By Janice Poirier, President FEA-Retired
This Covid-19 pandemic has shattered many lives. Some of us have lost loved ones. We’ve had to learn how to social distance, wear a face mask, stay out of crowded places and wash our hands constantly. For most of us, travel has all but ceased.
Since March 2020, all of our work has been done safely through Zoom meetings. That’s different, but we did it. Some of us have gotten so good that we can Zoom two or three meetings at once on different devices. Fun!
FEA-Retired stepped up to the plate during this past election, and I could not be more proud. We worked tirelessly for the candidates of our choice. We engaged in phone banking, texting, canvassing, peaceful rallies, sign waving, caravans and mailing post cards. We worked hard. I learned how to use the Hustle app to text and have done so while on a Zoom meeting. The retirees have gotten use to multitasking. Some of us are more tech savvy than others, but we all can maneuver around our phones and laptops pretty well.
2020 was a year of “firsts.” We held our first virtual FEA-Retired Annual Meeting, and I am very proud to announce I was elected to my second term as president. Thanks so much to those in the IT Department at FEA for helping to make that meeting a success.
The firsts for our organization are continuing into 2021. Our first virtual Leadership Training and FEA-Retired Executive Board Meeting took place in late January.
