Newsletter AAFES Retired Employees Association October 2017 Supporting the Interests of AAFES, Its Retirees and the People it Serves Veterans On-Line Shopping Benefit Coming November 11 DALLAS – As the Department of Defense’s military ex- change services prepare to welcome potentially 13 million honorably discharged Veterans back to their military fami- lies this coming Veteran’s Day, VetVerify.org has launched to confirm eligibility to receive a lifelong military exchange online shopping. Veterans may log onto VetVerify.org, which will use infor- mation from DoD’s Defense Manpower Data Center’s rec- ords and inform them of their ability to access this new benefit. If a Veteran’s record has character of service data and that data meets the criteria for the online benefit, the Veteran will be verified to shop. Then, beginning on No- vember. 11, the Veteran can log onto to the Air Force, Ar- my, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy Exchange web- sites at shopmyexchange.com, shopcgx.com, mymcx.com and mynavyexchange.com for tax-free shopping. If a Vet- eran’s information is incomplete, VetVerify.org will pro- vide guidance on next steps. Extending online shopping privileges to all honorably dis- charged Veterans will directly improve family and support programs for Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guard members as well as their families. Increased sales and earnings as a result of Veterans online shopping benefit have the potential to generate tens of millions of dollars in additional dividends to Quality -of -Life programs. These funds decrease taxpayers’ burden to support services and programs on military installations around the world. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Coast Guard Ex- change Marine Corps Exchange and Navy Exchange cur- rently provide more than $300 million in support for mili- tary Quality-of-Life programs annually. EXCHANGE MEDIA CONTACT: CHRIS WARD – [email protected]Exchange Hurricane Sup- port Comes Before, During, and After the Storms! Editor’s Note: If you missed the inspiring stories from the Exchange Post in early September on the heroic work AAFES associates have done in the af- termath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, I have in- cluded a few excerpts in this newsletter. Lisa Moak, Corporate Communication Specialist and Exchange Post Editor, has kindly granted us permission to use the material. There has also been terrible destruction in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria. If your Chapter has a story to add, please send it to me at [email protected]. See page 23 for donation information related to the AREA Emergency Relief Fund. If you wish to send a donation via electronic means, use this link: www.youcaring.com/area “Our capabilities with respect to supporting military personnel in times of emergency are a critical component of the Exchange’s relevancy.” Director/CEO Tom Shull (See stories/photos starting on page 5.)
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AAFES Retired Employees Association
October 2017
Supporting the Interests of AAFES, Its Retirees and the People it Serves
Veterans On-Line Shopping
Benefit Coming November 11
DALLAS – As the Department of Defense’s military ex-
change services prepare to welcome potentially 13 million
honorably discharged Veterans back to their military fami-
lies this coming Veteran’s Day, VetVerify.org has
launched to confirm eligibility to receive a lifelong military
exchange online shopping.
Veterans may log onto VetVerify.org, which will use infor-
mation from DoD’s Defense Manpower Data Center’s rec-
ords and inform them of their ability to access this new
benefit. If a Veteran’s record has character of service data
and that data meets the criteria for the online benefit, the
Veteran will be verified to shop. Then, beginning on No-
vember. 11, the Veteran can log onto to the Air Force, Ar-
my, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy Exchange web-
sites at shopmyexchange.com, shopcgx.com, mymcx.com
and mynavyexchange.com for tax-free shopping. If a Vet-
eran’s information is incomplete, VetVerify.org will pro-
vide guidance on next steps.
