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FSNA Quarterly Newsletter Nanaimo & Area Branch June 2013
PO Box 485, Lantzville, BC V0R 2H0 Tel: (250) 468-0260
Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.fsna-nanaimo.org
Next Meeting
Date/Time: Thursday, June 27, 2013 , General Meeting starts 1100 AM.
Location: Bayside Quality Inn, 240 Dogwood St. Parksville
Directions: Dogwood St. is 0.9 km West of the intersection of Alberni Hwy. and W. Island Hwy. Turn
right onto Dogwood St. The meeting Room is about halfway between the parking and the main en-
trance. Look for the FSNA signs to guide you.
Meeting/Lunch: Doors open at 10:00 AM. There will be a short business meeting followed by the
presentation concluding at about 12:30. Lunch will be served at 1:00 PM in the restaurant. The lunch
will be chicken breast a la Swiss, vegetables, potatoes, dessert, tea or coffee. Cost, including gratuities
and tax will be $20.00 for members, $21.00 for guests, payable at the door on arrival
Presentation - Penny Kanigan, our new Health Services Officer, recently vacationed in Turkey and
Europe. Unfortunately, she returned with a broken ankle and had her passport stolen. She and Ken
Jones will speak about “Dealing with Bureaucracy from Afar”.
Reservations/Cancellations: Your local FSNA volunteer will phone you to ask whether you plan to
attend the lunch. If you confirm your attendance, please be aware of our new cancellation policy.
The Branch is required to pay for all meals ordered on your behalf; therefore, if you subsequently are
unable to attend, you must cancel your reservation to avoid being charged for the meal. To cancel,
please call Susanne Body at 250-729-9588. The last date for cancellation to avoid billing is
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Don’t Forget to Wear
Confirmed FSNA Nanaimo Events 2013
DATE EVENT PLACE VENUE MEMBER $ GUEST $
June 27 General Meeting Parksville Bayside $20.00 $21.00
September 19 General Meeting Nanaimo Coast Bastion $21.00 $22.50
November 21 General Meeting Parksville Tigh Na Mara $22.00 $24.00
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President’s Report June Newsletter
First of all, thank you all for your support in my election as President at the March 2013 Annual General Meeting. Our (your) Executive Commit-tee is a dedicated group of vol-unteers who strive to ensure that your rights and needs are identified and acted upon in a timely manner. I need to ask all of you to help in identifying individuals who
can join our Executive Committee and continue our goals of serving you, our members. We encourage anyone wishing to join us to come forward as a “Director-at-large” and see how you might fit with the various positions on the Execu-tive, and also note that the Registrar position will also need to be filled next March. Simply put: We need your help! Please join us so that we can continue as a vibrant branch of FSNA. As I mentioned in my opening statement, we held our Annual General Meeting on the 28th of March to elect Officers to your Executive Committee. On the 13th of May we had our annual Volunteer’s Luncheon and a total of 70 attendees were at the luncheon. Then, on the 15th of May, Treasurer Ken Jones, Health and Benefits Officer Penny Kanigan, and I attended the Tri-Regional Meeting in Chilliwack
for training sessions and updates from the Ottawa National Office. Vic Ashdown, our Data Base Manager, Membership Director (acting), and WMS Co-coordinator, also travelled with us to Chilliwack as he conducted WMS (Web-based Membership System) training to FSNA represen-tatives from across British Columbia. We did come away with some new ideas and methodologies of engaging our members in the operation of our Branch. More information will follow at a later date. I will be attending the Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held in Ottawa June 18 to 20, and will report on the proceedings at our General Meeting on June 27th at the Bayside in Parksville. So to recap, remember that we are a volunteer or-ganization, and when we lose a volunteer, it helps all of us when someone steps forward to fill that void. Have a safe, healthy summer, and I look forward to seeing all of you at our General Meeting in June, and again in September. Respectfully submitted: Robert (Bob) Willis President BC05 Nanaimo and Area Branch
Pres. Bob Willis
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One hundred and twenty seven (127) people at-tended the Annual General Meeting held at the Coast Bastion Hotel in Nanaimo.
Meeting was called to order by Bob Willis, Interim President and Chair. All new members were acknowledged. Bob introduced himself, Ce-cile Turnbull, our Regional Services Officer and Bill Turnbull, President of the North Island FSNA.
Minutes of the AGM held March 22, 2012 were circulated. With no errors or omissions noted, a motion to adopt was made by Michelle Ash-down, seconded by Helen Williams. Carried.
