2005 FSRC FREE LUNCHEON TO FIRST 40 RETIREES SIGNING IN!

FREE LUNCHEON TO FIRST FORTY (40) CHAPTER MEMBERS/FAMILY MEMBERS TO SIGN IN ON ATTENDANCE SHEET ON TUESDAY, MAR. 15, 2005 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 JUST BELOW THE EAST SIDE OF U. S. HIGHWAY 19 ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HOME DEPOT. FREE PARKING AND FANTASTIC PRIZES GALORE!

Florida Suncoast Retiree Chapter members/family members, excluding Chapter Officers, can win the Face Card $20.00 Cash Door Prize at the regular Chapter meeting on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 in Holiday, Florida. Judy Pontiff, American Red Cross, will be our invited guest speaker and give away 100 free Vials of Life to all the Retirees in attendance!

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. Now, that is what we call a real bonus! Be a winner and join us for lunch!

One hundred fifty-five (155) persons have signed in and attended our meetings to date! Please join us and pick up your prize!

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETS 10 AM TO 11 AM
LUNCHEON FROM 11 AM TO 12:30 PM
REGULAR MEETING FROM 12:30 PM - 1 PM

2005 FLORIDA SUNCOAST RETIREE CHAPTER 7-YEAR REVIEW!

FLORIDA SUNCOAST RETIREE CHAPTER CELEBRATES SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY MILESTONE WITH A REVIEW OF THE ORGANIZATION AND MANY EXCITING EVENTS SINCE 1998!

The Florida Suncoast Retiree Chapter, Suncoast Area Local, APWU #1228, AFL-CIO was chartered on Nov. 19, 1998 by the National APWU President, Moe Biller, and Sec.-Treas., Bob Tunstall, in response to the greatest turnout of Retirees ever seen by the Local Union in the last 77 years for the formation of a Retiree Chapter.

15 APWU Retiree pioneers attended the Chapter organization meeting and luncheon on Tue., Oct. 20, 1998 at the old NALC Hall on 66th St. in Largo to hear John R. Smith, Natl. APWU Retiree Director, speak to the Retirees, and then we drove Mr. Smith to the Up County meeting in Port Richey that night, where 5 more APWU Retiree pioneers showed up.

From the beginning of our Chapter’s birth we have enjoyed the participation and teamwork of the Officers, Stewards, Members, and Office Manager Diane McDaniel, of the Suncoast Area Local and of the many Retiree Officers, Members, and Spousal/Family Member volunteers who continue to give the Chapter their support and encouragement. Thanks for the memories!

We have held Chapter meetings in 6 different locations in 5 cities, Largo, Port Richey, Clearwater, New Port Richey, and Holiday, Fl., Buddy Freddys Buffet Restaurant currently.

20 Chapter Officers, 41 other Chapter Members, 38 Family Members/Guests, 8 active Local Union Members, and 48 Invited Guest Speakers, have attended one of our Chapter meetings, a grand total of 155 persons who have signed in, a total of 740 times at 43 Chapter meetings since our beginning! Thanks, everyone!

Jack Gose, President,

Florida Suncoast Retiree Chapter, AFL-CIO