Extending online shopping privileges to all honorably dis-
charged Veterans will directly improve family and support
programs for Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, Marines and Coast
Guard members as well as their families. Increased sales
and earnings as a result of Veterans online shopping benefit
have the potential to generate tens of millions of dollars in
additional dividends to Quality-of-Life programs. These
funds decrease taxpayers’ burden to support services and
programs on military installations around the world. The
Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Coast Guard Ex-
change Marine Corps Exchange and Navy Exchange cur-
rently provide more than $300 million in support for mili-
Exchange Hurricane Sup-port Comes Before, During, and After the Storms! Editor’s Note: If you missed the inspiring stories from the Exchange Post in early September on the heroic work AAFES associates have done in the af-termath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, I have in-cluded a few excerpts in this newsletter. Lisa Moak, Corporate Communication Specialist and Exchange Post Editor, has kindly granted us permission to use the material. There has also been terrible destruction in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria. If your Chapter has a story to add, please send it to me at [email protected]. See page 23 for donation information related to the AREA Emergency Relief Fund. If you wish to send a donation via electronic means, use this link: www.youcaring.com/area
The AREA Newsletter is published in January, April, July
and October Mailing Address: AREA PO Box 380614 Duncanville, TX 75138-0614
President: Chuck Poffenbarger [email protected] Tel: (972) 296-0388 Membership & Address Changes: Send your newsletter address, membership changes, and membership dues to the AREA Membership Director Pat Weaver. [email protected] Tel: (972) 780-9810 Newsletter input: Submit articles to the editor by e-mail to: Marcia Kane at [email protected]
AREA Web address: http://www.aafes.com/about-exchange/retired-employees-association/
Benefits Q&A—Questions you ask; answers from Exchange Benefits
Q: I’m a retiree with medical benefits under the DoD NAF (Aetna) plan, and even though I am also on Medicare, I still get an annual physical that is submitted to Aet-na. Is there a list of what tests are covered for that (Aetna) physical? Medicare only gives a wellness exam which doesn't cover 80% of what is done on a yearly physical.
A: We’re glad you are investing in your health by getting an annual physical! Thank you! Both Medicare and DoD NAF (Aetna) have preventive care benefits. See the links below for more information on the screenings they cover. It sounds like you have Medicare as your primary coverage, and DoD NAF (Aetna) as secondary cover-age. In that case, your doctor’s office should first send your annual preventive physi-cal claim to Medicare, and Medicare may cover some or all screenings performed during that physical. Then (assuming you’re set up with Medicare Direct process*), Medicare will automatically send your claim directly to Aetna for secondary pro-cessing. Aetna may cover some items that Medicare denied. You can read more about Medicare Direct further below. - Medicare link: (neither Aetna nor the HQ Benefits office is an authority on Medi-care coverage, but this may be a good starting point): https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/is-your-test-item-or-service-covered.html
- Aetna link: https://www.nafhealthplans.com/health-benefits/health-care-reform/ *What is the “Medicare Direct” process?
Medicare Direct is the electronic process that eliminates the need for a retiree and his/her Part B doctor or hospital to file a supplemental claim to Aetna when Medicare Part B is primary. When this process is in place:
• Doctors or hospitals do not need to bill Aetna; Aetna will receive nearly all Medi-care claims automatically.
• There is no cost to the member or doctor/hospital.
How to get enrolled in this process:
Quarterly: Aetna notifies retirees and spouses approaching 65 about this, explains how to enroll. In case you don’t take action at that time, Aetna automatically enrolls retirees when they reach age 65. Covered dependents should contact Aetna to enroll.
Once enrolled in Medicare Direct process:
1. Ask doctor to send claim to Medicare
2. Medicare processes claim according to their rules
3. Medicare sends the claim straight to Aetna
4. Aetna processes claim
Editor’s Note: In its fiscal 2018 budget proposal, the Trump administration formalized proposals to cut federal employees’ retirement benefits. It appears that there is only one proposal that may specifically affect AAFES retirees. “The elimination of cost of living ad-justments under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), and reducing the COLA by 0.5 percent for Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees would save $524 million in fiscal 2018 and $41.8 billion over 10 years.*” According to the Exchange Benefits Office, the Exchange retirement plan documents tie both basic and EMP plans’ COLA to “COLA provisions of Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended”. Watch this newsletter for updates on this proposal. *Source: http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/05/white-house-federal-retirement-cuts-would-save-63-billion-2027
This website is your pension management system at State Street. Use it to change your tax withholding, address, and so on for your AAFES pension.
First Time Logging Onto The Website
Log onto https://aafesretirement.mypenpay.com
Select SSN as Login Preference
Enter SSN (no dashes)
Enter Password provided.
Select Login
Answer three Security Questions
Enter a personal password that must be between 6 and 20 characters in length and may not include special char-acters. It may contain alphabetical characters, numeric characters or a combination of both.
