"Final Message from President Jim Bumgarner"

Jim taking potshots at pigeons from aboard the USS Yorktown.

And so we end another year here at BFSRA, and what a great year it has been!  We have welcomed many new members, awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships and teacher grants,  delivered nine monthly newsletters, four of which are snail mailed, to over 600 people, provided hundreds of Toys for Tots during the holiday season, and hosted a very successful Pre-Retirement Workshop to over 100 people. 

Outstanding programs from Terry Simmelink entertaining us in August; to the Candidate's Debate; Saundra Hill, Supt. PSD; the Toy Drive; Lisa Toomey and the Hanford Reach Project; Callaway Gardens and Alzheimers;  and WSU Tri-Cities, presented by Chancellor H. Keith Moo-Young, kept us entertained, interested and informed.

We continue to try to cut a few expenses by decreasing snail-mailed newsletters and increasing email deliveries (snail-mail deliveries cost just over $1200/year for four issues).  We want to significantly increase the number of teachers applying for our grants, and we have some good ideas about how to go about doing so. And we have newly elected leaders chomping at the bit to get next year put together before August arrives.

We are in good hands with Tom Callahan, Dottie Stevens, Marlys Mayer and Lew Edming at the helm for the upcoming year. 

Thank YOU for two great years as your President, and here's hoping you have a great summer!  

Jim Bumgarner, Outgoing President