This has been quite a

winter for Postal Employees. We

have braved the cold, the ice, the

snow, and the wind. Yet we perse-

vered .On the morning of February

13, 2014, we had nine inches of

snow. In some parts of the country

that is a small amount, but in

Southwestern Virginia, that is a lot

to deal with. Normally my drive to

work takes about 12 minutes.

Thursday morning it took me 1 ½

hours. As soon as I got out of one

ditch I was in another. I know the

MPOOs had been on telecoms the

evening before to discuss strategies,

but I think one thing no one

thought of was the fact that some

contract drivers would not be pick-

ing up the evening dispatch because

the weather conditions had become

so hazardous. You can only imag-

ine how my clerk felt when she

reported to work the following and

the mail was still in the vestibule.

After making a few phone calls she

realized that she had not made a

mistake in her dispatch procedures.

Last week March 15-

18th, some of us had the pleasure of

attending the Leadership Confer-

ence. There were 594 registered

attendees. Training classes were

offered to correspond with the

offices that we hold for our state

and then on the final day we visit

our representatives on Capitol Hill

to promote the need for Postal

reform. Unfortunately our repre-

sentatives were in recess but we

were able to speak with some of the

aides. The aides listened, took

notes, and asked questions, but I

can’t help but wonder if they really

care. That is why we have to con-

tinue writing our Congressmen,

donate to PAC, and visit our repre-

sentatives at their offices. One

person CAN make a difference.

There are a few things

that came up that I would like to

mention:

75,000 delivery units will be receiv-

ing the new Mobile Delivery Devic-

es.

We are $900,000 million over in

operating expense.

79,000 flights were cancelled this

year. You can imagine how that

affected our operations.

Prefunding robbed us of a lot of

things, like (vehicles, facilities, and

training).

3,200 Postmasters still need career

landing spots.

We are recycling elec-

tronic equipment. We pick it up

and take it to a designated area and

get money for the pickup.

We are looking into

going into Banking Services. There

is the possibility of cash cards that

can be reloaded at the Post Office

as well as bill pay. The added bo-

nus here is that when the weather is

bad sometimes the banks do not

open and if they do it is about mid-

day. Also, some remote areas do

not have local banks at all.

Special thanks to our

retirees who continue to be the

back bone of our organization.

They were well represented in DC.

Sandra Pugh came and she contin-

ues to make the concerns of Post-

masters known. Please continue to

remember her in your thoughts

and prayers.

The State Convention in

Williamsburg is coming up in June.

Mark your calendars and make

plans to attend. We plan to have

our district managers there. Dave

Ravenelle, the new Executive Di-

rector plans to be in attendance. I

have invited President Tony

Leonardi as well but I am not sure

if he will be able to come to us this

year.

“I’ve learned that people will

forget what you said, people

will forget what you did, but

people will never forget how

you made them feel”.

Maya Angelou

Beatrice E. Robertson

Postmaster

GRETNA VA 24557

NAPUS is For You

Leadership Conference

March 15-19 2014

Dates to remember:

Virginia NAPUS State

Convention

June 19-21,2014

The Holiday Inn Patriot

2014 National Convention

Atlantic City, New Jersey

September 13-18, 2014

Inside this issue:

Chapter Officers 2

Area 226 News 3

President VA Retirees 3

Legislative Chair 4

Chaplain’s Corner 4

A New Chapter 5

This is your life 6

APRIL 2014

The Virginia Postmaster

VIRGINIA CHAPTER

POSTMASTERS

REPRESENTATIVES

Sandra Pugh, Forest 24551

13 Ross Woods Dr

Rustburg, VA 24588

434-528-0289 (H)

434-660-7483(C)

sandrapugh@aol.com

Terry Clark, Wytheville 24382

265 Ash Drive

Christiansburg VA 24073

(540)230-5059 (C)

(540)558-3616 (H)

terencepclark@hotmail.com

Jennifer Fauver, Stephens City

22655

701 Buntline Dr.

Winchester VA 22602

vapm2008@gmail.com

District VPs

Appalachian District VP Cheryl Robertson, Concord 24538

46 One Mile Rd

Evington VA 24550

434-907-4318 ( C )

