage include the Canada Golf Card, Dignity Memorial, Hakim Optical, Local Hospitality (car rental and hotel discounts), and Mark’s Work Wearhouse. Note: Active members will have received an Edvantage card in the mail over the past two years. As of October 1, new ARTA membership cards will double as the Edvantage card. Boom Group Boom Group is a discount program launched and operated out of Calgary and offers a variety of Alberta-based discounts. Participating businesses in Boom Group include Cineplex Movie Theatres, the Calgary Zoo, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Original Joe’s Restaurant and Bar, and State & Main. ARTA members on the Retiree Benefits Plan will receive their new Boom Group discount card and brochure (along with online sign-in instructions) in their benefits renewal information package, being mailed September 13. ARTA members not on the Retiree Benefits Plan will receive their new Boom Group discount card and brochure in the mail, being mailed September 9. ARTA members without a computer can request a hard copy of the Boom magazine, produced bi-annually, which contains offer information. Please call the ARTA office to be added to the mailing list of this publication. If you have any additional questions about these programs, please contact Amanda Shaw, Director of Marketing, at marketing@arta.net. ● news&views AUTUMN 2019 | 19