The February 6, 2023 General Meeting of the HCRTA, was held at the Hillsboro Church of Christ. The meeting was attended by 19 members and 3 guests. President Faust called the meeting to order at 12:00 pm and opened with welcoming remarks, recitation of the “Pledge of Allegiance”, the singing of “God Bless America”, a moment of silence in memory of members who have passed, and an invocation. The meal was provided by Donita Everetts and Darlene Mihalik of the Hillsboro Church of Christ, and included chicken tortilla soup, ham sliders, pinwheels, beverages, and desserts. Following the meal, President Faust introduced guest speaker Patsi Dick of the Highland District Hospital. Mrs. Dick presented and informative talk about the "Pathways to Wellness" program, a behavioral health service available through the Highland District Hospital. The program provides small group counseling, individual psychological or psychiatric services, and behavioral therapy to individuals. The program is designed to help individuals cope with feelings and emotions including grief, anxiety, hopelessness, anger, worry, sadness, irritability, and depression as well as relationship issues, decreased motivation, trauma, relationship strain, and concerns over addictions or substance abuse. Anyone can make a referral to the program for themselves or loved ones. The services are generally free, with cost being covered by Medicare or insurance. Once enrolled in the program, an individual will attend sessions three days per week. A typical day would involve morning refreshments and social time, followed by three 45-minute group sessions (8-10) individuals per group), followed by lunch, before wrapping up the day. Transportation is available through FRS. More intensive psychiatric individual services are also available as deemed necessary. For more details on the program effectiveness and the referral process, see the meeting handouts click here. During the business portion of the meeting, corrections were made to the November Meeting Minutes, as well as the the January Treasurer's Report. Both reports were approved with the corrections.
Other reports included the Necrology report, prepared by Joan Winner, and a report from Pat Gall on the plans for the 2023 Pre-retirement meeting. Other items discussed included the closing of the Spargur Scholarship, the annual ORTA Reports, recent STRS news articles, calling chain recruitment, and a Membership Recruitment Committee . The next executive meeting will be held at 9:30 AM on April 3, 2023, at the Hillsboro Frisch’s. The next HCRTA General Meeting will be May 1, 2023, at 11:00 AM., Hillsboro Church of Christ. Rudy Fichtenbaum, STRS Board Member will be the guest speaker. The November General Meeting will be moved to November 13, 2023, as opposed to the 6th. The meeting adjourned at 2:10 PM. For the complete meeting minutes click here. Comments are closed.
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