PghASR Officers
President	Glory Getty	412-389-8211	ggetty700w@aol.com
President-Elect	Anita Walker	412-303-0593	walkeranita625@gmail.com
Treasurer	Eileen Gavin	412-781-7359	eag1120@aol.com
Assistant Treasurer	Debra S. Rucki	412-937-0138	dsrucki@verizon.net
Secretary, Membership	Dr. A. Jay Gross	412-683-2711	ajaygross@msn.com
Secretary, Recording	Kathy Moran	412-458-3244	kmoran056@comcast.net
Secretary, Corresponding	LaVerne Anthony	412-973-1197	laverne.anthony07@yahoo.com
Region 12 Director	Ellen Estomin	412-361-2736	erestomin@gmail.com

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NOTE IMPORTANT NOTICE
If you are an ANNUAL member of the PghASR your 2025/2026 membership dues should have been paid by June 30 , 2025.
Thank you for your continued support of our organization.

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Pittsburgh Association of School Retirees
2026 Calendar

(Remainder of the 2026 Calendar will be published in the 2026 Spring Newsletter)

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January

PASR Winter Zooms – go to PASR website to register, www.pasr.org

• January 7^th at 1:00PM: Marty Kimiatek, AARP-Home Fit
• January 13^th at 1:00PM: Adam Shaffer, PFDA – Funeral Pre-Planning
• January 15^th at 1:00PM: Kathy Harrigan – River Cruising
• January 21^st at 1:00PM: Tom Trispagonas, Grove Financial- Auto Insurance Industry

February

PASR Winter Zooms – go to PASR website to register, www.pasr.org

• February 3^rd at 1:00PM: PA Dept. of Banking & Securities – Avoiding Scams and Identity Theft
• February 4^th at 1:00PM: Jessica Fisher Greene, Walters & Galloway – Estate Planning
• February 17^th at 1:00PM: Pat Cinfici, Boscov’s – Best Travel Practices in Today’s World

March

• Spring Newsletter Production
• Spring Executive Committee Meeting- Thursday, March 19, 2026, 10:00AM at the Banksville Eat N Park.
• RECREO – Inside Recess Day at Houlihan’s in the Galleria/Mt Lebanon – March 31, 2026 from 3:00 – 5:00 PM.
  RSVP by March 17^th to Kathy Moran, kmoran056@comcast.net.
  CLICK FOR RSVP FORM
  • Pittsburgh Association of School Retirees ANNOUNCES a new RECREO EVENT to help you get through this winter.
    ANNOUNCING – INSIDE RECESS DAY at Houlihan’s at the Galleria on Tuesday, March 31^st from 3:00 to 5:00. For those of us who worked in an elementary school, an inside recess day meant eating lunch and playing games. One particular favorite was Connect Four.
    
    We have made arrangements with Houlihan’s to use their small party room, they will provide the food and we will provide the games. Please plan on joining us for this new RECREO (Recess in Spanish) EVENT. Your RSVP with payment will be due to Kathy Moran by March 17^th. Please mail it to 158 Oakbrook Circle, Pittsburgh, PA 15220. Kathy can also be reached at kmoran056@comcast.net or 412-841-2485 if you have any questions or concerns.
  • Food Selection Choices:
    • Main choice: (Pick One)
    • Grilled Atlantic Salmon
    • Heartland Grilled Chicken Salad
    • Half Southwest Grilled Chicken Wrap
    • Sides: (Pick One)
    • Baked Potato Soup
    • French Onion Soup
    • House Salad
  • Game Choices: Hand and Foot; Mexican Train; Connect Four; Rummikub; Sequence; or any game that you suggest or bring along. Remember that parking at the Galleria is free. Feel free to bring along a friend! Hope to see you there!

April

• Spring/Summer Newsletter Arrives by USPS and by email from pghpasr@209715402.mailchimpapp.com
• PASR RECREO – Travel Opportunity – 8 Day Tour of Spain, April 11-18th. For details go to pasr.org
• RECREO – Spring Taco Tuesday on April 28, 2026 at Waterfront El Campesino, 3:00-5:00 PM. RSVP to Kathy Moran at kmoran056@comcast.net by April 21, 2026.

 May

• Barnes and Noble Book Fair Scholarship Fundraiser & PR Event – Saturday, May 2, 2026 at Several Barnes and Noble Locations. Details to follow.
• RECREO – Inside Recess – Let’s Learn/Play Pickleball at Brookline Rec Center– Thursday, May 7, 2026 11:00-1:00 PM. RSVP to Glory Getty at ggetty700w@aol.com

June

• PghASR General Membership Meeting and Scholarship Luncheon – Tuesday, June 2, 2026 11:00 at Grand Concourse/Station Square
• RECREO – Pirate Baseball Game – Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 12:35 PM. Tickets are $30.00 and RSVP form is due to Debbie Rucki by April 30^th.  
  CLICK HERE FOR RSVP FORM
  • Take Me Out To The Ball Game by Debra S. Rucki
    How about joining some of your PPS retired colleagues on Thursday, June 25^h at 12:35 PM at PNC Park to watch the Pittsburgh Pirates vs Seattle Mariners?  The Pirates are willing to provide us with a block of tickets located on the 1^st floor between the left field line and 3^rd baseline near the top rows that are covered by the overhang.   I’m trying to minimize the number of steps people would need to negotiate in order to access their seats.   Usually these 1^st floor seats sell for $50.00 per seat.   However, as a group ofSenior Citizens, 55 years and older, the Pirates are willing to sell these seats at a cost of $30 plus each person will be provided with a $5 voucher to use at any of the concession stands.        Please note that the game we will be attending is June 25^th!   I would like to purchase seats as soon as possible.   If you would like to join me at PNC Park, please complete the form below andmail your $30.00 check payable to Debra Rucki by Thursday, April 30^th.  I will distribute tickets at the June Scholarship Luncheon.  If you are unable to attend the Scholarship Luncheon, I will meet you at the Willie Stargell Statue, which is across the 6^th Street Bridge on Federal Street on game day.   Please pick your ticket(s) up between 12:00 pm and no later than 12:20 pm on game day.   Let’s Go BUCS!!!

