“Wurst” Newsletter NARFE Chapter 672 New Braunfels, Texas Webpage

“Wurst” Newsletter NARFE Chapter 672 New Braunfels, Texas Webpage www.narfe.org/site/chapter672

NARFE ...Your Legislative Voice, Your Information Resource

Upcoming Events: Annual Meeting 4th Quarter Oct.-Dec. 2018 Differences in italics: Daytime: 3rd Fri., 9:30-11 am Oct. 19th Inside this Issue: Comal County Senior Citizens In addition to the program Membership & Birthdays 2 Center (CCSCC), “Home Instead Senior Care,” 10/23, How Much to Retire 2 655 Landa, our October 19th meeting is our New Braunfels, 78130. NARFE Alzheimer’s Research 3 annual meeting. Evening: quarterly 4th Tue. Get Message to Congress 3 Jan., Apr., Jul., Oct.; 6:15-7:30 We will elect 2019 officers. Food Drive Results 3 pm. Casa Garcia’s, The Nominating Committee Contacts 4 1691 State Highway 46 W, presents the following candi- New Braunfels, 78132 dates for 2019 officers of our Walk to End Guests welcome, join us! chapter. All are incumbents.  Alzheimer’s Oct. 13 Fri. Daytime, Oct. 19 President: .. Dorothy Creswell “Home Instead Senior Care” Vice President: ... Chip Franck NARFE is a Silver National  Secretary: ...... Alice Pullin Team for the “Walk to End Tue. Evening, Oct. 23 Treasurer: ...... George Rotblut Alzheimer’s,” with a $100,000 6:15-7:30pm goal to raise funds for research, Before the election, nomina- “Federal Worker, care, support and awareness. tions will be taken from the How Much Do You Need to The New Braunfels walk is Retire?” Brad Tobler, floor. Officers must be members of the chapter in good October 13, 9:30 am, in Landa Federal Employee Benefits Park. We’ll take donations at Reservations by Fri. 10/19 standing and willing to perform the duties of the office, which both October meetings (checks Details, page 2  payable to “Alzheimer’s Asso-  includes using email. Officer installation will be at the De- ciation”), online (see below) Fri. Daytime, Nov. 16 or mail to Dorothy Creswell, “FEHB Mini-Fair” cember 14th holiday party. 1771 Oakmont Cir; New Aetna/MHBP, Blue Cross & The 2019 Nominating Commit- Braunfels TX 78132. Blue Shield confirmed, possibly tee members are John Creswell, GEHA and UnitedHealthCare Chair; Lynn Geyer, Alice The team page is:  Pullin, Daisy Richardson and http://Act.alz.org/goto/NARFE Fri., Daytime, Dec. 14, Roz Wise. 11:15 am-1:00 pm If donating online, please se- “Holiday Luncheon, Music by Please think about ways you lect one of the team members. Terry Cavanagh.” can help our chapter. We have Current chapter team members Golden Corral, Reservations by a variety of teams, and our goal include: Dorothy Creswell, 12/11 to Alice Pullin is to help you find one that will Captain; John Creswell, Lynn  use your talents, and be fun! Geyer, Alice Pullin, and Teri Fri., Feb. 15, 9:30 am-3 pm There are opportunities for eve- Vukson.. District 12 Conference ryone, and you don’t need to Our goal is $10,000 and to date New Braunfels hosting come to meetings to be a valua- we’ve raised $4,881. Help us ble member of our chapter. reach our goal! Membership Report Federal Worker, Sunshine Report by John Creswell How Much Do You Happy Birthday to all of you cele- As of September 20, 2018 we Need to Retire? 10/23 brating in the next three months. have 214 members. October Membership is open to active Mary Nan Aldridge, 4th and retired civilian federal Joe Cox, 6th workers and their spouses who Jack E Eberle receive or will be eligible for a Wilma Harrington, 29th civilian federal annuity. Valerie A James, 7th NEW MEMBERS: Josephine Keys, 15th Minouz P Eberhard Kerry Ledford, 16th 14214 Long River Ct Mike H Parker, 20th Our next evening “Federal Con- Kemil “Kem” Pepin Sugarland, TX 77498-1481 nection” meeting will be “Federal Worker, How Much Do You November Margaret “Peggy” Harper Lynda Batey, 19th PO Box 311532 Need to Retire?” by Brad Tobler, Federal Employee Benefits. John Blouch, 11th New Braunfels, TX 78131-1532 Patrick McDonald, 7th Freida Hartman It will be Tuesday, October 23 at Maria Montalvo, 6th 15740 FM 1056 Casa Garcia’s, 1691 State High- Martin Rios, 17th Wellington, TX 79095-4814 way 46 W, New Braunfels, Carl D Scott, 14th 78132. The Federal Connection Bob Tajchtman, 8th Delano A Lucas series of meetings is streamlined Gregg Van de Loo, 26th 2229 Lombardy to fit into the busy schedule of Frances Walker New Braunfels, TX 78132-1879 those still working. December Martha Sanchez 6:15-6:45 pm: Networking and Bill Donnelly, 29th 217 Voigt Dr supper (separate checks). Mary Lou Gough, 30th San Antonio, TX 78232-1127 6:45-7:30 pm: Program Gina Hoenscheidt, 26th Cynthia Hypse, 6th TRANSFER IN: Reservations by Friday, October Jane Keller, 4th Paul Ramirez 19 to Dorothy Creswell. David G Walchak, 18th 180 Mystic Oak Café info: http://casagarcias.net/ Valerie Woods, 16th New Braunfels, TX 78132-3785 If we missed you, contact Dorothy MEMBERS PASSED AWAY: NARFE President Creswell, 830-620-0344 or Pattie L Fulgham [email protected] 1181 Whispering Woods Trl Our next NARFE national New Braunfels, TX 78132-3016 Program Survey president will be Ken Alice Oldham Winner 102 University Rd Thomas of Florida. The Wimberly, TX 78676-5735 results were announced Micheline Rotblut was the winner October 3rd, with 7.71% of of the $25 HEB gift card drawn Please keep their families in from the completed surveys re- your prayers. members voting. ceived by the August 17 meeting. I did a week’s No candidate received a Twenty-five surveys were re- worth of cardio after walking majority on the first round, ceived along with helpful sugges- into a spider so preferential voting as tions. We’ll use the results for web! approved on the first ballot our 2019 meeting planning. —Unknown in June was applied. Thank you!