Forgot Your Password
Log onto https://aafesretirement.mypenpay.com
Select: “Forgot Password?”
Select SSN as Login Preference
Enter SSN (no dashes)
Enter Last Name as it appears on Check/Advice.
If last name contains an extension please enter as: Sample, Jr. or Sample , Jr.
(lastname-coma-space-suffix-period) or (lastname-space-coma-space-suffix)
Select: “Submit”
If you had previously logged in, the website will ask you to answer the Security Questions. If you don’t remember the answers Select “My Password via US Mail” and the password will be sent to the Ad-dress On Record within 2 business days.
Account Locked
If you receive the message that the account has been locked, please contact the MyPenPay HelpLine at 1-866-471-0368 M-F (8-6pm EST) for assistance.
Medical/Dental Benefits for 2018
Each year in October/November, retirees enrolled in the DoD NAF medical and dental plans will receive a mailer at
their home address about any and all changes for the upcoming year. By late October, the same information will also
be posted online at these locations:
· DoD NAF health plans website (https://www.nafhealthplans.com/ ) and
· AREA benefits website: http://www.aafes.com/about-exchange/retired-employees-association/benefits/
Aetna Issues Special Prescription Drug and Claim Appeal Rules
During and After Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria
Aetna announced that it was making it easier for our members in the affected areas to refill prescriptions. They are
also are offering customers additional time to file appeals. These special accommodations were made for a 30-
day emergency period (dates vary depending on which Hurricane affected your area). Contact Aetna member
services at 1-800-367-6276 or Aetna RX Home Delivery at 1-888-792-3862, for more information if you think
When Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Food Court Manager Racquel Hinson and her team received the call to help the Texas Air National Guard by catering Popeyes meal to local shelters, they sprang into action, quickly making and packaging 350 meal boxes so people staying in shelters could enjoy hot food.
Exchange Supports Troops and Military Community Before,
During and After Hurricane Harvey
Concept Manager Dina Darling and Food Service Foreman Rick
Gonzales pack up Popeyes meal boxes for local shelters
As Hurricane Harvey lashed the Texas coast on Aug. 25, drop-
ping historic amounts of rain, the Exchange was on call, ready
to support troops and the military community. The Lackland
Exchange food court and theater received Command per-
mission to stay open after the base closed down during the
height of the storm, supporting Basic Military Training gradu-
ates restricted to the base because of the hurricane.
Lackland food court and theater stayed open
for Airmen during the storm.
Austin’s Camp Mabry Exchange received delivery of bot-tled water to support evacuees from Houston. The Exchange adjusted store hours to allow authorized evacuees to shop after arriving on base.
The Waco Distribution Center, located in the heart of Texas, stocked up on water in preparation for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
WACO DC prepares pallets of bottled water.
On Aug. 30, leaders at the Texas State Guard formally requested mobile field exchange (MFE) support for troops deployed to Camp Swift in Bastrop. By noon, Aug. 31, the MFE was up and running with a stream of guard mem-bers stocking up on beef jerky, shampoo, sports drinks and more. The Exchange also deployed an MFE to support the Tex-as Guard in Corpus Christi. It was up and running Sept. 2.
Houston’s Ellington Field increased Air Force and Army
National Guard troops as recovery efforts expanded. Ex-
change managers responded by increasing stock and extend-
ing store hours.
Because of the Houston
flood water, Ellington
Field Branch Manager
Silvia Durham and Shift
Manager Carmen
McWashington were
unable to travel to the
Exchange to open the
doors. Base Commander
Col. Gary Jones request-
ed the pair be picked up
by a high water vehicle
from their homes. They
were able to open the
Exchange in the after-
noon on Aug. 29. When they arrived they found the only is-
sue with the store was the freezer went down and the frozen
food had spoiled. All the associates were safe and accounted
for and the only one whose home suffered significant damage
was Shift Manager Chris Hester. McWashington also
had roof damage that caused some water to enter her home.
Ellington Field Command proved how much our service and
The day after Hurri-cane Irma slammed Puerto Rico, custom-ers at Fort Buchanan were surprised to find Starbucks open and ready to serve them a comforting cup of cof-fee or a snack.