July 

• RECREO – Outside Recess at Moraine State Park – Easy hike to the breast of the Dam, followed by picnic lunch. Meet at the bike rental at 10:00 AM on Thursday, July 23, 2026. RSVP to Glory Getty at ggetty700w@aol.com

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IMPORTANT NOTICES TO MEMBERS:

1. Our chapter just recently began emailing our members who have provided emails. The email service is called Mail Chimp. You may have received such an email … it is legitimate … look for pghpasr@209715402.mailchimpapp.com.
2. You will be receiving a digital copy of this newsletter from the above mentioned email service, it will have a link for you to click on. It will help us if you would please look for that email, open it and clink on the link to the newsletter. We will receive a report from Mail Chimp as to how many emails were sent, delivered, opened and clicked upon. Remember, we are hoping to move to more email communications in the future, especially when it comes to our newsletter delivery. Your interaction will provide us with information that we can use to make future decisions regarding the use of email communications.
3. We have a Facebook page that you can Like and Follow just do a search for Pittsburgh Association of School Retirees. Comment on the posts and share the posts, PghASR is your organization, you community, and by sharing our social media content you can help us grow.
4. There will only be two newsletters published this year. A spring newsletter will be sent in April and a fall newsletter will be sent in September. The newsletters are always available year round on our website – pghasr.org. There will be no November newsletter this year.
5. Ernestine Reed our Social Service and Memorial Honor Fund Chairperson is always seeking information about members who we should be caringly contacting.
6. And finally, if you are aware of any new retirees please talk to them about PASR and its chapters.

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Please Let Us Know
Ernestine Reed

If anyone is aware of any PghASR member who is ill, had a surgical procedure, or is deceased, please contact Ernestine Reed, Chairperson of the Social Services and Memorial Honor Fund. Ernestine’s contact information is in the Newsletter along with all the other officers and committee members. It is important for us as retirees to show each other that we care and that our members are remembered. Receiving a card, phone call or visitation can make all the difference when someone is ill, recovering, or being remembered when a member passes, or in some cases, when a spouse/partner of a PghASR member passes. Recognizing a family when a heartache occurs lets them know that we haven’t forgotten them or their loved one. To access Memorial Honor Fund Form, CLICK HERE.

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PghASR Is Going Paperless and Needs your Contact Information
In order to keep PghASR financially solvent in the coming years, your Leadership Team is planning to move forward in the distribution of our Newsletter via email. Printing and postage costs have gone through the roof, and therefore sending out the newsletters requires a new distribution approach. In 2022, we will begin the process to transition to sending out the newsletters via email when possible, starting with compiling a list of all members who have email addresses. We need your assistance in this endeavor.  We request that PghASR members who have an email address click on the link below to download and print a form to complete about your contact information. Mail the form to PghASR, PO Box 9056, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, or email our Membership Secretary, Dr. A. Jay Gross, at ajaygross@msn.com, so he can add your current email address and contact information to his membership list. We also need to know which of our members don’t have access to a computer or other device. If that is the case with you, place an X on the line on the form that says, “I have no email address,” to let your Leadership Team know the only way we will be able to communicate with you is by mail or phone. We will mail newsletters to members who don’t have email addresses. If you move, let us know. Leadership Team members have their addresses and phone numbers listed on page 13 of this newsletter. Any of us can assist you. We anticipate this process will take a year to implement. PghASR Member Demographic Information Form

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Please contribute to PghASR
Text: PghASR accepts contributions for the Memorial Honor Fund, Scholarship Fund, and Newsletter expenses. Click on the link below to download the contribution form. Fill it out and then send it with your contribution to PghASR, P.O. Box 9056, Pittsburgh, PA 15224. Make your check payable to PghASR. Indicate on the memo line which category the contribution is for. Note: All contributions should be sent to PghASR and not to officers of the organization. PghASR Contribution Form

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PghASR needs you! Please consider volunteering to be an officer, chair, newsletter editor, or member of one of our committees. 
PghASR flourishes on partnership and collaboration. The organization depends on those who think outside the box and are not afraid to take a stand, express ideas or make suggestions. Is that you?

To volunteer or find out more about a committee, email or write a note to PghASR. Contact information is at the top of the website. You can also call one of the PghASR Officers. 

Help is especially needed to assist with computer-related tasks such as keeping the membership database current, creating and maintaining a Facebook page, and emailing members with important updates.

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If you are not eligible to be a PghASR member, consider becoming an associate member
Associate members can take advantage of all the benefits and activities of PghASR except they are not eligible to vote or hold office. They can serve as or assist committee chairs and help us to continue offering activities and services that benefit our organization. Contact me, Joe Poerio, at pjpoerio@comcast.net  or 412-489-5443 if you would like to become an associate member or if you have any questions.

An associate member of PASR or PghASR can be any person who is interested in the work of PASR/PghASR, is an active school employee aged 50 or older, a teacher who is not an annuitant of a school employees’ retirement system, a former school employee who has retired from a non-public school, and/or a spouse of an active member of PASR/PghASR. If you know of anyone who fits in one or more of the above categories and is interested in our organization, encourage them to become an associate member. PASR dues are $60 Year/ $700 Lifetime and PghASR dues are $15 Year/ $150 Lifetime. 

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