Your dues for the year are dispensed as follows:

NEWSLETTER: Whether you remain in the area or have relocated you can stay in touch by receiving our award winning periodic newsletter that is filled with updates on member activities, topical issues, as well as member written articles.

MONTHLYMEETINGS: You are welcome to attend our monthly general meetings Topics such as Identity Theft, Elder Law, Hobbies, Home Repair for Seniors, Hospice Care and the History Project have been presented at our meetings. Refreshments are served. In addition, there are three social gatherings: the Holiday Luncheon, a New Years Breakfast and the End of the Year luncheon.  There is a separate charge for these events.

SCHOLARSHIPS: ROBS provides scholarship money – which includes the Jack Zuckerman and Lilian Kelly Awards - for graduating seniors who are pursuing a career in education. Our newsletter is printed and collated by AHRC. This is another form of scholarship to the young people who work there.

HISTORY PROJECT: You are invited to participate in an oral history where you are interviewed about your career, life and thoughts. A video (there is a minimal charge) is prepared for you.  An edited composite video is also shown at a General Membership meeting in May. Your membership in ROBS receives priority for this activity.

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY: A yearly listing of all members, their addresses (including address), telephone and email address.

ROBS WEBSITE:  www.robsny.org We have launched our wonderful website which gives you access to all things concerning the Brentwood School District. There are yearbooks, ROBS pictures, our newsletters, a calendar of events, links to other Brentwood organizations and historical information.

PROJECT HOPE: Each year ROBS adopts 3-5 families for the holiday season. We chose our applicants from a list supplied by Suburban Children. We will begin accepting donations at our November meeting.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP: Associate membership is available to those members who retired before the BTA/BCA merger, or administrators, operational supervisors, and confidential secretaries. These members will have all of the rights of ROBS membership with the exceptions of holding office and voting privileges.

COMPLIMENTARY MEMBERSHIP: At age 75 and after 3 consecutive years of ROBS membership.

RETIREE COUNCIL 21: $5 of your dues entitles you to membership in RC21 and all of its activities.

RETIREE COUNCIL 43 (TRIF): If you are a permanent resident of Florida and want to join Florida basedRC43, you must be affiliated with ROBS. RC 43 is a NYSUT organization.  ROBS dues will be $20.

In addition to membership in ROBS, we urge you to consider a contribution to VOTE/COPE. Vote/Cope tackles problems and issues facing educators still working as well as those who are retired. Vote/Cope was instrumental in obtaining a permanent COLA added to the TRS and ERS pensions We recommend a minimum donation of $20 but please feel free to contribute as much as you can. We would like you to consider the Vote/Cope pension deduction to make our bookkeeping easier.

Fill out the Membership Application and mail it to:

Marge Kirchner
666 Hawkins Road East
Coram, NY 11727

Make checks out to ROBS.