“Wurst” Newsletter - National Active and Retired Federal Employees

“Wurst” Newsletter
N A R F E C h a p t e r 6 7 2 New Braunfels, Texas
We’re on the Web! www.narfe.org/chapter672
NARFE ... Your legislative voice, your information resource.
Coming Up:
Fri., July 18
“Legislative Action
Workshop”
Jane Keller,
Chapter Legislative
Chair

Tues. August 5, 1-3 pm
“Meet Your
Congressman Forum”
San Antonio
Details, page 3

Fri., August 15
“National Weather
Service”
Joe Arellano, Jr.,
Meteorologist in Charge,
New Braunfels

Fri. September 19
“National Convention
Report and Future of
NARFE”
By Chapter Delegates to
the NARFE Convention.

Unless otherwise noted, all
meetings are 9:30-11 am at
CCSC, 655 Landa St, New
Braunfels, TX. More info?
Contact Dorothy Creswell
Distinguished Members
This year we were honored to
recognize 18 new Distinguished
Members in our chapter. Their
names were included in the
3nd Quarter
Jul-Sep 2014
May Luncheon program. We
also tried to meet and take a
snapshot of most.
These members have been
with the Association for 20
years or more, and are being
recognized for their continued
support and service to NARFE
and their fellow NARFE members. The Distinguished Membership is a special “Thank
You” for all they’ve done.
Shown left to right:
Marjorie Alexander, Clyda
Angeli, Lucille Bading, Ann
Beicker, Josephine Cormack,
Jack Eberle, Margaret Leggett,
David
McBride,
Florene
McClellan, Keith Miles, Alice
Oldham, Kemil Pepin, Irene
Schulze and Charles Wharton.
We were not able to personally
award the Distinguished Memberships to Helen Deaver, Harry W Dunn, Henry Fischer or
Virginia Massey.
Inside this Issue:
Membership Report
Sunshine Report
Garage Sale Results
Program Planning Results
Social Security Changes
Contacts
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Membership Report
by John Creswell
As of June 26 we have 259
members: 244 voting and 15
non-voting.
N M Koehler
PO Box 694
Wimberley TX 78676-0694
MEMBERS PASSED AWAY
Kathryn C Bailey
2484 Sombra Hill
Schertz TX 78154-2637
Membership is open to active
and retired civilian federal
workers and their spouses who Clarence J Gillig
currently or are eligible to re- 15306 Pebble Sound
ceive a ciSan Antonio TX 78232-4134
vilian federal annuiPlease keep them and their famity.
See
lies in your prayers.
back page
for
my
Garage Sale Results
contact
The dust has settled (literally), and
info.
the Garage Sale results are in. We
NEW MEMBERS:
netted $549.45 income. Thank
Leroy Garza
you, everyone, for your effort, ide2811 Redland Trail
as and donations! These people
San Antonio TX 78259
helped, (maybe others):
Billy F Imhoff
113 Montwood
Seguin TX 78155-1215
Michael Jackowski
110 Valencia
Universal City TX 78148-3112
Michael Reese
7710 Citadel Peak
Converse TX 78109-1047
Shirley M Williams
1008 N Commerce St
Lockhart TX 78644-1810
TRANSFER IN:
Kenneth D Clark
110 Blue Jay Ct
Canyon Lake TX 78133-2210
Diane R Gosser
6635 Clovis Court
San Antonio TX 78233
Newsletter Page 2
Mary Nan Aldridge, Loretta
Carter, John & Dorothy Creswell,
Carl & Cynthia Englerth, Chip &
Merry Franck, Lynn Geyer, Mac
& Mary Lou Gough, Lynda
Heikes,
Jackie
Kieschnick,
Dolores Little, Maria Montalvo,
John & Betty Niven, Walter Penk,
Alice Pullin, Barb & Charles Tyler, Richard Valdez, Ferman &
Rosalie Varnell, Roz Wise and Valerie Woods.
Nat’l. Convention
Our delegates to the NARFE
National Convention in Orlando
August 24-28th are:
Sunshine Report
Happy Birthday to all
of you celebrating in
the
next
three
months.
