Who can join ERTA?
Membership in ERTA is open not only to several categories of retired teachers, but to many retired instructors of Alberta educational institutions and retired employees (support staff) of school boards, universities, colleges and technical institutions who have contributed to an Alberta government pension plan. Spouses of deceased members are eligible to join as non-voting members. 
Go online to the ERTA website at myerta.org to read about joining.
Keeping Current
Most ERTA members receive notices regarding newsletter availability and branch information bulletins via email. Receipt of ERTA announcements is dependent on your personal contact information being up to date.
If any of your contact information such as email address, postal address, or the phone number at which you prefer to be contacted (only one landline or one mobile number is kept on our membership registry) changes, advise Cam Coville by emailing him at membershiperta@gmail.com or calling him at 780-929-5125. If the membership registry has your up-to-date contact information, you will receive all current ERTA news.
Mayfield Dinner Theatre
A number of tickets are available for the brunch production of Musicians Gone Wild in Nashville: Music City for Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the Mayfield Dinner Theatre.
The stage presentation will address how Nashville 
became the home of country music and will showcase the music of iconic country music stars like Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, Keith Urban and even Taylor Swift.
Seats in Section C cost $87.26 and $96.18 for seating in Section B booths.
Reservations have also been made for Flashback Fever on Wednesday, November 20. This flashback party features some of the best fifty songs of the past fifty years. Booths in Section C are priced at $89.93 and are $98.86 for Section B seating.
Tickets for seats in higher-priced sections can also be arranged.
Telephone Vi Oko at 780-459-8013 to state your seating request before forwarding her a cheque, made payable to the Edmonton Retired Teachers’ Association, to 20 Glenhaven Crescent, St. Albert, Alberta T8N 1A5.
ARTA Nominations
Every October, elections are held at the ARTA annual general meeting (AGM) for three officer positions and the vacated positions on the six standing committees—Communications, Gov-ernance, Health Benefits, Pension and Financial Wellness, Strategic Planning and Advocacy, and Wellness.
Executive officer positions are one-year terms while committee members serve for four years except for Health Benefits Committee members who are elected to a five-year term.
Direction as well as oversight of the operation of the association are provided by the executive members. Committees have specific roles and responsibilities within the organization.
Prospective candidates will be able to access an information package from the ERTA president in early August. Nominations must be submitted to the ARTA office by September 12, 2024, to ensure inclusion in the AGM delegate package.
Branch members are urged
to contemplate joining their colleagues from across the province to provide forward-thinking leadership of the provincial association.
The most important thing in life is giving back. ~Michael R. Bloomberg