Action

Formed in January of 2013, the Action Committee is focused on activities and initiatives designed to fight pension reform legislation that, if enacted by the legislature, could reduce the pension benefits of both active and retired school employees. The Action Committee is open to any active or retired public school employee. Meeting times and dates will be posted on the PPSREA Calendar.

The Action Committee is led by John Ferrier.

By-Laws

Communication & Newsletters

The Communication & Newsletters Committee members are Iris Rothstein, Mamie Bryan, Celestine Welcome and Donna Malkowski.

Community Service

Community Service Committee Chapter Goals.

The Community Service Committee members are Joan Flores, Donna Malkowski, Mamie Bryan.

Cultural

The Cultural Committee plans day trips to places of interest in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and surrounding states. A calendar of trips is included in the newsletter. A description of each trip and the reservation form is posted on our website under events. Member suggestions for trips are always welcome.

Events, Trips and Outing time and dates will be posted on the PPSREA Calendar.

The Cultural Committee is led by Claudine Colomon.

Educational Support

The Educational Support Committee is led by Stanley Field.

Finance

The Finance/Budget Committee has two functions. The first is to oversee the assets that PPSREA has, including all investment accounts. It does this by meeting with our investment advisors periodically. During these meetings we review the balance in our investments between fixed assets and stock. Also, the committee relays our monetary needs for the coming period.

The second function is to develop the budget for the coming year. The members of the committee review the requests from the various committee chairpersons, and sends the finalized budget to the Board of Directors for final approval.

The Finance Committee is led by Stanley Field.

Fitness

We offer lifetime members of PPSREA an annual sixty dollar stipend for exercising at an approved fitness facility or to those who receive instruction from a certified trainer. We encourage our retirees to keep fit so they can better function and enjoy their retirement years.

The Fitness Committee members are Bettyann Creighton and Jack Creighton.

Hazel Raieri Award

The HAZEL G. RANIERI MEMORIAL AWARD honors Hazel G. Ranieri. She taught for more than 40 years in the School District of Philadelphia. She is a past president of PPSREA. Following graduation from Temple University, she taught at Barton, Fitler, and C.W. Henry School. She taught math to seventh and eighth graders. After her retirement, she traveled extensively and was active in many volunteer organizations including the United Way, Red Cross blood banks and Olney High School Alumni Association. Mrs. Ranieri lived her entire life in Philadelphia.

PPSREA is grateful to Mrs. Ranieri's daughter, Dr. Anna Ranieri, for her generous donation of $10,000 that was used to establish the Hazel G. Ranieri Memorial Award. A monetary award and certificate is given to a C.W. Henry School student for exemplary grades and community service. A certificate is also given to an adult in recognition of community service.

The Hazel Ranieri Committee members are Hazel Ranieri.

Historian

The Historian Committee members are Sherry Morris.

Leadership

The Leadership Committee members are Sherry Morris.

Legislative/LPEC (PASR)

The Legislative/LPEC (PASR) Committee members are John Ferrier.

Luaretta Woodson (PSAR)

The Luaretta Woodson (PSAR) Committee members are Bonnie Uditsky and Stanley Field.

Member Benefit Services

The Member Benefit Services Committee is led by Stuart Wohl.

Membership & Retirement Planning

The Membership & Retirement Planning Committee members are Celestine Welcome and Jennifer Plumer-Davis.

Nonagenarian

The Nonagenarian Committee is led Theresa Jackson.

Nominations

The Nominations Committee is led Carol Ray.

Other Administrative (Ad-Hoc)

The Program Committee is led Mamie E. Bryan.

Photography

The Photography Committee keeps a photographic record of its many activities such as its membership luncheons, conventions and cultural trips etc. You can see many of the photos in our Photo Gallery.

The Photography Committee is led Jacquelyn Scott.

PRIDE of PPSREA

The Philadelphia Public School Retired Employees Association's Pride Award was established under the leadership of past president, the late Carole A. Robbins, who chaired the committee. The committee created specific guidelines for the selection of the recipients of this special award.

The PPSREA felt the need to honor individuals who continue to work wonders in and outside of our schools. The service, dedication and commitment of these individuals have impacted many. Our organization wanted to acknowledge them and inform the community of their many accomplishments by presenting them with the Philadelphia Public School Retired Employees Association's Pride Award.

A recipient must be one whose accomplishments and/or service to humanity represents all areas of the city and makes us proud that he/she has made a difference. He/she has made some outstanding contribution to our youth, our neighborhoods, and/or to the worldwide community at-large. They should demonstrate a positive image, exemplify well-roundness outside of his/her profession and embrace and nurture the multiracial, multi-ethnic diversity of our city.

The PRIDE of PPSREA is led Mamie E. Bryan.

Program

The Program Committee is led Mamie E. Bryan.

Scholarship

Dr. William Ross Jr. Scholarship

PPSREA Scholarship

The purpose of the Scholarship Committee is to select scholarship recipients from the School District of Philadelphia. The identified school must have a diverse population, be either a Comprehensive High School or a Technical High School, and be located in different geographical areas of the School District of Philadelphia. The number of the awardees and amount of the award will be decided yearly.

The committee develops a schedule, selects the schools, interviews the students, and presents the award at either the graduation or/and awards program.

Criteria for selection:

The Scholarship Committee is led by Ann Gardiner.

Seminars

The Sunshine & Memorial Committee members are Mamie E. Bryan and Donna Malkowski.

The Seminars Committee is led by John Ferrier.

Service/Townsend

The Philadelphia Public School Retired Employees Association, (PPSREA) is pleased to make available to it's members and retired School District of Philadelphia employees support to maintain adequate housing facilities and home healthcare services. This support is provided through the Laura A. Townsend Trust and the PPSREA Service Committee. To request support from our organization, a Confidential Request for Services Form must be submitte for review. Once reviewed, the request will be assigned a case manager, who will contact the person making the request and follow up with concerns about providing the requested support.

The Service/Townsend Committee will not provide the total cost of the support requested. They try to work with the client and provide supplemental support for the request. Each year, the Committee will review the supports provided to retirees and determine if continued supplementary support will be available. Funding for this committee is under strict review and adherence to policy is required to assure that funds are available on a continuous basis.

A sample of the many financial supports provided by the Service/Townsend Committee are:

If you are in need of support, please complete the Confidential Request for Services Form and return it to office for PPSREA listed below.

Philadelphia Public School Retired Employees Association
Attention: Marie Bonner, Chair Townsend
5398 Wynnefield Ave., Suite LL
Philadelphia, PA 19131

The Service/Towsend Committee members are Marie Bonner and Leonard Kaltz.

Social

The Social Committee is led by Stephaine Mitchell.

Sunshine & Memorial

The Sunshine & Memorial Committee members are Mamie E. Bryan and Donna Malkowski.