JULY
Robert W Carter, 15
Frank Hamilton, 4
Jacqueline M Humphreys
Jean Jones, 27
Dorothy Kroesche, 6
Loretta Luehlfing
Clarence H Olson, 19
George Rotblut, 6
Richard Schoenfeld, 26
Jesse Trinidad, 7
George Von der Lippe, 2
Ronald J Walton
Charles Wharton, 7
Roz Wise, 8
AUGUST
Carl F Englerth, 25
Marilyn Finke, 27
Chip Franck, 28
Pattie Fulgham
Melvin H Haas, 5
Hazel J Hopkins
Walter Erich Penk, 22
Nancy L Ragan
Martha A Stone, 4
SEPTEMBER
Roland R Boenig, 10
Ray Brite, 2
Scharley Brite, 23
Rona Burris, 10
Virginia Marylin Goetter, 24
Henrietta Hayden, 14
Harold R Johnson
Carolyn A Lynd-Mitchan, 27
Florence McClellan, 23
Betty C Niven, 24
Alice Oldham, 5
Micheline Rotblut, 21
Robert M Thomas, 30
William "Frank" Thomson, 7
Zadie V Ward, 18
Elsie M Wray, 2
Dorothy Creswell, John Creswell, Homer Williams and
Shirley Williams. This is an im- If we missed your birthday, contact
Mabel Cavanagh at (830) 629-2739 or
portant convention for NARFE. [email protected]
NARFE Chapter 672
“Wurst” Newsletter
Changes in How Social
Security Provides Services
Program Planning Results
By Dorothy Creswell
At our June 20th meeting, members voted for their
top choices for future information meeting programs from 116 topics submitted by the membership. The top choices were (drum roll please!):
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Elder law
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Smart phones
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New Mayor of New Braunfels
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Water conservation & water issues
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Aging in place
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Tax Tips for Seniors
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What the IRS does not want you to know
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Places of interest to visit in Texas that won’t
“break the budget”
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Create our own list of resource people & services (like an “Angie’s List”).
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New hospital
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Veterans Administration and Services
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Identity Theft Protection
By Richard Valdez, Service Officer
Effective August 1, 2014, the Social Security Administration will discontinue providing Social Security Number printouts. If you need proof of your
Social Security number and you do not have your
Social Security card, you will need to request a replacement card by completing Form SS-5
(Application for a Social Security Card), and
providing documentation to prove your identity,
age, and citizenship or lawful immigration status.
Also, effective October 1, 2014, Social Security
will stop providing benefit verification letters in
their offices.
For further information on how to obtain a replacement Social Security card or a benefit verification
letter, go to the Social Security website,
www.socialsecurity.gov, or contact Social Security
at 1-800-772-1213.
Evening Meeting
This Fall watch for more information on the
“Federal Connection”. These periodic meetings
• “Field Trips” to interesting places.
will focus on current legislative and benefit issues
If you’ve heard or know of a great speaker on any for federal workers, retirees and their spouses.
of these topics, please let me know along with as They may be held at a local restaurant such as TJ’s
much contact information you have.
Burgers. Contact Dorothy if you’re interested.
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Meet Your Congressman
Forum, August 5
Northwest San Antonio Chapter 1320 will host a
“Meet Your Congressman Forum” on Tuesday, August 5th from 1-3 pm. It will be held at the Oak
Hills Presbyterian Church, 6739 Callaghan Road,
San Antonio, 78229.
All San Antonio Metro area Congressmen have
been invited including:
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Rubėn Hinojosa, District 15 (pending)
Joaquin Castro, District 20
Lamar Smith, District 21
3nd Quarter Jul-Sep 2014
Pete Gallego, District 23
Henry Cuellar, District 28
Lloyd Doggett, District 35.
If you live and vote in one of these Congressional
districts, plan to attend this important meeting. If
you’re a member of another group that shares
NARFE’s goals to protect the benefits of all federal
employees please forward this information to get
the word out.
For more information, contact Carolyn Smith: 210425-4396, or Dan Torres: 210-846-6306 or
[email protected]. An optional salad
lunch will be available by reservation only at noon
for $5 each. Make reservations with Carolyn Smith.
NARFE Chapter 672
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National Active and Retired Federal Employees
NARFE ... Your legislative voice, your information
resource.
Newsletter Editor
NARFE Chapter 672
1771 Oakmont Circle
New Braunfels TX 78132-3846
(830)620-0344
[email protected]
Address Service Requested
New address, phone or e-mail?
Corrections?