On Sept. 7, just a day after the Category 5 hurricane made landfall over the U.S. territory, leaving 70 percent of the popula-tion without electrici-ty and 500,000
without running water, Fort Buchanan’s Exchange opened gas stations and restaurants, such as Starbucks, by mid-morning. Dedicated associates greeted storm-weary shoppers, providing much-needed goods to the garrison’s recovery crews and a place to find peace after a long night of enduring hurricane-force winds and rain.
“It’s an amazing team, and I am honored and proud to be a part of it,” said Puerto Rico/Honduras Exchange General Manager Nick Nguyen. “Many of our Exchange associates and their families are still dealing with no electricity or running water at home, but they have been putting their personal hard-ships aside and coming to work with positive spirits to serve the community.”
One associate, Food Service Worker Margarita Torres, had trouble getting to Fort Buchanan because of a downed tree. Instead giving up and staying home, Torres brought her husband to move the tree so she could continue to work. “I felt my customers needed me more than ever,” Torres said.
“That’s the general feeling of our associates; they have been amazing in their efforts to serve the Fort Buchanan community since the hurricane. Our food facilities been serving 1,800 meals a day, that’s 50 percent more custom-ers than normal,” said Nguyen.
Impressed by the dedicated associates, Fort Buchanan Garrison Commander COL Guy Bass is planning an event to personally recognize their efforts.
As of Sept. 11, Puerto Rico Exchange facilities were up and running as normal. Note: current conditions are un-known at press time.
Even during continual support after Hurricane Harvey, which roared through the eastern Texas Coast on Aug. 25, the Exchange lost no time in preparing for Hurricane Ir-ma. The Exchange proves being well-prepared is a team effort.
“The coordination between Logistics, Merchandising Di-rectorate, Information Technology, Plans and Facility Management as well as others has really allowed the Puer-to Rico team to shine before the community,” said South-east Regional Vice President Jesse Martinez.
Examples of the magnitude of the Exchange’s efforts af-fected by Irma include:
• Logistics sending bottled water from the Waco Distri-bution Center in Texas for possible impacted areas in Florida and Georgia.
• The Merchandising Directorate ensuring there was sufficient emergency items in stock for support, such as generators, batteries, flashlights, tarps, gas cans, first aid kits, etc.
• Staging mobile field exchanges (MFEs) in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina to provide support for troops during relief efforts.
Exchange Ready to Serve with Disaster Relief Support as Hurricane Irma Roars Ashore in Puerto Rico
Starbucks at Fort Buchanan serving
storm weary patrons.
Fort Buchanan weathered the
storm and was ready for business
the next morning.
Puerto Rico DC associates Angel Rivera and Kenneth Watts
stand with Coast Guard Exchange Service employees as they
pick up supplies for Puerto Rico.
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Not only did the Exchange step up support for areas likely to be hit hard by Irma, the team also partnered with the Coast Guard to supply bottled water to Puerto Rico. Dan Daniel DC normal-ly supply water to the Coast Guard Exchange (CGX) and due to the hurricane, an emergency bottled water order needed for the Puerto Rico CGX was in jeopardy after a Coast Guard truck broke down en route to Dan Daniel DC to pick up its on-hand bottled water supply. Dan Daniel DC Manager Scott Montgom-ery immediately sent a truck driver to drop off the load to make the scheduled flight to Puerto Rico. Montgomery also requested space on the aircraft going to Puerto Rico for emergency sup-plies for the Fort Buchanan Exchange. Chief Operating Officer of the Coast Guard Exchange Service John Reiley made a few quick calls to ensure space on two aircraft for emergency sup-plies, such as water and bleach for the CGX plus, generators, batteries, flashlights, tarps, gas cans, first aid kits, etc. for the Exchange.
“There are so many great stories from this past week of our associates stepping up. I am so proud of our team,” said Execu-tive Vice President and Chief Logistics Officer Karen Stack.
