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Presentations

How to Plan for Your State Retirement

Did you know that to live comfortably
during retirement, you will need
70% to 100% of your pre-retirement
income? Presenter Danielle Jordan
serves a Director of Communications
and Outreach for the Employees’
Retirement System of Georgia. https://
www.ers.ga.gov/. She offered some
excellent advice about planning for
this momentous time in our lives. No
matter how far you are from retirement,
set up an account at GaBreeze at www.
gabreeze@ga.gov. This will help you
manage your benefits by designating
beneficiaries, calculating benefits and
accessing the ERS Plan Handbook.

Leadership 101 All Aboard!

The third presentation was by Connie
Jones who is a Life and Leadership
Coach. She directed the entire group
through two team building activities.
One exercise was How to Build a TALL
Spaghetti and Marshmallow Tower.
The Team found out that this was
easier said than done! The second
classic teambuilding activity was the
Tarp Flip Over! Each group stood on a
tarp, and was challenged to turn the
tarp over without anyone touching
the ground in the process Everyone
agreed that both activities were
successful in team building.

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