Retired Teachers Chapter members who attended the April 12 general membership meeting in Manhattan received an update about the presidential election from AFT President Randi Weingarten and watched a presentation about elder abuse, while also receiving reports about other topics.

On March 2, UFT staff members and retired science teachers met with Orlaith and Ciaran Staunton, whose son Rory died from sepsis after a playground injury, to discuss curriculum and lesson planning on the subject of sepsis. From left, seated: Orlaith and Ciaran Staunton; Sabine Horner of the Rory Staunton Foundation. Standing (from left), Tom Murphy, the UFT-RTC chapter leader; Anne Goldman, the UFT's vice president for non-DOE members; Anne Marie Nowak, a retired middle science teacher; Rich Weiss, a retired home instruction science teacher and Charlie Lobello, the co-director of the UFT Teacher Center.

Richard Waltzer retired after 24 years as the chapter leader and 32 years as a teacher at MS 301 in the Bronx.

Heading for the grand ballroom are (from left) Tsal Llang Hsu, Merrill Moccio and Michelle Hammer, all from IS 125 in Flushing, and Debbie Rienecker for IS 5 in Flushing.

Social workers Valarie Preston and Don Duerr, the official calligrapher for chapter leader award certificates, team up to celebrate.

Mulgrew with Sen. Linda R. Greenstein, the assistant majority leader for the New Jersey State Legislature, who spoke to the group.

Members packed the Forsgate Country Club for the event.

RTC members chat with Ost (center) after his presentation.