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The N.C. Federal
Retiree & Employee
North
Carolina
North Carolina
Federation of
Chapters
National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association
November 2014 — January 2015
RON BUFFALOE
N.C. Federation
of Chapters
President
President’s
Message
It’s been a very busy time in the Federation
since my last column. I want to first give you an
update on the initiatives I mentioned last time
and then finish with one important recruiting
reminder.
Implementation of the 2014 Federation
Membership Plan: Thanks to the work of
In This Issue:
Bailey/Patton Settlememt........................ 3
Membership Drive.................................. 5
Blue Cross/Blue Shield........................... 6
National Convention Resolutions........... 7
NARFE References
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Employees Association
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“NARFE: Helping
Protect Your
Federal Benefits”
the six Area VPs and so many of you at your
chapter meetings, we are well on our way
towards completing most of the action items
in this year’s Membership Plan. Most of you
have worked on your chapter survey with your
AVP and have completed your chapter selfassessment. I hope you have been honest with
the assessment and found some things you can
do better in your chapter. We are starting to
roll out some chapter training and automating
some of the recruitment and retention activities
that chapters routinely do. We’ve begun the
process of determining what’s working well
and what needs to be rolled over or added to
the 2015 Membership Plan, to be approved in
February.
Managing the Delegate and Proxy
Process for the National Convention: This
is one of our real success stories in 2014.
I was pleased to lead a delegation of 26
delegates and one alternate from NC to the
national convention in Orlando, all of whom
participated in the discussion and voting. Every
chapter in the Federation was represented by
one of these delegates or proxies. My thanks
to Executive VP Robert Allen for managing
the delegate/proxy process for the Federation
this year. This year’s group was probably the
largest delegation attending from NC since the
national convention was held in Greensboro
several years ago.
Having a Successful August Grassroots
Advocacy Month: I don’t have the final
numbers yet, but feel good about how many
contacts were made in NC with our elected
Representatives and Senators. Thanks to all
of you for your efforts. After the November
elections our elected representatives will be
returning to Washington for a “lame duck”
session of Congress, then back home until the
new Congress begins in January. There’s still
plenty of time to meet and talk to the newly
elected and returning representatives about
issues important to active and retired federal
employees.
Filling Standing Committee Slots:
I’m pleased to report that each of our four
standing committees – Bylaws, Resolutions,
Nominating and Audit are now filled with six
area members, an advisor and a chair, except
in the Nominating Committee where an acting
chair is appointed to serve until the Committee
elects a permanent chair. Thanks for all of you
who volunteered for one of those positions.
After the first of January we’ll start filling
our seven convention committees and will be
looking for more volunteers.
I want to finish with a reminder for
everyone of a quick and easy way to earn
$10. The delegates at the national convention
convinced Headquarters that the 2014 NARFE
Membership Drive should be extended through
December 31, rather than in September.
Recruiters will receive $10 for each new
member who signs up, as well as be entered
into a drawing for a Kindle Fire tablet. More
information can be found in this newspaper,
on our Federation website, or on the national
NARFE website.
I’m always interested in attending your
chapter meetings as a guest speaker if my
schedule allows, in taking your comments or
in answering your questions. I can be reached
by email at [email protected] or by
telephone at 704-633-7599 and look forward
to hearing from you.
ROBERT
ALLEN
Executive
Vice President
Executive VP’s
Message
It’s Autumn 2014. Do you know where
your members are? I ask this in jest, but as
the season changes, I wonder whether we
pay enough attention to our members. Do
we change with times, or sit back and wax
nostalgic? We exist solely for the benefit of
our members, and I think too often we don’t
consider what our members want or need.
Read on and you’ll see where I’m headed.
Case in point. There was a thought making
the rounds at the national convention in
Orlando back in August that NARFE is doing
fine regarding retention. Well, I certainly
don’t understand that because we all know
our membership is dropping. So, it would lead
one to think that National doesn’t care about
its members, and if that’s the case, we need
to pay more attention to our members. Do
we stay in contact with them? Do we provide
useful information they can benefit from? Do
we give them the tools they need to remain
vital and active? Do we voice our member
concerns to National? Do we even know what
their concerns are?
The Federation Membership Committee
is completing all the action items in the 2014
Membership Plan. Doing so focuses our
attention on our members and the health of
our chapters. With your input we’re making
headway. Having said that, there are actions
we know will carry over to 2015 and beyond.
To that end, we’ve already started work on
the 2015 Plan and will be soliciting your
assistance as we proceed. While we do know
the 2015 Plan will contain aspects of the
2014 Plan, we also believe there will be some
portion devoted to recruitment. Maintaining
our membership is vital, but we know we have
to increase our membership because, let’s face
it, we’re an aging organization. Couple that
with members who just choose to leave and
we have lower and lower numbers. How can
we be taking the wants and needs of members
into consideration if we don’t help them in
their recruitment efforts?
Finally, let me add that our organization as
a whole will be changing in the next two years
as a result of the overwhelming support at the
national convention to continue the Future
of NARFE (FON) effort. We can get a jump
on this by paying attention to our members
now, giving them the tools they need to stay
active and vital. We don’t know exactly what
we’ll look like in two or three years, but we
can be on solid ground if we take action now.
Remember, it’s Autumn 2014. Do you know
where your members are?
NC Federal Retiree & Employee – November 2014 – January 2015
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CAROLYN
LONDON
Public Relations
Officer
59th Federation
Convention
Make plans now to attend the 59th
Federation Convention in Hickory, North
Carolina on May 5-7, 2015. It will be held at
the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1385 Lenoir-Rhyne
Blvd, Hickory, NC 28602 and telephone: (828)
323-1000. Room Rate will be $89 plus tax.
The primary purposes of the annual
convention are to:
• Conduct the business of the Federation.
• Elect Federation Officers
• Recognize outstanding accomplishments of
individual members and chapters
• Vote on bylaw changes
• Participate on committees to plan and further
the goals of our great association
• Honor those that have worked tirelessly
for NARFE in years past and are no longer
with us.
The North Carolina Federation includes
44 chapters geographically dispersed into
six areas. The Convention is systematically
rotated within the six areas.
• When the convention is in your area, you are
instrumental in the success of the convention
and can take pride in sharing your unique
features and sites with members from other
areas.
• When you attend the convention, you support,
participate and show appreciation for all the
work that area’s NARFE members have put
into planning the annual convention.
Chapter Presidents:
• Don’t wait until the First Convention Call
Letter goes out in December to start planning.
• Let your chapter members know about the
convention.
• Begin thinking now about how you can help
make it financially possible for some of your
members to attend. One suggestion is for
chapters to pay registration fees for people
who want to attend the convention, if not all
expenses can be provided.
• Start your ads for the Booster Book.
• Think about Door Prizes from your chapter.