Newsletter Page 2 NARFE Chapter 672 “Wurst” Newsletter NARFE Alzheimer’s Research Get Your Message to Congress Read! $1,000 by Year End By Lynn Geyer, Legislative Chair By George Rotblut. Alzheimer’s Chair Every cent contributed to NARFE-Alzheimer’s Re- Reminder and new ideas concerning Legislative search goes to funding research, none of your con- Action Center emails from FEDcon18 : tribution goes to administrative or other costs.  Change the subject line so it looks less like a These contributions are used to support various ‘form’ email. programs and researchers searching for a cure of this dreadful disease. Some are individual re-  Add a first paragraph or make major changes searchers (remember the Apple computer was in- to the NARFE one. vented in a garage by two guys named Steve).  Include at least one spelling or grammatical This year as of September 30, our chapter members error to look less like a form email. have donated $280, and in 2017 we donated $905.  Use ‘broken promise’ when appropriate. Let’s go over the $1,000 mark this year. No donation is too small or too large.  It is OK to send again if no response – include You can donate at chapter meetings in November something about second request in subject and December, or mail a check to our chapter treas- line. urer, George Rotblut, 3102 Eisenhauer Rd., #B-11,  Check your congressman’s web site and/or ask San Antonio, TX 78209-3565. Checks should be for list of monthly accomplishments. made payable to: “NARFE-Alzheimer’s Re- search”.  If you do not have email, send your letter to the local office OR try postcards. Editor’s note: If you’re confused, NARFE Alzheimer’s Research  Remember – silence is acceptance! is focused 100% on funding research. The Walk to End Alzheimer’s keeps 75% of the donations local- Summer Food Drive Results ly to provide support to those with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers, and 25% for global initiatives in- NARFE chapters in the cluding research. Our chapter meeting collections greater San Antonio ar- in September and October will be for Walk to End ea collected $1,008 for Alzheimer’s, and our November and December col- the San Antonio Food lections will be for NARFE Alzheimer’s Research. Bank during our summer “Feds Feed Fami- lies” food drive. Each Early Voting $1 raised is equal to $13 buying power by the SA The general election will be Tuesday, November 6. Food Bank, 10 pounds of food, or 7 meals. This is Early voting in Texas will be October 22 through equivalent to: November 2. Hours vary by voting location. To $ 13,104 buying power find your location, check with the following: 10,080 pounds of food Comal County, 830-221-1352 http://www.co.comal.tx.us/elections.htm 7,056 meals for hungry families. This is a great accomplishment. The food drive is Guadalupe County, 830-303-6363 coordinated by the Alamo Federal Executive Board http://www.co.guadalupe.tx.us/elections/ with federal agencies in south Texas. It is part of Last day to register to vote is October 9. the Combined Federal Campaign. Thank you for helping this great cause!