Call Member Services at
1-800-456-8410 e-mail to
[email protected] or
visit www.narfe.org
Meetings
Chapter eXtra &
Quick Facts
Pictures and more are in the
Chapter eXtra at
www.narfe.org/chapter672 .
It and Chapter Quick Facts
at the Co- are included with the e-mail
mal County Senior Citi- version of the newsletter.
zen Center, 655 Landa
Please add
Street in New Braunfels. [email protected] to
We meet
Friday
(varies in
December)
the third
monthly
May and
9:30 am coffee and
snacks
10:00 am Business
meeting and
program.
Meetings are free and
open to the public unless
otherwise noted (usually
meal functions).
Members and friends are
welcome.
Newsletter Page 4
your e-mail address book. To
get the electronic newsletter,
let Dorothy Creswell know at
the above e-mail.
Computer “How to”
Most public libraries have
computers for use, free or low
cost classes and how-to books
and videos. Check it out!
www.publiclibraries.com/texas.htm
NARFE Chapter 672
Key Contacts
President
830-620-0344
Dorothy Creswell
[email protected]
Vice President
830-620-0222
Walter Penk
[email protected]
Secretary
830-358-7401
Valerie Woods
[email protected]
Treasurer
(210) 846-4692
Maria Montalvo
[email protected]
Service Officer
830-625-3359
Richard Valdez
[email protected]
Membership
830-620-0344
John Creswell
[email protected]
Legislative
Jane Keller
210-573-6702 C [email protected]
A full list is in the Chapter Quick Facts, and
at www.narfe.org/chapter672.
3nd Quarter Jul-Sep 2014
Chapter eXtra
N A R F E C h a p t e r 6 7 2 New Braunfels, Texas
NARFE ...Your Legislative Voice, Your
Information Resource
We’re on the Web! www.narfe.org/chapter672
Bridge Across Time with FaceBook by Lynn Geyer
I first joined Facebook in order to
view and share photos of my family members and friends, since
many don’t live in the San Antonio area. I then ‘friended’ my
Congressional Representative so
I’m up-to-date on his thoughts
and actions on current issues before Congress.
About a year ago I received this
Facebook message: “I think you
may be the same Lynn Geyer that
I knew at Greenham Common
AFB in England in the 1950s.
Candy L. and I have been looking
for you for some time. Please
friend us if you would like to chat
about old times. I live in McAllen
and Candy lives in Ft. Worth. We
see each other occasionally and
would love to revive our old circle of friends. Linda W.”
grade school in an old English
Manor House - the youth club
on base after school listening
to an Elvis record - roller skating in an old aircraft hangar bagging groceries at the commissary for tips…so many
memories sprang to mind. Also, trips to London and Windsor Castle. The AFB library
and the town libraries were
places we loved. And I recalled the beauty of England
and the warmth of the people
in Reading and the Village of
Wickham, where a shop keeper
taught me to knit.
I remembered Linda and Candy immediately, as they had
been my best friends from 4th
through 7th grade. Now we
are Facebook friends in our
Flashback almost 60 years to late 60s catching up with each
other’s lives. We are all adopted Texans now. The Kenny
Rogers/Dolly
Parton song
comes to mind – “You Can’t
Make Old Friends”.
Convention Delegates
We still have one delegate
position open so why not
join us in Orlando?
The chapter voted to reimburse the National Convention registration fee of $75
for the five authorized delegates for our chapter, with
preference given to two
members who have never
attended a national convention. The convention will
be August 24-28th at the
Rosen Centre in Orlando,
Florida.
Contact President Creswell
if you are interested.
Inside this eXtra:
Recent Meetings
Member Spotlight
Night Meeting
National Museum of
The Pacific War
3rd Quarter 2014
NARFE Chapter 672 eXtra 1
eXtra 2
eXtra 4
eXtra 6
eXtra 6
New Braunfels TX
Recent Meetings & Events
ple the federal agencies serve,
District 12 Leader Training, April 3.
Twenty-eight members attended the District
12 Leader Training in Boerne. Starting this
year, the Texas Federation of Chapters will
hold District Conventions only in oddnumbered years, with training the focus for
even-numbered years.
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be more responsive to local issues, and
•
serve as a conduit of information between the
Executive Office of the President and federal
entities located outside of Washington, D.C.