Before the storm hit Fort Stewart on Sept. 10 and initial instal-lation evacuation, a unit of 100 Soldiers were asked to remain on post. General Manager Amanda Hartfield hunkered down with them. During the height of the storm, Hartfield spent the night in her office to ensure her teammates and customers were cared for in the aftermath of the hurricane.
“We were asked by the post to stay behind as there would be no access after it closed,” said Hartfield. “Loss prevention and I remained at the GM office to ensure we would have access to facilities if needed due to damage.”
Fort Stewart had minor wind damage and flooding after the storm.
“Family serving family is truly exemplified in times of disasters, such as Hurri-cane Irma. The Exchange ensures that our family is provided with a sense of normalcy to help ease any stressors brought on by this storm,” said Hartfield.
“It’s one of many examples of what this great team is willing to do to take care of the troops and the community,” said Execu-tive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Dave Nelson.
As of Sept. 11:
• These Exchanges in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina are temporarily closed until the all clear is given on or after Sept. 12; MacDill AFB, Fort Gordon, Tyndall AFB, Patrick AFB/Homestead/SOUTHCOM, Shaw AFB.
• All of Moody AFB’s Exchange activities are closed Sept 11-12. Located in southern Georgia, Moody is a staging area for FEMA, Defense Logistics Association and first responders.
• Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, both in Georgia, are closed with command projecting the return of Soldiers and family members Sept. 16-17, depending on the impact of the storm.
Joint Base Charleston’s Express, main store and a restaurant are open to support returning community members. All facilities at the South Carolina installation will resume normal hours Tues-day unless otherwise directed by Command.
Director/CEO Tom Shull had oversight of the Exchange team efforts as Hurricane Irma barreled across the Exchange’s East-ern Region. Shull expressed his gratitude for all the hard work: “Special thanks to our entire Exchange team for their outstand-ing support to help those impacted by Hurricane Irma, plus a special callout to those who remained behind to serve our patrons—truly the best customers in the world, served by the best retail team in the world! Hooah!”
As events unfold, look to the Exchange Post to keep you updat-ed on the ongoing recovery efforts and how they affect our mili-tary communities and associates.
The Exchange has supported disaster relief ef-forts ranging from earthquakes to tornadoes for more than 60 years. From Hurricane Camille in 1969 through the 2005 killer hurricanes Katrina
and Rita, associates staffed mobile field ex-changes providing basic necessities to National
Guard members. We serve those who serve whether in conflict or disaster relief—we go
where they go.
MacDill AFB
Exchange
“Special thanks to our entire Exchange team for their outstanding support to help those impacted by Hurricane Irma, plus a special callout to those who remained be-hind to serve our patrons—truly the best customers in the world, served by the best retail team in the world! Hooah!”
-Director/CEO Tom Shull
Exchange Ready to Serve with Disaster Relief Support as Hurricane Irma Roars Ashore in Puerto Rico (continued)
The end of summer was celebrated by the Aloha Chapter's luncheon on Sunday, 20 August, at the Fort Shafter Hale
Ikena Club. A total of 30 members and guests enjoyed a delicious and varied brunch menu. Along with renewing
friendships, story telling and gossip the event also offered a Bake Sale/Plant Sale to help support our annual Christmas
party. While our membership numbers have seen a decrease due to members’ increase in age, along with some untime-
ly deaths, we still manage to meet and enjoy three times a year.
Marlene Tokuhisa; Pauline Ung; Linda Shimizu; Lester Tokuhisha
Alice Suma; Lourdes Dela Cruz; Margaret Hasagawa
Ray Schneider; Lynn Schneider; Milton Shimizu; Linda Shimizu; Travis Takashima (Grandson); Melvin Takashima
Group Shots -
(individuals not
identified).
