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Manhattan Area Retired Educators Association

MAREA

Manhattan, Kansas

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Joining MAREA

Current Yearly Dues
MAREA $10.00
KARSP $15.00

What do the dues do?
State dues provide, among other things, a dedicated voice in the Kansas legislature speaking for retired school personnel. MAREA unit dues help support the monthly meetings, an annual yearbook, and a semiannual newsletter. They also contribute to our scholarship awards and to the costs of distributing information of interest to retired educators.

If you want to join, or if you just want more info, please e-mail us by clicking here. If your e-mail program does not automatically open by "clicking here" then address your message to:
[email protected]

To view the home page for the Kansas Association of Retired School Personnel (KARSP) click anywhere on that title. From their home page you can navigate to "News," "Calendar," etc. to get more detailed information on current events and other items.

To view the home page of the National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA), AARP's Educator Community, click anywhere on that title. From their home page you can navigate to "Educator News", "Retired Educator Associations", and much, much more.

Manhattan Area Retired Educators Association MAREA Manhattan, Kansas

MAREA Activities More Community Services	Douglass Center Hand-to-Hand Program The Douglass Center Hand-to-Hand Program is a K-12 tutoring service initiated in 1996 by MAREA members Marianne Cullers and Don Slater. It is an all volunteer program utilizing area retired teachers from all levels and disciplines of instruction. The target group is low income children needing help with school work or school skills. Picture compliments of Bob and Marianne Cullers The program has three parts: 1. Homework Assistance: Each year from late August to the end of the school year help sessions are held four evenings a week; Monday through Thursday with the first session from 5 to 6 p.m. and the second session from 6 to 7 p.m. 2. Reading Assistance: Each summer during July one-to-one help is offered to students having difficulties with reading. This part has two hours sessions three mornings a week with a maximum of 15 students per sessions. 3. Math Assistance: Each summer during July one-to-one help is also offered to students having difficulties with math. Tutoring in math is offered each Wednesday evening for two hours. Picture compliments of Bob and Marianne Cullers Marianne received the unit AARP/NRTA leadership award in 1997 for starting this program. The Hand-to-Hand program also received national recognition in 2000 when the National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA) in Washington DC presented its With our Youth! award to the MAREA unit, one of only four units in the country so recognized that year. America's Promise also recognized the Douglass Center Hand-to-Hand program the same year. For further information on the Douglass Center Hand-to-Hand Program you can e-mail Marianne Cullers. Note: If your e-mail program does not open automatically after clicking on "Marianne Cullers" then address your message to; [email protected]. Home Page Copyright© 2003 Manhattan Area Retired Educators Association All rights reserved.	Joining MAREA Current Yearly Dues MAREA $10.00 KARSP $15.00 What do the dues do? State dues provide, among other things, a dedicated voice in the Kansas legislature speaking for retired school personnel. MAREA unit dues help support the monthly meetings, an annual yearbook, and a semiannual newsletter. They also contribute to our scholarship awards and to the costs of distributing information of interest to retired educators. If you want to join, or if you just want more info, please e-mail us by clicking here. If your e-mail program does not automatically open by "clicking here" then address your message to: [email protected]
MAREA Activities More Community Services
To view the home page for the Kansas Association of Retired School Personnel (KARSP) click anywhere on that title. From their home page you can navigate to "News," "Calendar," etc. to get more detailed information on current events and other items.		To view the home page of the National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA), AARP's Educator Community, click anywhere on that title. From their home page you can navigate to "Educator News", "Retired Educator Associations", and much, much more.

Douglass Center Hand-to-Hand Program