Retirement Marks a New Era, And AASRA Welcomes You!


  Become involved in your future by joining an organization that  is working to
 protect and improve your retirement - AASRA!

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 benefits of being a member, and unit information.

AASRA News:

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Achievement Award

AASRA's own Berneil Drake is the 2007 recipient of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Achievement Award, given annually to one member in recognition of distinguished service to the society at the international level.

Westside member and special volunteer, Suzanne Pratt Cash was honored at the NRTA 60th anniversary "With Our Youth National Awards Banquet" on September 10, 2007.  Suzanne has dedicated close to 8,000 hours of volunteer service to youth.

East Valley member Dorothy Lisonbee, was the 2007 recipient of the Andrus Award for community service for the state of Arizona.  As chairperson of the AARP Advocacy Network.  She exemplifies the AARP motto, "to serve, not to be served."

The AASRA Scholarship Foundation awarded the following students from each of our three State Universities $1,000:

  • Northern Arizona University winner: Alan Macedo from San Luis, AZ in the Yuma area

  • University of Arizona winner: McKinley Ann Garrison from Eloy, Arizona

  • Arizona State University winner: Crystal Barajas from West Phoenix

Congratulations from AASRA!

 

The Links Between All Arizona School Retirees Association, NRTA and AARP  

Your decision to be a member of the All Arizona School Retirees Association helps make it clear to legislators, neighbors and businesses alike, that educators are important and vibrant members of our community.  Collectively, you are making your presence known through volunteer efforts in the areas in which you live as well as through legislative advocacy in the statehouse.  It was in this same spirit that, sixty years ago, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus founded the National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA), now known as NRTA: AARP’s Educator Community. 

As a teacher and the first female high school principal in California, Dr. Andrus knew the life-long impact and benefits of a solid education; as the volunteer director of welfare for the California Retired Teachers Association, she also knew the importance of honoring commitments to, and channeling the energy and wisdom of, education professionals and others as they aged.  Dr. Andrus helped make it possible for teachers, administrators, college and university professors, librarians and other school personnel to have a non-partisan, national presence.  She was a tireless advocate on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. for improving health care and pensions; meanwhile, she encouraged business leaders to create meaningful products and services (such as insurance and travel opportunities) that would be of interest to mature Americans.  Dr. Andrus created a national network of retired educator associations who chose to voluntarily affiliate with NRTA to share ideas, garner strength from one another and fulfill her motto: To serve, not to be served.