The Alamo
FEB is one of
28 FEB today
and serves as
the collaboration hub for
63
federal
agencies and
over 90,000
federal employees in the
counties from
Austin to McAllen. Membership consists of the
highest ranking federal leaders in their locales, but
agencies are encouraged to allow employees at all
levels within their organizations to serve as an FEB
contact, participate in FEB activities and incorporate FEB shared services into their agency missions.
FEBs have three primary lines of business common
to all:
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Emergency Preparedness / Security and Employee Safety
This year’s training provided an overview
of NARFE structure, on-line tools and an
outline of duties and best practices for key
offices within chapters:
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Human Capital Readiness
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Intergovernmental and Community Activities.
“Alamo Federal Executive Board,” by Lisa Alonzo, Executive Director; April 11.
The FEB serves as a one-stop federal information
source for agency members, government officials,
schools and the public.
Lisa Alonzo outlined the mission, structure and accomplishments of the Alamo Federal Executive
Board stationed at JBSA Randolph AFB. The Federal Executive Boards in the nation were established in 1961 to
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Coordinating between agencies saved over $4.2
million last year.
It promotes volunteerism and community service
by federal employees, e.g., collected 48,890 lbs. of
food and donated 3,000 computers for schools.
Visit www.sanantoniofeb.org for information.
bring the Federal Government closer to the peo-
3rd Quarter 2014
NARFE Chapter 672 eXtra 2
(Continued on page 3)
New Braunfels TX
Meetings & Events (cont.)
(Continued from page 2)
“Federal Employee Recognition Awards”,
San Antonio, May 7.
New Braunfels Chapter 0672 member Dr. Maureen
McConnell received a Silver Award (first runner up)
in the Professional category at the Alamo Federal
Executive Board's "Federal Recognition Awards"
event on May 7, 2014 in San Antonio. Dr.
McConnell was one of only 31 who were finalists
for these prestigious awards. She works for the Air
Force Research Laboratory. Dr. McConnell is a
shining example of federal employees who are serving the public and doing a great job. The awards
event was during Public Service Recognition week.
“Garage Sale”, April 30-May 2
Above you see just part of the many members who helped make this year’s event a
success. It was work, but a lot of fun, too.
Shown left to right: Merry Franck, Chip
Franck, Rosalie Varnell, Maria Montalvo,
Lynn Geyer, Carl Englerth, Ferman Varnell, Dorothy Creswell and Cynthia Englerth. A full list is in the Newsletter on
page 2.
“Luncheon” May 16.
Our May 16th luncheon was held at the Golden
Corral in New Braunfels. We remembered chapter members who had passed away in the last
year, and recognized 18 new Distinguished Members (see Page 1 of the Newsletter). The rest of
the time we enjoyed the food and fellowship.
Shown above, left to right: Dorothy Kroesche,
Gina Hoenscheidt, Becky Pantermuehl, Lynn
Geyer, Maria Montalvo, Richard Valdez, Carl
Englerth, Cynthia Englerth and Walter Penk.
3rd Quarter 2014
Shown in the above photo, left to right: Lisa
Alonzo, Executive Director of the Alamo Federal
Executive Board; Dr. McConnell; and Jaie Avila,
Weekend Co-Anchor from NEWS 4 WOAI who
served as Master of Ceremonies.
NARFE and FEW (Federally Employed Women)
have many common goals and members. The photo
on the next page was taken in the NARFE recruiting
booth at the May 7th Alamo Federal Executive
Board's "Federal Recognition Awards". Shown in
the photo from left to right are: Rosalyn "Roz"
Wise, President of Alamo City FEW and member of
New Braunfels NARFE 0672; Katherine Igyarto,
FEW 1st VP Programs and member of e-NARFE
chapter 2363; Dr. Maureen McConnell, immediate
past-president of Alamo City FEW and member of
New Braunfels NARFE 0672; Susana Rodriguez,
NARFE Chapter 672 eXtra 3
(Continued on page 4)
New Braunfels TX
Meetings & Events (cont.)
roads Chapter 2354 and TFC District 14 Representative.
“Program Planning,” facilitated by Dorothy Creswell. June 20.
(Continued from page 3)
FEW 2nd VP Membership and member of Lone
Star State NARFE Chapter 2365; Dorothy Creswell, President New Braunfels NARFE Chapter
0672 and Texas Federation of Chapters (TFC)
District 12 Representative (greater San Antonio
area); and Dr. John Creswell, membership chair
New Braunfels NARFE Chapter 0672 and TFC
South Texas Area Vice President.
