Alzheimer Research.

In May, our Ormond Beach Chapter 2247 sent in a donation of $447.75 for Alzheimer’s Research. NARFE thanks all who have donated to this cause. Well done!

NARFE 2247 NEWS #35

Café 101 will be Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 11:30. The location is Daytona State College. 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.

Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 - (386) 506-5859

I have reserved tables to accommodate 33 members.

This is an opportunity to talk informally with both your officers and other NARFE members. You may also provide your own opinions. These summer events are social in nature.

We always have room for more at the table, but please call me at 441-9240

NARFE 2247 NEWS #34

Lorraine (Rainey) Savage (NARFE member of 2247) sent the following message out to people in her address book.

Rainey took the extra step because not only Federal Employees and Retirees are the target of these cuts ,but the general public will suffer in the end as well and need to be alerted to these in justices.

This is the actual message sent by Lorraine Savage;

FYI - We (Rainey) signed and sent out to the President and all Representatives considering further drastic cuts aimed at all Federal Retirement Pay, Active Duty Pay and Health Benefits - if we don't speak up, we won't be heard. Only 7,163 national federal employees have responded.

Are you kidding me? These cuts affects all current active duty and retired federal employee members and surviving spousal and dependent children pay and health benefits. Don't be afraid to stand up and be counted. This is not limited to Florida, this is NATIONAL.

If you are not a member of your local NARFE (National Active and Retired Employee), don't be afraid to sign it anyway, you are or have been an active member of the Federal Work Force. You are or will be affected by Federal budget balancing cuts. You may have children who work for or have worked for the Federal Government. Let them know, send it out to your friends and family who you know are members of the Federal Work Force and/or have an interest in this.

Join the Fight...Rainey

JOIN THE FIGHT: Ctrl+Click (to follow the link) http://www.narfe.org/heartbeat/

to send the updated letter to your elected officials NOW.

Federal worker retirement system under attack!

Federal employees ensure our food is safe and our air is healthy. Some spend their days fighting the spread of infectious disease, while others raise the alarm whenever a storm is coming.

We depend on federal workers in all 50 states to keep America strong. And they've already sacrificed pay and benefits to help solve our nation's budget woes, even though they didn't cause our economic crisis.

Yet according to recent reports, the federal worker retirement system “has emerged as a key target” in negotiations about our national debt. It's not right – and we need to speak out now.

Tell Washington: Federal workers Protect America's Heartbeat. Reject additional cuts to their pay and benefits.

JOIN THE FIGHT: Ctrl+Click (to follow the link) http://www.narfe.org/heartbeat/

to send the updated letter to your elected officials NOW.

Meeting of the Board – June 13, 2011

NARFE Chapter 2247 Ormond Beach, FL

The Executive Board met at the Volusia Library at 10:00 a.m. Present were President Bob Wehrli, Past President Geri Wehrli, Linda Gardner, John Lowe, June Griffin, Joan Griffin, Kay Seemiller, Barbara Richardson, Donna Zajd and Mary Araya.

Preliminary remarks by the President included a brief evaluation of the two postal conventions in which our chapter participated. Four new members were added to NARFE rosters. A final tally of expenses will be submitted. Thanks to John Lowe, to Trish Vevera and to all who contributed to the success of this recruiting effort.

Summer programs are slated as follows: June: Café 101 ; July: River Grille; August: Giovanni’s. Regular monthly meetings will begin in September at the River Grille.

The main theme of this board meeting was to outline the goals and objectives of the telephone committee. The original intent of the committee was to encourage attendance at monthly meetings. Some members have no computers and/or little computer expertise. These members’ names were given to a telephone committee to contact. However, a social element became part of the phone calls: members, some housebound, grew to know their callers and shared bits of their lives with them. Cece Dougherty chaired this telephone committee to date, and will now receive assistance from Kay Seemiller who has volunteered to oversee the project. Others who join Kay are Joan Griffin, Donna Sajd, Barbara Richardson, Marguerite Heimenz, June Griffin and Judy Boring.

Several related actions were proposed to further the work of the telephone committee:

Linda Gardner and Bob will forward the M-114 Membership List, the Telephone List and the Postal List to Kay.

All members of the committee were requested to give a copy of their phone lists to Kay.

President Bob Wehrli will obtain the copy of Cece’s original list.

Bob shared that his personal wish/goal was that a Buddy System develop through this personal contact from member to member to unify our chapter in a meaningful way.

Donna Sajd proposed that Judy Boring, our Sunshine Chairperson, be routinely contacted by the committee to send cards and greetings to members who are recuperating from illness. Donna also offered to donate computer paper and to provide a program that will enable us to modify PDF messages.

Bob suggested writing a welcoming letter to all new members.

With no further business, the meeting adjourned with Bob’s thanks for the work accomplished.

Café 101

Café 101 will be Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 11:30. This is not a meeting, but an opportunity to talk informally with both your officers and other members.

We have seven tables (4 people on a table) reserved for a total of 28 members. Twenty five members signed up by e-mail, and we should have a few more reservations from those members without e- mail.

The college assured me that parking should not be a problem. First there are fewer student at that time, and you may park in the large lot across from Café 101 ( this was not possible at the last gathering).

America’s federal employees perform important jobs that demand skill and dedication.

Please send your letter to Congress and the White House by going to:

www.ProtectAmericasHeartbeat.org