Volunteering for Flood Relief Efforts

The St Tammany Retired School Employees Association showed their support for those victims of the flooding disaster by donating their time and community spirit in the recent flood relief efforts.  St. Tammany Parish School System’s students, employees, retirees and families pitched in to support flood victims through a districtwide fundraiser.

New school supplies, gift cards and cash collected will be distributed to impacted students and employees in St. Tammany Parish and other Louisiana school districts in need.

St Tammany Retirees were among the many volunteers who helped to sort and organize the school supplies and other donated items. “After donating items at their local schools, retiree members wanted to know how they could help further?”  added Roxanne Lagarde, STRSEA President. The school system welcomed our association into their volunteer efforts.

The districtwide fundraiser was an overwhelming success with heart-felt responses by the area communities.  At last count, over 58 palettes of school supplies and donation items were packaged for shipment. 

“Our goal is to help students and families who are going through a very difficult time right now. As soon as schools reopen, students need supplies and other items to be successful. We hope, with the help of our entire community, to be able to provide these items at this critical time,” said St. Tammany Parish School System Superintendent W. L. “Trey” Folse, III.

Supt. Folse Speaks About School Year Launch, Donation Effort Success

      The St. Tammany Retired School Employees Association heard Superintendent W. L. "Trey" Folse at its September 8, 2016, meeting tell of the beginning of the school year and the tremendous success of the system's fundraising efforts for flood victims in the Florida Parishes. The meeting took place at the David C. Treen Instructional Technology Center in Mandeville.    

 

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President Roxanne Lagarde and Supt. Folse

    The agenda included a business meeting for the latest reports from the president, the vice president, secretary and treasurer, as well as this year's legislative concerns and educational scholarship status.
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To view photos from the meeting, CLICK HERE.

To view video from the meeting, click on play video button above. 
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​      Retirees were asked to bring to the meeting school supplies for school children. While strictly voluntary, Operation Book Bag provides school supplies and book bags to local STPSB students in need. Supplies included notebooks, loose leaf paper, pencils, colors, notebooks, construction paper, glue, and children's scissors.

 

      A Health Fair organized especially for STRSEA members offered a wide variety of information from participants such as St. Tammany Parish Hospital, Ochsner Hospital, Silver Sneakers (with a demo) and Humana.