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Scholarship Awards for 2025 |
WHAT: Two $1,000.00 scholarships will be awarded by the
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Central Zone of the Retired Educators of New York (RENY) and
the Northern New York Community Foundation (NNYCF) for students residing in Jefferson and/or
Lewis Counties - These are a onetime award to help students
get started with their college education
WHO: Any high school senior pursuing a career in the teaching
profession is eligible
REQUIREMENTS:
You must be a 2024-2025 high school senior
You must be accepted into a college program starting in the
fall
of 2025
You must complete and submit an application form for the
scholarship
WHEN: Completed application form, essay, letter of recommendation,
high school transcript and appraisal form, and a portrait
picture of applicant must be submitted and received by
MARCH 15, 2025
to:
John Gaffney
119 Colorado Avenue
Watertown, NY 13601-3003
Phone Number: (315)782-5834 |
Award
winners will be announced by the first week in May and
recipients will be invited to attend a luncheon meeting in
June to receive their awards.
Application forms are available in the guidance office OR by
contacting John Gaffney at the above address OR by going
online to www.nnycf.org
(Instruction sheet available in your Guidance Office or
contact John Gaffney)
For a copy of the above information in pdf format,
click here
For all forms and instructions,
please go to our scholarship page.
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RENY-NCZ Officers for 2024-2025 |
A new slate of officers was elected for 2024-2025 at our Fall Business
Luncheon on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at
the Hilton Garden Inn, 1290 Arsenal Street,
Watertown.
From left to right: Elwood "Woody"
Lyndaker, Secretary; Barbara Cole-Russell, Treasurer; Rick Morris,
President; Toni Gigliotti, Co-First Vice-President;
Patty Corey, Co-First Vice-President; Patricia Newell, 2nd
Vice-President.
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| The Current RENY State
President |
 The current president of the RENY
state organization is our very own Dr.
James Newell, a past president
of the North Central Zone. |
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Join
RENY Now! |
Join a group where everyone already gets you.
With over 14,000 members statewide, you can
participate as much or as little as you would
like. We provide the opportunities and you
decide. Contact us to find out more or
click the link to join.
Click here to join |
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2025 Scholarship Season |
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As retirees, some of us may not realize that we are into a
new school year! A new school year means that we are
in the planning stages for our 2025 spring scholarship
awards.
Several forms are available for download in regard to this
scholarship. Please click on the appropriate link to
download the form(s) you need.
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Click here to download the form used for donating directly
to our fund at the NNYCF
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Click here to request raffle tickets for the drawing that
will be held at our June luncheon
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Click here to see the list of people who have already
donated to this fund between April 16 and October 23, 2024
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Click here to download the 2025 appeal letter that will be
mailed to our membership
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2024 Coats for Kids |
This picture shows 40 pairs of boots, eight
coats and 28 hats are on their way to Adirondack
Central School. The total this fall so far
is 52 coats, 53 pairs of boots and three snow
pants.
Toni Gigliotti co-chairs the NCZ Community
Service Committee and is pictured here with
Jessica Briones, Site Coordinator for ACS.
This program helps many children in our Lewis
County schools. |
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Happy Birthday Helen Chisholm |
RENY member Helen Chisholm celebrated her 102nd
birthday on March 14, 2025. She grew up in Evans
Mills, New York and received her certificate to
teach from Potsdam. In 1945 Helen accepted her
first teaching job in Evans Mills where she t aught
for three years in the primary grades. She then
taught two years in Copenhagen. Helen finished
her teaching career at Ohio Street School in
Watertown in 1978 after 30 dedicated years of
teaching young children. Helen now lives at Ives
Hill Retirement Community in Watertown, is in
good health, loves to play cards, and has a
sharp memory for events and people from her
past. We celebrate you, Helen, and wish you
health and happiness in the future. |
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