Your VOTE is your VOICE RC 12 Election of Officers

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President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President (legislation), Secretary, Treasurer 2 Delegates and 2 Alternates for NYSUT meeting and 1 Delegate/1 Alternate for AFT meeting.

If you have any questions and/or are interested in running, please email RC12.NYSUT@gmail.com. The next election will be at our general membership meeting Thursday, May 16, 2024 at The Terrace at the Water’s Edge at 2 Freemans Bridge Rd, Schenectady, NY 12302

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NYSARA leadership urge you to take the survey at (https://forms.ny.gov/s3/mpasurvey) .

The deadline for survey participation is December 31st, 2023.

The New York Master Plan for Aging survey is a vital tool with multifaceted purposes. It will play a crucial role in identifying regional housing challenges, setting priorities for infrastructure and service improvements, understanding how older adults allocate their limited income, and evaluating the impact of various services. Furthermore, it will provide valuable insights into caregiving, the self-perception of caregivers, and

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Mark Your NYSTRS Ballot and Mail it in. - Note From Stacey Caruso-Sharpe

Recently all retirees in the NYSTRS should have received or will shortly receive a ballot for the NYSTRS board seat election. David Keefe has been diligently representing us for many years. In the past couple of days I received an email from Sally Courtright, who is challenging David for the retired member seat on the board. The email is attached below. Please be sure to vote by marking the ballot as directed and returning it ASAP, no later than the end of the month.This could impact your retirement pension.

In solidarity,

Stacey

I am running for the retired member seat of the NYSTRS board. My focus is on our children whose lives with be adversely impacted by the climate crisis if we fail to mitigate this problem. I am calling for the divestment of the nearly $5billion that NYSTRS has tied up in fossil fuels. My thinking is in line with AFT’s call for fossil fuel divestment earlier this year. Please vote for Sally.

Best,

Sally Courtright

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SPECIAL ELECTION ON AUGUST 23 TO REPLACE ANTHONY DELGADO

This is an election not just a primary.

Pat Ryan and Marc Molinaro are running in the special election for New York’s 19th Congressional

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New York is now allowing pharmacies to offer the COVID-19 vaccination to people with eligible underlying health conditions after previously restricting them to school faculty and staff and those over the age of 60.

If you do not have access to a computer, you will have success in getting appointments by calling the NYS Covid 19 Hotline. You have to call all day, every day, and you will eventually get an appointment. 833-697-4829

Also call your local office of the aging for help.

There are pharmacies that are administering vaccines. Go onto the following websites and follow the link to vaccine appointments.

CVS cvs.com/pharmacy or there is a toll-free number 1-800-746-7287 to see where the vaccine is available.

All Veterans, their spouses, caregivers can get COVID-19 vaccinations from VA

All Veterans, their spouses and caregivers can get COVID-19 vaccinations from VA under the SAVE LIVES Act signed into law March 24.

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Your VOTE is your VOICE RC 12 Election of Officers

If you have any questions and/or are interested in running, please email RC12.NYSUT@gmail.com. The next election will be at our general membership meeting Thursday, May 16, 2024 at The Terrace at the Water’s Edge at 2 Freemans Bridge Rd, Schenectady, NY 12302

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