February 2023
President’s Message
Spring Delegate Assembly
April 18, 2023-April 19, 2023
Plans and additions are in the works for VRTA’s Spring Delegate Assembly. This event will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton in Midlothian, Virginia.
A block of rooms has been reserved at a special rate. The rooms may be reserved via a link that can be found on the Registration form, in the VRTA Spring Newsletter, on the website, vrta.org, and at the end of this article. The Registration form must be postmarked by March 31, 2023. Also, the deadline for making a room reservation is March 31, 2023. Articles and pictures for the VRTA Spring Newsletter must be sent to Susan Martin (susanmartin730@gmail.com) by March 2, 2023.
Many of you will be pleased to know that the reception and door prizes will be featured again. AARP State Director, Joyce Williams, oversees the reception. She did an exceptional job for the Fall Conference. We are also indebted to Jim Dau, AARP/VRTA State Director, for his role in making this event possible. The Door Prize Patrol request each district president to encourage their units to contribute to the door prizes by donating gifts from their geographic area. A free one-night stay certificate at DoubleTree, will be among the door prizes. The Marketplace will be added to the lineup of events. Those of you who wish to sell items are asked to provide the following information to Karen Whetzel, kswhetzel@gmail.com. She will need to know the name of the group selling, what the group is selling, and what the money will be used for. (Scholarships, etc.)
Only the District and Unit banners will be displayed. Since covid is still a concern, scrapbooks will not be available.
Coffee, tea, and pastries will be available in the corridor near the Registration on Wednesday.
Following our luncheon we will have a special virtual presentation by Lily Liu, AARP’s historian, and archivist. Lily specializes in storytelling and the history of NRTA/AARP. Her presentation focuses on Ethel Percy Andrus who founded AARP.
During the Spring Delegate Assembly, the Board of Directors will elect the Nominating Committee. According to the Bylaws the committee consists of a chair and two additional VRTA members.
Because of the increase in hotel service charges and taxes, the Executive Committee has increased the Registration fee to $70.00. According to reports, DoubleTree remains more palatable in the area of price increase than many other similar hotels.
As usual, your evaluation forms were not ignored. There will be presentations designed to inform, enlighten, and entertain. Upcoming articles will include conference updates. Plan to attend the Spring Delegate Assembly and be the voice, resource and connection for your local Unit and District.
DoubleTree link for making room reservation:
*https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/ricksdt-vta-9e778fe0-e5d0-4c0f-aec2-c6
Jean Marrow
VRTA President
marrow.j@aol.com
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