Federal Employees Association (NARFE)
Protecting the Future for Retired and Current Federal Employees
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chapter 258
Gordon Brown, President
Last updated January 30, 2012
| Next meeting: | Friday, February 10, 2012 |
| Topic: | Financing of the Social Security System, It’s Complicated |
| Speaker: | Webster Phillips, Senior Legislative Representative National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM) |
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Board of directors has decided that luncheon meetings will be held every other month for the first half of 2012, then evaluated. Therefore, the next three meeting dates for 2012 are February 10, April 13 and June 8.
The program for February is aimed at ensuring we understand the issues faced by NARFE and by us in being able to receive the annuities and benefits we have been promised and paid for during our working years. A very important aspect of this is to know how the Federal Government meets its obligations to us through its operations.
Our speaker will be Webster Phillips, Senior Legislative Representative of the “National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare” (NCPSSM). Mr. Phillips will address financing of the Social Security system, the trust fund concept, issues that need to be considered to maintain the system and meet its legislated purpose, and how these same concerns affect our more complex federal retirement systems. Mr. Phillips retired from an active career with the Social Security Administration before joining the NCPSSM. Since retiring, he has become an active member of NARFE.
[Because it is February: Our meeting may be postponed due to weather. The alternate meeting date will be Friday, Feb 17th, the same time, same place.]
Where: Alfio's Restaurant, 4515 Willard Ave., Chevy Chase, MD
(in The Willoughby; 2 blocks from the Friendship Heights Metro Station; Ride-On Rt. 23 bus at the door; free valet parking.) Click here for directions to Alfio's.
Cost: $14 including tax and tip
Schedule
Check-in begins: 11:30
Lunch served: Noon
Program begins: 12:30 p.m.
("Presentation only" attendees are welcome at 12:30)
Coming up:
| NOTE: |
Executive Board meets on the Monday before the chapter monthly meeting on Friday. All are welcome to attend. |
| Feb. 10 |
Monthly luncheon
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| Apr. 13 |
Monthly luncheon
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| June 8 |
Monthly luncheon
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Check out the February - March 2012 edition of our newsletter "B-CC Buzz".
Free Preventive Tests for Medicare Beneficiaries
There are about a dozen preventive tests which are available for free to Medicare beneficiaries. These include bone mass measurement, cholesterol tests and diabetes screening. There are no co-payments, no coinsurance and no deductions when these tests are provided by health-care professionals who accept Medicare. Detailed information is available from Medicare.
ELECTED OFFICERS
(June 10, 2011)
President
Gordon Brown
(240) 328-6926
1st VP, Public Relations
Manny Karbeling
(301) 279-7116
2nd VP
Maxine Lesniak
(301) 951-3405
Secretary
Ruth Frances
(301) 654-6599
Assistant Secretary
Vacant
(301) 654-2356
Treasurer
Wesley Chin
(301) 530-5781
Assistant Treasurer
Vacant
(301) 654-2356
Service Officer
Nora Taylor
(301) 229-2588
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
(June 10, 2011)
Public Relations
Manny Karbeling
(301) 279-7116 Newsletter
Maxine Lesniak
(301) 951-3405
Judy Welles
(301) 229-8110 Legislation
Laurin Knutson
(301) 530-0907 Programs
David Richman
(301) 770-3608
Awards
Manny Karbeling
(301) 279-7116
United Seniors of Maryland
Gordon Brown
(240) 328-6926
David Richman
(301) 770-3608
(301) 924-5318 Chaplain
OPEN
Alzheimer's
George Perez
(240) 328-6926
NARFE PAC
George Perez
(240) 328-6926
Audit
OPEN
Sunshine
OPEN
Hospitality
OPEN
Past President
Lionel Pasiuk
NARFE Net Coordinator
Richard Fidler
(301) 320-5863
National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) is a non-profit membership organization of current and former Federal employees, spouses and survivors. The chief of its several purposes is to protect and enhance the earned retirement benefits of its members in almost 2000 chapters in the United States.
The Maryland Federation of Chapters includes 37 of those chapters as members.
The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chapter meets the second Friday in the months of February through June and September through December and publishes a newsletter 4 times a year. Our chapter includes ZIP codes 20812, -13, -14, -15, -16, -17, -18, -24, -25, -27 and -95. Everyone is welcome to attend.