Texas Rural Letter Carriers Convention,
June 8-10.
The suggestions kept coming in and now we have
many great ideas for future programs. Tabulated
results are on page 3 of the Newsletter.
Member Spotlight
New Members
Kenneth Clark was Chief
Financial Officer for the
VA when he retired 18
years ago. His wife Pat
also worked for VA in
personnel.
He recently
transferred
from
the
Brownwood, Texas, chapter of NARFE.
“roots” are in Louisiana.
We partnered with TFC District 14 to recruit
members for NARFE at the Texas Rural Letter
Carriers Convention held June 7-11 in Corpus
Christi. Shown from left to right helping one of
the rural letter carriers are Joel Menking, Corpus
Christi Chapter 0091; Dorothy Creswell, New
Braunfels Chapter 0672 and TFC District 12 Representative, and Ron Wideman, Victoria Cross-
3rd Quarter 2014
Their
Diane Gosser recently
transferred from the Fort
Myers, Florida, area and
NARFE chapter.
Nina Koehler (photo next
page) worked for the Army, Navy and Marine Corp
and was enlisted in the Navy for part of her career. She worked for the Army
at San Francisco 6th Army. She has belonged to
NARFE Chapter 672 eXtra 4
New Braunfels TX
Member Spotlight (cont.)
(Continued from page 4)
variety of wage positions, first for Immigration and
Naturalization Service; then the Postal Service, and
then for the Veterans Administration in Boston and
Houston.
David
C
McBride
worked for USDA SCS
starting in 1936. During
part of his career he
worked for Jeff Coleman,
a long-time member of
our chapter.
American Legion for 50
years. Nina is also a long
term NARFE member who
recently transferred to our
chapter.
Shirley Williams recently
joined our chapter and will
be one of the four delegates representing our
chapter at the NARFE National Convention in Orlando, Florida. She is married to member Homer
Keith Miles was a physicist, starting at Holliman
AFB, then White Sands;
and then Fort Bliss.
Williams.
Other Members
Clyda A Angeli started
working at Kelly in 1942 in
the office, later to Ft Sam
Houston. Clyda served in
Washington DC with Henry
B Gonzales for 6 months.
She worked at Randolph
AFB her last 11 years which
included another 6 months
in Washington DC.
Lucille K Bading worked
for the Selective Service
Board in Seguin and at the
courthouse, as long as the
draft was in effect.
Helen Deaver (no photo)
worked 31 years for Social
Security
Administration.
She started in Corpus
Christi, next served in Austin, El Paso, and finally
back in central Texas.
Alice Oldham was a Rural
Carrier for the Postal Service for her career. Originally she was the only rural
carrier for Wimberley, and
today they have 10 routes.
Kemil Pepin worked in
personnel, originally at
Wright Patterson AFB,
then in Hawaii; then at
the Air Force Headquarters in Washington DC.
During his service he
was in a number of other countries, He retired
early and is very active in his church, a New
Braunfels running club,
and is an avid gardener.
Charles L Wharton
worked for the government as an aircraft electrician at Randolph and
several other sites.
Jack E Eberle worked in a
3rd Quarter 2014
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New Braunfels TX
Federal Connection—
Night Meeting
National Museum of the
Pacific War by Dorothy Creswell
Initial plans are underway for periodic night meetings which will focus on current legislative and
benefit issues for federal workers, retirees and
their spouses. The working title for these events is
the “Federal Connection.”
Please give us feedback on what would work best
for you if an evening meeting fits your schedule
better than our normal meeting time.
An example format might be to gather at a local
restaurant such as TJ’s Burgers and More, 259
Loop 337 in New Braunfels, www.tjsburgers.com
Those who want food or beverage would order and
pay at the counter, and bring it to the meeting
room in the back.
Meeting format might be:
6:00-6:30 pm networking
6:30-7:30 pm meeting: current legislative and
benefit issues followed by discussion, Q&A.
The meetings will be focused on information sharing, and will not include a business meeting The
meeting could be shorter if desired.
Meeting day might be a Thursday, but Tuesdays
and Wednesdays may also work.
We’re especially interested to know if a start time
of 6 pm would work or if it needs to be later for
those who commute from other areas such as San
Antonio.
This would not replace our regular meeting on the
third Friday of each month.
