R-8 Retiree Groups
Several retiree groups have organized around the region and would love for you to join them. Due to Covid 19 most groups have either suspended meetings, meet outdoors with picnic, Zoom or other media facetime. Contact your representative for specific information. Hopefully, we will get back to normal someday.
Northeast Atlanta
Retirees, spouses, and friends meet for breakfast the last Tuesday of each month (except December) at the IHOP Restaurant, 4205 Stone Mountain Highway, Hwy 78, at 7:30 a.m. The restaurant is located in the Killian Hills Village Shopping Center between Pet Smat, Home Depot and the Sports Authority just west of Killian Hill Road. Contact Nancy Sorrells 770-469-5799.
Cobb County, Georgia
Retirees, spouses and friends meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 9:00 a.m. at Come-N-Get-It, 1409 Church St. Ext. N.W., Marietta, GA 30060. For information contact:
Sonny Cudabac. 770-427-4376
Cherokee National Forest
Retiree, spouse, and friends meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. on the third Tuesday of each month in Cleveland, TN. Contact
Jack N. Callahan, Jackn1945@bellsouth.net, 423-284-7885, 2621 Crestwood Drive NW Cleveland, TN 37312. Due to Covid19 we will meeting outside somewhere. Call for information.
Jefferson National Forest
Retirees, spouses, and friends get together at noon on the second Wednesday of even numbered months at the Roanoker Resturant in Roanoke, VA. We have been meeting for the last several years. No dues are collected and only rarely are there programs or expressions of professional concerns. for information, contact Tom Poulin, 540-966-1058.
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forest
FM&S retirees meet for lunch each year the 2nd Wednesday of April and October. Contacts: Ed Hedgecock, ehedgecock@sc.rr.com (803-957-4649) or Glenda Wood (803-563-5498).
National Forests and Grasslands in Texas
Retirees, spouses, and friends meet for lunch the 3rd Thursday of each month at 11:15 am at Mr. Ray's, 1604 W. Frank Ave, Luflin, TX. Contacts: Carolyn Hughes, 936-875--3328, or Gay Ippolito, 936-632-4852.
Alabama Retirees
Retirees, spouses, and friends meet the 1st Wednesday in February, April, June, August, October, and December at 11:15 AM, McAlister's Restaurant in Prattvile, AL. Contact Bill Fadden 334-285-0962
Ouachita National Forest
Retirees, spouses and friends meet for breakfast the third Tuesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. at the Cracker Barrel Restaurant in the Cornerstone Shopping Center, Hot Springs, Arkansas. Contact: Jim Wenner, 501-525-8284.
George Washington National Forest
Retirees, spouses and friends meet for breakfast at 9:00 a.m. on the first Wednesday of even numbered months at the Village Inn Restaurant on US 11, a short distance off I-81 at Exit 240. Contact: Eddie Riddle, edjoriddle@aol.com
Highlands-Robbinsville-Franklin-Murphy North Carolina Area
Retiree, spouse, and friends meet at 11:30 a.m. for lunch on the last Wednesday of every month in Franklin. Contact George Lynch for the location as it may be in a different place each month. 828-369-9722.
The National Forest in Florida
Contact: Johnnie Croft 5156 Shaw Street, Sanderson, FL 32087, (386)-752-7325 or Joann Webb.
Mississippi Retirees
No current plans have been reported. Contact: Glenda Baswell 662-582-0148
Louisiana Retirees
No groups have been identified as yet.
Kentucky Retirees
No groups have been identified as yet.