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Chapter news
FROM THE PRESIDENT:
NARFE
Chapter 1002 has made some changes since the first of
the year. We are now a vibrant chapter with 177 members,
with all officers in place. We have a new meeting place,
The Asia Buffet, 1706 S. Del Prado, and we are meeting
year around on the first Wednesday of every month at
12:00 Noon.
Membership is an issue of concern for our chapter, with
a focus on recruitment and retention of members,
increasing attendance and active participation in
chapter activities.
The
average attendance at our meetings is 30. If you
haven’t attended for a while, give it a try. As your new
President, I would like to meet every member.
Feel
free to call me at 239-482-6713 or email
poandbogre@comcast.net to share your
ideas.
Your
continuing support is very much appreciated.
Membership and meeting bonuses. Chapter 1002 has several programs designed to retain members, attract new members, and encourage more members to sign up for Dues
Withholding. Click to read about them.
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BE SURE TO
CLICK ON THE "MIRACLE BASEBALL" LINK TO THE LEFT FOR
INFORMATION ON THE UPCOMING GAMES!
CLICK HERE
to see "NARFE US vs THEM." Make
sure your volume is turned up.
National News
Healthcare Reform End Game. The incredibly complex, fast-tracked, must-pass health care reform plans making their way through Congress don't appear to
endanger the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. Yet... Whether that glow at the end of the tunnel is daylight, or an oncoming freight train, will be determined
when the very different House and Senate plans go to conference where everybody will be looking at a stop-watch. What you are seeing now is almost certainly not what you
will get. While things are looking good now, that could change as the Senate and House, under major pressure from the White House, hurry to come up with something
(critics would say anything) that can be signed into law this year.
An excellent way to follow the issue is
through
www.federalnewsradio.com.
NARFE Says Thrift Savings Plan Is “Huge Success,” But Has Concerns About Losses For Feds Near Retirement
READ MORE
NARFE Thanks President Obama for Signing into Law Re-Employed Annuitant and FERS Sick Leave Bills; Association’s
Persistence Results In Victory
READ MORE
NARFE Encouraged by OPM’s Decision to Give Long-Term Care Insurance Enrollees More Time to Consider Coverage Choices; Association Says Better Options Still Needed to Avoid Rate Hike
READ MORE
NARFE Applauds President for Including Federal Retirees in Proposal to Offer $250 to Older Americans in No COLA Year; Association’s Behind-the Scenes Work Pays
Off READ MORE
NARFE Questions Long Term Care Insurance Rate Hike and Calls on Congress to Restore Confidence in
Program. READ MORE. FEHBP Premium Increase Huge Burden for Federal Annuitants and Employees.
READ MORE
NARFE Applauds House Passage of Bill to Protect Federal Retirees from the 2010 Medicare Premium Increase; Association’s Behind-the Scenes Efforts Result in
Victory. READ MORE
Learn About NARFE-Supported Re-Employed Federal Annuitant Bill S. 629. Through NARFE’s persistence, the bill was included in the final Defense
Authorization bill, which is likely to be signed into law. Click here
to view a video by Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-ME, about her bill. Member call for action. Regardless of whether you have taken any previous action, NARFE President Margaret Baptiste asks each NARFE member to
immediately contact his or her Congressional Representative and two Senators. Urge them to
cosponsor Premium Conversion, H.R. 1203 and S. 491, to allow federal civilian annuitants as well as active duty military personnel and retirees to pay health insurance premiums with pre tax
dollars as executive and legislative branch employees do now. You can use NARFE's Legislative Action Center to easily send a message to your own Representative and both
Senators, http://capwiz.com/narfe/home/. NARFE also has a toll free number for phoning the Capitol switchboard, 1-866-220-0044. Dial the toll free number, ask first for your Representative by name then
your two Senators.
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Florida Federation News
Meetings. Click to get info on Federation meetings.
Laws can change, so can your retirement benefits!
Active and retired federal employees, your retirement benefits are under attack and the only organization fighting to save them is NARFE. Here is proof! According to Sen. Tom
Coburn (R-OK):
"...if you are a Federal employee...there is no guarantee to your Federal pension based on the economics we face today in this country. If you think it is guaranteed, you have
another thought coming because the world economic system is going to determine whether we can honor that pension. That is what is coming. We are very close."
Click here for reasons why you should be a NARFE member.
Click to see more proof of why NARFE is important if you want to protect your benefits!
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