434-821-1761 ( H ) cdrobertson24563@yahoo.com

Richmond District VP

Kimmy Allen, Urbanna 23175 804-758-5355 ( W ) 757-813-6933 ( C )

khallen77@yahoo.com

Northern VA District VP

Belinda McLawhorn, Rixeyville 22737

10107 Vernon Mills Trl. Marshall VA 22115

540-270-9624

Immediate Past President

Teresa Pearson, Strasburg 22657

President

Bea Robertson, Gretna 24557

First Vice-President

Terry Clark, Wytheville 24382

Recording Secretary Kim Rice, Hurt 24563

Secretary/Treasurer Elaine Cook, Pembroke 24136

Editor Anne Falls, Bassett 24055 (retired)

Associate Editor Teresa Pearson, Strasburg 22657

Directors

21& above:

Bobby Shaw, Norfolk 23501

18-20 Kim Rice, Hurt 24563

13-16 Tina Brooke, Washington 22747

11 & A-E Helen Hurst, Susan 23163

President Postmaster Retired Colanne Bunting, Cobbs Creek 23035

PAC Chairman Barbara Swann, Heathsville 22473 (retired)

Postmaster Services/ Membership Cheryl Robertson, Concord 24538 (retired)

Area Chairmen

SW VA Area 240-241,242,243,246 Vacant

Lynchburg Area 245 Cheryl Robertson, Concord (retired)

Richmond Area 230-231-232 Mary Harrison Jones, Gloucester Point

Richmond S/W 238-239 Vacant

Tidewater Area 233-237

Vacant

NOVA Area 201-220-223-226-227 Donna Richardson, Boyce

Central Virginia Area 228,229,244 Vacant

Fredericksburg Area 224,225 Katy Bush (retired)

Legislative Teresa Pearson, Strasburg 22657

Scholarship Chairman Teresa Pearson, Strasburg 22657

Convention Chairman Kimmy Allen, Urbanna 23175

Parliamentarian Curtis Weed

Chaplin Billy Martin, Roanoke 24022 (retired)

OFFICERS

VIRGINIA CHAPTERNAPUS

The opinions expressed in this publication are the opinions of the writers and

do not necessarily express the views of NAPUS or the USPS.

The 226 area has been

battered and beaten by the winter

just as the rest of Virginia has

been. I am looking forward to

spring and the certainty that I will

not have to put chains on the

LLV's for at least 6 months! We

all need the warmth and the sun-

shine of April and May to bring

us back to the land of the living

as it seems like everyone is get-

ting a little cranky at this point.

However with the com-

ing of spring it just reminds me

that September 2014 is not that

far away and the deadline for

many of the offices in our area

being downgraded to level 6

offices is drawing near. Hope-

fully most if not all of the

affected postmasters have

decided what they wish to do and

have already acted on their deci-

sions. My office, Boyce, has

already gained a level 6 remotely

managed office in Millwood and

there is a new Village Post Office

which opened in January. This is

smack dab in the middle of 3

nearby offices- Boyce, Millwood

and White Post- no more than 4

miles in distance from any of the

3 PO's. White Post is scheduled

to be downgraded in September.

It all just seems a little surreal to

me at the moment.

In April I am planning

another 226 meeting to discuss

happenings both in our area and

across the state. I think trying to

keep in touch with fellow post-

masters and support each other in

these changing times is crucial.

So look at your calendars and

plan to keep a spot open for out

next meeting and try to plan to go

the VA convention in Williams-

burg in June.

Donna Richardson

Area 226 Coordinator

it. Pride in being a part of our com-

munity and serving those we know

and love (most of them anyway) is

slowly being eliminated every day.

Shorter hours will mean less service

to our customers and less pay for our

Postmasters in the long run.

In visiting the offices of

our state Representatives this week,

we attempted to put across to them

the concerns of all NAPUS members.

We stressed that we need to stay

under the Federal Health Benefits

program. We do not want to be under

the so called chained CPI that will

surely reduce our benefits. We want

the overpayment of the retirees pre-

funding returned. The Postal Service

needs the ability to innovated new

products in this new ecommerce

world and adjusts pricing that accu-

rately reflects the true cost of pro-

cessing and delivering the mail.

No bill that comes from

the committee in the House will be

good if Representative Issa has any

say about it. The bill HR 2748 will

allow the closing of offices to be

closed just for operating at a deficit.

