This year’s Spring Luncheon was held at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook, with a bonus of complimentary museum entrance for all attendees. This unique lunch venue was arranged by Larry and Anne Ryan who are docents at the museum. R-UTN members were welcomed to the museum by Deirdre Doherty, Director of Development. Ms. Doherty gave a special thank-you to educators and donated two museum memberships to our raffle. Thanks to all members who donated items to a the raffle to raise money for our scholarships. A good time was had by all, and a gallery of the photographs can be found in the Photo Gallery of this website.

On December 6th, 42 of our members assembled at Jackson’s (Jericho Turnpike, Commack) to enjoy a delicious lunch and to meet and greet former colleagues.  Our Annual Winter Luncheon is a perfect opportunity to reconnect with fellow retirees and to share news.  A great time was had by all and the staff at Jackson’s was warm and welcoming.  A surprise visit by Chris Pendergast was a highlight of the afternoon.  This is the 20th anniversary of his famous “Ride for Life” – he intends to repeat his journey to Washington D.C. again this year.  Dave Hosie entertained us with a Christmas poem.  A dozen of our members generously donated gifts for our raffle.  Ticket sales generated $265 for our Scholarship Fund.  Many thanks to those who brought gifts and to those who bought tickets.  Our next get-together will be in the spring – watch the mail for the newsletter announcing date and place – hope to see you then. Have safe and healthy Holidays – R-UTN Executive Board.

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Yummy food!

Tuesday, September 13 was a  perfect day for the Annual R-UTN Picnic at the Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport. We couldn’t have asked for more — the weather was delightful, the location picturesque, a good attendance, and delicious food. Visit the R-UTN Picture Gallery for more photos.

A special thank-you to our hosts at the Vanderbilt Museum. They made our picnic even more special by arranging a tour of the mansion and a Sky Show in the Planetarium.