ANNOUNCING A CHAPTER WEB-SITE

Until recently most of my efforts have gone into developing the Chapter Blog known as NARFE NEWSLETTER or http://narfenewsletter.blogspot.com/. In my opinion, we needed a have a communication system that included a two way directional journalism element within the Chapter other than the telephone which is limited to the number of persons involved. The Blog seemed to fit that bill; so in June of 2009 I initiated the Blog, which has served us since then. The Blog now has 109 Postings covering numerous issues for example 38 involving the Chapter, 19 on Community, 24 on Health Care, 18 involving Legislation, and 15 regarding Service to mention only a few of the issues that are included in the Blog. The Blog also has a link to the new Chapter web-site http://sites.google.com/site/narfeormond/ .

The web-site is still being developed; but you can few it, and I will take suggestions on improving the site as well. At the present time, it is important to get the bones identified and established like a calendar that will need far more work. At present it contains the By-Laws which for the most part tell who we are and how we operate. It contains the Monthly Minutes which records the action of the Chapter, and it contains the hard copy Newsletters that are sent to all its members monthly. The photos convey some of the spirit and involvement of the members also necessary for a complete description of who we are and what we stand for in the community. Both the Blog news and web-site were developed to increase communications and the public awareness of NARFE. For both to be affective they must be used.