• Review Bylaws and think about
recommending changes and prepare them
for submission.
• Think about member contributions and
prepare nominations for the “Good Egg” and
“Lyle Storch” awards.
Sue Hawkins, the 2015 Convention Host
Committee Chair, Steve Kesselman, the
Area II Vice President, and the Convention
Planning Committee welcome your ideas and
suggestions for the convention, and would like
to know what would make you want to attend
the convention. Do you prefer speakers or
would you like workshops? Workshop topics
or speaker recommendations are welcome.
I urge you to step up and play a part in
the convention planning and contribute your
ideas for the future of NARFE. None of us is
as smart as all of us working together.
You may also contact me at cclondon@
frontier.com or at (919) 489-4228 if you have
questions, ideas, or suggestions.
CHARLIE
PRATT
Membership Coordinator
Recruitment Activities
We need your help with recruiting!
Carolyn London, Public Relations Chair,
has been working on ways to gain access to
federal employees. Blue Cross/Blue Shield
provided some access through their annual
presentation at federal facilities on changes in
the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plans.
This is not enough exposure for NARFE to
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Area Chapters. From these reviews new
program will be developed to support and
enhance National and Federation support for
our chapters. My experience with chapter
leadership indicates that we expect too much
time, effort and expertise from our officers.
Logically, this means that we need to find
ways to reduce the burden of office for
officers. The following ideas are presented for
your consideration:
• Chapter programs are uneven at best with
smaller chapters being unable to attract
quality presenters because of the perceived
small rewards for presenters. So, let’s
work with chapter program chairs to share
programs through GoToMeeting or Skype
distribution. By increasing the number
of participants we could provide quality
programs to all chapters. Presentations that
members would really like to attend. We
know that this type of sharing works because
of the success of the Triad Chapters’ meeting.
These shared meetings could become a key
element of our advocacy programming.
• Standardize burdensome duties like those of
the Chapter Treasurer and Secretary. Provide
easy to use tools and support needed by
Chapter Membership and Service Officers
to perform their duties.
• Improve the chapter to member communications by providing or supporting chapter
newsletters and websites. Let’s show our
members and prospective members that we
really care about them.
Your ideas are important to the Membership Committee; let us know what you think.
turn around the current recruiting problem.
Here’s where you come in. If you need an
incentive, NARFE National is offering money
and a Kindle Fire tablet.
The Incentives:
• Recruiters will receive $10 for each new
member, current OR retired, who joins
between September 1 and December 31,
2014. (Applications must be postmarked,
and calls or website joins must be received,
by the December 31st deadline.)
• All September through December recruiters
will be entered into a drawing, once for each
new member they have recruited.
• A Kindle Fire tablet will be awarded to a
recruiter randomly selected from this pool.
• If you just want to help without having to
contact friends and former associates, then
send contact information of people you
think would have an interest in NARFE
to me and I’ll make the contact for you,
and see that you or your chapter gets the
credit for the recruitment effort. Can it
be any simpler? How about this, send me
any contact information you have about
professional organizations you are or have
been affiliated with so we can contact these
professional organizations for opportunities
to host booths or make presentation at their
chapter or area meetings.
Building Better Chapters:
The Membership Committee continues
efforts outlined in the 2014 Membership
Plan. Your Area VPs are reviewing with
chapter officers’ problems and successes
they identified during recent visits to their
HENRY
BRATTLIE
National and State
Legislative Officer
vote.
In the Senate, the language was included in
the Financial Services Appropriations bill that
was passed by the subcommittee. It is not likely to
be removed by the full committee.
A vote by the full Senate has not been scheduled on the Senate Postal Reform Bill, S. 1486.
Negotiations over the legislation are ongoing and
it is unclear as to if or when a vote will be scheduled. NARFE opposes the legislation and is working to make changes before it reaches the Senate
floor.
As reported in the Wall Street Journal September 14th, Senators are not just sitting still: “50
senators on Thursday, September 11, 2014, joined
forces to try to halt for one year a U.S. Postal
Service plan to close 82 mail sorting centers, cut
15,000 jobs, and slow delivery speed for some letters.
The Senators sent the letter to the leaders
of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and
asked them to include a one-year ban on these cuts
as part of any spending bill for the fiscal year beginning October 1 while the majority of those asking for the changes were Democrats, it was signed
by seven Republicans and one independent.”
YOU: We need your help to contact North
Carolina’s Senators and Congressmen. You can
call them on the phone, send them emails, or write
them letters. Make sure that your Congressional
members understand that this is important to you,
and therefore important to them.
Postal Reform —
What’s Happening to Saturday
Delivery?
Since 1983, language in Appropriations bills
required the Postal Service to maintain service
at the 1983 level including 6-day delivery.
Because of this language, the Postal Service has
historically been unable to unilaterally switch to
5-day delivery.
The Board of Governors of the United States
Postal Service announced that they: “met on April
9 and discussed the Continuing Resolution passed
by Congress to fund government operations. By
including restrictive language, Congress has
prohibited implementation of a new national
delivery schedule for mail and packages, which
would consist of package delivery Monday
through Saturday and mail delivery Monday
through Friday, and which would have taken
effect the week of Aug. 5, 2013.”
During a mark-up of the House Financial Services appropriations bill by the full committee on
June 25, the language was reinstated by a voice
How Did Your Congressman Do Voting On NARFE Issues?
113th Congress
VOTE NUMBER:
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McHenry (R)
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The Federation Secretary position is now vacant due to a resignation. If you
wish to be considered for appointment to the position, please contact your Area VP or
Federation President Ron Buffaloe. (see listing on the last page of this publication)
NC Federal Retiree & Employee – November 2014 – January 2015
SHARRILL
JENNINGS
Federation
Service officer
MARGARET
MALLEY
Alzheimer’s
Coordinator
Service
Officer Report
Why Women May
Be More Likely to
Get Alzheirmer’s
At the national convention, David
Snelling, NARFE Benefits Director, presented
to Service Officers and to all interested on the
topic of the alternative form of annuity (AFA).
This alternative involves receiving part of one’s
pension in a lump sum, while also receiving a
reduced monthly annuity. Most are not aware
of this option; however, it is only available
to those retiring “on a non-disability annuity
but have a life threatening affliction or other
critical medical condition.” The lump sum is
equivalent to the lifetime contributions made
to CSRS or FERS before retirement. There are
several disadvantages, one of which is taxes. If
you know of someone who has to retire due to
imminent health issues, there are more details
in the Oct. 2014 issue of NARFE magazine by
Everetta Chasen, pp 52 – 56. In his presentation,
Mr. Snelling also updated us on the Federal
Employees Group Life Insurance Program
(FEGLI), including assignment of benefits.
As part of my role as Federation Service
Officer, I am exploring options for providing
training to Chapter Service Officers, possibly
at the next convention.