The President acknowledged the death of Doris Grieves, our Membership Secretary stating that she will be missed. Bob will be attending the Na-tional meeting in Ottawa in June where the main discussions will be on Bill C-4 – the Not-for-Profit Act.
Treasurer Ken Jones circulated the financial statements prior to the start of the meeting. Ken then provided an explanation. It is anticipated that we will exceed the 2013 budget by approxi-mately $1500.00 due to the extra meetings and training required as a result of Bill C-4. An audit of the financial books has taken place and for-warded to the National Office – anyone wishing to view the books are welcome, Ken has them available. Rene Marchand moved for accep-
tance of the financial report as circulated, sec-onded by Harold Goodman. Carried.
Vic Ashdown circulated the membership re-port prior to the meeting. The recruitment cam-paign, held every two (2) years has commenced which accounts for the high number of new mem-bers. Members on DDS (Direct Deduction) will not receive a recruitment package. Those mem-bers that paid by cheque/cash will receive a pack-age. Vic encourages those members not on DDS to sign up – it makes his life easier. The names of the nineteen (19) deceased members were read and a minute of silence observed. Vic has been the Membership Director for 10 year’s, he is now taking on a new role as the Database Director. Lost members, George and Beth Summers have been found – thank you Harold Goodman. Vic concluded his report with a much appreciated joke.
Charles Scrivener, the Awards-Speakers-Historian Director, indicated that three (3) mem-bers will receive their 5 Year Volunteer Awards in 2013, two (2) of which were in attendance at this AGM. Any ideas or suggestions for speakers are always welcome. The motion to accept this report was made by Charles Scrivener, seconded by Harold Goodman. Carried
Election of Officers
Cecile Turnbull, our Regional Ser-vices Officer for Coastal Islands, in-stalled four volunteer officers of the FSNA Nanaimo Branch at our An-nual General Meeting, February 27, 2013. From left to right:
Vic Ashdown - Membership Data, Bob Willis - President, Cecile Turnbull - RSO, Ken Jones - Treasurer, Penny Kanigan - Health and Benefits Director.
Barry Bonfield (absent) - Telephone Director
Annual General Meeting, March 28, 2013
"The secret of longevity is to keep
breathing." Sophie Tucker
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Al Tully, Program Director was absent. Presi-dent Bob gave a short report saying that the Vol-unteer Luncheon will be held on the 13th of May, 2013, at the Bayside Hotel, Parksville, 11:00 - 1:30 PM.
The next General Meeting will be held on the 27th of June 2013 at the Bayside Hotel in Parks-ville.
Ian Williams, newsletter-web officer said that any items/suggestions, including “suitable” hu-mour, is most welcome.
Harold Goodman reported that he has had no requests for hospital visits but Harold does have a number of name tags to hand out.
Barry Bonfield, Telephone Director was Ab-sent. President Bob reported that the Phoner’s training session held in February was a success, the only downside was that only about one-half of the phoner’s attended. There were volunteer sign-up sheets on each table – we can always use phoners.
Unfinished Business
Conference – Ottawa – A report on this confer-ence will be included in the General Meeting held in June at the Bayside, Parksville, BC
New Business
Telephone Scam
This is a call back scam – calls are originating in the Dominican Republic. Someone calls you and
then says they have an emergency, would you please call them back. When you call back they try and keep you on the line for as long as they can. Telus then bills you what they paid the caller - $2425.00/minute. Advice: Hang up. Two other scams are Microsoft and Ben Ladin’s gold.
Medoc
The phone numbers on the back of the Medoc membership card are for travel 40 days or more. For travel less than 30 days – call Medoc and ver-ify the 1-800 number.
Advice: call Medoc before you travel
Election of Officers – Vic Ashdown
We need volunteers to fill the following va-cant positions - Secretary, Membership Sec-retary, Vice-President, Membership Direc-tor, Assistant Health & Benefits.
Thanks to all our volunteers. Become a Director at Large and see how your Executive works or simply attend a Board Meeting. We welcome all members. Bob Willis thanked all the Executive members for their work and assistance over the past nine (9) months while he was the Interim President.
The Oath of Office was administered by Cecile Turnbull, RSO, after which she spoke to the mem-bership on volunteering and the continued need for members to participate.
Meeting adjourned at: 11:55 by Rene Mar-chard, Past President.
Volunteer Luncheon
President Bob Willis welcomed the volunteers and Ken Jones recorded the attendance at the Bayside, Parksville, May 13, 2013
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Presentation - Project Lifesaver
Project Lifesaver is a programme to track and res-cue seniors and others with cognitive issues who tend to wander away from their homes. The client is fit-ted with a wristwatch sized transmitter set up with its own unique fre-quency. If the person wanders away, their caregiver can notify the RCMP, who in turn call Arrowsmith SAR. They then respond using a
special tracking receiver, which picks up the sig-nal that is constantly transmitted from the per-son's wristband.
