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There are 704 retired fire personnel. Of these, 533 belong to the BCRFO&FFA. This Association also keeps in contact with 77 widows through our social activities and the monthly newsletter. Many of our Retirees are also Retired-Active members of Local 1311. Over the past year our membership has grown due to the many retirements from the Fire Department. All retired personnel, regardless of rank, are welcome to join.

James Westervelt has agreed to serve as Chaplain for our Association. We would like to take this space to thank Jim for so generously giving of his time and energy to administer this much-needed service.

The Association has its own email address which can be accessed for any business subjects. NO JOKES or forwarded chain emails/stories, etc., PLEASE!!!!

As many of you already know, Clyde Heath has kindly taken on the job of setting up our own Retirees' web page. We are glad to have a page on the Local's web site, and will update it on occasion or as needed, but for more detailed and timely information, be sure to set up our new site as a Favorite! Also, we want YOUR input as to the content of the new site. Please let us know what you think of it and what you'd like to see on it!

Officers Committees Meetings Newsletter Special Events Outreach

First Friday Club Fourth Thursday Club Final Alarm Survivor's Form

Officers:
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President John Gochnauer [pager 410-351-4965]
1st V.P. Lew Smith
2nd V.P. Janet Hofler
Secretary Sam Hobbs [home 410-288-3267]
Treasurer John Stichel
Sergeant-at-Arms: Francis Fantom, Jerry Cusic
Trustees: Wayne Seidlilch (2005), Jerry Zwick (2007), and Ed Crooks (2006)

Committees:
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Sick & Welfare: Phil Schubert [410-461-4134]
Membership: Phil Schubert
Survivor's Fund: Steve Kearney
Fair Practices: Ed Crooks
Scholarship: George Little
Golf Tournament: Mike Schwiegerath
Accommodations: Dan Hodges
Shrimp Feast: Carl Bruzdzinski & Bill Kimmich
Crab Feast: John Stichel & Francis Fantom
Liaisons: Wayne Thayer & Wayne Seidlich

Meetings:
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The third [3rd] Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm, in the Public Safety Building [700 E. Joppa Road], in the Cafeteria on the 6th floor. Meetings are held every month except July and August. Refreshments are served at every meeting!

Newsletter:
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The Smoke House News, our monthly newsletter, is published and assembled by a volunteer staff of members the first [1st] Monday of the month. Coffee, donuts and free agitation served. All members are invited to join in. Please note: The newsletter is NOT published in July and August.

Special Events:
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For Members only

Annual Shrimp Feast in April

For Members and a guest

Annual Crab Feast in August

Annual Holiday Party in December

For Everyone

Annual Cayce-Corbin Memorial Golf Tournament [finances our Scholarship Fund] in June

Something for Everyone:
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First Friday Club ~ A group of our Retirees have been meeting on the first Friday of every month for quite some time now, and the group continues to grow. There is no meeting agenda; in fact, no obligations at all. Just show up, eat, and see some of your old buddies. The group calls itself "The First Friday Club." Everyone is welcome, retired or not. The group takes great joy in seeing past friends and new acquaintances. The meeting is at Cactus Willie's on Route 140 in Westminster. They get started around ~~12 noon~~ 11:00 a.m. and finish ... whenever! For information you can contact Wayne Seidlich at 410-876-1917 or 410-598-3704.

Fourth Thursday Club ~ This group has the same agenda as the First Friday Club (that is, no meeting agenda; in fact, no obligations at all), but meets on the EAST side of the County. Just show up, eat, and see some of your old buddies. Everyone is welcome, retired or not. The group takes great joy in seeing past friends and new acquaintances. The meeting is held at The Golden Corral at the Eastpoint Mall. They get started around 11:00 a.m. and finish ... whenever. For information you can contact Cleve Reynolds or Jay Sonntag.

Outreach:
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Survivor's Fund ~ The Retirees' Association administrates the Baltimore County Fire Department Survivor's Fund. We would like to remind everyone to please make sure your beneficiary's/survivor's information is correct and up-to-date. If you have had any changes recently, such as divorce, death, marriage, etc., we urge you to file a new form. You can find this here (MS Word Doc). Please do the same with the Local's forms (also a MS Word Doc) ... in fact, even if you haven't had any changes, if you haven't submitted information in the last five years, then you want to send in a new form anyway (the newer forms require more information and are much more useful when the Local has to distribute those funds).

Final Alarm:
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The following Retirees passed away in 2007. The Association bids a final farewell to:

LeRoy Engle - Jan. 8

Wilbur Moyer - Jan. 28

Wayne Real - Feb. 17

James Jones - Mar. 18

Wilbur Harry - May 3

Ronald Sowa

Gene Shepard - June 28

George Smith - July 19

James Boyd - Sept. 23

Arthur (Otts) Cayce - Oct. 23

Chris Frock - Nov. 24 (*active)

Ray Godwin - Dec. 31

Through the County, a generous amount of information is provided in the Survivor's Handbook. Members of the Baltimore County Fire Department, who during their careers belong to their Survivor's Fund (in MS Word), are entitled to receive this benefit. The member's beneficiary will receive a check for the amount equal to $1.00 per member of the Department. For information call 410-887-4511. (Revised August 22, 2001).

If the death is deemed Line of Duty, your spouse will receive 100% of your salary plus COLAs until he/she remarries.

Page last updated: 09/25/2009

E-mail the Local
Michael K. Day Sr., President BCPFFA
52 Scott Adam Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030-3282
410-683-1311 ~ 410-666-0156 (fax)

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