More women than men get Alzheirmer’s
disease, in part because women tend to live
longer than men and the chances of developing
Alzheimer’s increases with age. But new
research suggests there may be genetic reasons
as well.
Researchers at Stanford University School
of Medicine are reporting that women who
carry the APOE-E4 gene, which increases the
risk for Alzheimer’s are more likely to develop
the disease than men who have the same gene.
More than one in seven people carries a copy
of the APOE-E4 gene.
Everyone carries some version of the
APOE gene, which plays a role in how
cholesterol and fats are shuttled throughout
the body. But certain variants of the gene
affect Alzheimer’s risk. People who carry the
APOE-E2 variant, for example, are less likely
to develop Alzheimer’s, whereas those who
carry APOE-E4 variant are at increased risk.
Numerous studies going back to the early
1990s have confirmed that APOE-E4 is a key
risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. A single
copy of APOE-E4 increases that risk twofold
to fourfold, whereas carrying two copies of the
gene, one from each parent, confers 10 times
the risk of Alzheimer’s. While only about 15%
of the general population carries the APOE-E4
gene, almost half of those with Alzheimer’s
have the gene.
For the study, Stanford scientists sifted thru
medical data on more than 8,000 older men
and women to see who carried the APOE-E4
gene and who subsequently went on to develop
Alzheimer’s disease over the next three or four
years. They also tracked who came down with
mild cognitive impairment, a form of memory
loss that sometimes progresses to full-blown
Alzheimer’s.
Men who carried the gene were only
slightly more likely to develop Alzheimer’s.
But over the course of the study, women with
the gene had close to twice the likelihood of
progressing to mild cognitive impairment or
Alzheimer’s disease as those who didn’t have
the gene.
The fact that women tend to live longer
than men explains only part of women’s
increased susceptibility to Alzheimer’s. “Even
after correcting for age, women appear to be at
greater risk,” said Dr. Michael Greicus, a study
author and medical director of the Stanford
Center of Memory Disorders. “Our study
showed that, among healthy older controls,
having one copy of APOE-E4 variant confers
a substantial Alzheimer’s disease risk, but not
in men.”
History and Impact of the Emory, Bailey, Patton Settlement: NARFE’s Involvement
A significant portion of the recent history
of NARFE’s NC’s Federation of Chapters is
embedded in Federation leaders becoming
involved in tax case organizations in North
Carolina. Almost 50 other organizations joined
with NARFE to form coalitions against NC to
get illegal taxes returned to government retirees
at the local, state and federal levels.
One of these organizations was NC’s Coalition
for Legislative Action. It was formed after retirees
felt they were not being treated fairly by NC. It
had its genesis in 1979 and was formed in 1986
by a group of civil service, many NARFE leaders,
and military retirees who believed recovery of
illegally taken state income taxes could occur
with court action. In 1989 a law firm agreed to
represent the coalition on a contingency fee basis.
Also, in 1989, the Tax Equity Task Force was
formed to represent the needs of retirees. As the
tax case issue worked its way through the courts,
the 4th Branch was formed in 1995. Eventually,
in 1998, the State legislature and the governor
jointly approved an appropriation to refund the
state income tax to eligible federal, state and local
government employees.
Many NARFE members, especially
officers of the NC Federation of Chapters who
served in the 1980s and 1990s, assisted in the
administration of these various coalitions for
legislative action. They stepped forward and
devoted many years of effort to get tax relief for
all government employees and retirees. Leaders
of NARFE and the NC Federation of Chapters
know that our organizations must operate as
a non-partisan political entity. In order to get
legislative action at the highest levels of state
government, it was necessary that organizations
serving government retirees work together for a
common cause.
The actions of NARFE’s NC members are
important examples of how legislative action can
be accomplished by people who are dedicated
to getting actions done. They successfully
lobbied not only the General Assembly but
also the executive branch of the government to
accomplish goals for the common good. When
we see examples of how certain members of
NARFE worked in a very dedicated way for
more than 15 years, we can apply some of the
“lessons learned” for The 4th Branch.
History and Background
of the 4th Branch
The 4th Branch was formed in the summer
of 1995 as a “Coalition” of retiree organizations
Carolyn C. London, Public Relations Officer
that were already working to improve benefits for
their members, including equal tax treatment by
the state. Prior issues prompted its formation: the
US Supreme Court decision, known as Davis vs.
Michigan, issued on March 28, 1989, declaring
illegal state income tax schemes (systems) that
tax the annuity of federal retirees and not state
retirees, triggered activity in 28 states throughout
the nation. On August 12, 1989, NC’s General
Assembly enacted legislation that imposed state
income tax on the annuities of state retirees.
Before then, state retirees were exempted from
state income taxes on their annuities.
Early in the struggle to achieve fair and
equitable tax treatment for all government
retirees, it became clear that efforts on behalf of
this large group would be severely diminished if
they were not pulling together. Opposition would
certainly try to “divide & conquer.” In mid1995, leading retiree members got together and
formed The 4th Branch. This organization was
not intended to diminish in any way the efforts of
the numerous government retiree organizations
already working to improve benefits for their
members. The 4th Branch simply became a
coalition of retiree organizations with a stated
purpose to serve as an information highway.
This “Coalition” provided valuable
assistance in an effort to negotiate a reasonable
settlement with the State following NC’s
Supreme Court decision in the Bailey/Emery/
Patton case. It further served to monitor and
support the lengthy settlement process following
the successful negotiation. During each of the
frequent court hearings to review progress of
the settlement, many 4th Branch representatives
attended. This showing of support was a key
factor in demonstrating to the court the extent
to which this large and diverse group was united
behind this effort. Following each court hearing,
The 4th Branch met, heard detailed reports and
held discussions on behalf of the represented
organizations.
The 4th Branch was incorporated in NC on
November 28, 2000 and was granted non-profit
status by the IRS as a 501-c (5) organization.
In May 2002 Superior Court Judge Jack A.
Thompson awarded residual funds from the
case to The 4th Branch – the only organization
representing all claimants in the Bailey Settlement
– continues to be active with quarterly meetings.
The leadership structure includes co-chairs: one
represents state and local government retirees
and the other represents federal and military
retirees. Program objectives and committees are
created and dissolved as needed.
The 4th Branch’s Statement of Policy: “The
purposes of The 4th Branch will be carried
out by enlightening members through their
organization leadership with respect to:
1.Background, facts, statistics, status of
proposed legislation and other government
actions.
2.Which incumbents and candidates are
friendly to retirement groups and which are
not?
3.Actions taken (or not taken) by elected
representatives that may impact on our
constituent members.
4.
General information helpful to all
Government Retirees and Vested Employees
to enable them to make their own voting
decisions with full knowledge of the
consequences.