If this interests you, please contact Dorothy Creswell at [email protected] or 830-620-0344
and let her know by Friday, September 12th:
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You’re interested and want to be notified
Preferred starting time
Preferred day of week
Preferred location.
Guests will be welcome.
3rd Quarter 2014
One of our favorite places to take out-of-town visitors is the National Museum of the Pacific War in
Fredericksburg, Texas, home of the Admiral Nimitz Museum.
The museum. located at 340 E Main Street. has an
amazing collection of historical relics and interpretive exhibits, but the hands-down favorites are the
re-enactments or “Living History” scheduled periodically (quarterly) on weekends. The next reenactments are scheduled for July 5-6. The reenactments are done on a separate property a few
blocks from the museum.
The above snapshot was taken in April at one of the
re-enactments. Before the action starts, different
weapons and their use are explained by volunteers
in a helpful, sometimes humorous way.
Ticket prices are separate for the museum and Living History. In both cases, World War II veterans
have free admission. For the museum, adults are
$14 and seniors are $12. Living History tickets are
$7.50. Discounts also are available for military and
youth. Www.pacificwarmuseum.org for details, or
830-997-8600. A large, free parking lot is just off
Austin Street, one block north of US 290.
After sampling the museum, take a few minutes on
your return trip to try one of the wineries and learn
why US 290 is the second most popular winery area in the United States.
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New Braunfels TX
Chapter Quick Facts
N A R F E C h a p t e r 6 7 2 New Braunfels, Texas
NARFE ... Improving and defending
federal retirement benefits since 1921
2014 Meeting Dates
We’re on the Web! www.narfe.org/chapter672
Executive
Director,
NARFE-PAC month.
CCSCF. 8/15: “National Weather Service” by Joe Arellano, Jr. and
4/3: NARFE Training. Kronkosky Grassroots Advocacy Month.
Place, Boerne. 9 am-3 pm.
8/24-28:
NARFE National
Convention,
Orlando, FL.
4/11: date change. “Alamo Feder-
We meet the 3rd Fri. monthly unless noted (varies May & Dec.), at
the Comal County Senior Citizen
Center (CCSCC), 655 Landa Street,
New Braunfels TX 78130, ph. (830) al Executive Board,” Lisa Alonzo, 9/19: Convention Report and
629-4547. Guests are welcome.
Executive Director.
Future of NARFE. Delegates.
9:30 a.m. coffee and snacks. 4/30-5/2 Garage Sale, 1771 Oak10-11:00 a.m. meeting/program mont Circle, New Braunfels.
1/17: “Tax Tips for Seniors” by 5/16 10:45 am-12:45 pm: LunchHal Holtman, Jr. CPA. 9:45am eon. Golden Corral, New Braunfels.
Business mtg; 10-11am Program.
6/20: Future Program Ideas.
Co-hosted NARFE and CCSCF.
2/21: “Tips for a Great Garden,” 7/18: “Legislative Workshop” by
Chris Wiemers, AgriLife Extension. Jane Keller. Legislative Chair.
10/17: Annual Meeting., Election of 2015 officers.
11/7-16: Wurstfest.
11/10-12/8: Info only: FEHBP
Open Season.
11/21: TBD
12/ TBD: Holiday luncheon.
3/21: “Future of the Comal Coun- 8/5 1-3pm: “Meet Your Congressty Senior Center” by Robert Lopez, man,” NW San Antonio.1320
Service Projects
Our chapter focuses on three service projects:
1. NARFE Alzheimer’s Research.
Our chair is Maria Montalvo.
2. Collect aluminum pull tabs
from beverage and food containers for the Ronald
McDonald House. Bring to
any meeting .
3. Donate items to the Comal
County Senior Citizen Center
Thrift shop quarterly. Each
quarter we remind you to look
through your closets and storage for used but still useful
items
to
donate.
The Senior Center also appreciates canned and food items
prepared in a commercial
kitchen for Senior Meals and
Meals on Wheels.
$20 Dues Withholding Reward
The Texas Federation of Chapters (TFC) is offering a $20 reward for chapter members who signup
for Dues Withholding between now and May 31,
2015. You or your spouse must be receiving a civilian federal retirement annuity, have a renewal
date in the next twelve months and submit your
Chapter Quick Facts
Save Your Quick Facts
Save this Quick Facts page.
