Happy Halloween!

Joan Klaus reports that she had a safe trip back home to Florida. She will see us again "up north" in May.
Florida warmth is sounding very good to me right now!

Quick reminder: Election Day is Tuesday, November 7th. (I will be working the polls 5:15 a.m. to 8 p.m and then heading down to Atlantic City for the NJREA and NJEA conventions). Anybody else heading down to the convention this year?

Hope to see you at Dooney's on Wednesday, November 15th

If you have news/photos to share, just let me know! (rosallee@gmail.com)

BCREA phone bank

Darby at the BCEA office

FYI-In case you were looking for the NJEA-PAC endorsed candidates-
Endorsed candidates 

It's beginning to look a lot like.....Bruce's Winter Concert

We just got the word from Bruce about his (free!) Winter Concert coming up on Dec. 8th.

Here is a link to find out all about it: Bruce's Winter Concert Details

Meanwhile, Happy Halloween to you all!

After Carol told us about Peg Gryger's mother's passing, I went to the viewing and shared our condolences with her. She hopes to be joining us at future lunches.

I saw some of our group at the BCREA Fall luncheon and am looking forward to the NJREA Convention Nov. 8th and 9th in Atlantic City.

I am also looking forward to seeing all our DEAR friends at our Dooney's lunch, 12:30 on Wednesday,  November 15th.

Take care and be well!

Former colleagues heard from

While trying to track down the reason for unopened BCREA e-mail blasts, I encountered some former colleagues of ours who said to say hello to everyone.

Mary Jo Hazell and Barbara Mull are enjoying retirement and life in general. 

I was delighted to hear from them!

October lunch news

Ready to eat!

Other photos

Everyone was in good spirits and happy to get together. Peg Sacca who has been MIA for the last two gatherings due to a broken collarbone from a fall was back. :-)

Carol was proud to  pass around a copy of the 2018 Bruce Springstein calendar. Each month's photo was one that her husband Frank had taken of Bruce over the years. Very cool!

Our thoughts and prayers were with Janet Neufeld and Dottie Oppmann and Marge Gatti and Barbara Johnson.

Not sure of what to do about the tentatively set holiday dinner/lunch? at Georgine's on November  29th, we set the November lunch for Dooney's Pub on November 15th with apologies to  Barbara and thanks for the good idea.

Sad news

Our deepest sympathy to Janet Neufeld on the loss of her son Jay on September 29th.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Jay's obituary

Mailchimp

I sent out an RSVP for the upcoming lunch via the Mailchimp server.
I hope everyone received it successfully. It's the one with Joanne Karwacki and Marcia Konieczka and our friend Judy eating at Prospectors. Clicking that photo would have opened up this blog. Just saying....

Hello to Warren Frederick who is missing our lunch to be in AZ checking out the hot air balloon festival !!!

Our condolences to Dottie Oppmann whose husband recently passed away.

Thanks to those of you thinking of me after hearing of the Las Vegas music festival massacre. I wasn't there, but my heart is broken for all the victims and relatives of our country music family.