EDUCATORS WHO NEVER STOP EDUCATING
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The YCREA, York County Retired Educators Association, is an organization of dedicated, retired educators from around the entire York County area, that has established as its main focus, to award scholarships that will help graduating seniors attend college and pursue a career in education or a technical certificate.
Members include ALL educators from educational techs, bus drivers, administrative assistance, teachers and administrators. The entire membership of the YCREA is also active in their communities and each year plan special projects like the Day of Caring and the Pansy Project. We help also collect funds for non-profits in York County. Our small organization of retired educators never stops giving! We DO make a difference!
26/27 Luncheon Meeting Dates Now Posted
ABOUT US
The YCREA celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2013 and has between 200 and 250 members. Members not only participate in annual fundraising, but also volunteer in the classroom at area schools throughout the school year.
The main Fall Community Project is the Day of Caring. Some of our members volunteer to help an area school complete various projects inside and outside the school campus. Projects have included painting, organizing, landscaping, and much more. We also collect backpacks, gently used books and school supplies for the selected school.
Money raised throughout the year enables our association to award scholarships for college bound High School Seniors.
Our group meets the second Thursday in the months of September October, November, April, and May.
Community Service Project – SMILE
SMILE an acronym for Seniors Make It Look Easy is one of York County Retired Educators Association’s community service projects. From March 2013 to April 2014 our members clocked in a total of 16,899 volunteer hours.
This volunteer work took place in schools, local libraries, nursing homes, etc. Tutoring, reading aloud and many other tasks were completed to make our York County Communities a better place.
Sheila Painchaud
President
John Flagler
Vice President
Carol Mitchell
Treasurer
Suellen Doggett
Asst. Treasurer
Janie Bradstreet
Recording Secretary
Carol Scott
Corresponding Secretary
Debbie Butler
YCREA Newsletter editor
Celebration of Life - Shirley Jones
A thank-you note was sent to Alison Thompson, niece of Shirley Jones, for having set up a lovely celebration of life which was held at the clubhouse at Shirley’s favorite golf course, Dutch Elm, in Arundel. Many relatives, friends, teacher-friends from YCREA in York County as well as other counties in Maine, and previous students attended. A fun and memorable Celebration of Life was had by all who attended.
YCREA NEWS
YCREA 2026 Craft Fair
Shaker Hill Apple Festival
In an effort to tell the community about YCREA and all the good things that we do, we had a booth at the Shaker Hill Apple Festival in Alfred on September 19th and 20th. We had two poster board displays showcasing our scholarship program and other community events such as the Day of Caring. Our Day of Caring was chronicled in a scrapbook provided by one of our board members. We had a table of assorted homemade items donated by several YCREA members. We also had a Christmas Basket Raffle that was assembled by a member.
We talked to parents, students, and other community members about our scholarships. We met retirees and soon-to-be retirees who took applications and seemed very interested in joining our group. The community got to hear who we are and what we do. It was a very successful outreach project. There were several YCREA members who contributed and participated in this event.
Thanks, Rose, Chair of the Ways and Means Committee