It will not allow the Postal Service to

develop new products or services. It

will establish stricter rules by estab-

lishing a new and costly bureau to

Barbara Swann and I just

got home from the Leadership Con-

ference in Arlington. Rain was falling

most of the way until I crossed over

the Piankitank River bridge about two

miles from my home. For the last two

years the bridge has been in a state of

major repair. I don’t mean just a

small repair but a major one. In fact

the entire road way on the bridge has

been removed and replaced. Of

course they did one lane at a time so

we have still been able to cross the

river without a significant detour.

Like the bridge it seem the

Postal Service is in need of major

repair. POStPlan was one step in

what is going to be a big job. Unfor-

tunately this is the plan that has hurt

the active Postmasters in small rural

post offices the most. While Pat

Donahoe says they will find a landing

spot for the Postmasters that are

affected, I personally don’t believe

him. What do they have to offer, a

clerks job in a town 50 miles away or

janitor? I know that their lives will be

change to the opposite end of the

spectrum. If they are not able to re-

tire, what is in their future? The Re-

tirees in NAPUS have seen many

changes in the Postal organization

over the years. The Service has gone

from the Postal Service as we knew

govern the Postal Service. The Postal

Rate Commission is bad enough.

The Senate Bill S1486

eliminates retirement benefit for

future postal employees and is not

clear on the future employees who

become Postmasters. Instead of pre-

funding retiree health benefits it

supports prefunding the workers’

compensation program. It will also

have a Medicare MANDATE for

current retirees over the age of 65.

That’s more of government stepping

on an individual’s rights if you ask

me.

Get out pen and paper, if

you are computer challenged, and let

your Congressman and Senators

know where you stand as an individu-

al and NAPUS member. While we

would welcome all new retirees we

want them to have a choice not to be

forced out of their jobs. Please take

an 1187R or an 1187, which ever

applies, and visit the office where you

get your mail and those near you.

Please stress that we are fighting for

their rights and benefits.

Colanne Bunting

President Virginia Retirees

Cobbs Creek, Virginia

Area 226 News

Where is NAPUS Heading ?

Bea, Elaine, Teresa, Lanie working on

scholarship applications.

Let Us

Do

Together

What

We

Cannot

Do

Alone

Boyce PO Circa 1900's which

housed the PO from 1935-1955

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Railway station which housed the PO 1955-1984

The House and Senate

were on break this year when we

visited Capitol Hill. However, staff

members for the Congressmen were

eager to meet us and take notes on

our support and issues with postal

reform. There are two bills HR 2748

and S 1486 that have been introduced

but not passed. Neither bill as written

has NAPUS full support. Our key

points for the Congressmen were

innovation, postage flexibility and

universal service. NAPUS proposed a

variety of new and innovative prod-

ucts that the Postal Service should

offer through its Post Offices. NA-

PUS promotes postal pricing that

more accurately reflects the true cost

of mail acceptance, processing and

delivery. We support safeguarding a

universal, accessible and affordable

government postal system. Ameri-

cans are entitled to a convenient,

secure and affordable service. These

benefits cannot be copied by non-

postal mailing retail counters.

We were each glad to visit

our Congressman’s office, except Bea

and Kim. Congressman Hurt’s office

was going to be out of town and

cancelled late on Thursday. Please

continue to stay informed of postal

legislation and make sure your Con-

gressman knows our issues and con-

cerns.

The Scholarship commit-

tee was able to meet and select our

three $1000. Trigg Harrison Scholar-

ship winners. Erricka Marcum, Grant

Baumgardner and Wiliam Chancel-

lor Herbert (Chance). We thank all

those that applied and wish all these

students success in their continued

education endeavors. We will be

inviting the winners to join us at our

State banquet in Williamsburg to

meet and greet them and their fami-

lies.

Erricka Marcum is the

granddaughter of Belinda Quillen,

Postmaster St Charles VA. She cur-

rently is attending Southwest Virginia

Community College. She is in her

second semester of the Occupational

Therapy Assistant program. Grant

Baumgardner is the son of Todd

Baumgardner. Postmaster Hardy

VA. Grant is a junior mechanical

engineer at Virginia Tech. He wants

to become an engineering professor.

Chance Herbert is the son

of Katherine Herbert, retired Post-

master of Warsaw VA. He is senior

at Rappahannock High School in

Warsaw VA. He intends on studying

Criminal Justice in either Christopher

Newport University or Virginia Wes-

leyan College.

Congratulations to our

three winners. We look forward to

meeting you at State Convention in

June. We appreciate all those that

applied and look forward to present-

ing this scholarship yearly in honor of

a great man who gave so abundantly

from the heart and believed in the

youth and the future that they could

achieve through higher education.