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President and Editor NARFE Chapter 672 1771 Oakmont Circle New Braunfels TX 78132-3846

(830)620-0344 [email protected] http://www.narfe.org/site/chapter672

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New address, phone or e-mail? Corrections? You may make your own changes by logging in at www.narfe.org with your member number and last name. Or, call Member Records at 1-800-456-8410 or e-mail to [email protected] Chapter eXtra Key Contacts www.narfe.org/site/chapter672 Full list in Quick Facts and on webpage President Dorothy Creswell Pictures and more are in the eXtra on our webpage 830-620-0344 [email protected] (shown above). It is included with the e-mail newsletter. Please add to your email address book Vice President Chip Franck [email protected] 830-214-0366 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Secretary Alice Pullin [email protected] 760-390-4482 [email protected] For the email newsletter, contact Dorothy Creswell. You can change your address, phone and email online Treasurer George Rotblut at NARFE by logging into www.narfe.org with your 210-822-3830 [email protected] last name and member #. Service Officer Kimberly Combs The Texas Federation resource page is at 703-501-9309 Www.NARFE.org/site/TX [email protected] Computer “How to” Most public libraries have computers for use, free or Membership John Creswell low cost classes and how-to books and videos. Some 830-620-0344 [email protected] also help with smartphones and tablets. Check it out! Legislative Lynn Geyer Facebook: @NARFENBTX 830-620-9405 [email protected] Twitter: @NARFE0672NBTX

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NARFE ...Your Legislative Voice, Your Phone (830) 620-0344 Information Resource Webpage: www.narfe.org/site/chapter672 Margaret “Peggy” Harper Member News is a new member and a Rural Lisa Alonzo was recog- Letter Carrier, currently ser- nized by the Texas Labor vicing George West, Texas, Management Board as a but plans to return to New Hall of Fame Inductee on Braunfels in the future. July 12. “What an honor Margaret “Peggy” Ornelas and privilege to be recog- is a nized… I thank God for new giving me a Servant’s member. She is very ac- heart. All glory to Him tive with the League of for letting me get to do Women Voters, and helped what I do every day for with the voter registration our Federal Government. table at our August 17 I absolutely love my job!” Candidate Forum. Chili Dorothy Creswell was Ornelas is on the left. one of fifteen NARFE top Walter E. Penk, PhD, recruiters to be honored ABPP, was selected for the by NARFE in Jackson- 2018 Alfred M. Wellner, ville, Florida. Three from PhD, Lifetime Achievement Texas received a Silver Award Winner on June 26 by award including Creswell, the National Register of Philip R. Kraus of South- Health Service Psychologists. west Houston Chapter The award is the highest hon- 1375, and Stanley Sartain or bestowed on a Registrant of Permian Basin-Midland by the National Register to Chapter 1281. commemorate numerous and significant contribu- Minouz Eberhard, a tions to psychology during a distinguished career. new member, is em- He was selected based on his numerous achieve- ployed by the United ments, including his extensive work researching States Postal Service as treatments of post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. a Rural Carrier in Texas, (Continued on page 4) “servicing our public for 21 years, and adamant to Inside this eXtra: ensure the guarantee of Next dissemination of infor- Recent Meetings eXtra 2 mation for all to guaran- deadline Pre-Retire Seminars eXtra 3 tee an informed elec- torate designed by our is: 12/17 Webinars-Fed Benefits eXtra 5 founding fathers.” Spreading the Word eXtra 5 Contacts-NARFE, Legis eXtra 6