The 4th Branch SHALL NOT:
1. Function as a Political Action Committee
(PAC).
2. Specifically endorse any candidate for
public office.
3. Dictate to organizations or their members
how to vote or who to support.
4.Solicit or proselytize members of any
organization.
5.Attempt to diminish the authority of the
Officers and Directors of our member
organizations or interfere in any way with
their respective Missions.
Extending the
Bailey-Patton Settlement
The Bailey-Patton Settlement applied only
to those who had five or more years of creditable
service toward retirement as of August 12, 1989.
This meant that any government employee (local,
state, military or civil service), who did not meet
this criteria, would not qualify for the state tax
exclusion. The 4th Branch, at a meeting several
years ago, voted unanimously to convince the
State General Assembly to enact legislation to
correct this inequity. The process began with
the introduction of bills in the House and Senate
entitled “Equal Tax Treatment of Government
Retiree Benefits.”
Recognizing that legislators would be
reluctant to support a bill that could be viewed as
a loss in revenue, it was believed that exempting
retiree annuities from state income taxes had a
NC Federal Retiree & Employee – November 2014 – January 2015
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GRACIE W.
COUCH
Federation
Treasurer
assistant, he/she also needs to be on the signature
card. Most banks can add a name but cannot delete
a name from the account. A new card will need to
be signed if someone’s name is deleted.
It is not too early to think about making plans
for the 2015 Federation Convention which will
be held in Hickory, NC at the Crowne Plaza –
May 5-7, 2015. I usually make plans by February
before the convention.
As always, it is my pleasure serving each
of you as NC Federation Treasurer. I work for a
better NARFE.
Chapter Officers to use. Most have infrequent
use because they are difficult to find on our
website and because they are link based. You
know that links are short statements of about 15
characters that describe where you will be sent
if you click the link. We will be placing links
in categories such as Membership Dashboard
with a clickable link to explain what each tool
does or doesn’t do, so you can find the exact
tool you need. In some cases the click will take
you directly to the National NARFE website’s
program or data you seek.
To accomplish this task, we will hold
monthly sessions using GoToMeeting Internet
conferencing software so you can participate
in the redesign process.
Support for the Federation’s 2014
Membership Plan will provide group and
individual support from the website team. We
will be conducting Area training sessions with
Chapter Membership Officers as part of the
Membership Plan. Sessions will be arranged
by your Area VP beginning with Area V in
July. Tutorials will include: downloading
membership data, writing recruitment and
retention postcards and letters; determining
the status of individuals or groups of members
based on NARFE’s “Membership Categories”;
locating perspective members; and, locating
the appropriate documents needed to recruit
and retain members.
Finally, we will be looking at specific tasks
performed by Chapter Officers that may be
suitable for automation, such as, automating
the Chapter Treasurers’ activities, maintaining
Chapter minutes, bylaws and other documents
on the Federation website; assisting Chapters
to create their own website; and assisting in
creating and distributing newsletters.
It looks like a busy year ahead. Follow
changes on My Blog.
End of Year
Report
Your End-of-Year reports will be due the first
part of January 2015. You will find CY 2014 Per
Capita Dues Voucher in this newspaper. As soon
as you have closed out your year and balanced
your December bank statement, you will be ready
to start this Per Capita form. Remember I have a
new Per Capita form that is much easier to use –
call me at (252) 937-4648 or e-mail me at [email protected] if you would like to have the
new 2015 Per Capita form.
Start your new chapter year as Treasurer by
pulling out all of your 2014 expenditures and
revenues. If you keep your Treasurer work in a
three-ring notebook, you may want to put a break
in it for your 2015 year Treasurer’s work. This will
make it much easier for your chapter audit.
Your chapter records audit should be done in
January or February of 2015. Your President will
appoint three people to audit your books for 2014.
Please make sure the Audit Committee writes a
letter how they found your records and sign it.
If you have an Assistant Treasurer, make sure
he/she knows how to work as a Treasurer. Make
sure your signature card at your bank is up to date
with you on file to sign checks. If you have an
WEBMASTER
Charlie Pratt
Website news
The major activity for this year is the
delivery of training on new and reconstituted
web based programs for Chapter Officers. We
currently have about 40 programs available for
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NC Federal Retiree & Employee – November 2014 – January 2015
STEVEN
KESSELMAN
Area II VP
Progress Report
We are following up with the actions and
suggestions resulting from the 2013-2014
Membership Plan and the surveys and selfassessments conducted by each chapter. Though
none of the chapters in Area II appear immediately
vulnerable, there are needs for training and
assistance that should be met. The major tests
will come with the selection of new officers later
this fall. Many chapters rely on the continued
willingness of a few dedicated people to serve in
officer positions.
Progress continues on the planning for the
2015 Federation Convention scheduled for May
2015 in Hickory. Sue Hawkins is finalizing
the local arrangements and pulling together
representatives from all the Area II chapters to
carry out the numerous tasks required.
ROGER
QUINCOSES
Area III VP
Membership –
Membership
First, Thanks for your support. The Area III
Caucus at the 2014 Convention decided to keep
me for another year. Thanks for your support and
confidence in keeping me as your Area III VP. I
visited all the chapters this past year and I will
continue to visit Area III offices during this year.
This past quarter we had the Federation
Convention and the National Convention. New
National and Federation officers were elected
and the positions of National Secretary and Vice
President were eliminated. Also, a resolution
was passed to continue to look at the NARFE
structure using the FON report as a guideline and
develop recommendations for the next National
Convention.
The main item of concern at both
conventions is the continued reduction in NARFE
membership. This is affecting both national and
chapter membership. An additional issue for our
chapters is that with the creation of eNARFE
our area chapters are slowly loosing members
to the eNARFE Chapter. This is happening at
membership renewal time. Chapters should
contact the members that transfer to eNARFE and
ask them why. Perhaps it is because the chapter
meetings are no longer interesting, do not have
guest speakers, eNARFE does not have chapter
dues, meetings are not at a convenient time or any
other reason.
The Federation is developing Exit Surveys
that chapters will be able to use to determine
why members are leaving NARFE. Surveys can
be used to improve the chapters. Another way
to prevent loosing members is to send a chapter
letter to members that have received a Second
Notice of renewal. Perhaps they simply forgot
to pay. Promote Dues withholding as this avoids
the need for reminders to the members and saves
postage. The Federation has a Membership
Coordinator, Charlie Pratt, who will assist the
chapters in retaining membership. You can also
contact me if you need assistance.
In June, I visited the Ashe-Allegheny chapter
which I had not been able to visit this year. I also
attended the Greensboro and Winston-Salem
picnics. Betty Whitten and the High Point Chapter
are working in making arrangements for the 7th
annual Joint Triad Meeting scheduled for October
9th at the Pennybyrn Retirement Center in High
Point. This is a great facility in a central location
for the Triad meeting. We are also starting to
make plans for the 2016 Federation Convention
which will be held in the Triad area in May 2016.