CHAPTER HAPPENINGS
Ft Dix McGuire Chapter—Betty O’Brien
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The Ft Dix-McGuire AAFES Retirees celebrated their 3rd quarter luncheon on September 11. The group met and celebrated "Oktoberfest " at the Sebastian Schnitzel House in Wrightstown, NJ. All seemed to enjoy the awesome German cuisine which ranged from schnitzel, roasted pork, various "wurst," brotchen, and desserts all while listening to traditional music. Retirees new to the group included Pat Pinto, Retail Manager; and Freddie Footman, Security. Longtime Member Linda Beahm, met Freddie again while volunteering at a local nursing home and invited him to the luncheon. It was great to see these former co-workers at the luncheon and enjoy the camaraderie among the group. While all were reminiscing, and enjoying time spent together, the group paused for a moment of silence to honor fallen/lost members on 9/11, including Luis Lopez, (FMO/Retail Retiree). We learned that Luis had lost his battle with an illness three days prior to our luncheon. He was one of those individuals that would do the right thing all the time. Luis was well-liked throughout the Exchange and will be dearly be missed. The luncheon continued and provided various door prizes which were all “fall-fest” affiliated. Our group is thankful and apprecia-tive that we are part of the AAFES family.
Bernice and Geno Brown Ruth Jones, Marianne Overheiser, Katie Barrett
Priscilla Parker, Patty Puryear, Glenn Parker, Barbara Puryear, Pat Pinto Bernice Moran, Therese Hall, Marie Guerrero
Bob Bryant, William Henriquez-Reyes, Earl Scott
Jan and Errol Lawrence
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Golden Gate Chapter—Ernest Kodama
The Golden Gate Chapter held it’s Summer Luncheon on July 1 at the Hilltop1892 Restaurant in Novato, CA.
Ft Dix McGuire Chapter—Betty O’Brien (3rd Quarter Luncheon continued)
Freddie Footman, Linda Beahm, Maxine Jackson Rich Goerner, Nancy Smith, Fannie Anderson, Mary Dungan
Edna Rock, Betty O'Brien, Fran Stanley, Carrine Simms
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While we are far
from Camelot we
are in the Sacra-
mento area where
fall is upon us once
again. I am not
looking forward to
the chilly months of
winter, however I
am looking forward
to seeing everyone
when we resume our monthly meetings in September. Our
activities pick up with our busier fall and winter program. We
will have our annual fall bake, book and craft sale on the
First Saturday of October which falls on October 7. We will
be at the McClellan BX for the sale as usual.
The November 8 meeting brings our annual holiday auction
always so much fun with lots of surprises. December of
course brings our gala Christmas luncheon at Marriott’s on
Sunday December 10, 2017. I hope that all will be as excited
as I am to participate in these fun events.
We last met in June at Danielle’s Creperie in Sacramento
where we enjoyed a delicious spring luncheon with the fellow
AREA members and guests.
Those in attendance were: Doris Aplass, Renate Atkinson,
Margaret Belcher, Rosie Boyce, Yaeko Cooper and guest
Maya, Lisa Denny and guest Rita Webster a former Mather
North Texas Chapter—Richard Sheff and Chris Gehringer
CHAPTER HAPPENINGS
July 19, 2017: Trolley Bus Tour, Kennedy Assassination & Museum In celebration of 100 year anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s birth we planned a 3 part event: 1) The Sixth Floor Museum, 2) The JFK trolley tour, and 3) Lunch at Sonny Bryan’s Smokehouse. Sixteen members enjoyed the tour!
August 21, 2017: Sunday Afternoon at Theatre Coppell Theater – Vanities.
Joe Ferreyra, Harold Lavender, Beverly Hopp, Julie Cosby, Richard Sheff, Allison Bryan, tom McLendon, Debbie Byerly, Lisa Bouley, John McCarron, Tina Corley and Roy Robertson at BJ’s Brewhouse
Beth Jones, Jerry Cloud, Carlon Berryhill Cloud, Mari-lyn Levin, Leon Levin, Ron & Pat Trementozzi, Linda Dean, Roy Dean, Chuck Poffenbarger, Lina Poffen-barger and Eleanor Otto at Ole's Tex-Mex Restaurant.
The following telephone numbers are provided as a convenience to members wishing to contact certain HQ AAFES offices and the Pentagon Federal Credit Union.
