Winter 2009 Branch Report

Fall Outreach

Our luncheon at The Cove Inn, Westport, 27 October was another great success. Many thanks to Noel and the folks at The Cove for taking such good care of us.

Winter Outreach

Our next event will be our winter-cum-Valentine’s Day luncheon in Brockville, 9 February 2010 at cj’s Banquet Hall. See inside for details.

Branch Secretary

Our last secretary was, unfortunately, unable to continue in the job, and we began the task of looking for a replacement. I’m happy to report that one of our past secretaries has stepped forward to fill the gap for now. Many thanks to Lois for returning, and Barb for filling in.

Membership Renewal

Our membership director has asked me to thank all those members who pay their membership dues annually by cheque, and who responded to the reminder in our last Branch Report and sent in their renewal fees. If you’re wondering why you haven’t heard from her, please be advised that we usually don’t receive the replacement membership cards from National Office until late October or early November. Rest assured we will send out your receipt and new cards as soon as we have them.

For those who haven’t yet sent in their renewal fee, see the reminder inside.

Regards,

Ron Henderson

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERAL RETIREES
ASSOCIATION NATIONALE DES RETRAITES FEDERAUX
KINGSTON AND DISTRICT BRANCH
MAIL: PO BOX 1172, KINGSTON, ON K7L 4Y8
TELEPHONE: 613-384-2440
WEBSITE: kingstonfsna.ca
E-MAIL: kingston.fsna@gmail.com

Kingston and District Branch

Winter 10 Outreach………………………..09 February 2010

For our Winter Outreach Luncheon this year, we are returning to one of our favourite spots…

cj’s Banquet Hall, 803 Chelsea St, Brockville, ON

cj’s will be providing our favourite buffet lunch featuring:

Baked Ham with sauce – Turkey pot pie
Choice of salads – Assorted desserts - Tea and coffee

Cost will be $15.00 per member or

$18.00 for a non-member guest!!

Don’t forget to Bookmark your calendar –

Kingston & District Branch Winter Luncheon
CJ’s Banquet Hall
803 Chelsea St, Brockville
Tuesday, 09 February 2010
11:00 – Welcome, meet & greet

Map to cj’s

KINGSTON and DISTRICT BRANCH - ACTIVITY RESPONSE FORM
Winter Outreach - 09 February 2010

To: Kingston & District Branch, FSNA
PO Box 1172
Kingston, ON K7L 4Y8

Yes, I plan to attend the Branch Luncheon Meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 09 February 2010

CJ’s Banquet Hall, 803 Chelsea St, Brockville, ON

I have enclosed my cheque in the amount of $ ……………… ($15/member, $18/guest) payable to Kingston & District Branch, FSNA.
Please reserve ……….. places.

(Members are encouraged to endorse the back of their cheque “Deposit Only”)

Name/s: ______________________________________________________

Telephone: _____________________________________ E-mail address: ________________________________________________

__ I require transportation, please have someone contact me

__ I can provide transportation for ………. people

Click here for a printable copy of the form
indicating your intention to attend
the Winter 2010 Outreach Luncheon

A REMINDER TO ALL

For those members who prefer to pay by cheque,

membership fees are due 31 December 2009.

Associate - $15.00 Single - $34.20 Double - $44.40

If you are unsure if you pay by cheque or not, take a look at your membership card.

If it expires 31 December 2009, you pay by cheque.

Please check your membership card.

National Association of Federal Retirees
            Kingston and District Branch
            Attn: Membership Director
            PO Box 1172
            Kingston, ON     K7L 4Y8

There seems to be some persistent confusion among the members as to when and whether it is necessary to renew membership by cheque or not. Let me try to clarify.

There are two methods of paying for your membership:

1. Payment by Dues Deduction at Source (DDS). By this method the pension office deducts your membership dues directly from your pension by way of monthly deductions. Once you have subscribed to this method it is continuous and simple; no annual renewal is required! It does require the initial completion of a form permitting the relevant pension office to make the deduction.

2. Payment by cheque. This is an annual renewal method whereby membership fees are due and payable by 31 December of each year. Members should send their renewal fees to the address above by this date.

If you are in doubt as to which method you use, the simplest way is to check your membership card. If the expiry date on the card is March 31, 2010, you pay by DDS and you need take no further action. Your new card will come to you early in the new year.

If the expiry date shown is December 31, 2009, you pay annually by cheque and should forward your payment before that date.

If you currently pay by cheque but are interested in the DDS payment method, you are invited to fill out the form included here. (Click to see a printable form)

Donna Henderson
Membership Director 613-544-0663

E-mail “Broadcast System”

By the time you read this the Kingston and District Branch e-mail Broadcast System will be almost a year old. It can't be declared a success yet. Out of a branch population of 3,769 we have 44 members signed up, that is 1.17% of the membership. But when you considered that 11 of the 44 who have signed up, were actually signed up by the webmaster because they are members of the Board of Directors of the Branch, that leave 33 who actually joined of their own free will, or 0.87% of the membership.

Do you own a computer? Do you have e-mail? Then why don't you join. We will not inundate you with pages of information but will direct you to the source of the information. You will of course be able to opt out of the system at any time you do not feel comfortable with the product and we guarantee that we will never give, lend, rent or sell your e-mail address to anyone.

If you are interested, send an e-mail to kingston.fsna@gmail.com; write: ‘FSNA K & D Branch electronic broadcast system’ in the subject line; and indicate your desire to register and receive your FSNA news and notifications via e-mail. We will ensure that you receive all your news and notifications electronically and that your name does not appear on our telephone list anymore until and unless you decide that the phone is a better option for you.

IN MEMORIAM 2009

Board of Directors