JUDY BEARD, NATL. APWU RETIREE DIRECTOR, TO INSTALL NEWLY ELECTED FLORIDA SUNCOAST RETIREE CHAPTER OFFICERS IN HOLIDAY, FL ON TUE., NOV. 27, 2007

JUDY BEARD, NATIONAL APWU RETIREE DIRECTOR INSTALLED NEW FSRC ELECTED OFFICERS AT BUDDY FREDDYS BUFFET RESTAURANT IN PASCO COUNTY SUNNY HOLIDAY, FLORIDA ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2007!

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All Florida Suncoast Retiree Chapter Officers, Members, Families, and other APWU Retiree Chapter Officers are invited to the installation of newly elected Officers of the Florida Suncoast Retiree Chapter, Suncoast Area Local #1228, APWU, AFL-CIO, to be held on Tue., Nov. 27, 2007 at Buddy Freddys Restaurant, 1150 U.S. Hwy 19 in Holiday, FL 34691.

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Newly elected Executive Board Officers for the two-year term of office from Jan. 1, 2008 thru Dec. 31, 2009 are: President, Mario Miceli; 1st Vice President, Dan Delehanty; 2nd Vice President, Jim Glover; Secretary, Pauline Glidden; Treasurer, Don Robinson; Trustee Chairperson, Bob Jilek; Trustee, Spencer Blydenburgh, Jr.; Trustee, Tom Brown; and Delegates to all Conventions, Mario Miceli and Don Robinson, Delegate, W.C. Fla. Fed of Labor CLC, AFL-CIO.

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All the Officers were nominated unopposed, and elected unanimously by the body membership at the regular Chapter meeting held on Tue., Sept., 25, 2007 in Holiday.

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Judy Beard, Natl. APWU Retiree Director, will be the installing officer at this event which begins with a luncheon at 11 am to 12 noon with Dave and Phyllis Bernstein speaking on FEHBA Health Plans Open Season comparison costs and benefits, a short business meeting at noon, & installation of Officers ceremony at 12:30 p.m.

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FLARA EXEC BD & 3,000 APWU OF FLA. STATE RETIREE CHAPTER MEMBERS INVITED TO DOUBLETREE HOTEL, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL. DEC. 2-3, 2007!

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All 3000 APWU of Florida State Retiree Chapter Officers, Members, and Families are invited to the quarterly FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS (FLARA) Executive Board meeting on Monday, Dec. 3, 2007 in the Doubletree Hotel, 4431 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410. FLARA has over 220,000 dues paying members in Florida, including all our APWU State Retiree Chapter members.

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The FLARA group hotel room rate is $99.00 night Sgl/Dbl plus 11.5 % tax for FLARA members. Phone 1-800-222-8733 to ask for a room with check in on Sun., Dec. 2 after 3 pm and check out time is noon the next day.

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FLARA will have meetings from 9 am to 5 pm on Mon., Dec. 3 to include special invited elected officials and legislators from the national and state scenes and guest speakers covering Florida politics and the National, State, and Local Elections in 2008.
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Everyone is urged to attend these FLARA meetings to hear APWU active and retiree legislative issues being discussed. We love you!

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NEW APWU OF FLORIDA STATE RETIREE CHAPTER INTERNET INFO WEBSITE LAUNCHED: Go online to www.retireeparadise.blogspot.com to search for Retiree answers and latest News!
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FREE LUNCHEON TO FIRST FORTY (40) CHAPTER MEMBERS/FAMILY MEMBERS TO SIGN IN ON ATTENDANCE SHEET ON TUESDAY, NOV. 27, 2007 AT 11:00 A.M. AT BUDDY FREDDYS BUFFET RESTAURANT LOCATED IN HOLIDAY, FLORIDA AT 1150 U. S. HIGHWAY 19, ABOUT 100 YARDS NORTH OF THE PINELLAS/PASCO COUNTY LINE.

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Florida Suncoast Retiree Chapter members/family members, excluding Chapter Officers, can win the Face Card $25.00 Cash Door Prize at the regular Chapter meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007 in Holiday, Florida. Installation of newly elected Chapter officers scheduled at this regular membership meeting!

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All active and retired members/family guests are invited to all our Chapter meetings. Retiree Chapter members attending their first Chapter meeting shall be awarded a $10.00 Sign In Bonus Cash Prize, limited to the first five (5) to arrive at each meeting, and also shall receive a FREE National APWU Survivors’ Family Booklet worth $3.00.

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One hundred ninety-five (195) persons have signed in and attended our meetings to date since 1998! Please join us and pick up your prize! Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries!

