{"id":71837,"date":"2025-08-08T10:15:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trta.org\/?p=71837"},"modified":"2025-08-08T10:28:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:28:46","slug":"a-poem-to-kick-off-your-local-chapters-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trta.org\/es\/a-poem-to-kick-off-your-local-chapters-year\/","title":{"rendered":"A Poem to Kick Off Your Local Chapter&#8217;s Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Local chapters are the lifeblood of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA). Spread across the state, these chapters host meetings that foster community, camaraderie, knowledge, and voting power. Chapter fall meetings are just around the corner! To kick off your local chapter\u2019s 2025\u201326 year, here\u2019s a poem from the Copperas Cove RTA in District 12, written by John Gallen.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The 2025 TRTA Story<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Let me tell you a story about some wonderful folks<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">They like to have fun and tell a few jokes<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">They maybe retired but are still on the move<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You want to join and feel the groove<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The groove of being a member of TRTA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We\u2019re pushing 100,000 strong, wanting more every day<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We have joy in being in this great organization<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By building bridges within the best state in the nation<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We live life as if it was our very first day<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We\u2019re on the TRTA express train which leads the way<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The achievements of the organization are strong<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">From a COLA, supplemental pay (13<sup>th<\/sup> check), to repeal of WEP &amp; GPO which treated us wrong!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our leader is the honorable Tim Lee<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Who was instrumental in our achievements for all to see<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our leadership at the top is \u201ca\u201d number one<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">They are a great group and get much done<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Done for the members and those just ahead<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For active teachers when they retire, so they have little dread<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dread worrying about their pension from TRS<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">That organization works hard and we need to bless<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bless the work they have done to preserve and protect our annuity<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Defined benefits, they work with much acuity<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There are 500,000 retirees on TRS rolls today<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hey, you 400,0000 who aren\u2019t members of TRTA, join us we say<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We say, get in the express train known as TRTA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Come on and sign up, it\u2019s so easy today<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So, let\u2019s continue to build bridges across the divide<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Come on over to TRTA and get on our side<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Membership has many options for you<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">From at-large status to chapter member for you to pursue<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">At less than $3.00 per month for dues<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">That\u2019s a real bargain for what you get, so now is the time to choose<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Choose the story of TRTA today<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Come join us, have fun and joy, that\u2019s all there is to say!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By John Gallen<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Retired teacher<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>TRTA District 12<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Copperas Cove Chapter<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local chapters are the lifeblood of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA). Spread across the state, these chapters host meetings that foster community, camaraderie, knowledge, and voting power. Chapter fall meetings are just around the corner! To kick off your local chapter\u2019s 2025\u201326 year, here\u2019s a poem from the Copperas Cove RTA in District 12, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":71839,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[637],"tags":[638],"class_list":["post-71837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories","tag-story"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Poem to Kick Off Your Local Chapter&#039;s Year - Texas Retired Teachers Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/trta.org\/es\/a-poem-to-kick-off-your-local-chapters-year\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Poem to Kick Off Your Local Chapter&#039;s Year - Texas Retired Teachers Association\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Local chapters are the lifeblood of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA). 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