Matching Funds and Dedication

Fellow Chapter member I am pleased to announce that the Federation has favorable supported our Project of Out Reach by forwarding our reqest for additional funds to NARFE NATIONAL.

I will be asking many of you for your support of time and dedication to bring this project to the community in a way that we can be proud of the results. A few members only can not make this a success. We need the support of the entire Chapter.

To: Chuck Timanus

Director, Public Relations

NARFE Headquarters

606 N. Washington St

Alexandria, VA 22314-1914

From: Wallace Roepke

Fl Federation President

5997 Bonaventure Place

Sarasota, Fl 34243-4811

Subject: Matching Funds Request for Florida's Ormond, Beach Chapter 2247

Dear Chuck: Attached you will find three pages of a request from the Florida Ormond Beach Chapter 2247 for matching funds for $891, the amount they anticipate will be spent on this project. The Fl Federation Chapter Assistance Program has already approved $200 for this project leaving a balance of $691. Participation in the Senior Expo's is an excellent way to let both active and retired Federal employees and annuitants know about NARFE. This project has been carefully reviewed and appears to be viable.

I have approved the request as presented.

Respectfully, Wallace Roepke, Fl Federation President

Board Meet September 14, 2009

We have received a Grant from the NARFE Florida Federation for $200. This money is to be used for recruiting new members and PR. June was charged with depositing the check and keeping a running account of expenses written against the Grant.

John will hold off on the contract for Senior Expo. John should also order new material and the NARFE PANNEL from NARFE. We have the flag, but we should order the NARFE banner. We might have a drawing for a restaurant gift card. Bob asked us all to come up with ideas for giveaways.

The list Charlie Shannon sent to Bob shows people in our District 3 who have not signed up for dues withholding. The people who need to be contacted are 1 members who come to the meetings, 2 people getting email but don’t come to meetings, 3 people whose yearly dues is expiring soon (Lee will call them) , 4 all others on the list. Each of the board members got a copy of the list. We decided we did not want Charlie to take care of the notifying our members, because the different groups required different approaches. Between now and Christmas we will contact the people whose yearly dues is expiring and suggest they continue their membership with the dues withholding program. The others will wait until after the increase in dues is all settled.

Senior Association and Coalition on Aging will be meeting October 6^th at 10 AM at the United Way building: 3747 International Speedway Blvd. , Daytona Beach.

Ormond is having a Health Fair and we discussed the possibility of it being a good place for us to possibly get new members. It will be at the Presbyterian Church on Amsden Rd. Ormond Beach October 13^th . It might be good practice for bigger events.

We thought Alice should Chair the Christmas party at Oceanside, and invite Nancy Lohman as our guest. Due to the problems in the past we need in writing from Oceanside exactly what we are getting for our luncheon. It will cost $21.00 and there will be a choice of two meals. Cece will ask Marguerite to contact the musicians to be sure we have a firm date. We will also ask to have the musicians play some musical games and have a sing-a-long.

Cece will order 6 cobblers for future events and we will see about having them embroidered or implanted with our NARFE logo.

Lee is in touch with Robin from the Post Office. We want to invite the Postmaster or Union Leader to come talk to us. We will provide luncheon.

Respectfully submitted by,

Cece Dougherty V.P.

NEIGHBORS

Dear Ellen, Could you possibly find room for this announcement your NEIGHBORS section?

Due To Red Lobster Restaurant on A1A closing, the Ormond Beach Chapter of NARFE 2247 (National Active and Retired Federal Employees) will be holding their summer social at Olive Garden on A1A in Ormond Beach on Monday August 17 at 11:30 AM. In addition to learning events taking place in Washington that will affect everybody, it’s important for members to attend because we will be deciding where we will hold our regular meetings until next June.

For further information call 672-5827. Cece Dougherty

In the past we had more luck getting Chapter announcements into the two local papers, but due to the economy it is becoming more difficult.

Cece Dougherty said...

It seems to me I've said those words before.