Hope to see you soon!

 We finally have a lunch date set after all these months and we are looking forward to getting together at long last.

Please note that many of the links on former posts on this blog will not work, due to the closing of Shutterfly's share sites. :-(

How's your winter been? Although I remember snow here in April once years ago, I think I am safe to say that here in the Delran area this winter has been basically snow free and I am not sorry about that.

Guess what I got a few days ago? The NJ ANCHOR $1500! You? Nice surprise. (For those of you not involved anymore, that's the latest version of  property tax relief in our state).

How are you all doing? Feel free to comment below and catch us up on you!

So happy together...

 Jennie Wallace wrote asking if I remembered the name of a "short Italian woman" who used to teach at Millbridge. 

Are  you surprised that I had photos? Check out these four "Picture Day teachers group" pictures. Some of you were there! :-)

https://photos.app.goo.gl/KUnAt5FEDNpdvuVT6

I hope that helps her!

Meanwhile, hello and happy 2023. I was sorry to have to miss the last DEAR friends lunch, but I heard you all carried on happily without me....but no photos to prove it! :-(

No date has been picked for next time....possibly late February when tax season slows down a bit....

What's been going on with all y'all?

If you're stuck at home during the winter months and are looking for something to do or learn about I have information to share! The State of NJ has partnered with a program called "Get Set Up!" that offers FREE! (because NJ is paying!) sessions on a variety of topics...live and "encore videos". It's definitely worth checking out, in my opinion!

www.getsetup.io/partner/NJ

Found a photo

 Here's a photo from the past....

Remember Mary Anninos? That is Hazel Solomon there with her, of course. 

I just found out purely by accident that my friend and former BCEA officer, Rose Muriel Rains, passed away January 9, 2021. I hadn't seen her in years and it re-emphasizes to me why it is so important to keep in touch with our former colleagues and friends. 

Muriel taught in Burlington City. She was soft-spoken, sweet, kind, a caring teacher, and a strong Association advocate.

I have very fond memories of working with her. May she rest in peace.

Happy New Year

 With the new year comes sad news - the passing on Christmas Day of our friend and colleague Louise Aldrich. May she rest in peace.

I hope all of you are staying safe and healthy and happily looking forward to good things happening in the coming year.

I hope for some of you the good things include lunching with us at our monthly gatherings.

This month it is Wednesday, January 11th, 12:30 p.m. at Dooney's Pub in Delran. Hope to see you there!

For everyone out of the Delran area these days, we are with you in thought and would love to hear about how you are faring.

Here's a recent sample of DEAR friends getting together in Florida.

Janet Pilvalis and Marge Gessmann

Anyone else have photos to share?

Assorted old DEAR friends lunch photos

 I was just writing an email to everyone and got sidetracked pulling sample photos from our lunches over the years.

Here's a small collected assortment from 10 years of monthly gatherings

If you are interested in seeing more, just to to the shutterfly site- https://seeingoldfriends.shutterfly.com/ There are a lot of albums to go through....

Such memories!

Update July 9, 2023-Shutterfly shut down their share sites earlier this year, so the photos on that account are gone. :-(

Happy holidays and see you next year!

 Our December 8th Dooney's Pub gathering was fun. 

Hope you can join us next year (!) on January 11th at Dooney's Pub.

We had a lot to talk about  (what's new with you?) and the food was delicious as always.

Marcia shared photos from her recent trip to Australia/New Zealand with Joanne Karwacki and Wilma Kaelin.

Bruce's Moorestown Community Band concert is tonight (Dec. 9, 2022) at the Moorestown Middle School on Stanwick Rd. at 7:30.

Hope your holidays find you happy and healthy!

Hoping to see you soon

 Thanksgiving is now in the past. Hope you had a good one.

It's hard to believe December is in two days!

I am looking forward to seeing many of you at our Dooney's lunch set for 12:30 on Thursday, December 8th.

I have learned that our friend Ann Croge has passed away. May she rest in peace.

Here is her obituary.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/ann-croge-obituary?id=38259877