AMCRE

Through its own actions and in association with retiree organizations of 19 other "1937-Act" counties (by affiliation with CRCEA, the California Retired County Employees Association), AMCRE can give the retiree a powerful voice that would otherwise be unavailable.

AMCRE is also a social organization for retirees and their spouses and friends, with four general member meetings that includes a luncheon.

About Us

AMCRE is the result of our founder Irene Lange, retired Mendocino County Treasurer-Tax Collector, leading a few Mendocino County Retirees who saw the need, in 1991, for representation at the County Retirement Board, the Board of Supervisors, and at the state level. These dedicated retirees created an organization with CRCEA affiliation, to band with other '37-Act county-retirees associations for such strength. AMCRE was the 20th (and therefore last) CRCEA member organization formed. AMCRE started small but now boasts nearly 1000 members.

AMCRE developed during 1991, as a support organization for retired Mendocino County retired employees. Enough retirees responded favorably to get the ball rolling. By early 1992 AMCRE held its first regular general meeting. AMCRE started small but now boasts nearly 1000 members.

More than 30 years later, AMCRE is a strong and growing organization for promoting friendship, unit, strength and growth for Mendocino County Retirees.

Bylaws

Follow this link to view our bylaws

Meetings

Newsletters

The Connection is sent to all AMCRE members four times a year. Recent editions of The Connection are available for on-line viewing, by clicking the links listed below. The next issue will be posted here, when it is available.

Breaking News

This is the page for breaking news of issues that may be of immediate concern to AMCRE members and other Mendocino County retired employees. We urge you to check here to keep up to date. Of course, we'll continue to write about issues in The Connection but that only comes out four times a year.

Meeting Minutes

Scholarships

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR 2025/26

Deadline for Scholarship Applications is July 15, 2025

Three new Scholarships will be awarded for the 2025/2026 year. If you are a member of AMCRE, and have children or grandchildren going to college, university or trade school, they will be able to submit an application for one of the three $1,500 scholarships we are giving out for the 2025/2026 school year. They can receive $750 each semester with proof of full-time enrollment into a college, university or trade school and applying and submitting, per the directions in the application. A student who is returning to college, university or trade school for additional years and for graduating seniors who are going to enter college, university or trade school may also apply. Be sure all required letters of recommendations, transcripts, schedule of classes, and proof of enrollment are included in the application.

Submit one original and two copies of the required documents by July 15, 2025; follow this link to the Scholarship Application.

Print out the application, read and follow all instructions. One original and two copies of everything are required. The student applying for a Scholarship should follow all these instructions. Scholarship recipients, who previously won an award, may apply again.

If your child, grandchild or you won a previous Scholarship from AMCRE, be sure they read and understand the deadlines for submitting paperwork for their Award reimbursement.

Effective January 1, 2025, the deadline to receive the award money for fall semester must be submitted with required documents no later than October 31 each year. The deadline to receive the award money for spring semester must be submitted with required documents no later than June 1st each year. If there is a problem for the recipient to turn in the required paperwork by these dates, they must notify in writing to the Scholarship Chair to seek approval of an extension of time. Should the scholarship recipient fail to turn in the required paperwork by these deadlines, they forfeited their Scholarship award for that semester.

For further information, please contact Cyndi Montesonti, Scholarship Co-Chair @ (707) 513-8324 or email: tomcyndichili@comcast.net

Contact Us

To find out more about our organization, reach out to us via email at amcremendocino@gmail.com.

You can also reach us by mail. Our mailing address is:

AMCRE
P.O. Box 903
Ukiah, California 95482

Resources

MCERA

To contact the Mendocino County Employees Retirement Association who handles your retirement directly call: 707-463-4328, or email them at retirementassociation@mendocinocounty.org and they are located at 625-B Kings Ct., Ukiah, California 95482.

CRCEA

For more information regarding the California Retired County Employees Association, you can view their website at www.crcea.org.