REF Activities

You'll find us at the Circle Diner, 441 Post Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824 (203) 255-9177, from 9:30 on, most months on the first Friday. Click on the link to the left for full detalis.

 REF BREAKFAST CLUB

Our monthly drop-in breakfasts are usually held on the first Friday of the month. Sometimes, due to holidays, they are scheduled for the second Friday. Drop-in breakfasts at the Circle Diner are: Jul. 5, Aug 2, Sept 12 at Tashua Knolls, Oct. 4, Nov. 1. Breakfasts are always subject to weather conditions. Members use their judgment regarding whether or not they choose to brave the elements to come out for a cozy breakfast and some friendly conversation. Click here: Breakfast Photos for more information and some photos.   We do not have a breakfast in December because we hold the Annual Holiday Party in that month.

Don't miss the FEA/REF picnic Thursday, Oct. 3,2019. 3 to 7 at the Jackie Durrell Pavillion. FREE, lots of fun and a chance to relax and visit with friends.

Hi REF Friends,
An invitation from Bob Smoler, FEA President:

Dear Retired Educators,

I hope your summer has gone well and all of your members are enjoying their respective retirements.  All current teachers owe a debt of gratitude to those that have gone before us for laying the groundwork for the wonderful school district in which we all teach. To that end, I would like to invite all of your members to attend the FEA annual picnic which is taking place at the Penfield (Jackie Durrell) Pavillion from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Thursday, October 3,2019.  We'll once again be barbecuing outside (weather permitting) and it should be a great time.

All the best,

Bob Smoler

FEA President

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photos from last year's picnic:  http://www.refblog.org/318550893

What:  FEA/REF Annual Picnic

When:  Thursday, October 3,2018, 3:00-7:00

Where: Jacky Durrell Pavilion - Penfield Complex 

401 Fairfield Beach RD 
Fairfield, CT
 06824

401 Fairfield Beach Road  

Cost: Zip,zilch,nada. This event is sponsored and paid for by the FEA. We are all their invited guests. 

Menu:  All the usual diet-busting picnic favorites...salads, hot dogs,hamburgers,kolbasi and kraut,london broil,beer, wine, soda and desserts. Indulge to your heart's content. Worry about your waistline on another day.

****If you'd like to join our team of happy helpers who have a great time doing a little work to help put on this shindig, just reply to this email, and we will get back to you about how you can help.

Sincerely,
Paula Sweeley
REF Blog www.refblog.org
sweeleyp@gmail.com

Sept.23, 2019 (Monday) -CEAR Regional ConferenceA very worthwhile event. Shawn Wooden, state treasurer, speaking on our retirement fund and changes made. Click here for details  Legislation

October 3, 2019 (Thursday) FEA/REF picnic, Jackie Durrell Pavilion at Penfield Beach, free, details above.

November 2 (Saturday)- Vicky Soto 5K in Stratford. We will join with FEA in this fundraiser to honor Vicki Soto, the first grade teacher who died protecting her first grade class in the Sandy Hook school shooting- Details upcoming.

Effective January 2018, T & A Tours will be the agent for GBRTA trips. All GBRTA Trips are open to REF members and their families and friends.  Just give the name,"Retired Educators of Fairfield" when you contact T&A tours, and you will be seated with other REF members. T & A has been a family-owned business since 1997, and is committed to provide personal attention to every customer and to all details.

Trips with Marcelle:  https://www.gbrta.org/gbrta-trips.html

Sometimes GBRTA books trips with T&A.  For those (none now):

To book a trip with T & A:

• Call their toll-free phone number, 1-800-967-1993, and identify yourself as a member of the Retired Educators of Fairfield (or GBRTA if you are a member and wish to sit with that group).
• Their representative will answer any of your questions and provide details regarding payment for the trip.
• Two weeks before the trip, you will be sent written information including departure times.

There are two departure points in the GBRTA area:

Fairfield  -Exit 24 off I-95/ Kohl’s Store at Tunxis Hill Road & Villa Avenue 

Milford - Exit 40 off I-95 Commuter Lot/opposite Duchess Restaurant.