I attended and made a presentation about
NARFE at the 110th Annual State Convention of
the NC Rural Letter Carriers Association on June
22th. We had a NARFE information table and
NARFE literature was distributed. Betty Whitten
also attended. If any of the chapters in Area III
has any local events in which we could distribute
NARFE information, please let me know. It is a
good way to make NARFE known and increase
membership. If there is a cost associated with
participating in the events, contact me for
assistance.
TOM
JENNINGS
AREA V VP
AREA V News
Perhaps the most significant event this
past quarter was the 33rd National Convention
“NARFE IS IN YOUR FUTURE” held in
Orlando, FL August 24 – 28, 2014. NC was well
represented with 26 delegates, probably a record
for participation from our Federation. In Area V
we had six delegates, Vilma and Lloyd Geisert
from the Sandhills Chapter and Jim and Sylvia
Auten and Sharrill and I from the Wilmington
Chapter. For Sharrill and I this was our first
national convention. In some ways it followed a
similar format as our State Conventions but on a
much larger scale. The message came to us loud
and clear that NARFE must adapt to survive.
Having said this, there was a “can do” spirit of
optimism present throughout the convention. As
noted elsewhere, the bylaws change to go from
four national officers to two, i.e. a President
and Secretary-Treasurer was overwhelmingly
approved as was the resolution to continue
strategic planning using the Future of NARFE
report as the basis. There is comprehensive
information about the convention both on our
Federation and National Websites if you wish
more detail.
As the weather is cooling, now is prime
time for Chapter Picnics. Sharrill and I
attended the Fayetteville Picnic on September
24 and I spoke on the National Convention
and on implementing our Membership Plan.
Wilmington will have our picnic on October 2
and Jacksonville on October 9.
Charlie Pratt, our Webmaster and Membership
Coordinator, has developed a number of
automated letters and other membership tools. He
conducted a GoToMeeting call on September 25
to introduce these tools to Area V Chapters and he
now is working with individual Area V chapters
to facilitate their use on a continuing basis.
RICHARD
PULSIFER
Area IV VP
The Beauty
of Nature
The Fall is one of my favorite times of the
year. The cool air is invigorating and the battle
between baseball’s wildcard and division winners
leads to the World Series. For the first time since
1997, I have a favorite team in the hunt.
The beauty of nature at this time of the year
is unbelievable—it starts with a few beautiful
yellow oak leaves on my back porch in September
as the leaves begin to fall. By the peaktime usually
around the second week in October, we see the
beauty of the trees especially in the mountains.
Red, crimson, and yellow leaves can be seen from
the mountain looking into the valley. Each leaf,
each tree together form a breathtaking sight of
God’s creation.
So it is with the NC Federation—each
chapter contributes to the overall effectives of its
efforts and success. Having completed visits to all
of the chapters but one, I can say that I have seen
some beautiful ones with vibrant leadership and
progress being made to fulfill its full potential.
Of course there are a few that struggle a bit,
especially in developing new leadership. What if
one leaf or one tree refused to participate in beauty
of nature surrounding us? What would happen to
our majestic view? So it is that with each chapter,
each member should be a stimulating part of the
whole. Enjoy the beauty of nature, and enjoy
contributing in some way to your chapter.
History and Impact of the
Emory, Bailey, Patton ...
continued from page 3
positive side. To support this contention, a study
was commissioned by The 4th Branch and the
Federal Retiree Task Force which results were
published in a booklet entitled “Investing in
North Carolina’s Future: The Positive Impact
of Extending the Bailey Settlement to All
Government Employees.” It showed, among
other benefits, in the multiplier analysis that
for every one dollar cost to the state, there
would be $2.50 in returned benefits. Copies
of the published materials were distributed to
all members of the General Assembly at the
beginning of the 2008-2009 sessions. Although
we were not successful in that session, we began
to prepare for the 2010-2011 session. Given that
the data in the study is three years old, the decision
was made to update, republish and redistribute
copies of the study to the General Assembly.
This was accomplished in the beginning of the
“Long Session.” Plans are to continue our work
in the “Short Session.” The current climate is
questionable with the state dealing with financial
shortfalls; however, it is the belief of those
involved that the economy will improve, and we
should continue to push forward. Much effort
has been spent by representatives on The 4th
Branch Board of Directors and its Legislative
Committee; important future legislative actions
must be taken in the 21st century.
Federal Retiree Task Force
of North Carolina (4th Branch)
This organization is part of the 4th Branch
and its purpose is to further the long term
interests of all military and civilian retirees
and their beneficiaries residing in NC; to
communicate with and advise them of their
rights and obligations; to use such lawful
efforts including legislative activities as needed
to accomplish this purpose in a nonpartisan
manner. Membership in the Task Force is open
to all federal and civilian retirees and their
spouses who reside in NC. Active members
are those who make a voluntary contribution
to support the work of the Federal Retiree
Task Force and are therefore eligible to receive
information on the activities of the group who
worked long and hard from l989 to 1998 when
the NC State Supreme Court decided that the
Bailey/Emory/Patton Case was valid and
decided to exempt this group from paying state
income tax on their annuities. The Task Force
is still alive and well and is working with other
organizations such as NARFE, MOAA, The
Sergeants Association, the U. S. Postal Service
and the 4th Branch to extend the tax exemption
to new retirees who were not vested by August
12, 1984, and who are just beginning to reach
retirement age in 2014.
September - December 2014
NARFE Membership Drive
The NARFE membership drive
originally planned for September 2014 only has been extended through December 31.
Recruiters will receive $10 for
each new member, current
OR retired, who joins between
September 1 and December
31, 2014. (Applications must
be postmarked, and calls or
website joins must be received
by the December 31st deadline.) All September through
December recruiters will be
entered into a drawing, once
for each new member they recruit. A Kindle Fire tablet will
be awarded to a recruiter randomly selected from this pool.
NC Federal Retiree & Employee – November 2014 – January 2015
— Thanks.
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National NARFE Convention in Orlando, FL
Warnung, Vorsicht, Achtung
New Budget Cuts for Senior Programs
Dorothy R. Crawford, Macon County Delegate, STHL Speaker, 2001-2003
Charles H. Dickens, Buncombe County Delegate, STHL Speaker, 2007-2009
to break records as seniors. The oldest Boomers
As former Speakers of the North Carolina
started turning 60 in 2006. By 2019, just five
Senior Tar Heel Legislature and current Delegates
years from now, the State as a whole is expected to
for Buncombe and Macon Counties, we are greatly
have more persons aged 60 and older than 17 and
disappointed that the budget passed by the General
younger. Western NC counties are leading the way
Assembly and signed by the Governor on August
in this demographic shift, and all now have more
7 cuts State funding for the Home and Community
residents aged 60 and older than 17 and younger.
