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You are invited to attend your local chapter's annual business meeting!
The meeting schedule is now online.
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New to MARSP?
Visit the New Member Guide on our website to learn how to get the most value from your membership! We give detailed instructions about logging in to the MARSP website, as well as important links to other areas of interest for new MARSP members.
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Blue Cross Verification of Coverage form coming soon
For those on the Blue Cross PPO plan, both Medicare and Non-Medicare, the Verification of Coverage (VOC) is required to be completed and returned to Blue Cross on an annual basis. Forms will be sent out in May and early June and the deadline is mid-summer. This is a very important form as failure to return it will result in loss of MPSERS medical and prescription coverage.
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The MARSP membership drive is in full swing
You will be receiving your dues renewal form in the mail soon! We know it seems early since membership doesn’t expire until June 30th, however, it takes a significant amount of time to process all of the dues before memberships expire. Renewing early helps us avoid processing delays. If you have already renewed your MARSP membership dues, we greatly appreciate your support!
If you are not currently a MARSP member, your form was sent a few weeks ago. If you have questions about what a MARSP membership can do for you, please call our office (1-888-960-4022) and a staff member will be happy to speak with you about the many benefits of membership.
By the way, we apologize to those who may receive a renewal form in the mail shortly after paying your dues. The process of conducting a renewal mailing to 40,000+ members creates a lag time of about three weeks from creating the list and to you receiving the mailing. Again, our apologies in advance if you are impacted by this.
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Still working and want to learn more about your pension and retirement benefits?
MARSP offers three different pension seminars for every stage of your career:
- Pension 101: New employees with three years or less of service
- Pension 201: Mid-career employees
- Pension 301: Employees approaching retirement; approximately final two years of career
These seminars are hosted by local school districts across the state and are free to attend. Click here to see the current schedule of seminars.
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Blue Cross partners with SSDC to assist members
Do you have questions pertaining to a potential disability related to yourself or your spouse? Did you know you only have 5 years from your last date worked to apply for Social Security Disability Income (SSDI)? If you’d like to learn more about SSDI, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s partner, SSDC Services Corp., is a valuable resource that can assist you and/or your spouse in applying for SSDI at no cost. SSDC Services Corp. can be reached at (877) 768-3018, ext. 222.
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Save the Date: Upcoming MARSP Events
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MARSP Foundation Scholarship
Golf Outings
The MARSP Foundation holds two annual golf outings to benefit the MARSP Foundation Scholarship Fund. The scholarship is available for all public school employees, no matter what their current position is, as long as they are furthering their education in an area that will be beneficial to working in the public school arena.
The U.P. North Golf Outing will be held on June 29, 2017, at the Gladstone Golf Club in Gladstone, Michigan. The Bruce Moeggenborg Memorial Outing will take place on August 15, 2017, at Maple Creek Golf Course in Shepherd, Michigan.
Mark your calendar to be a part of one or both of these important events to raise funds benefiting active school employees. Registration will be available on the MARSP website beginning in late April.
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MARSP Leadership Seminars
MARSP Leadership Seminars will be held June 20-23, 2017, in the following locations across the state:
- June 20, 2017 – Kalamazoo
- June 21, 2017 – Auburn Hills
- June 22, 2017 – Gaylord
- June 23, 2017 – Escanaba
If you are involved in local chapter leadership (or would like to be) this is an excellent opportunity to connect with MARSP State leadership and learn some new and exciting skills to make local chapter membership event more valuable! More information will be sent to chapter leaders soon. If you know someone, or are someone, who wants more information about taking on a chapter leadership role, please contact the MARSP Office at 1-888-960-4022.
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