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Winter 2012 Federation Reporter
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District Workshop dates, Locations and details
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WSFC Officer and Committee Chair Job Descriptions
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Forms for the 2012 WSFC Convention in Vancouver are now posted, and available in both Word and .PDF Formats.
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Petitions for all Senators and Representatives. After the Super Committee
finishes its work, both House and Senate will have a month to deal with an "Up or Down" vote on the recommendations.
It would be helpful for both Senators and all nine of our Representatives to receive individual petitions stating the NARFE
position, and signed by both active and retired Federal employees. Downloadable copies of the petitions for the whole
state and individualized ones for the Congressional Districts are available at this link:
Protect America's Heartbeat Campaign - Petitions
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"Fall" - Nov, Dec 2011, Jan 2012 - Federation Reporter
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NARFE 2011 Health Fair Flyers - F-132
On October 25, NARFE posted a downloadable flyer, F-132, "Your NARFE: Your PREMIUM
SOURCE or Information on FEHBP Open Season" on the www.narfe.org web site, in the Member section, under the
"Downloadable Forms" heading. This form is meant to be printed out by
the chapter, copied, and handed out at health fairs. It shows the bi-weekly premiums
for the national Fee For Service plans, discusses reasons to join NARFE, and contains a NARFE
membership application form.
F-132 Flyer, "NARFE: Your Premium Source for Information on FEHBP Open Season"
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Petition to Senator Murray - for use at Health Fairs before Nov 15.
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Washington NARFE Letter to Senator Murray and the SuperCommittee
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SERVING ON FEDERATION COMMITTEES The Federation is again building a resource list of volunteers for this year and the future for Federation
Standing and Advisory Board Committees (members and chairs) and Special (includes convention) committees. Please
take a few minutes to complete this survey indicating your area(s) of interest and return to Sandy Cagle, WSFC President,
6011 Winnwood Dr. SE, Lacey, WA 98513 or email to asgwa@aol.com.
I would like to serve on the following Federation Committee(s):
Legislative:__________ (National & State)
Public Relations:_______
Membership:
_______ Web Master: _______Service Officer: _________ Alzheimer’s:
_______ NARFE-PAC: _________ Federation
Reporter: _______ Audit: ________ Training Event:_________I would
be interested in chairing a committee: (indicate which of the above committee(s) _______________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would like to serve on the following Special Committee(s):
Nomination:
_________ Ballot & Tellers: ________ Bylaws/Resolution: ___________ I would be interested in chairing a committee:
(indicate which of the above committee(s) _______________________________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Chapter
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Address:___________________________________________________ Email:_______________________________
Phone _________________ Comments: ________________________________________________________
Thank you for your interest
in serving NARFE!
Download PDF version of the Survey
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WSFC Executive Board Minutes - August 2011
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Presentations to NEB at Federation Presentations Meeting: Recruiting, Retention, Work in Progress, NARFE Affiliated Alliances
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Updated Protect America's Heartbeat Toolkit - August 2011
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"Summer" - August, September, October 2011 Federation Reporter
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NARFE PRS-Recruiting Slide Briefing - July 2011
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"Spring" May, June, July 2011 Federation Reporter
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Proposed Bylaws/Standing Rules Amendments 1, 2, 3 are posted on the 2012 Convention Page.
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NARFE's
Protect America's Heartbeat campaign is designed to raise Congressional and public awareness of the value of Federal Employees
and retirees, and support the retention of their earned benefits. We have added a new navigation tab on the left side,
"Protect America's Heartbeat", to contain materials that are specific to Washington state. Check it out.
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The Partnership
for Public Service provides daily newsletters with links of interest to Federal employees and retirees. NARFE considers
this an excellent resource for keeping up with events in the Federal Government. To view their web site, click the first
link. To subscribe to the e-mail service, click the second link:
The Partnership for Public Service
Subscribe to Partnership for Public Service e-mail service
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Region IX VP Notes from the March 2011 NEB Meeting
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As of May 21, 2011, the
NARFE Global Electronics Messaging System (GEMS) has been revised to allow NARFE members to choose the type of e-mail traffic
you wish to receive. Click on the links below to download the revision instructions in Word (.doc) or Adobe (pdf) format.
Instructions for GEMS Revision.doc
Instructions for GEMS Revision .pdf
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PROTECT AMERICA'S HEARTBEAT is a NARFE-supported campaign to highlight the importance
of Federal Workers, past and present, and to counter misinformation and proposed legislation calling for cuts to pay, benefits
and retirement for those workers.
Click on the links on the front page of this web site to connect to the campaign and to pass it's points on to Legislators.
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NARFE's 90th Anniversary Presentation
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NARFE Installation of Officers - Oath of Office
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New from NARFE
"New from NARFE" will be a standing page on this
site. Current items include a discussion on the increase in withholding from annuities, along with recommendations and
info on the new OPM Tax Hot Line.
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If you like
what you see on www.narfewa.net, please recommend this site to your friends:
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2011 WSFC Convention Timelines
2011 WSFC Convention Forms
WSFC Standing Rules for Conventions
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Winter Edition - Feb, Mar, Apr 2011 Federation Reporter
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All of the Dates and Locations
for the District Workshops and WSFC Convention are now posted. See District Workshops
and WSFC Convention navigation bars for details.
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NARFE-PAC Contribution Report - 111th Congress
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2010/2011 Legislative Recap Affecting NARFE Members and "Not Yet" Members
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Revised NARFE Alzheimers Coordinator's Manual - Feb 2011
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Form F-1, Expense Report, December 2010 (In PDF and Excel Formats)
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2011 Dues Distribution
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WSFC Executive Board Minutes - July 2010
November, December 2010, January 2011 Federation Reporter
NARFE Life Membership Dues
NARFE Alzheimer's Coordinators Manual - October 2010
July-August-September 2010 Federal Reporter
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Correction to Bylaws Article 5, Section 2
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NARFE Release - NARFE urges senators to oppose federal worker pay freeze, May 27, 2010
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April, May, June 2010 Federal Reporter
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Treasurer's Items for Discussion - 2010 Convention
Chapter Treasurer Time Line Template
Chapter Treasurer's Time Line
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* * ** The January 2010 WSFC Directory of Officers and Chapters is available online from
WSFC Secretary Paul Shell. See "Secretary" In addition, the WSFC Policy and Procedures manual is also
available on the Secretary page (Click "Officers", then "Secretary")
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**A new page, "Senior Issues in Washington" has been added to the Legislative Section.
It will contain information on issues and actions that might affect us at the Washington State level. To access
it, click "Legislative", then "Senior Issues in Washington"
Get DD-214 forms online. If you are a veteran or an immediate family
member, and need a copy of your Department of Defense form DD-14, you can now get it online from the National Personnel Records
Center (NPRC). The Center has provided the following website for
veterans to gain access to their DD-214s online: http://vetrecs.archives.gov/
This may be particularly helpful when a veteran needs
a copy of his or her DD-214 for employment purposes. NPRC is working to make it easier for veterans with computers
and Internet access to obtain copies of documents from their military files.
Military
veterans and the next of kin of deceased former military members may now use the new online military personnel records
system to request documents.
Other individuals with a need for documents
must still complete the Standard Form 180, which can be downloaded from the online web site. Because
the requester will be asked to supply all information essential for NPRC to process the request, delays that normally occur
when NPRC has to ask veterans for additional information will be minimized. The new web-based application was designed
to provide better service on these requests by eliminating the records centers mailroom and processing time
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