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Bronxville Teachers' Association

Bowling!

10/31/2015

Click Here for Information about the Fourth Annual NYSUT Bowling Extravaganza!

If you are interested in participating - let David Katz know!
He'll add you to the BTA Team!

This event is great fun and a great way to socialize with our Brothers and Sisters from all over the Region and to raise money for an important cause.

Join Us – THURSDAY NOV. 19!

The NYSUT Bowling Extravaganza will bring over 40 bowling teams together from across the Westchester Region.
Come join your brothers and sisters as we celebrate
our solidarity and bowling skills (or lack thereof).

Date: Thursday, November 19, 2015
Time: 4pm-9pm
Where: Spins Bowl, Mt. Kisco
$20 suggested donation to support PROJECT SHARE
Cash Bar, Bowling Alley Food, Soft Drinks, Ping-Pong, Pool

Put together a team and come out and BOWL, EAT, and SOCIALIZE! The ED 15/16 Bowling EXTRAVAGANZA will surely be the social event of the year. DON’T MISS IT!

ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO PROJECT SHARE: A THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR THE HOMELESS IN WHITE PLAINS. USING AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS SERVERS, PROJECT SHARE PROVIDES A TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING MEAL TO OVER 600 HOMELESS MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN FROM AROUND WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

From Virginia Gentile

10/23/2015

Do any of you know of someone who might be looking for a beautiful two bedroom, 2.5 bathroom duplex apartment in the center of White Plains? The kitchen and bathrooms are all updated and there is a washer and dryer in the apartment. The first floor has a living room with fireplace, a dining room, kitchen and half bath. Upstairs are two spacious bedrooms with two full bathrooms.

Interested? If so, please contact me for more information and pictures.

Thanks!
Virginia Gentile

A BTA Outreach Initiative

10/21/2015

Please Provide Your Feedback and Ideas

On Monday afternoon, a group of BTA members met to establish a committee, which will have the charge of holding one-on-one conversations with each member of the Bronxville Teachers' Association.

Committee members include teachers, teacher aides, and clerical members of the BTA, and each member of each of our Units will be contacted by one of us.

We will be reaching out to you in the next few weeks to hold conversations about the direction our Union is going, to collect your ideas, and to increase our strength and solidarity. These meetings, we hope, will be positive and future-focused.

The members of this committee have agreed to give up of their own time to meet with five or six BTA members. When they reach out to you, please respond positively and help them find a time that will work for you.

This committee is the next step in our Union development initiative that we started last spring, and is a direct outgrowth of the June 1 long-term planning meeting.

Thank you for your willingness to participate.

NYSUT Member Benefits

10/21/2015

CAll for Annual Audit Committee

10/19/2015

Please Volunteer

Dear Colleagues,

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the IRS require that public employee unions conduct annual internal audits of finances, and file a report within 6 months of the conclusion of their fiscal year to both the membership and the AFT. Our fiscal year 2014-2015 ended on June 30, and we must begin the process to comply with these regulations. Audit committee members cannot be current officers of the BTA, and will be paid a stipend of $30 for your work of about an hour. It will require looking at how our money was spent during the previous fiscal year and informally examining our books. It is a vital function which will reassure the membership that their money is being carefully spent and monitored. I ask that you consider serving on this committee, and volunteer to meet with me to perform the audit on Monday, October 26 at 3 PM. No special skills are required. Please respond to me directly if you are able to help with this necessary duty.

In Solidarity,
Chuck Yochim
BTA Treasurer

Congratulations

10/19/2015

The Dowd Family

Yoga with Eva

10/19/2015

Join your BTA Colleagues!

If you are interested in attending an after school monthly yoga class taught by Eva Cieloszyk, please email her directly atecieloszyk@bronxvilleschool.org. She will be in touch with you directly via email with information for upcoming classes.

Making Strides

10/18/2015

Not too late to Donate!

Here is that link again

(It's not too late to donate!)
Click here
Here's the Bianco Family, Samantha Post and her boyfriend, Stephanie Kennedy and her Mom, David Katz, and the Donaldson Family at the Making Strides Walk this morning. Gail Mathias was at the walk too, as were others, I'm sure.
(Photo credit: Jessica Donaldson)

Education, Inc.

10/14/2015

Thursday, October 29

NYSUT and State Senator George Latimer (he's the local Senator from Bronxville and other nearby communities) are co-sponsoring a viewing of "Education, Inc.," a documentary about the privitization of public schools in the United States.

The event will be held in Port Chester on Thursday evening, October 29.

Expect to hear more about how to get tickets to this event from Christina Reidel in the next couple of days. Please consider joining us!

Making Strides against Breast CAncer

10/14/2015

SUnday, October 19

Join the BTA team in our walk to fight breast cancer.

Sunday, October 19 at Manhattanville College. We meet at 8:30 at the NYSUT tent for a team photograph.

Please let Stephanie Grohowski know that you'll join us! It's a great event to bring the family!