President’s Message Thank you, RAPS members, for the privilege of serving you as your president this past year. I have renewed friendships forged in the past, made new friends and enjoyed the fellowship one can have at the many RAPS events. As a bonus, it was a pleasure working with an excellent group of RAPS officers. They are an amazing group of volunteers who give generously to our retired PSU community. The RAPS Office Manager this year and next, Carissa Ponting, brings experience and talent to the office. Thank you, Carissa, for making our office hum. I hope to see you at RAPS events this coming year. --Priscilla Blumel To Go or Not to Go hat is the question. Should RAPS offer the membership a trip to Ashland to see the Shakespeare Festival plays again next year? Ask any RAPS member who went last year; each one would say it was a wonderful experience. Why not offer a trip again? Below are thoughts, ideas and/or suggestions discussed by a small committee: The Siskiyou Center offers so many different programs that not only include plays and classes, but also include lodging and meals. Why reinvent the wheel? One RAPS member, who went to one of the programs offered by the Siskiyou Center, as the group did last year, said they would prefer to skip the classes and just attend the plays. Others thought they would like to see different plays but would like to attend a program that included classes offered by the Siskiyou Center. It is difficult to find a date that is convenient for all group members. It is also difficult to find plays that everyone wants to see. Transportation seems to be a problem for a group. Finding transportation that was a reasonable price was impossible, and transportation for the physically challenged was difficult. So what is the answer? The committee suggests possible options: Make your own plans. If you want to share transportation, let the RAPS Office Manager know your choice of plays and dates in case others plan the same. Go online to www.siskiyou,com, and find a program that best suits you. You can register online. The RAPS Office Manager could record the dates the member plans to go to Ashland, and the names of other members traveling to Ashland on the same dates. Volunteer to coordinate a trip to Ashland for interested RAPS members. --Maxine Thomas 2 T
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