Retired teachers turn active in Long Beach community life
The Long Beach division of the California Retired Teachers Association shows retirement as a chance to stay engaged. Thelma Henderson notes 110 surveys reveal members volunteer widely, join political, business and fraternal groups, and pursue arts, travel and teaching. Thelma highlights INA Potter a former speech teacher now a professional parliamentarian who travels and lectures internationally while directing camps and leading adult classes. Carl T. Dobbs aids Quaker Gardens and InterCity Service, while the Burt sisters volunteer for cancer work, photography, and Rancho Los Cerritos duties. They chair and serve on PEO and Sierra Club activities, give talks, drive patients, and create slide shows representing California travel and culture.
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California Retired Teachers Association
Burkit
Margaret
Elizabeth
Ina Potter
Carl T. Dobbs
Long Beach
Thelma Henderson
CRTA
Henderson
Potter
National Association of Parliamentarians
Upland
Idyllwild Institute
Idyllwild
Quaker Gardens
Stanton
Ae Arieke
First Friends Church
Dobbs
InterCity Service
ICS
Cobbs
Los Angeles
Phyllis
North America
Alaska
Victoria
Canada
Skagway
Long Beach Data
Elizabeth Burt
American Cancer Society
PEO
Long Beach Area
le Margaret
Photographic Society of America
Vancouver
England
California
Rancho Los Cerritos
Saigon
Cambodia
Angkor Wat
Europe
Sunset Magazine
Baja California
Los Fierros
Special Olympics volunteers lift spirits at Long Beach event
At the Long Beach Special Olympics on April 15 a large crowd cheered mentally retarded athletes led by volunteers including Cheryl Mudd a track and field coach from Long Beach City College. Mudd described personal connections and the value of participation over winning while highlighting ongoing fundraising and community support to send 66 athletes to the state meet and beyond. Donations support Nightingale School and local program needs as schools and city groups rally to sustain year-round opportunities.
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Long Beach
Cheryl Mudd
Miss Mudd
Nightigale School
The
Police Association
Lifeguard Association
State Employees Association
California State College At
Rogers Stunter High School
LECC
Cal State
Los Angeles
Jeannie Phillips
Long Beach City College
California
San Jose
Chuck Sundquist
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Lori
Gerloff
Lifestyle Press-Telegram
PAM
Lone Basch
Calif, Mon
Special Olympics
Finsters
Olympia
Roy Miller Jr
Long Beach Pta
Wilson High School
Olynpics Fund
Moore
Nightingale School
Wiltow Ave
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