Care Block Grant by nearly $1 million ($969,549
As of July 2014 in Macon County there were 183
on a recurring basis).
persons aged 60 and older to every 100 children
This year the Senior Tar Heel Legislature
aged 17 and younger, and in Buncombe County,
called on the General Assembly to increase State
126 older persons to every 100 children. These
funding for the Home and Community Block
trends will continue for years to come.
Grant (HCCBG) by $7 million. This program is
Who will feel the pain of cuts of services?
designed to meet essential needs of our growing
Across NC this nearly $1 million budget cut
older adult population. One indicator of the lack
could mean fewer meals to malnourished seniors,
of sufficient funds is seen in the waiting list for
reduced personal care to those struggling to remain
home and community-based services, which now
at home, reduced respite care for stressed family
numbers over 16,000 older adults and is growing
members, reduced access to grocery shopping and
larger every month. Unfortunately, NC is backing
medical assistance for those who can no longer
up when it comes to funding for senior services.
drive, and more barriers to safe and quality living
This is the third time since 2008 that the State has
in the community.
reduced HCCBG funding.
Counties and their local aging agencies will
Why are these funds so important? The
have to decide how to absorb the reduced State
HCCBG supports essential aging services such
funding. Local decisions will determine which
as home-delivered meals, in–home personal
services are reduced the most. Every effort will be
care, adult day health, transportation, congregate
made locally to mitigate the effect of these cuts on
nutrition sites, senior centers, and other efforts to
seniors and their families, but the pain and suffering
assist our growing older population. These funds
will be real. No matter how you slice it, less money
are typically targeted to needy older adults who are
is less money.
not eligible for Medicaid. Persons who are victims
The Senior Tar Heel Legislature advocates
or are at-risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation are
for older North Carolinians: The General
given priority. The HCCBG services often help frail
Assembly established the Senior Tar Heel
elderly persons to continue living in their homes
Legislature (STHL) in 1993 to promote citizen
and thus not requiring more costly interventions,
involvement, assess the legislative needs of older
such as nursing home placement.
adults, and advocate on their behalf with the
Why is demand for HCCBG services
General Assembly. This non-partisan body consists
increasing? It is because the number of older adults
of 100 delegates, one representing each county.
in NC is growing rapidly. More seniors means
The delegates are themselves aged 60 and older.
greater demand for services. When the population
The Senior Tar Heel Legislature cannot do the
is increasing, it takes more money just to maintain
job of advocacy alone. Now is the time for older
current levels of services. A cut of nearly $1 million
North Carolinians and their families to speak up
cannot be absorbed without reducing or denying
for a better deal in next year’s State Budget. Let
services to many seniors.
the Governor and the candidates for the General
The demographic shift in North Carolina should
Assembly know that they must pay more attention
not be a surprise. We have known for decades that
to the needs of the most rapidly growing segment
the Boomers, who have made their presence felt at
of the State’s population.
every stage of the aging process, would continue
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Tom Beatty, Guest Editor
Chapter 156
This is a warning regarding deceptive
advertising: A major insurance/banking group is
heavily pushing a misleading message. To identify
them would be imprudent, so just turn on your TV
and they will pop up. They claim one can save
$45 a week for 30 years and enjoy a wonderful
retirement. I say, ‘buffalo chips!’
This plan will produce $185,000 at 6% growth
(if you can get that). One would normally treat this
nest egg as an annuity to be exhausted in a planned
period of time, say 25 years. Further, the owner of
this annuity should consider two important factors;
viz, what can be earned by investing and how
much will it be reduced each year by inflation?
Fortunately many sites have made available
mathematical formulae to include all of these
factors.
Using the retirement calculator at Retirement
Withdrawal Calculator |- MyCalculators.com, one
with $185,000 can find that planning for 25 years
in retirement receiving 6% return and estimating
3% inflation, the first year withdrawal will be
$10,233.22—not even a poverty – level income.
This will be inflated at 3% each year to maintain
fixed purchasing power.
Albeit, it would be great if younger employees
(or all employees for that matter) would put aside
something for their retirement, it is not ‘prudent’
nor reasonable for this giant corporation to
pander such misleading information to con the
unsuspecting into opening accounts with them.
Open Season 2014
Joyce Echols, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Consultant
As Open Season rapidly approaches, we
are all reminded of how important it is for each
federal employee and annuitant to review their
health, dental and vision enrollment choices.
The Open Enrollment dates for 2014 are
from November 10 to December 8, 2014.
During that time, you may review all available
options for your benefits and make appropriate
changes for the upcoming year. During Open
Enrollment your Blue Cross Blue Shield
Federal Employee Program Group Consultants
make a concentrated effort to attend as many
NARFE Chapter meetings as possible. In fact,
many chapters have already arranged for a
representative to attend a meeting to discuss
changes in benefits or rates for the 2015 calendar
year. However, if your chapter has not done
so, don’t worry, it’s not too late! Contact your
assigned Group Consultant today to schedule a
date and time that she/he may bring the latest
information on their products and services to
one of your chapter meetings.
In an effort to ensure that federal annuitants
as well as active employees receive first-hand
information about upcoming changes, Blue
Cross Blue Shield will host the annual Annuitant
Briefing on the Blue Cross Blue Shield campus
in Durham on October 24, 2014. Your NARFE
chapter members are encouraged to attend this
seminar to receive information in a group setting with other NARFE chapters and members.
There is no cost to attend this seminar or for the
lunch that will follow. For additional information or to register for the Annuitant Briefing,
please contact Jaynita Shah at Jaynita.shah@
bcbsnc.com or by calling 919-765-2644.
NC Federal Retiree & Employee – November 2014 – January 2015
North Carolina Federation of Chapters
Executive Board Meeting
First Quarter — August 12-13, 2014 — Greensboro, NC
Attending were: Ron Buffaloe, Robert
Allen, Gracie W. Couch, Sam Crain, Bill
Martin, Freida Terrell, Steve Kesselman,
Roger Quincoses, Richard Pulsifer, Tom
Jennings, Henry Brattlie, Carolyn London,
Sharrill Jennings, Sabine Dieringer, Peggy
Malley and Bennie Saunders. Absent were
John Thompson and Charlie Pratt.
President Ron Buffaloe and Executive
VP Robert Allen discussed the Federation’s
delegate and proxy process and opened the
floor for a group discussion of the key issues
the 26 delegates and one alternate would vote
on at the National Convention in Orlando.
Ron shared that contingency planning for our
website was one of the issues discussed at
the Federation Officers meeting in Roxboro.
