Retired

Retired Teachers' Center

The Retired Teachers' Center offers retired school personnel and other members of the community an exciting array of cultural trips and events, lectures and workshops, and volunteer and employment opportunities. For more information, please contact Bilha Berkowitz, (845) 942-7619, or e-mail her.

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MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

All meetings are held at Haverstraw Town Hall, 1 Rosman Rd., Garnerville, NY, at 10:00 AM.

Thursday, March 27
Membership meeting will be followed by a guest speaker, K-9 Officer Lou Venturini, from the Suffern Police. Officer Venturini will bring his dog, Hero, with him and will discuss his work in the drug and law enforcement field.

Tuesday, April 29
Membership meeting will be followed by guest speaker Lorrie Pallant, Audubon Society education chair, who will present on the topic of birds in the Rockland Area.

Thursday, May 29
Membership meeting will be followed by a guest speaker, Harvey Wodar from David Lerner and Co., who will discuss conservative strategies for income growth.

Thursday, June 26
Membership meeting will be followed by guest speaker Vivian, owner of Food & Style, who will speak about healthy cooking.

Wednesday, July 30
Membership meeting will be followed by a guest speaker. Speaker TBA.

CLUBS

BOOK CLUB:
Book discussions are held on Wednesdays at King’s Daughters Library in Garnerville at 10:30 AM. Venue is subject to change.
January 24 The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
February 27 The Samurai’s Garden by Gail Tsukiyama
March 26     Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver
April 30        A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
May 28         Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen
June 25         Goodbye Columbus by Phillip Roth
July 23         Veil of Roses by Laura Fitzgerald
August 27    I Just Want My Pants Back by David Rosen

FILM CLUB:
All screenings and discussions are on Fridays at the Nanuet Library at 10:00 am
January 11    “The 400 Blows” (1959) - Francois Triffaut
February 8     “Palm Beach Story” (1942) – Preston Sturgis
March 14       “That Obscure Object of Desire” (1977) – Luis Bunuel
April 11         “The Magnificent Ambersons” (1942) - Orson Wells
May 16          “ Rashomon” (1950) – Akira Kurosawa
June 6            “The Red Violin”          (1999) – Francois Girard
WALKING CLUB:
Our walking club meets every Tuesday at 10:00 (weather permitting) at various locations. To receive updates, call the Center for Ben Riba’s email address.

BOWLING CLUB:
The bowling club meets every Monday at 11:00 AM (weather permitting) for brunch at Main Street Café in New City, followed by bowling at New City Bowl at 12:00 PM.

MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

Thursday, March 27 Membership meeting will be followed by a guest speaker, K-9 Officer Lou Venturini, from the Suffern Police. Officer Venturini will bring his dog, Hero, with him and will discuss his work in the drug and law enforcement field.

Thursday, May 29 Membership meeting will be followed by a guest speaker, Harvey Wodar from David Lerner and Co., who will discuss conservative strategies for income growth.

Thursday, March 27
Membership meeting will be followed by a guest speaker, K-9 Officer Lou Venturini, from the Suffern Police. Officer Venturini will bring his dog, Hero, with him and will discuss his work in the drug and law enforcement field.

Thursday, May 29
Membership meeting will be followed by a guest speaker, Harvey Wodar from David Lerner and Co., who will discuss conservative strategies for income growth.