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FBHRE Executive Board Members

Welcome!

About Us

We are active, involved, retired educators who meet monthly to...

  • Encourage the economic, intellectual, social, and physical well-being of our members.

  • Promote educational excellence by providing books for children.

  • Encourage volunteer opportunities.

  • Support legislation favorable to retired and active school personnel.

  • Enjoy each other's company.

We meet on the second Thursday of the month, August -May,

at 

Sugar Land Methodist Church
431 Eldridge Road
Sugar Land, TX 77478 

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We meet in The Great Hall  on the west side of the church on the second Thursday of the month at 1 P.M. unless otherwise noted.   Look for the banner!                         

Local Officers

President:  Cathy Duvall

First VP: Kay Pilgrim

Second VP/ Public Relations: 

   Roberta Prater

Secretary:  Kathy Aaron

Treasurer:  Tricia Fridye

Parliamentarian: Pat Toland

Historian:  Evelyn Smith

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Committee Chairs

Children’s Book Project: 

   Leslie Jaggi

Volunteer Services:

  Susan Jones

East Fort Bend Human Needs:

  Mary Crochet

Foundation: Ann Thompson

Health and Safety: 

Debbie Reynolds

Hospitality:  Mary Mouret

Legislative: Carla Meuth

Membership/ Directory: 

  Gilda Williams

Member Benefits: 

 Evyann Fariss

Member Care/ Church Liaison:

  Peggy Norman

Retirement Education: 

  Carla Meuth

Social:  John Britton

Technology:   Arleigh Kalinowski

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Honorary:

First FBHRE President:  

  Pat Toland, Jan. 2001              

Fort Bend-Harris Retired Educators is actively involved in the community. Participating in the TRTA Children’s Book Project, the unit selects an FBISD elementary school to receive new books purchased during the year through donations and grants. 

 

Members also engage in various volunteer services in Fort Bend County.  Projects include: Children’s Book Project, Holiday Cheer Family Food Drive, Shared Dreams, Foundation Raffle, Cards for Stillwell residents in Waco, East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry Food Pantry.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2025-26 Meeetings

Regular Meetings 1 PM in The Great Hall

Luncheon Dates 11 AM with Business Meeting

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SAVE THE DATES​​​   

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  • September 11:  1 PM - 3 PM    Identity Theft Prevention presented by Marla Jurek, Brazos Vally Credit Union

  • October 9: 1 PM - 3 PM    Brain Health presented by Rosanada Childress, AARP 

  • November 13: 1PM - 3 PM    Raffle to benefit the Texas Retired Teachers Foundation

  • December 4:  11 AM - 1 PM   Holiday Luncheon, Entertainment  NOTE – FIRST Thursday of the month

  • January 8 : 1 PM - 3 PM   Author Jean Becker,  "Character Matters and Other Life Lessons from George H. W. Bush"

  • February 12:  1 PM - 3 PM     Speaker Clay Lenderman from the Enchanted Forest

  • March 12: 1 PM - 3 PM    Speaker  Mike Madden from George Ranch

  • April 9: 1 PM - 3 PM    Camp Hope 

  • May 13: 1 PM - 3 PM   "Summer's Coming!" Luncheon;  Entertainment,  Jack Hall Musician                                                               

​​​​​​​​​​ONGOING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT

Dine and Donate:

October 14   Gringo's Tex-Mex Sugar Land

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                                 FABULOUSLY FUN FIELD TRIPS!

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 Information and Sign up sheets available at the meetings.

Thursday, September 25, day trip to Galveston, 8:30 am - 6:00 pm , carpool

  •  The Bryan Museum

  •  Monarch Butterfly Garden

  •  Lunch at Katies' Seafood House

  •  Historic Harbor Tour and Dolphin Watch

  •  1877 Elissa

  •  Cool Treat at Cordray Dug Store

  •  Return to Sugar Land​

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Our Mission

Fort Bend Harris Retired Educators' mission is to promote the professional, economic, intellectual, social, and healthy well-being of retired school personnel.  It stays in touch with its members through telephone calls, e-mails, newsletters, and personal invitations to all its activities.  Fort Bend Harris provides information about retirement, TRTA state projects, and new progressive programs and activities for its members. Programs at monthly meetings during the year include the following:  reports and information on TRTA's legislative actions and planning for retirees, TRS-Care Insurance, TRTA benefits, health, retirement education, luncheons, special entertainment, and fellowship.  

TRTA Dues:  $35  +  Chapter Dues:  $10  =  $45

Dues are payable to FBHRE

Mail to:

FBHRE

 4306 Whippoorwill Cir

Missouri City, 77459

Or, make payment at a meeting

 Please include your email address, phone contact, and home address information with payment.

Encourage your fellow retirees, friends, and colleagues to become members of TRTA as we work to protect your TRS Pension Program and your TRS-Care health insurance program.  Your spouse or someone who is interested in education and desires to promote the interests of TRTA and FBHRE may also become a member of TRTA and FBHRE.

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