CAC/ ID cards are issued Monday-Friday (excluding holidays) from 07:30 am – 10:00 am (no appointment needed). Appointments for a time after 10:30am can be arranged by emailing [email protected] or calling Shahla Barakhshan, HR Tech @ (214) 312-4292, Julie Humphrey, HR Tech @ (214) 312-6423 or Veneitra Colston-Mack, HR Tech @ (214) 312-2531. Please ensure to bring your CAC/shopping privilege id card as well as a valid Federal or State ID to renew your CAC and/or shopping privilege ID card. If your CAC is expired, you will need to bring in two valid forms of Federal and/or State ID’s (such as a driver’s license, US passport, birth certificate, original social security card). Submit questions to: Jun King, HQ Human Resources Manager - (214) 312-3677
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION: TOLL FREE SERVICE –MEMBER SERVICES TOLL FREE U.S.: 800-247-5626
Monday - Friday: 7:00 am to 11:00 pm Eastern Time
Saturday: 8:00 am to 11:00 pm Eastern Time
Sunday: 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Eastern Time
OVERSEAS DIRECT DIAL: 541-225-6700
TTY (for the hearing impaired: TOLL FREE U.S.: 800 225-6378
FOR OTHERS NOT LISTED:
PAT WEAVER, Membership Director, (972) 780-9810
For other information, check out the Exchange website at: http://www.shopmyexchange.com and the AREA website http://www.aafes.com/about-exchange/retired-employees-association/
MEMBERSHIP UPDATE FORM
Type of Change (Check All Boxes Below That Apply)
Address Telephone FAX
E-Mail Marital Status Other
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TO: AREA (ATTN: Membership Director)
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Changes will be published in the next AREA newsletter unless you specifically tell us not to print this information.
“From time to time retired associates of AAFES leave bequests to the AREA in their will. If you desire to make such a bequest we recommend providing the person that prepares your formally written and executed will with the following sample clause. If you make such a bequest please notify AREA at the same address as in the clause." "I give (blank dollars/property) to the Army Air Force Exchange Service Retired Employee's Association (AREA), P.O. Box 380614, Duncanville, Texas 75138."
SCHOLARSHIP DONATIONS
DONORS IN MEMORY OF AMOUNT
Frank DiMartino Phil Pelfrey and Ernie Gruenwald $100.00
Frank DiMartino David, Loynachan, Jeff Ibsen, Ray Fau-cher and Jim Winters
$200.00
George Haase (see article below) General Donation $50,000.00
Generous AREA Scholarship Donation—As reported in the last issue of the AREA Newsletter, AREA received
word that George Haase, an AAFES retiree, recently passed away and left $50,000 to the AREA Scholarship Fund.
We don’t have a lot of information about George as he was a very private person, however, his niece and Co-Trustee
Barbara Vente shared the following information:
“George Richard Haase was born in 1923 in Illinois. He grew up in St. Charles, located 40 miles west of
Chicago. He loved to travel and has been around the world more than once. He loved talking about the places he
had been and seen. In recent years he lived in Santa Ana and then moved to Irvine. He was a private man and his
closest family consisted of his sister before she passed away and in his last years with his nieces Barbara Vente and
Cynthia Heal-Mejias. He passed away in October of 2016, quietly in his home, was cremated and remains sent back
to St. Charles where he was buried next to his mother and father, George and Olga Haase. No services took place but
he is well remembered and loved by his two nieces who live in Irvine. George was 94. He was passionate about investing and
shared with organizations that were dear to him after his passing.”
To quote our AREA President, Chuck Poffenbarger, “This is a remarkable thing he has done for our AAFES
young people.” HQ AAFES tells us that Mr. Haase’s last position was as a Retail Options Manager and he
retired June 30, 1975.
