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Prices Decline by 0.1% in September The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) decreased 0.1 percent in September 2008 according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS). Released on October 16th, the CPI-W for September is 214.935. The 2009 COLA (cost-of-living adjustment) for most CSRS annuitants will be 5.8 percent. The 2008 average third quarter index is 215.495, 5.8 percent above the 2007 third quarter average base index of 203.6. October consumer price news will be released on November 19, 2008. Benefits awarded under the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) to individuals who left the workforce due to work-related injuries or illnesses are adjusted according to each calendar year?s percentage change in the CPI-W. September?s index is 4.5percent higher than the December 2007 base of 205.7. |
Juanita Balenger, of the Office of the Attorney General, our speaker for January 26, has asked that we publicize the 2008 No. VA TRIAD Conference on Nov. 20 at the Fairfax Co. Police Assoc. Hall.
Topics planned include: Elder Abuse Prevention, Investment Fraud Awareness for Seniors, Medicare Issues, Triad: Keeping Seniors Safe, and many more.
Conference is free but pre-reservations are required (space limited to 250).
For information, map, and registration form, see Shirley, Program Officer
The consensus of our attending membership believe that the prime reason for having a chapter is to
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Chapter E-mail address
At this point in time, we want to shape our message to all of our many Dulles 1241 Chapter members, including those who we never see or hear from during the year. Members should feel free to contact any one of us listed on the Web Site page by post card, letter at PO Box 294, Herndon, VA 20172-0294, or E-mail just to establish periodic contact. It is important to those of us that you elect as your officers each year to get feed back from all of you just to know that (1) the Newsletter that you read once a month is satisfactory, (2) the services that you might expect to receive are complete, and (3) your expectations of NARFE benefits received, in exchange for the annual dues paid to National Headquarters and to your Chapter, are satisfactory to you. Please get in touch. Don't put if off.
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Attached for your information and use is the June 2008 updated Chapter
Membership Database and the graphical presentation of the Chapter
membership changes.
In a nutshell, effective 1 Jul 2008, the official voting membership of NARFE Dulles Chapter 1241 decreased 39 members to 810 voting members, from 849 effective on 1 Jun 2008. The biggest cause for this decrease is the 37 members whose one-year NARFE membership was paid by the NARFE Credit Union on 1 Jan 2007 and who decided not to renew their NARFE membership. In addition, 7 other NARFE members, whose memberships also expired on 1 Mar 2008, decided not to renew their NARFE memberships. However, 4 new members joined NARFE effective 1 Jul 2008, and one member whose NARFE membership expired on 1 Dec 2007, 4 members whose NARFE memberships expired on 1 Mar 2008, 7 members whose NARFE memberships expired on 1 May 2008, and 4 members whose NARFE memberships expired on 1 Jun 2008, did rejoin NARFE and Dulles Chapter 1241. Of the 47 members who obtained NARFE memberships through the NARFE Credit Union, a total of 10 renewed their NARFE memberships since January 2008. The negative aspect is that Dulles Chapter 1241 is back to the voting membership it was at in early 2007. Dick Giangerelli |
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