Families and caregivers can contact D'Arcy Falkiner at 250-594-5488 for information on signing up their loved ones.
Carolyn Fyfe, Alvin Solmie both 5 yr volunteers are bracketed
by President Bob and Charles Scrivener at the AGM.
Ruth Buchanan received her 5 yr.
award from Pres. Bob at the volun-
teer’s lunch.
June26
July 29
August 28
September 26
October 29
November 27
December 27
Payment Dates for Government Pensions
The following are dates that pension payments are transferred in pensioner's account, via Direct deposit or that regular pension cheques (paper) can be cashed.
Following the presentation members enjoyed fellowship
over a buffet lunch
Demonstration of the
Tracking Receiver
Three ladies were discussing the travails of
getting older. One said, "Sometimes I catch my-
self with a jar of mayonnaise in my hand, while
standing in front of the refrigerator, and I can't
remember whether I need to put it away, or
start making a sandwich."
The second lady chimed in with, "Yes, some-
times I find myself on the landing of the stairs
and can't remember whether I was on my way
up or on my way down."
The third one responded, " Well, ladies, I'm
glad I don't have that problem. Knock on
wood," as she rapped her knuckles on the table,
and then said,
"That must be the door, I'll get it!"
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Membership Report
As of May 16th, 2013, the Nanaimo and Area Branch had 1983 members comprising 1331 retirees and 652 spouses. Of the 1331 retirees, there are 1169 on DDS and 166 pay at Branch. Since the last Report (February 21st), the following changes have taken place:
New or Reinstated Members (108)
Brian & Loretta Adams
Carmela Ariello
Elspeth Baker
Wally Barner
Lewis Bohmer & Linda Baner-
man
Diane Bonner
Marion Brown
Roy & Arleen Carswell
Gloria Clarke
Gayle & Stuart Collins
Godfrey & Jean Cotton
Jill & Ted Coulthard
Garry Cox
Daniel & Irene Creally
Thelma Danielson
Judith Driver
Michael & June Dunn
Penny & Roy Dutton
Michael & Shauna Elliott
Barbara Etheridge
Jeffrey Fargo
Brian & Penny Ferris
Norah Fuller
Lyse Godbout
Verna Goriak
Douglas & Patricia Griffith
Marjorie Hammond
Wayne & Barbara Harling
Clayton Hartley
Derek & Diana Harvey-Smith
Nancy Holliday & Craig Oliver
Jean Hopper
Vivian Ives
Jennie Irvine
Marguerite Keigan
John & Linda Kennington
Ida & Bernard Kespe
Victor & Terrilynn Klassen
Donald & Sharon Kleim
Hiro & Pauline Koga
Peter & Faith Kyashko
Clement & Valerie Laforce
Real & Janine Langford
Richard & Marianne Lynch
Margo MacKenzie
Eric & Olga McCharles
Gwendoline & Alan McLeod
Joyce Meacock
Gordon Mebs
Terry & Debora Moore
Darcy & Jennie Muloin
Merv Osler
Bonnie Patterson & David Frayn
Ingrid Pongratz
Edward & Anita Razzell
Roy & Bev Reber
Craig Reid & Barb Hunter
Karl & Marilyn Schuler
Romer & Janice Shewchuk
Judy Skates
Glenda Sorochan
Paul & Frances Sprout
Phyllis Stock
Marguerite Thompson
Don & Diane Tobin
Barbara Touchie
Michael Wansink
Martin Wedam & Wendy
Stander
Duane West & Timothy Bruns
Carl Westby
Transferred In (11) Gary & Audrey Best from BC08 Vancouver
Ken Birkeland from SK24 Regina & Area
Alex & Kim Borthwick from BC08 Vancouver
Bob & Judy Fergusson from BC12 Kamloops
Graham Marrion from BC04 Fraser Valley West
Ward Palmer from BC09 Victoria-Fred Whitehouse
Juanita Reid & Michael Hatcher from
BC09 Victoria-Fred Whitehouse
Transferred Out (2)
F Hodgkins to BC09 Victoria-Fred Whitehouse
Patricia White to BC09 Victoria-Fred Whitehouse
Membership Cancellations (20)
Jack & Pauline Bartlett
Doreen Cowie
Membership Cancellations cont’d
Vera Davies
Norah Fuller
Bob Kabata
Patricia Laing
James Lockhart
Tim & Dianne McNeil
Dawn & Ron Neufeld
Barbara Rich
George & Beth Summers
Dorothy Thompson
Dennis Webb
Jergen Westrheim
Doreen Willis
Arlene Woods
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Membership Report cont’d
This Newsletter is Available on Our Website!