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EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETS 10 AM TO 11 AM
LUNCHEON FROM 11 AM TO 12:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING FROM 12:00 PM - 1 PM

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FSRC FOUNDERS 2006-2007 EXECUTIVE BOARD:
Jack Gose, President 727-343-2998
Dan Delehanty, First Vice-President 727-862-2923
Janet Hamlin, 2nd Vice President 727-379-0032
Jerry Columbus, Secretary 727-372-9855
John Sardin, Jr., Treasurer 727-347-5687
Bob Jilek, Trustee Chair 727-535-2409
Mike Sullivan, Local Union President 727-520-7300

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FSRC FOUNDERS 2006-2007 ADDTL. OFFICERS:
John R. Stephens, Health Plan Rep. 727-934-4033 Spencer Blydenburgh, Trustee/Mbr Dir 727-544-6536
Mario G. Miceli, Legislative Director 727-446-4781
Alfred DiServio, Historian & AFL-CIO 727-372-9219
Tom Brown, Trustee 727-847-6987
Skip Lilly, Sergeant-at-Arms 727-546-4206
Don Robinson, Retiree CLC Delegate 727-819-2094
Rutha Gavin, Chaplain 727-894-1349
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SERGEANT-AT-ARMS 2007 LISTEN UP!
The below twenty-six (26) Florida Suncoast Retiree Chapter Members, Family, & Guests, attended the entertaining Retiree Chapter luncheon and business meeting held on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at Buddy Freddys Buffet Restaurant in Holiday, FL. 34691.
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FLA. SUNCOAST RET. CHAPTER MEMBERS (17):
Clearwater, Mario Miceli; Gulfport, Tony Fiore; Holiday, Peter Stecyk, Jr., and John R. Stephens; Hudson, Evangeline Ritchie; New Port Richey, Jerry Columbus, Alfred DiServio, and Alfred Martinez; Oldsmar, Louis Falco; Pinellas Park, Bob Jilek; Port Richey, Don Robinson; Saint Petersburg, Bill Baker, Spencer Blydenburgh, Jr., and John Sardin, Jr.; South Pasadena, Jack Gose, and Tarpon Springs, Pauline Glidden and Jim Glover.
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INVITED FAMILY MEMBERS AND GUESTS (9):
Clearwater, Bonnie Miceli; Holiday, Dorothy Stephens; New Port Richey, Eugenia Columbus and Helen Nicosia; Oldsmar, Louise Falco; St. Petersburg, Patricia Blydenburgh; South Pasadena, Patty Gose; Tarpon Springs, Richard Coultes; and Invited Guest Speaker Mike Sullivan, President, Suncoast Area Local, APWU #1228, Pinellas Park, FL.
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STATE RETIREE CHAPTER EXEC. BOARD:
Jack Gose, President So. Pasadena 727-343-2998
Valentine Serpico, VP Ft. Lauderdale 954-396-4217
Dave Bernstein, LegislativeDir Tampa 813-839-4233
Mario G. Miceli, Sec-Trs., Clearwater 727-446-4781
J.C. Wise, Health Plan Dir, Tampa 813-289-0382
Beth Cramer, Benefits Dir Cape Coral 239-242-9133
Charlie Redd, Trustee Cocoa 321-632-2898
Pedro Torres, Trustee Miami 305-251-7938
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STATE RETIREE CHAPTER ADDITIONAL OFFICERS:
John Sardin, Jr., Historian St. Pete 727-347-5687

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The Editor reserves the right to edit articles submitted for publication as needed for space and shall appreciate any helpful ideas you may wish to share with me. Contact Jack Gose, Editor, at the Pinellas Park, Fl. office address, or phone 727-520-7300, E-Mail:

Jak.Gose@Excite.com or phone me 727-343-2998 at home. Editors, get New Life as 122 Editors accomplished by adding our Suncoast Retirees Chapter News publication to their APWU Area Local/Local newsletter PPA Editor mailing list!

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RETIREE INTERNET LINK: GO TO www.apwuflorida.org and click on Retiree link for more information.

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VOLUME 10, NUMBER 5 OCT.-DEC., 2007
A publication of the Suncoast Area Local, APWU, AFL-CIO, serving over 700 APWU Retiree Chapter Dues Paying Members and their families living in zip codes 337 and 346 along the Gulf Coast of Florida and a Proud Member of APWU National Postal Press Association, Florida Postal Press Association, National Alliance for Retired Americans, Florida Alliance for Retired Americans, and West Central Florida, Federation of Labor, Central Labor Council. The Florida Suncoast Retiree Chapter was chartered by the National APWU in November, 1998. Our APWU Retiree Newsletter is the first published and mailed via the U.S. Postal Service in the Nation and we really do care! Contact us when in need of a lifeline. Life is full of wonderful surprises. What a great feeling to live in Florida! Never any local or state APWU Retiree union dues to pay!