Evansville Retired Teachers Association Provides Volunteers at Frog Follies
Friday, Saturday – August 23, 24, 2024 – 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
AUGUST 17, 2024
The Evansville Retired Teachers Association (ERTA) will once again contribute to our community with a large group of volunteers who will work at the annual Frog Follies sponsored by E’ville Iron Street Rods. Our members work at the registration table to welcome the participants and distribute the registration materials and information. We also have teams of volunteers who work in the t-shirt area to distribute shirts and giveaways to the participants. This year, we have more than 80 retired teachers working in three-hour shifts to cover two days of the Frog Follies.
ERTA has volunteered at Frog Follies for more than 40 years. Since 2005, Jim Sharp, retired principal, has been the chairman of our Frog Follies volunteers. Jim works many hours assembling our volunteers and supervising our work throughout the weekend. We work closely with Jodi Monarch, who chairs the E’ville Iron Street Rods registration work to ensure a successful event. ERTA receives a stipend from Explore Evansville for our work at the Frog Follies. The stipend benefits our organization and a major portion is donated each year to a community program that serves young people such as the YMCA, the United Methodist Youth Home, and Youth Resources.
Our members enjoy greeting the Frog Follies participants while providing a great service to our community. This project provides a great opportunity for retired teachers to share their working skills with the public.
The Evansville Retired Teachers website and The Evansville Retired Teachers Facebook page provide examples of our programs and our work in the community.
The Evansville Retired Teachers Association (ERTA) is a vital educational organization of 225 active retired teachers who selflessly give of their time and financial resources to various non-profit community organizations such as Teacher Locker, Frog Follies, Tri-State Food Bank, and Hangers. ERTA meets five times during the school year with a luncheon and program featuring such speakers as U of E Coach David Ragland, Bill Bussing – Otters Baseball, the Evansville Wartime Museum, Red Cross, and annual visits from local choirs and musicians.