This Newsletter (and those for the past nine years) is available on our website at the link: http://www.fsna-nanaimo.org/html/newsletter.html
Over half our members have been viewing the Newsletter on the website rather than receiving it by post. If you have Internet access but are currently receiving your Newsletter by ‘snail mail’, you are urged to consider reading it electronically. The advantage to you is that the Newsletter will be available to you in full colour about a week earlier and you will be able to access it quickly at any time (or download it to your computer if you wish). The advantage to the Branch is that we save about $6.00 annually per household in printing and mailing costs.If you wish to view the Newsletter this way, please email Vic Ashdown, the keeper of the membership database, at [email protected] and tell him you wish to go on “ENEWS”. He will amend the database to cancel your mailed copy and Ian Wil-liams, our Newsletter Editor, will send you an email notification each time a new issue is available on the website. Save paper and stamps by going “ENEWS”
Respectfully, Vic Ashdown
In Memoriam
Harry Bezanson, survived by wife Janet Banks Joyce Bird Thora Butcher, survived by husband Marshall William Campbell Arthur Clarke, survived by wife Gloria Betty Drew-Brook, survived by husband Bob William Hamilton
Nicole Neeve, survived by husband Ron Karl Radom, survived by wife Edith Kenneth Rowe, survived by wife Dale John Smith Eileen Watson Ann Zielke, survived by husband Fred
Branch Financial Report - May 2013
Actual Cash on Hand
Total Cash Balance $ 8676.01
Liabilities Per Capita 2013/Minus
Liabilities Per Capita 2014/Minus $ 37.80
2014 Dues paid at branch $ 12.24
Minus sub total $ 50.04
Total Cash on Hand $ 8625.97
Canadian Western Bank Reconciliation 22 May 2013
Current Assets Canadian Western Bank Statement
Total Cash $ 8776.01 Current Balance $ 9376.17
Minus Petty Cash $ 100.00 Outstanding deposit $ 00.00
Sub Total $ 9376.17
Minus outstanding cheques $ 700.16
Sub total $ 8676.01
Total Cash $ 8676.01 Total Cash $ 8676.01
Ken Jones
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FSNA Nanaimo Executive, Directors & Volunteers 2012-2013
Class Position Name Phone Email
Executive All 250
Exe President Bob Willis 468-0260 [email protected]
Exe Vice-President
Exe Secretary
Exe Treasurer Ken Jones 586-5002 [email protected]
Exe Past President Rene Marchand 753-1657 [email protected]
Directors
Director Membership
Director Membership Database Vic Ashdown 248-2027 [email protected]
Director Health & Benefits Penny Kanigan 760-0929 [email protected]
Director Health & Benefits
Director Program Al Tully 740-0306 [email protected]
Director Newsletter Editor / Web Ian Williams 758-0954 [email protected]
Director Awards/Speakers/Hist. Charles Scrivener 758-2240 [email protected]
Director Telephone Barrie Bonfield 954-3780 [email protected]
Director Registration Susanne Body 729-9588 [email protected]
Dir. At Large Special Projects
Coordinators
Area Parksville Harold Goodman 248-3269
Area Port Alberni Marg Pierce 723-9791
Area Qualicum Beach Sherwood Moore 752-1048
Area Tofino/Ucluelet Sandy Henry 726-7086 [email protected]
Cards Nanaimo & Area June Wiebe 756-4873 [email protected]
Cards Parksville/Qualicum Michelle Ashdown 248-2027 [email protected]
Cards Port Alberni Marg Pierce 723-9791
Nominations Committee Chair Bob Hoogerbrug 751-8735 [email protected]
Com Special Projects Jim Gahr 754-0989 [email protected]
Hospital Visit Nanaimo Area
Hospital Visit Parksville/Qualicum Area Harold Goodman 248-3269
Phone Captain Nanaimo Anne Elphick 751-2993 [email protected]
Phone Captain Nanaimo Bertha Nixon 758-0378
Phone Captain Nanaimo Liz Barker 756-9643 [email protected]
Phone Captain Nanaimo Marion Rivers 758-9783 [email protected]
Phone Captain Parksville/Qualicum Marjorie Rose 586-7007 [email protected]
Phone Captain Parksville/Qualicum Michelle Ashdown 248-2027 [email protected]
Phone Captain Port Alberni Marg Pierce 723-9791