4th Quarter 2018 NARFE Chapter 672 eXtra 1 New Braunfels TX Maercklein from Social Recent Meetings Security Administration in Austin. She outlined “NOAA Weather key milestones for those Forecast Services,” Ju- approaching retirement ly 20. and claiming Social Secu- rity, and the benefits and Joe Arellano, Meteorologist trade offs for filing be- in Charge, Austin/San An- fore, at and after “full re- tonio Weather Forecast Of- tirement age.” fice (NOAA/NWS) gave an excellent program on the She answered questions responsibilities of the Na- relating to two-earner tional Weather Service, and families, surviving spouse touched on weather related benefits, and touched on the Windfall Elimination topics. Provision (“WEP”) and Government Pension Off- set (“GPO”). This was a very informative program He provided fascinating statistics, and highlighted for the 21 who attended. where Texas weather hazards can be different from those in other parts of the country. He was both “Candidate Forum,” August 17. informative and entertaining. Based on a membership vote at an earlier meeting, Joe plans to retire soon, and recently joined candidates from the two major parties for US Con- NARFE. gressional District 21 and Texas Senate 21 were “Social Security for the Federal Worker/ invited to present at a town hall style meeting. Retiree,” July 24. Participating were US Congressional District candidate Joseph Kopser (next page, top), Democrat; Our July Federal Connection featured Valery (Continued on page 3)

Order Your NARFE Member Badge—All Badges Now Only $8! NARFE member badges are blue and available in three attachment styles. Please make checks payable to “NARFE Chapter 0672” and get/mail to: George Rotblut, Treasurer, Chapter 0672, 3102 Eisen- hauer Rd #B11, San Antonio, TX 78209-3565; or bring to the next chapter meeting. Pick up your badge at a future meeting. For shipment to your address, order directly from NARFE General Store, not the chapter. www.narfegeneralstore.com Please print your name exactly the way you want it to appear. All badges $8 1. ______ Magnetic  Pin  Clip 2. ______ Magnetic  Pin  Clip

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4th Quarter 2018 NARFE Chapter 672 eXtra 2 New Braunfels TX Recent Meetings (cont.) the CCSCF, and future plans for the Comal County Senior Citizens’ Center, the building in which we (Continued from page 2) meet. They summarized their mission as “HELP,” helping elderly live productively. A $4.5 million renovation is being planned. Once renovated the space will be expanded to better serve its members. They welcome donations from all to help with this effort.

Pre-Retirement Seminars

The Alamo Federal Executive Board offers retirement planning seminars. Whether you’re getting ready to retire or just joined the federal service, the knowledge you will gain from these seminars will help you maximize your benefits. These full-day sem- and Texas Senate District 25 candidate, Steven inars provide comprehensive information and tools on Kling (center), Democratic. The other candidates your retirement system, Thrift Savings Plan, Social declined to attend. Security Benefits, Federal Employees’ Group Life Each candidate had five minutes to introduce Insurance (FEGLI) and Survivor Benefits to help you themselves and their position. Next, Chip Frank prepare or plan for retirement. (above left) serving as moderator asked questions All seminars cost $25 per person, and are from 8:30 that had been submitted from the audience. am to 4:00 pm (check-in at 8:00 am). This quarter: Because both state and federal positions were rep- Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS): resented, a wide variety of topics were covered. October 23, 2018, Schertz Civic Center, 1400 Schertz The League of Pky., Schertz, TX, 78154. Women Voters had a December 11, 2018, Arnold Hall, 1560 Stewart Rd., voter registration JBSA Lackland, TX 78236. table at the event to help register voters. Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS): Shown at left are October 24, 2018, Schertz Civic Center, 1400 Schertz Chili Ornelas and Pky., Schertz, TX, 78154. DeDe McConville December 12, 2018, Arnold Hall, 1560 Stewart Rd., “Comal County JBSA Lackland, TX 78236. Senior Citizens’ Register online at http://afebsa.eventbrite.com. Center Future Plans,” September 21. For more information, http://facebook.com/afebsa or Ken Lowery, Co- visit www.alamofeb.org mal County Senior The Alamo Federal Executive Board coordinates fed- Citizens’ Founda- eral agencies in south Texas. tion Executive Di- rector, and Bonnie  Surratt, CCSCF Change is inevitable except from vending machines. Marketing and — Robert C. Gallagher Fund Development described the array A recent study found that women who carry a little of services cur- extra weight live longer than men who mention it. rently provided by

