President’s Message y greetings to all continuing and new members of RAPS. It seems impossible that we are beginning the 2014-2015 academic year. I am delighted to serve RAPS as your President and look forward to seeing you at our events. I’d like to thank Vic and Beryl Dahl who comprise our Friendship and Social Committee. Beryl organized the annual August Picnic at Willamette Park and she will continue on through the year managing our social events. Vic fulfills a unique service for RAPS and Portland State University with beautifully composed memorials of the PSU faculty and staff who have passed away. Larry Sawyer deserves kudos for representing RAPS in Minneapolis at the Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education and the NW Regional Retirement meetings in Seattle in September. Thanks, Larry. President-elect Eileen Brennan has booked Jay Bloom, CEO of BloomAnew, for the first membership meeting September 18. He believes older people should use their skills, resources and knowledge for the greater good, and RAPS members qualify as stars in this arena. Bloom is a dynamic speaker and is a great leadin for the new academic year. Do come to the interesting programs planned by Eileen, and a wine tasting, our Christmas Brunch and the President’s Luncheon. We have a wonderful year ahead and I hope to see everyone enjoying RAPS as I do. --Priscilla Blumel PSU Football Tickets Available for RAPS Members he Portland State Athletics department has made a block of 20 tickets available for the October 4, 2014 football game. The home game will be at Providence Park and promises to be an exciting event. RAPS members may request up to two tickets from Carissa Ponting at the RAPS Office, either through her email, raps@pdx.edu, or by phone at 503-725-3447. Tickets will be available on a first-come first-served basis --Eileen Brennan AROHE Notes arry Sawyer attended the conference of the Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education in Minneapolis in August. W. T. (Bill) Lemman, formerly of PSU and of the OSSHE Chancellor’s Office in Eugene, was elected to the Association’s Board of Directors. The August 2016 Conference will be hosted by the University of Washington in Seattle. The RAPS Board has approved offering to assist in the event as much as possible. The University of Washington will also ask University of Victoria and University of British Columbia to help. More information will be available after the NW Regional meetings in Seattle in September. --Larry Sawyer M T L
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