Our webmaster’s recent absences necessitates
written contingency plans to be in place to
guide other people on how to do basic website
maintenance when our webmaster is absent for
more than a few days. Discussions would be
held with the appropriate parties and a status
report would be given at the November Board
meeting. Ron shared his list of suggested
changes to the Federation Bylaws and appointed
Freida Terrell and Sabine Dieringer on an ad
hoc committee to review the bylaws, and to
report back at the November Board meeting
with a list of proposed changes to refer to the
Bylaws Committee for consideration. Ron
led a discussion about whether the Federation
should again fill the State Legislative Officer
position, what obstacles are to be overcome,
what the position’s duties are, whether other
organizations are doing with and require
of such a position, etc. He would talk to the
most recent State Legislative Officer to gather
information. The impetus was that some
Board members asked for briefings from our
representatives or Federal Retiree Task Force
and 4th Branch representatives about what is
happening in the state legislature that would
affect active and/or retired federal employees
and what those organizations are doing about
it. An attempt will be made to have such a
briefing.
Executive VP Robert Allen reported
that the Membership Committee completed
its chapter assessments concentrating on
analyzing the degree of risk that each chapter
may close over the next year. They also
summarized problems to be addressed and
possible solutions that could be implemented.
The Committee would have a GoToMeeting
session in September and hoped to bring its
recommendations to the Board in November
for what the next Plan should contain – what to
continue, what to drop and what to add; Robert
led the Board through the proposed Policy and
Procedures Manual revisions, which the Board
approved. Robert announced the four Standing
Committees’ nominations made by the Area
VPs and approved by the Board.
Region X VP Bill Martin administered
the oath of office to Carolyn London as Public
Relations Officer, Sabine Dieringer as Editor
and Peggy Malley as Alzheimer’s Coordinator,
each of whom missed the May post-convention
Board meeting; Bill was pleased with NC’s
100% Federation representation to the
National Convention in Orlando and shared
percentages for other Region X Federations.
Bill also mentioned that the eNARFE Chapter
2363 had 19,087 members (at that time) and
would bring 382 votes to Orlando. They
would have eNARFE’s Chapter President
David Snell and three members in attendance;
Bill recognized Robert Allen as Convention
Bylaws Committee member and Sam Crain as
Convention Resolutions Committee member;
Bill was asked whether the OAM would allow
a group email to all prospective members
at one time to which he promised to review
the issue; Bill was also asked about his own
NARFE plans (stepping down as Region X
VP) and responded that he would continue to
work with his local chapter (in Virginia).
2014-2015
FEDERATION STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
CHAIR:
ADVISOR:
AREA I:
AREA II:
AREA III:
AREA IV:
AREA V:
AREA VI:
AUDIT
John Koivisto
Tom Jennings
Sandra Rumsey
Vince Comparato
John Koivisto
Evelyn Ellis
Edwin Deaver
Kevin Trundy
BYLAWS
Bill Austin
Freida Terrell
Gwilli Gerichek
Bill Austin
Herb Lieberman
Sandra Tucker
Sarah Gonzales
Nathaniel Johnson
NOMINATINGRESOLUTIONS
Acting Jerry Pifer Vivian Vair
Sam Crain
Roger Quincoses
Inez Angus
Jerry Miller
Clara Mathe
Vivian Vair
Jerry Pifer
Betty Whitten
Fred Hawkins
James Downey
Austin Wesley
Julia Wheeler
Phil Treadway
Warren Saffell
Resolutions Passed at 2014 National Convention
#BC-04 – Authorized NARFE Headquarter
staff to make grammatical and other technical
corrections to the NARFE Bylaws and Standing
Rules before the publication goes to print.
#14-01 – Developing the Vision for Future
NARFE (submitted by National Executive
Board [NEB])
#14-02 – Move Social Members to Chapters
and Reword (submitted by Chapter 1400, AZ)
#14-06 (BC-02) – Reduce National Officers to
Two (submitted by NEB)
#14-19 – Provide Rule for Revision (submitted
by Chapter 1400, AZ)
#14-36 – eNARFE membership should be
listed last as an option in all future membership
applications, along with the words: “Email
address strongly recommended.”
#14-38 – Establish a single online blog for all
NARFE.
A standing Strategic Planning Committee to
be established no later than February 15, 2015.
Legislative Program for 114th Congress was
adopted and
#14-24 – The legislative program should
include a formal position on campaign finance
reform, which will allow NARFE to support
legislation that “attempts to address campaign
finance inequities.”
Resolutions Passed Under New Business
Calling on members to add a request for
increased federal funding for Alzheimer’s
research when they contact their members of
Congress for any reason;
Setting policy for the use of voting “cheat
sheets” at future conventions which will
provide only the resolution’s number and
complete title.
Area II VP Steven Kesselman reported
that final 2015 Convention planning decisions
would still have to be made including food
choices and prices for the BC/BS–Federation
reception and which groups would use which
meeting rooms. Area VP Tom Jennings made
a motion to again use the Whistle Stop Press
in Southern Pines and to accept their $732.00
plus tax bid to print the convention booklets,
which the Board approved.
Area III VP Roger Quincoses reported
that the 2016 Convention would be hosted
by the Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High
Point chapters and that he nominated their
respective chapter presidents – John Koivisto,
Chris Huber and Betty Whitten to serve as both
the site review committee and host committee
co-chairs. President Buffaloe approved these
appointments.
Area IV VP Richard Pulsifer spent a good
bit of time working with chapters to assign
proxies for the convention and filling standing
committee positions. He also started an “Area
IV News Note” to share information across the
Area. The most recent issue had information
about what some of the past Area VPs did; his
focus was to encourage his chapter presidents
to start the process of “critical thinking.”
Editor Sabine Dieringer, Robert Allen
and Ron were tasked as an ad hoc committee
to determine whether there should be a word
count limit to board member newspaper
articles. (An ensuing email ensured that no
constraints are placed on officer input as long
as they are aware of the eight page newsletter
limit.) The Board also decided that the Audit
Committee report would be published in the
August newspaper as required by the Bylaws.
The next Board meeting would be in
Hickory at the Crowne Plaza Hotel – the 2015
Convention site – on November 11-12, 2014.
Ron Buffaloe
Acting Federation Secretary
EDITOR’S NOTE:
There are about 325 members
we currently have who prefer
to receive their information
electronically. Once published in
print, the newspaper is posted
on the Federation website,
www.ncnarfe.info where NARFE
members can easily access the
electronic version. We will remove
you from our mailing list upon
request.
If you don’t want the
newspaper yourself, how about
using it as a recruiting tool?
Blank out your name and mailing
address on the back page and
leave the newspaper at your
doctor’s or dentist’s office. Or,
leave the newspaper at your hair
dresser’s or barber’s office, or
at the gym where you work out.
Don’t miss an opportunity to
“spread the News” about NARFE.