Thank you to all those that continue

to support our scholarships through

memorials, auction donations and

purchases. We will be having an

auction again this year at state con-

vention. Please start gathering items

for this annual event. We have a great

time and enjoy giving to a great

cause.

Keep looking up!

Teresa Pearson

Legislative Chair

Scholarship Chair

Legislative News

Teresa, Terry, Kim, Anne, Bea, Elaine

On our way to Capital Hill.

fear, or the question of “where will I

go when I die, heaven or hell?”, or

how am I going to handle this. When

faced with death, all of a sudden

things that used to be important to us

are not quite as important. Material

things like money, a nice home, a

new car, an important job and other

things used to be in the forefront of

what was important. Now, facing

death, what good are they? You can’t

take them with you.

Your choices now have a

different meaning and direction and

you are now influenced by the situa-

tion you are in.

In contrast, the Apostle Peter wanted

to motivate his readers to use their

suffering to make their lives count

for eternity. And he wanted Jesus’

suffering and death to inspire them to

accept the spiritual conflict and perse-

cution that would result from bearing

the name of Jesus. Because they

loved Jesus, suffering was going to be

normative. Jesus’ suffering was to

serve as motivation to give up sinful

passions and to be obedient to the

will of God. If their lives were going

to count for eternity, they needed to

stop indulging in fleeting pleasures

and instead exhaust their lives on

what pleases God. Remembering that

Jesus suffered and died to forgive our

sins is the most important thought we

have to inspire us to make godly

choices today and to make our lives

count for eternity.

Billy Martin, Chaplain

From the Chaplain’s Corner

Do you know who Steve

Jobs was? He was the co-founder of

Apple, Inc. a company that builds

computers, I-Pads, I-Pods, electronic

games and many other products.

In his battle with cancer,

he said, “Remembering that I’ll be

dead soon is the most important tool

I’ve ever encountered to help me

make the big choices in life. Because

almost everything . . . all external

expectations, all pride, all fear of

embarrassment or failure, these things

just fall away in the face of death,

leaving only what is truly important.”

His suffering influenced the choices

he made.

When faced with death,

what is one of the first things that

goes through your mind? It could be

“Remembering

that I’ll be dead

soon is the most

important tool I’ve

ever encountered

to help me make

the big choices in

life.”

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Teresa Pearson

Hello NAPUS Friends!

Just as books are divid-

ed into chapters, so are our lives.

The chapters of our lives are

divided into our preschool years,

elementary school years, high

school years, college years,

young adult years, marriage

years, parenting years, career

years, retirement years, and gold-

en years. People have various

types of chapters, and some have

more chapters than others. Some

chapters are short and other chap-

ters are long. I have begun a new

chapter in my life. I have begun

my retirement chapter. After

twenty-six years with the U.S.

Postal Service, I decided to end

my career chapter.

The Postal Service

provided a good income through-

out my employment, which ena-

bled me to buy a home, a car,

fund my daughter’s college edu-

cation, and live very comfortably.

Thankfully, the Postal Service

offered me an opportunity to

retire at a relatively young age.

My job was very rewarding and

there was never a dull moment.

Over the years, I made many

friends, including co-workers,

colleagues, and customers. So, I

closed the chapter of my Postal

career and opened the chapter of

my retirement with mixed emo-

tions. I was excited to have more

free time, but I was sad to leave

my fellow postmasters, my em-

ployees, and my customers.

When I received my

opportunity and contemplated

retirement, I began to realize that

my time is more valuable to me

than material things. Although I

miss many aspects of my job, I

am enjoying the opportunity to

spend more time with my family,

including my grandchildren and

my grandmothers. Additionally,

I am able to participate in activi-

ties that I could not find time to

when I was employed. For in-

stance, I joined my Church mis-

sion team a couple of weeks ago

and traveled to New Jersey. We

spent a week working on a wid-

ow’s home that had been dam-

aged by Hurricane Sandy. My

team replaced vinyl siding and

installed new flooring throughout

the entire home. During this ex-

perience I learned many new

skills and I enjoyed fellowship

with my friends.

