OCREA President Leslie Jones hugs Bill Sloan, who is with the Georgia Retired Educators Association, at OCREA’s 50th anniversary celebration at Countryside Catering. OCREA held its first meeting in 1975. Paige Clarke/The Oglethorpe Echo
Barbara Cabaniss (background) and Margaret Sims (front) look at historical documents and presentations that were on display at the 50th anniversary of the Oglethorpe County Retired Educators Association on April 7. Paige Clarke/The Oglethorpe Echo
At its first gathering in 1975, the Oglethorpe County Retired Educators Association (OCREA) had $2 annual dues and discussed advocacy via telegram to then-Gov. George Busbee.
