Officers and board members of the Kingfisher County Retired Educators Association (KCREA) met this summer in the home of Donna Jech to work on plans for the coming year.

All retired educators and school support personnel residing in Kingfi sher County or retired from Kingfisher County schools are welcome and encouraged to join the association.

Officers for the 20232024 year include Cathy Howard, Debby Jorgensen, Kathy Kadavy and Dana Golbek.

Other board members are Nancy Teders, Terri Peck and Chuck Henderson. Membership chairman is LaRita Sipe.

“The purpose of the association is to promote the interests and welfare of retired educators, to maintain retired educators’ identity with the education profession, to enhance the image of retired educators and to participate in educational and community activities,” Howard said.

The group awards a scholarship annually to a county college student majoring in education and preparing to student-teach. This year’s recipient is Jaelle Farrell of Kingfisher. The next meeting will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, at Kingfisher Memorial Library.

For more information, contact any member.