4th Quarter 2018 NARFE Chapter 672 eXtra 3 New Braunfels TX 9/11. She was in the Pentagon when it was at- Member news tacked, and shared her story as part of the com- (Continued from page 1) memoration ceremony at Canyon Lake. 2017 National Team Champion Winner Penk was honored for his lifetime of service to the VA, leadership in developing and implementing innovative treatments for veterans, and the supervi- sion and mentorship he has provided to a genera- tion of clinicians. Paul Ramirez is a new member, currently a Spe- cial Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administra- tion. He is currently listed in LinkedIn, working out of Houston. He’s a Certi- fied Fraud Examiner, Cer- tified DEA Instructor, Cer- tified DEA Trainer, and The Good NEWS: The Walk to End Alzheimer’s Certified Clandestine La- 2017 National Team Champion Traveling Trophy boratory/OSHA Site Safety was won by New Braunfels NARFE Chapter 0672 Officer. team, and recently received. Shown above are six Brian Rawls is facilities of the nineteen team members, from left: John Cre- manager for the US Air swell, Alice Pullin, Betty Worl, Lynn Geyer, Terri Force. Vukson and Dorothy Creswell. Martha Sanchez works The Better NEWS: The 2016 Traveling Trophy for the IRS, and lives in Champion Team, Team Hope of Frederick Mary- the land issued a challenge to our team. They plan to Hol- take the trophy back in 2018! The challenge was issued by Kathy Siggins, Captain for Team Hope, lywood Park area of San to our Captain, Dorothy Creswell at FEDcon18 in Antonio. Jacksonville, Florida. Diane Schaule was present- Win-Win: The more all teams raise through our ed with the Melvin Jones respective walks, the more funding we have for re- award by the Canyon Lake search, local support for those with Alzheimer’s Noon and their families, education and advocacy. Lions To join our team or donate, go to: Club in June. The Melvin http://act.alz.org/goto/NARFE or ask team captain Jones award is bestowed by Dorothy Creswell for a form. Once on the team Lions Clubs International page, please make your donation to one of the team upon a Lion for their dedi- members. cated humanitarian services.  Diane also appeared in sev- eral articles and photos pub- Send your news to Dorothy Creswell at lished in the New Braunfels [email protected] Pictures should be .JPG Herald-Zeitung remembering format.

4th Quarter 2018 NARFE Chapter 672 eXtra 4 New Braunfels TX Upcoming NARFE Federal NARFE Conferences Benefits Institute Webinars The NARFE Federal Benefits Institute has three upcoming webinars of value to every federal employee, retiree and their spouses. Webinars are live, and scheduled for 1 pm Central Time. Each is one hour long, followed by a one hour question and answer session when you may ask questions of the presenter. If you can’t attend, the recording of the presentation and Q&A session are available on the NARFE website within 48 hours. October 11: FEHB & Medicare: Understand Your Choices, presented by James Marshall. FEDcon18, NARFE National Conference, November 8: Health Plans: What’s New and August 26-29, Jacksonville, Florida, How to Choose, presented by Tammy Flanagan. Some of the Texas attendees at FEDcon18 from December 13: Estate Planning for Feds, present- left: John Creswell, 0672; Terry Bigham, ed by Mark Keen, CFP. 1248; James Novy, 0344; Dorothy Creswell, All webinars are free to NARFE members. Visit 0672; Connie Neely, 1248; Ron Wideman, 2365; http://www.narfe.org to register. Janis Wideman, 2365; Fran Hiner, 2365; Carl Blythe, 2111; Lynn Geyer, 0672; Sandy Vogel, 1594, Ron Hilliard, 509; Severiano “Sam” Pantoja, Spreading the Word Jr., 2365. About NARFE FEDcon18 was a conference and, unlike national conventions in the past, we were not required to sit Our members have been busy spreading the word together, so it wasn’t possible to get a picture of all about NARFE in our chapter area, and also helping Texas attendees together. in the greater San Antonio area. July 26, we were at a FERS pre-retirement seminar TXFed2019, April 25-26, 2019 held at Education Services Center-Region 20 in Save the Dates! The Texas Federation is planning San Antonio. its premier conference, TXFed2019 — Partners in September 12, we were at the Partners in Equality Progress, for April 25-26, 2019 in Longview, Tex- Seminar “Increasing Awareness and Understand- as at the Holiday Inn North, 300 Tuttle Circle, ing of Implicit Bias,” held at the Schertz Civic Longview, TX 75605. Center for military and civilian personnel. Bottom Early registration is $75 which includes the confer- from left: Lisa ence, lunch both days, and the Thursday evening Alonzo, Executive banquet. After April 1, registration is $85. The Director, Alamo registration form will be in the Texas Federation Federal Executive Register, and online at www.narfe.org/site/TX . Board, and Dorothy Rooms are $91 plus tax. Each room includes a re- Creswell, NARFE frigerator, microwave and Keurig coffee maker, Texas Federation plus a hot breakfast for two per day. For reserva- District 12 Repre- tions, call (903) 663-6464 and ask for the “NARFE sentative for San Texas Federation Conference” rate. Antonio and Austin. More information as it becomes available.