It is only mailed with the
first quarter issue for the
year. (It is included with
every issue sent by e-mail).
Copies are on our webpage
and at meetings. Add your
e mail by c on tac tin g
[email protected]
application to the TFC Treasurer. The special
TFC Dues Withholding Application is available
at meetings or from our webpage. With dues
withholding, current members receive a 15% discount each year on NARFE dues, so total dues are
only $3.42/month or $41/yr. for our chapter
members. For more information, contact Dorothy Creswell (see page 2 for contact information).
New Braunfels TX NARFE Chapter 672
July 2014
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NARFE 1-800-NARFE94 (1-800-627-3394)
Legislative Contacts
Chapter 0672 OFFICERS
White House: President Barack H. Obama, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20500; Phone
President
Dorothy Creswell 830-620-0344
[email protected]
Vice President
Walter Penk
[email protected]
Secretary
Valerie Woods 830-358-7401
[email protected]
Treasurer
Maria Montalvo 210-846-4692
[email protected]
830-620-0222
Chapter 0672 COMMITTEES
Maria Montalvo
Greeter/Sign-In
Jackie Kieschnick 830-837-5159
(see Treasurer)
[email protected]
Historian
Valerie Woods 830-358-7401
[email protected]
Hospitality
Loretta Carter
830-625-2578
[email protected]
Jane Keller
210-573-6702 C
[email protected]
Membership
John Creswell
830-620-0344
[email protected]
NARFE PAC
Betty Niven
830-632-7769
[email protected]
Newsletter
Dorothy Creswell (see President)
Public Relations
Mac Gough
830-624-2520
[email protected]
Service Officer
Richard Valdez
[email protected]
Sunshine
Mabel Cavanagh 830-629-2739
830-625-3359
[email protected]
Web Page
Dorothy Creswell (see President)
District 12 Rep
Dorothy Creswell 830-620-0344
[email protected]
TFC So. TX Area VP: John Creswell 830-620-0344
[email protected]
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Senator John Cornyn: ( R ) 517 Hart Senate Office Bldg.,
Washington, D.C. 20510-4302; Phone (202) 224-2934; FAX
(202) 228-2856; District Office: 600 Navarro, #210, San Antonio, TX 78205; Phone: (210) 224-7485; FAX (210) 2248569; District Office: 221 West Sixth St., Ste. 1530, Austin,
TX 78701, phone 512-469-6034, FAX 512-469-6020
http://cornyn.senate.gov/
Alzheimer’s
Legislative
(202) 456-1414; FAX (202) 456-2461; www.whitehouse.gov.
Senator Ted Cruz: ( R ) 185 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg.,
Washington, D.C. 20510-; Phone (202) 224-5922; District
Office : 3133 General Hudnell Dr., Ste. 120. San Antonio,
TX
78226;
Phone
(210)-340-2885.
http://www.cruz.senate.gov
District 15, Rep. Rubén Hinojosa: (D) 2262 Rayburn HOB,
Washington, D.C. 20515-4315; Phone: (202)225-2531; FAX
(202)225-5688; District Office: 107 S St. Mary’s St, Beeville
TX 78102; Phone: (361)358-8400; Fax (361)358-8407.
http://hinojosa.house.gov/
District 21, Rep. Lamar Smith: ( R ) 2409 Rayburn HOB,
Washington, D.C. 20515-4321; Phone; (202) 225-4236; FAX
(202) 225-8628, hours 8am-5pm M-F; District Office: 1100
NE Loop 410, #640, San Antonio, TX 78209; Phone (210)
821-5024; FAX (210) 821-5947; hours 8:30am-6:00pm M-F;
http://lamarsmith.house.gov/
District 35, Rep. Lloyd Doggett: ( D ) 201 Cannon HOB,
Washington, DC 20515-4325; Phone (202)225-4865; FAX:
(202) 225-4865; District Office: 300 East 8th St., Ste 763,
Austin, TX 78701; Phone (512) 916-5921 or (866)916-5921;
http://doggett.house.gov
NARFE Toll-free to Washington
To connect to the Capitol switchboard in Washington, D.C, dial 1-866-220-0044, ask first for your Representative by name or give your zip code, then your
two Senators. The White House Comment line is
1-888-225-8418.
Hear the weekly hotline at
1-877-217-8234. This is a free service from NARFE
to its members.
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