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“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 mem- bers 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 dona- tion 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 sum- mer “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! 4th Quarter Oct.-Dec. 2018 NARFE Chapter 672 Newsletter Page 3 National Active and Retired Federal Employees NARFE ...Your Legislative Voice, Your Information Resource 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 Address Service Requested 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).
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