NARFE NATIONAL HQ IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
NARFE ORLANDO
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Carmelo Cordero
or 407-851-1096
The Orlando Chapter (#95) of NARFE meets generally the first Monday of every month at the Beardall Senior Center,
800 Delaney Ave., Orlando, FL 32801.
The meetings start at 1 pm. Members and guests are welcome to all meetings.
As a member of the Chapter you support legislative action for Retiree's benefits, have an opportunity to make new friends and, if you want, serve in some capacity in the Chapter or nationwide.
All who want to serve are welcome, but general members who come to the meetings and join the discussions are also needed.
You will receive the monthly Retirement Life issued by National to keep you up-to-date on national issues that effect your annuity and health benefits.
You will also receive the Orlando Chapter monthly newsletter advertising the coming meetings.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING!!!
The National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) supports those who serve the nation now and have in the past.
It is the only association dedicated to protecting the earned retirement benefits of federal employees, retirees and their survivors.
NARFE's membership includes over 422,000 federal workers, retirees, spouses and survivors who are united in their goal of guaranteeing the economic security and well-being of active federal employees and those who have retired.
Founded in 1921, NARFE is a major force on Capitol Hill and in state legislatures across the nation.
NARFE is an effective and highly respected legislative voice for federal workers, retirees and their survivors.
At the field level are 1,675 local chapters and 50 state federations, plus federations in the District of Columbia, Panama, the Philippines and Puerto Rico.
In addition, there are 122 service centers staffed by NARFE volunteers to answer questions on health benefits, insurance annuities, and other issues. Members are kept up-to-date on federal, state and local legislative developments, judicial actions and regulatory changes through Retirement Life, NARFE's monthly magazine, as well as in chapter newsletters.



NARFE works to protect the retirement benefits that federal employees have earned.
The Association's objectives are to:
Sponsor and support legislation to protect the earned benefits and general welfare of its members;
Oppose legislation which adversely affects member retirement and health benefit programs;
Foster public recognition and appreciation of government service;
Cooperate with other organizations seeking to accomplish similar legislative goals;
Inform members about legislative issues that impact their lives, primarily retirement income, health care security and COLAs;
Strengthen the political influence of current and future federal retirees through NARFE-PAC, a political action committee;
Work in partnership with the Office of Personnel Management to answer questions related to retirement benefits, and contribute to the well-being of local communities through volunteer service.


Federal pay and benefits continue to lag behind the private sector. This disparity continues into retirement. Though mandated by law, inflation protection for federal annuities through Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs) has often been a political bargaining chip in budget debates. Politicians find it difficult to withstand public pressure amid misconceptions that federal workers are overpaid and receive overly generous retirement packages. NARFE is committed to setting the record straight. Federal retirement benefits, which employees contribute to and work for, are not a gift. These benefits are earned through long-term government service and employee contributions. Delayed COLAs, pay freezes and other benefit changes have cost federal workers and retirees billions of dollars over the past decade. In the coming years, income and benefits will continue to be attacked by politicians, a misinformed media and public misperceptions of "Big Government." NARFE's strength is its active and involved membership. On Capitol Hill, in state legislatures and communities across America, it is working to provide the public with a clear understanding of federal service. NARFE is making a difference in the fight to protect and preserve annuities and health care benefits federal employees have earned. NARFE has a nationwide network of legislative activists with an enviable success record in staving off the constant barrage of threats to the earned retirement income and health care protection of federal workers and annuitants. NARFE is an effective and highly respected legislative voice for federal workers, retirees and survivors. A professional legislative staff in the NARFE National Office keeps members informed of Administration and Congressional proposals affecting their retirement security. NARFE also coordinates grassroots lobbying campaigns for or against legislation important to federal employees, including taxation of annuities. Proposals to reduce COLAs of current retirees and annuity amounts for future retirees have been rejected as a result of NARFE's lobbying efforts. NARFE's intervention has staved off or minimized legislative attempts to cut federal pay and retirement benefits of employees and annuitants. Few benefits are as valuable to employees and annuitants as health insurance. NARFE is always in the forefront of the battle to maintain adequate, affordable and quality health care protection for workers and retirees enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). NARFE representatives played a strategic role in developing a new "fair share" premium allocation schedule for the FEHBP. As of 1999, this new formula saves the average enrollee family at least $326 a year. NARFE is working on behalf of federal employees and annuitants on many legislative fronts - retirement income, health care benefits, COLA protection, fairness and equity issues, and in other areas as well. Taxes are also at the top of NARFE's legislative agenda. NARFE members, through their local chapters and federations, have successfully challenged state taxation of annuities in the courts and in their respective state legislatures. NARFE's efforts have again paid off, achieving tax equity for federal retirees in the future and millions of dollars in tax rebates for hundreds of thousands of current annuitants. Fighting for tax equity in Congress, NARFE has long sought to end the practice of "source taxing," whereby some states continued to tax the retirement income of former residents even after they had relocated to another state. It's relentless efforts on behalf of current and future retirees paid off when legislation was enacted to prohibit states from source taxing retirement income paid after 1995. Through NARFE-PAC, the Association's powerful political action committee, NARFE advocates a legislative agenda that promotes the economic security and well-being of federal workers and retirees. This includes supporting candidates for public office who understand and act on issues important to federal workers and retirees. Thanks to the financial support of NARFE membership, NARFE-PAC consistently ranks among the largest political action committees in the nation.


Your membership benefits include...
Assertive legislative representation on federal and state levels;
Liaison with the Office of Personnel Management to help retirees and survivors;
Retirement Life, the monthly prime news source for information about federal retirement and health care issues;
United network of support with other federal employees and retirees;
Opportunities for leadership, political action and community service;
Health, life, dental, auto and various long-term insurance programs; NARFE Visa credit card program;
Travel packages, group tours and discounts through NARFE Travel Services.


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