4th Quarter 2018 NARFE Chapter 672 eXtra 5 New Braunfels TX NARFE 1-800-NARFE94 1-800-627-3394) Legislative Contacts Chapter 672 OFFICERS White House: President Donald Trump (R), 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20500; Phone President Dorothy Creswell 830-620-0344 202-456-1414; FAX 202-456-2461; [email protected] www.whitehouse.gov. Vice President Chip Franck 830-214-0366 Senator John Cornyn: (R) 517 Hart Senate Office & Programs-day [email protected] Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510-4302; Phone 202-224- Secretary Alice Pullin 760-390-4482 2934; FAX 202-228-2856; District Office: 600 Navarro, & Historian [email protected] #210, San Antonio, TX 78205; Phone 210-224-7485; Treasurer George Rotblut 210-822-3830 FAX 210-224-8569; District Office: 221 West Sixth St., & Alzheimer’s [email protected] Ste. 1530, Austin, TX 78701, phone 512-469-6034, Chapter 672 TEAMS FAX 512-469-6020 https://cornyn.senate.gov/ Greeter/Sign-In Rosalyn “Roz” Wise Senator Ted Cruz: (R) 404 Russell Senate Office [email protected] 210-373-8798 Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510; Phone 202-224-5922; District Office : 9901 IH-10W, Ste. 950. San Antonio, Hospitality Micheline Rotblut 210-822-3830 TX 78230 Phone 210-340-2885. [email protected] https://cruz.senate.gov Legislative Lynn Geyer 830-620-9405 District 15, Rep. Vincente Gonzalez: (D) 113 Cannon [email protected] HOB, Washington, D.C. 20515; Phone 202-225-2531. Membership John Creswell 830-620-0344 District Office 2864 W Trenton Rd, Edinburg, TX [email protected] 78539 Phone 956-682-5545. Email via webpage Member Retention Daisy Richardson 909-556-4683 https://gonzalez.House.Gov [email protected] District 21, Rep. Lamar Smith: (R) 2409 Rayburn NARFE PAC Betty Niven 210-416-9465 HOB, Washington, D.C. 20515-4321; Phone 202-225- [email protected] 4236; FAX 202-225-8628, hours 9 am-5:30 pm M-F; Newsletter Dorothy Creswell (see President) District Office: 1100 NE Loop 410, #640, San Antonio, TX 78209; Phone 210-821-5024; FAX 210-821-5947; Public Relations Twyla Vital 210-215-2352 hours 8am-5:00pm M-F; [email protected] https://lamarsmith.house.gov/ Service Officer Kimberly Combs 703-501-9309 District 35, Rep. Lloyd Doggett: (D) 2307 Rayburn [email protected] HOB, Washington, DC 20515; Phone 202-225-4865; Sunshine Mabel Cavanagh 830-629-2739 District Office: 217 W Travis St, San Antonio, TX [email protected] 78205; Phone 210-704-1080; https://doggett.house.gov Web Page Alice Pullin (see Secretary) Texas Federation State Officers NARFE Toll-free to Washington To connect to the Capitol switchboard in Washing- District 12 Rep Dorothy Creswell (see President) ton, D.C, dial 1-866-220-0044, ask first for your Rep- South TX Area VP Dora Benavides 361-883-2370 resentative by name or give your zip code, then your [email protected] two Senators. The White House Comment line is President: John Creswell (see Membership) 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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