Prior to retirement, I

often expressed doubt about my

decision. However, all my Post-

master friends told me that they

would retire also if their circum-

stances were different. These

affirmations were very helpful to

me. But I would never have

retired without the support of my

husband who encouraged me to

begin this chapter of my life. I

am glad that others understood

my decision to retire. Undoubt-

edly, the Postmaster position

becomes more demanding each

year and I am concerned for my

Postmaster friends. Although I

have left the Postal Service, I will

not leave NAPUS. I have

become friends with so many

wonderful Postmasters and Retir-

ees through NAPUS. It is my

plan to spend even more time

with my friends now that I am

retired.

Additionally, my Vir-

ginia NAPUS Secretary Treas-

urer chapter has ended as well. I

am thankful that I had the oppor-

tunity to serve you all in that

position. During my years as

Secretary Treasurer, I learned a

lot about NAPUS and I devel-

oped relationships with so many

wonderful people. Elaine Cook

has stepped up to the plate to

serve as our new Secretary Treas-

urer. Without a doubt, Elaine

will do an outstanding job. She

has already proven her commit-

ment to Virginia NAPUS when

she served as our Chapter Presi-

dent.

Please plan to attend

the state convention in Williams-

burg and bring a friend. There is

so much to see and do in the

Williamsburg area. The

premium outlets are only a cou-

ple of miles from the convention

hotel, Busch Gardens is close by,

and Colonial Williamsburg is

near. Register early for the best

rates and make your hotel reser-

vations early to ensure a room.

“My favorite things in life don't

cost any money. It’s really

clear that the most precious

resource we all have is time.”

---Steve Jobs

Best Wishes for a wonderful

spring!

Cheryl Robertson

Retired Postmaster

A New Chapter

Valentine Emma

Cheryl Robertson

Postmaster Retired

1% RAISE, PTPM ELIGIBILITY Part-Time Postmasters – PTPMs – (RSC F) are eligible for the 1% increase. Those who have saved rate salary-protection will re-

ceive a lump-sum payment to be included their February 28, 2014 paychecks. This will apply to many PTPMs impacted by POSt-

Plan. Those who do not have such salary protection should have received the 1% salary increase. However, this increase will not

raise their hourly rates above the new maximum of $18.64 per hour. If the 1% increase would put a PTPM over the new maximum

hourly rate, he will receive an increase to $18.64 per hour in Pay Period 04, and he will receive a lump sum payment in Pay Period

05 for the balance of the 1% total increase.

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New travel mileage rates

USPS has updated the mileage rates on the eTravel system. The

new per-mile rates are:

$1.31 for a privately owned airplane.

56 cents for authorized use of a privately owned auto-

mobile or when no government or USPS vehicle is

available.

23.5 cents for a privately owned automobile if a gov-

ernment or USPS vehicle is available.

53 cents for a privately owned motorcycle.

The effective date of the rate change was Jan. 17, 2014.

Your life may not be

ideal or as great or perfect as

it seems to everyone else - it

may not be exactly as por-

trayed on the highlights reel

on Facebook, but it IS your

life.

You may not feel like

you have enough time to do

what you want to do. You

know, many can choose when

you go to bed, and when you

wake up. Some choose to hit

the snooze and try to grab a

few more moments of sleep.

Others pop right up and get

started with their day.

Regardless of how you ap-

proach the day - every minute

costs the same.

There will be a time

in my life that I will wish that I

had more time to sit beside

my youngest son by the fire

and just read a book or play a

Things were easier

or at least less complicated

when we were younger. We

didn’t have quite as many

obligations then as we do

now. We all like to sit around

and reminisce about the good

ole’ days.

Before coming to the

Post Office we had other jobs.

If you are like me, you had a

job before you could drive to it

and had to have your parents

take you there, but, with our

jobs then, we were not as

stressed as we are now.

Remember, even

with all that stress of running

around and doing all the stuff

of life - just remember - this is

YOUR life, Whatever it is that

you do when you get up in the

morning, until you go to bed at

night, this is your life.

game while it is snowing out-

side. How many of those will I

get in my life? Three? Sev-

en? Probably won’t get 50 of

those opportunities. If I knew

exactly how many I would

have - would I savor each

one? It seems like we are

always thinking about

“someday”. Someday I will go

to Hawaii. Someday I will

restain the deck. Someday I

will retire.

Each day when you

wake up you have decisions

to make. Some days events

happen and get you all

stressed out. Maybe you are

running late (from hitting the

snooze alarm) and you drip

coffee on your white shirt.