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AREA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY UPDATES
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NEW MEMBERS ABBY MICHELLE PRIESTER 2000 W. Bardin Rd. Arlington, TX 76017 Cell Phone: 817-505-7673 [email protected] EDDIE J. WILLIAMS 10429 Starlight PL Waldorf, MD 20603 Tel: 240-210-8458 [email protected] RON HURT 8103 Manassas Dr. Austin, TX 78745 Cell Phone: 214-552-3725 [email protected] WILLIAM R. ECKLER 4301 Meadow Bend Ct. Mansfield, TX 76063 Tel: 682-518-0065 [email protected]
DANIEL FLORES 112 Brightwood Ter. York town, VA 23650 Tel: 757-869-9613 [email protected]
JANIE M. DARBY 110 Queen Dr. LaGrange, NC 28551 Tel: 919-778-1008 [email protected]
CHRISTINA STALLWOOD 1224 Iris Ct. Lompoc, CA 93436 Tel: 478-747-5480 [email protected]
JENNIFER L. CORNEY 1616 Eunice Ln. Baker, FL 32531 Tel: 850-826-0615 [email protected]
CHRISTINA THOMAS 4494 Jeff RD Toney, AL 35773 Tel: 256-379-2886 [email protected]
The Exchange Retiree Employees Association (AREA) Emergency Relief Fund Program was established in cooperation with the Exchange
headquarters to financially assist exchange associates and their families whose homes and property are devastated by disasters such as wildfires,
tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, snow and ice storms and floods. The program was created in 1999 when it was concluded that Exchange
could not legally provide the service. Under the coordinated plan between the Exchange and AREA, when a disaster strikes Exchange Associ-
ates' homes and property, HQ, Exchange Human Resources (HR) has notified the Exchange workforce of the need for donations/contributions.
AREA members and sources outside the Exchange and AREA are also given the opportunity to donate. In addition to individual contributions
by members, AREA chapters are encouraged to support each cause by conducting fundraisers or other activities in their communities to
add to the fund. Below is the notice that the Exchange Human Resources office will be sending out asking for donations.
Please give generously and let us know about any local Chapter fund raiser stories for our January newsletter. Click on Puerto Rico/
Florida Fund just below Emergency Relief on the right side of the AREA home page on our web site at http://www.aafes.com/about-
exchange/retired-employees-association/ for more information.
AREA Emergency Relief Fund for Puerto Rico and Florida
Helping in Times of Need
An Emergency Relief Fund has been established to financially help Exchange Associates affected by the recent hurricanes that occurred in Puerto Rico and Florida. The Exchange Retiree Employees Association (AREA) Emergency Relief Fund (AERF) serves as a depository for monies donated for financial assistance to active Exchange Associates in Puerto Rico and Florida who were impacted by the adverse weather conditions that effected their locations. The devastation in Puerto Rico following hurricanes Irma and Maria, in close proximity, is becoming clear as news slowly flows out of the area. In Florida, associates are also slowly putting the pieces of their lives back together following hurricane Irma.
If you would like to aid our team members affected in either area, you can make a monetary donation/contribution to the Relief Fund, please make checks payable to the AREA Emergency Relief Fund and send the donation/contribution to the address be-low:
AREA Emergency Relief Fund
P.O. Box 380614
Dallas TX 75138-0614 If you wish to send a donation via electronic means (PayPal or credit card), use this link: www.youcaring.com/area. Donations to the fund are tax deductible and will be distributed to those who were affected by the hurricanes in Puerto Rico and Florida. Cash donations need to be turned into a money order and then mailed to the address listed above along with the name and address of the contributor so that AREA can provide them a tax-free donation receipt. The AREA Emergency Relief Coordinator (AERC) is Chuck Poffenbarger, [email protected]. This program is outlined in its entire-ty on the AREA website.
DUES ALERT! If the last time you renewed your dues was in September 2016 or earlier,
please send your $17 dues PAYABLE to AREA at the mailing address shown above.
AAFES Retired Employees Association Printing and mailing the Newsletter has become too expensive so the board discussed
and approved these changes at our Spring board meeting.
“New and reinstated members; and existing members with computers (or other e-mail reading devices) who renew their membership; will receive the newsletter via e-mail only.”
You’ll enjoy these advantages:
• Get the Newsletter the first of the month, rather than several days after the beginning of the
month. E-mail is fast.
• The Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format is in color and you can transfer/save the file as you desire.
Here’s what one member said: “The e mail edition is superb. Easy to read, brilliant colors, etc. I can't say
enough about it, and would recommend that anyone with a computer get the newsletter this way.”
Send an e-mail to Pat Weaver, Membership Director, at [email protected] and state that you would like
to get the Newsletter on line now and we’ll do the rest. Or, as stated above, new and reinstated members; and
existing members with computers (or other e-mail reading devices) who renew their membership; will receive