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NARFE Chapter 717
PO 2203
Venice, FL  34284

Or you can e-mail me at:
johnburton@comcast.net or our membership chair Bette Gore at bettegore@aol.com.

HELP WANTED  We have the following critical appointed committee position vacancy.  Urgent – we need you to volunteer!
Ways and Means – Duties related to raising money for the chapter.
Second Vice President – former president Steve Shoub is filling in on this position, but we need him as a senior advisor, and we need new blood in the 2nd VP position.
Anyone interested in more information or volunteering should call me.  Isn’t it your turn to help out for a year?  It’s only a few hours a month.  You can do it. 
HOT NEWS! You are needed to volunteer for one of the VACANT officer positions in the Chapter.  Remember, without officers the Chapter cannot function and may need to close or merge with another Text Box: Page 2 – June 2008
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Chapter Elected Officers

President, John Burton                                           486-1253
	Email: johnburton@comcast.net
1st Vice-President, Bill Leatham                           480-9382
	Email: Webmaster@narfefl.net
2nd Vice-President Steve Shoub		        473-7395
	Email: sshoub@verizon.net
Secretary,   Elizabeth Banta             	        493-0854
	Email: lizbanta@aol.com
	     Carolyn Bach  (summer)                     445-4536 
	Email: carolyn.bach@comcast.net
Treasurer, Saundra Barrington                               493-5637 
	Email: sabinvenice@comcast.net


Appointed Officers

Alzheimer’s: Lou Spataro                                      484-1441
 	Email: louspataro@yahoo.com                                                     
Chaplain, Stefan Gasparovic		        493-3737
                 Linda Braswell  		       
Historian, Jean Burton                                            486-1253
	Email: johnburton@comcast.net
Legislative Officer, Dick Brettle                            497-4493 	Email: rbrettle@comcast.net
Membership, Bette Gore		           	        497-4479
	Email:  bettegore@aol.com
Newsletter Editor, Nancy Marik                             485-5458
              Email: news@narfe717.org
Public Relations, Terry Greenwood                        492-6916
	Email: tmg@verizon.net
Recruitment and Retention:   In process.
Senior Advisors:
   Roy Reichelt 				         408-8822
 	Email: rreichelt@aol.com
   Lou Spataro				         484-1441
	Email: louspataro@yahoo.com
Service Officer, Paul Caron		         475-9435
	Email: dd-970@verizon.net
Sunshine, Lillian Karmel                                         475-1340
	Email: charlil@comcast.net
Telephone, Jean Burton                                           486-1253
	Email: johnburton@comcast.net
                   Karen Bosley                                        496-7694
	Email: splkb@aol.com
Ways and Means, VACANT
NARFE Net Coordinator, Bill Leatham                  480-9382
	Email: Webmaster@narfefl.net
Chapter Web Site Webmaster, Nancy Marik          485-5458
 	Email: webmaster@narfe717.org

WEB ADDRESSES:
Chapter – www.narfe717.org
Florida Federation – www.narfefl.net/
National – www.narfe.org
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