During last Tuesday’s “emergency MTA meeting” an educator from our region had suggested wearing red on Friday in support of educators getting the vaccine as no concrete plan had yet been announced. With the great news that the vaccine would be made available immediately from pharmacies such as CVS as of last Wednesday and as of March 11 on state sites I did not see that this “action” was necessary to bring attention to a problem that was being rectified. I just want to explain why I did not communicate this “action” to all.

That being said, members at Keith wore red last Friday is support of Educator’s being vaccinated.as can be seen in the photo below.

 

Executive Board of Directors member Colin Green (front left) poses with members of the Keith team in support of  Educators getting the vaccine.

 

                                                                                                                                  

The NBEA, Inc. is entitled to send 24 delegates to the MTA Convention. At the deadline for filing nominations 20 members expressed an interest in running for delegate status.

Since the number of nominees was less than the number of seats allocated, the Board of Directors will elect all nominees as delegates. Therefore, NO ELECTION FOR THE MTA ANNUAL MEETING OF DELEGATES IS NECESSARY.

The following NBEA members will be our delegates at the MTA Convention held virtually, on April 30 and May 1, 2021:

Sarah Bol                                                   Callie Miller
Natalie Cavallo                                         Alexis Miranda
Christopher Garcia                                  Thomas Nickerson
Colin Green                                               Misti Nordstrom
Michael Gryss Jr.                                     Fred Pearson
Aleijea Guzman                                        Kim Pearson
Kristen Liming                                         Ann-Marie Quaintance
Justin Mare                                               James Roy
Amanda Meehan                                      Lori R. Silveira
Jahnay Mendes                                        Joseph Twomey


The NBEA, Inc. is entitled to send 8 delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly to be held virtually, from June 30, 2021 through July 3, 2021. At the deadline for filing nominations 5 members expressed an interest in running for regular delegate status.

Therefore, NO ELECTION FOR THE NEA REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY IS NECESSARY.

The following NBEA members will be our delegates at the MTA Convention held virtually, from June 30 through July 3, 2021:

Aleijea Guzman                                                    Callie Miller
Justin Mare                                                           Alexis Miranda
Jahnay Mendes

 Today, Friday February 5th at Keith Middle School, began a distribution of clothing and hygiene supplies accumulated through the efforts of the NBEA.

(Event Organizer Wanda Nunes)

Community partners including Judy Ramos from Infinite Promises Healing Center, Tom Talbot from First Citizen’s  Federal Credit Union, and former President of the NBEA Lou St. John through his connection as a volunteer with Jim Steven’s Gifts to Give contributed their time and talents in procuring clothing and financial backing to make this event possible.

(Pictured from l-r: Tom Talbot, Kelly Westgate, Judy Ramos,  Melissa Goncalves. Fred Pearson, and Wanda Nunes)

NBEA members, nurses Wanda Nunes and Donna Calderbank spent their own, precious time buying  items for students in need and organizing today’s event..  Nurses from throughout the system will be making the pilgrimage to Keith today to acquire necessary items to help those in need at their buildings.

If a member knows of a student in need…clothing, hygiene supplies, etc.  please contact your building’s nurse to see what can be done to help.  To date this year, the NBEA has provided $4808.22 to fund this effort.