From the Branches
Linda Manwarren | President, CRTA
Thoughts From Calgary
As I write this, we are still
eagerly looking forward
to another Steppin’ Out
conference. Tickets were
sold out in record time! We
are truly blessed with the
leadership of Gordon Cumming
coordinating the efforts of a
creative and hard-working
committee. We are excited
about the entertainment at
the banquet being provided
by the four talented women of
Magnolia Buckskin; we have
also arranged for participants
at the conference to be able to
choose from an exciting list of
twenty-four sessions! I will let
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you know how the conference
turned out, later.
CRTA organizes an
impressive number of activities
designed to spark learning,
conversation, and fun. The Grey
Jays continue to make monthly
musical appearances in the
Devonian Gardens, downtown,
and some upcoming events
include a travel seminar day,
a June luncheon, the annual
spring outing for live theatre
at Rosebud, and a trip to visit
the newly renovated Royal
Alberta Museum in Edmonton.
I am sure many of the
participants on that trip will
visit the Viking exhibit as
an extension of their theatre
experience with Broadway
Across Canada’s presentation
of Come From Away.
Our members record the
time spent on all their physical
activities, and we have won
the ARTA Wellness Challenge
for the past two years. It’s not
too late to join the fun: you
only need the total number of
minutes for your best thirty days
of physical activity. Contact me
for further information.
June still maintains its status
as a time to mark an ending
and a time for planning for
the fall. With that in mind, I
encourage you all to invite new
retirees to join us. Remember
first-year retirees can join CRTA
for free! In the fall, we hold
CRTA’s AGM to elect the Board
of Directors and review our
finances. We would love to see
a record number of members
show their support by attending
this luncheon. I hope to cross
paths with you at one or more of
our upcoming activities. In the
meantime, may summer and its
activities bring you joy! ●