February
2004 NEWSLETTER
Good
Day Post #57 Member!
Enclosed
is a copy of the minutes from the January 20th Post meeting to let
you know what your Post has been up to.
There are also miscellaneous tidbits of information that you might find
useful. Our next meeting is on February
17th and we hope to have our first joint meeting night with the Auxiliary. The divider doors will soon go up and we hope
you will try to attend. Please bring the
enclosed copy of the last meeting’s minutes with you if you can attend.
On
20 March at
If
you have any other ideas for activities for the Post, please let us know! Come share your ideas with us at the next
Post meeting on February 17th.
Remember, this is your post and your inputs do matter.
In
order to save on postage, I would like to be able to email this newsletter
along with the meeting minutes to as many Post members as possible. I’ve received a couple of email addresses and
I know that a lot of you don’t have computers but if you do, please email me at
rockin_g@netzero.com and I will add
your email to the list. Make sure you
let me know who you are when you send me the email so I know whom the email
address belongs to.
If
you have an article or piece of information that you think would be of interest
to the whole Post, let me know and I will include it in the first newsletter
after receiving the information. You can
get me the information by emailing me, dropping it off at the Post or mailing
it to the Post at
ITEMS
OF INTEREST (if interested in an item listed, contact the Post for further
information)
Are
you a WWII veteran? Would you like to
ride in the Memorial Day Parade in
Do
you know a widow or widower of a veteran?
There have been changes to the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation
(DIC) rules for the Surviving Spouse who remarries. Some may qualify to have their DIC
reinstated.
Planning
to go to
Top
DoD official says future bright for most
commissaries. DoD
not looking to close commissaries though of the 276 worldwide, 19 have been put
on watch list.
The
SBP “Paid Up” provision which allows retirees to stop paying premiums after 30
years of premium payment and reaching age 70 does not go into effect until
October 1, 2008.
Are
you a military retiree? Are you
receiving your branch of service newsletter?
These newsletters contain valuable information on your benefits and
updates that you might not otherwise hear about. Most are not published monthly and some of
these newsletters can be received by email.
These newsletters are usually sent to all retirees and SBP
annuitants. Contact your branch of
service for more information.
RAO
Bulletin 30 Jan 2004—Topics include:
CDP earlier than expected
CRSC Update 14
College Grant Applications [AFAS]
WW II Memorial Dedication Celebration
VA Disability Compensation 2004
VA DIC Rates 2004
Spoofs [Urban Legends,
Rumors, Scams, Frauds, etc.]
People Vs. Hardware;
Veteran Federal Employment FY 2002
UPCOMING EVENTS TO PUT ON YOUR
CALENDAR:
Yvonne Gorniak
Yvonne Gorniak
Editor
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