Thanks!
The Federation Board
has decided not to include a
“Hospitality Room” at any future
conventions. Most hotels no
longer honor such request. Thank
you for your understanding.
NC Federal Retiree & Employee – November 2014 – January 2015
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NORTH CAROLINA CHAPTERS AND PRESIDENTS
Chapter
President
No. Name
105Charlotte
Robert Neve
156Charles R. Patton – Asheville David Wright
192Raleigh
John Allis
211Greensboro
Christine Huber
214Hendersonville
Joyce Armstrong
276Cape Fear – Fayetteville
Edwin Deaver
337Wilmington
L. Thomas Jennings 454Winston-Salem
John Koivisto
566Durham
William Schrum
667Marion
Johnny Hensley
668High Point
Betty Whitten
692Hickory
Clara Mathe
696Burke County
Walter Coenen
720Salisbury
Racine Douglas
781Rocky Mount
RuthAnn Kleinfelt
800Ashe-Alleghany
Charles Caudill
804Washington
Barry Beckman
808New Bern
Critton Childers
826Sanford
Jimmie Coggin
979Wilkes
David Moulton
1005Albemarle
Carol Smothers
1161Rockingham County
Coy Rahman
1312Coastal – Jacksonville
Robert Bartlett
1420Smoky Mountain
Katherine Crain
1530Pitt County – Greenville
Lennon Hooper
1611Surry – Yadkin
Randall Weatherman
1791Piedmont Gastonia
Patsy Boyles
1830Wayne – Goldsboro
Tom Jordan
1894Brunswick County
Julia Wheeler
1895Sandhills
Rose Heimrick
1904Lumber River
Fred Bergh
1983Lincoln County
Sue Vance
1999Marjorie Christie – Brevard
Ladene Newton
2046Samson – Duplin
Carolyn Bronson
2107Johnston County
Evelyn Ellis
2108Pearl S. Wright – Chapel Hill Walter Mack
2206First Flight – Kill Devil Hills Warren Saffell
2209Carolina Mountain – Hayesville William Dailey
2211Havelock – Cherry Point
Nathaniel Johnson
2266Intracoastal
James Kocsi
2289Henderson
Richard Pulsifer
2295Person-Caswell – Roxboro
Robert Allen
2297Roanoke Valley
Tim Stone
2316Stanly County – Albemarle
Steven Kesselman
Telephone/
Address
(704) 246-6537
(828) 712-8636
(919) 787-5221
(336) 337-2824
(828) 891-3317
(910) 425-2384
(910) 458-2584
(336) 721-1783
(919) 544-9272
(828) 682-6894
(336) 476-3250
(828) 327-7811
(828) 433-7336
(704) 636-6533
(252) 985-5903
(336) 246-7498
(252) 923-9933
(252) 637-9644
(919) 775-3197
(336) 838-7663
(252) 562-6626
(336) 637-4021
(910) 455-1892
(828) 926-0264
(252) 757-1465
(336) 835-3402
(704) 865-5511
(919) 330-1334
(910) 846-4714
-(910) 674-3581
(704) 735-3144
(828) 883-4688
(910) 592-6726
(919) 284-1545
(919) 797-2246
(252) 475-3556
(828) 389-4720
(252) 447-7736
(910) 287-5452
(919) 603-3744
(336) 322-0259
(252) 586-4864
(704) 982-6754
Federation Executive Board
Ronald E. Buffaloe.....................................................President
204 S. Ellis Street, Salisbury, NC 28144-4816; 704-633-7599;
E-mail: [email protected]
Robert Allen......................................................... Executive VP
549 Old City Lake Road, Roxboro, NC 27574; 336-322-0259;
E-mail: [email protected]
Vacancy.......................................................................Secretary
Gracie W. Couch...................................................... Treasurer
729 Carriage Trail, Rocky Mount, NC 27804-8095;
252-937-4648; E-mail: [email protected]
William Shackelford.........................Region X Vice President
14429 Round Lick Lane, Centreville, VA 20120;
703-830-6590; E-mail: [email protected]
Samuel E. Crain.................................................Past President
290 Azalea Drive, Maggie Valley, NC 28751-7692;
828-926-0264; E-mail: [email protected]
Charles Pratt.......................................Web Page Coordinator
1950 Buford Dam Road, Unit 308, Cumming, GA 30041-1264;
678-648-8947; E-mail: [email protected]
Freida M. Terrell............................................................. Area I
202 Terrell Road, Clyde, NC 28721-7702; 828-627-2543
Steven Kesselman...........................................................Area II
301 Gorham Drive, Albemarle, NC 28001; 704-982-6754;
E-mail: [email protected]
Roger Quincoses .......................................................... Area III
7082 Doefield Drive, Kernersville, NC 27284-7839; 336-9968907; E-mail: [email protected]
Richard Pulsifer........................................................... Area IV
7142B NC Hwy. 15 North, Oxford, NC 27565-8829;
919-603-3744; [email protected]
L. Thomas Jennings....................................................... Area V
415 Charlotte Avenue, Carolina Beach, NC 28428-5018;
910-458-2584; E-mail: [email protected]
John Thompson............................................................ Area VI
2771 Millcreek Road, Newport, NC 28570; 252-571-1426;
E-mail: [email protected]
Henry Brattlie................ State & National Legislative Officer
91 Wildwind Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27516; 919-869-7038;
E-mail: [email protected]
Carolyn London................................ Public Relations Officer
2715 Montgomery Street, Durham, NC 27705-5717;
919-489-4228; E-mail: [email protected]
Sharrill Jennings...............................................Service Officer
415 Charlotte Avenue, Carolina Beach, NC 28428-5018;
910-619-0658; E-mail: [email protected]
Sabine Dieringer.............................................................. Editor
75 Wembley Road, Asheville, NC 28804-1607; 828-236-0080;
E-mail: [email protected]
*DO NOT SEND CORRECTIONS TO THE EDITOR
Please notify your local chapter secretary or NARFE National Office
North Carolina Federation of Chapters of the
National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association
75 Wembley Road
Asheville, NC 28804-1607
Charles Pratt.................................. Membership Coordinator
1950 Buford Dam Road, Unit 308, Cumming, GA 30041-1264;
678-648-8947; E-mail: [email protected]
Margaret C. Malley....................... Alzheimer’s Coordinator
10924 Winterbourne Court, Charlotte, NC 28277-8876;
704-321-3598; E-mail: [email protected]
Bennie Saunders ...........................NARFE-PAC Coordinator
2488 Hillford Drive, Burlington, NC 27217-3174;
336-229-5300; E-mail: [email protected]
N.C. NARFE Home Page: www.ncnarfe.info
Subscriptions: $7 per year (annual subscription rate for
NARFE chapter members is included in the dues).