Executive Committee Updates: February 2024

Executive Report for February 2024 e-newsletter

Will the Groundhog see his shadow on February 2? Will we have an early Spring? Time will tell. The Executive Committee would like to welcome everyone to the February updates. We hope you'll find value in the updates listed here and the robust updates and links provided in our monthly electronic newsletter. Please always feel welcome to reach out to us with any questions at any time!

This month RTAM is meeting with the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Learning, Minister Nello Altomare. The RTAM "ASKS" with an emphasis on improving the Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) will be the topics discussed. The RTAM requests for action can be viewed online through our website.
- A full write up on the meeting will be published in the Spring edition of KIT Magazine.
We have just set the date, location and format for the 2024 RTAM Annual General Meeting.
- Location: Hilton Winnipeg Airport Suites (Winnipeg, MB)
- Date: May 8th, 2024
- Time: 9am - 430pm
- More information can be found in this months e-news which includes a poll to help plan a social event around the AGM.
- The landing page for AGM information on the RTAM website can be found here, with updates being made throughout February and March.
Have you ever wondered what being an RTAM Board member and/or Committee member would involve? Would you like to hear more about these positions? Think about registering for the Zoom presentation focused on Recruitment for these positions which is being held on Saturday, March 9 at 9:30 a.m. If you have specific questions/details that you would like to know more about, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Registration for the event will take place through this link.
RTAM continues to work on our new website and Customer Relationship Management software. The scope of the project is immense and we thank everyone who has given time and feedback to RTAM and Luscious Orange through surveys, interviews and small batch projects.
- The Board is working on a card sort project for the website this month (February)
- The Board is working to approve a CRM partner later in February
- Luscious Orange will make their final presentation and summary report to the Board in March
UNESCO is now an RTAM partner and we are excited to support them and their leadership programs for schools and students. To learn more about UNESCO, visit our website and their profile page.
We are also proud to be supplying volunteers to the Red Cross for their "community calls" program, which gives isolated Manitobans or those working through loneliness and depression a chance to connect and talk to someone over the phone, online or sometimes in person. We are now working to promote the program to our members while continuing to secure more volunteers.

The RTAM Executive

Linda Blair, President

Gabe Mercier, Vice President

Jayesh Maniar, Secretary

Brent Corrigan, Treasurer

RTAM MEMBER BENEFITS	STUDENT BENEFITS
1. The project will provide the means and incentive to increase communication between RTAM members and their family high school students they are sponsoring.	1 Portfolios encourage the collection of artifacts and evidence by the student to support their successful writing of award and scholarships applications.
2. Recognizing the importance of a post-secondary education, RTAM members can feel pride in the role they will play in supporting their family members to be awarded funding to help with the high costs of today’s world.	2 Portfolios help students focus on their knowledge, skills and attitudes to support their successful applications for bursaries and scholarship.
3. This project will provide RTAM members with an opportunity to experience renewed passion in their roles as teacher and mentor working with their family members.	3 Portfolios help students track their changes and growth in important leadership skills through their high school experience.
4. RTAM member involvement with their family members will promote positive mental health opportunities during a time when COVID has caused many to experience social and physical isolation.	4 Portfolios assist the student in becoming more aware of their own learning experiences and history.
5. RTAM member involvement will support a sense of purpose in their lives and offer them a sense of social value to society.	5 Portfolios provide a framework to encourage students’ self-assessment leading to a more accurate choice of how they want to spend their future, their career aspirations.
6. RTAM members will increase their opportunities to know and understand their youth family members’ challenges and issues while developing a relationship and creating a sense of trust.	6 Portfolios provide a framework with resources for building a resume and completing university/college entrance applications as well as job applications.
7. RTAM members can offer direct input into the writing of the applications to enhance the students’ chances of being successful.	7 Portfolios save the student the time and agony of trying to recall their experiences and gather all their information to complete applications in their graduating year.
	8 Portfolios provide students support to practice informed decision-making regarding their personal and professional opportunity selections.

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