Then you are stressed be-

cause you are going to be

even later, now. You are

(Continued on page 7)

This is your life

Elaine, Dan and Daniel

Taylor, Kevin and Elaine

Postmaster of the Year 2014

Nomination Form

Nominee:________________________________________________

I would like to nominate the above person for the following reason:

Postal

Experience _______________________________________________

________________________________________________________

NAPUS

Experience _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

Hobbies/Clubs

Activities _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

Awards ________________________________________________

Nominations must be received by May 1, 2014.

Mail to: Postmaster of the Year

Colanne D. Bunting

PO Box 1

Cobbs Creek, VA 23035-0001

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unhappy and stressed, and the

stress doesn’t just wash away -

it seems to stay with you. - fol-

lowing you through the day.

Then because of that stress, you

may take it out on another per-

son. Have you ever worked with

anyone that you could tell by

their expression in the morning

whether or not to speak to them

or not. I had a co-worker once

that when someone would say

Good Morning to them, their

response was “What the $%^ is

so good about it? “

I don’t want to be that

person. Some mornings I may

be quieter than others, and if I

am not on my a-game I have to

find something that I enjoy doing

to relieve the stress. I like to

take my lunch and go down to

(Continued from page 6) the river and just listen to the wa-

ter and watch it glide by. What is

your stress relief? Music? Pet-

ting your dog?

I am so thankful for NA-

PUS and the few times a year

that we can all get together and

network. Some days you feel so

alone in your job, it is wonderful

to be with other people who truly

understand what you are facing

each day.

With all the change that

we are facing, we approach it with

so much frustration and emotion.

If you find yourself getting really

stressed out - just remember that

you are alive. You could be so

much worse off - in such a much

worse condition. Just remember,

when one door closes, another

door opens.

I applied for a position

once that I was very bitter about

not getting. It wasn’t until about 3

years later that I realized how

lucky I was NOT to have gotten

that job.

What were you stressed

about last month - what about 20

years ago? Did all that stress and

worry help change what you were

stressed about? Or did the situa-

tion just work itself out?

Remember this IS your

life - each day is a gift. Be thank-

ful for your life, your job, your fam-

ily, your God.

Surround yourself with

positive people and resources to

help you when you need it. If you

are not a member of NAPUS, I

encourage you to join.

Let us do together what we cannot

do alone.

Elaine Cook, Pembroke

Secretary/ Treasurer

Elaine Cook

Bob Levi

Teresa Pearson

Bea Robertson

Bea Robertson, Colanne Bunting, Anne Falls, Barbara Swann,

Elaine Cook, Terry Clark, Teresa Pearson

NAPUS Leadership Conference

Elaine Cook

Patrick Donahoe

Sandra Pugh

Front Row: Barbara Swann, Bea Robertson, Colanne Bunting, Teresa Pearson, Carol Moser, Mary Weed

Back Row: Elaine Cook Rich Radonis, Bobby Shaw, Terry Clark, Sandra Pugh, Anne Falls, Charlie Moser, Curtis Weed, Kim Rice

Charlie and Carol Moser Terry Clark, Colanne Bunting Bobby Shaw, Anne Falls, Barbara Swann

Elaine deep in thought

Teresa Pearson, Terry Clark

Kim Happy 50/50 Winner

Bea Robertson, Elaine Cook, Kim Rice

Colanne Bunting

Nonprofit

Organization

US Postage Paid

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Strasburg VA

VA Chapter NAPUS

Elaine Cook—Secretary /Treasurer

111 Cook Ln

Newport VA 24128

Address Service Requested

NAPUS Top Ten Reasons Active Members Should Join or Remain a member: 1. To be part of something bigger than ourselves. “Let us do together what we cannot do alone.”

2. Representation

3. Training

4. Networking/support

5. Motivation/positive feedback

6. Professional advancement/personal growth

7. NAPUS Federal Credit Union/Mass Benefits Consultants/Liberty Mutual

8. NAPUS family/lifelong friends

9. Perks

PMR supplemental health plans

1 Top 10 Reasons Retiree’s Should Join or Remain a NAPUS Member: 1. Lobby for retiree benefits

2. NAPUS Member Unity “the squeaky wheel gets the grease”

3. Perpetuation of NAPUS

4. Credit Union

5. PAC

6. Motivation/positive feedback

7. NAPUS family/lifelong friends

8. Perks

9. Networking/support

10. To be part of something bigger than ourselves. “Let us do together what we cannot do alone.”