Day Date Event Time Location
Sat 03 Apr 10 Annual Meeting 1000 NOSC Schenectady
Wed 28 Apr 10 Annual Dinner 1830 TBA
Wed 26 May 10 Scotia Memerorial Day Parade 1800 Holmes St, Scotia
Wed 02 Jun 10 Yearly Planning Meeting 1730 Orchard Tavern, Albany
MARCH 2010
From the President:
I hope that everyone is off to a good start in 2010. There are two items that I would like to bring to your attention: Rescheduled dates for our Annual Meeting and Annual Dinner and some information about an upcoming Military Retiree Appreciation Day.
According to the CPO Association 2010 Schedule of Upcoming Events, our Annual Meeting was scheduled for March 6th at Naval Operations Service Center, Schenectady. At that time we were going to select the location for our Annual Dinner which was set for April 21st. A Change of Command/Retirement Ceremony for the current Center Commanding Officer, Commander Lisa Schweinfurth, who will be relieved by Lieutenant Commander Mark Junco, will be held on March 6th and many of our Chiefs will be attending this ceremony.
Our Executive Board decided to move our Annual Meeting to Saturday, April 3rd at the same location and to change the date of our Annual Dinner to April 28th. Mark your calendars now to make sure you can attend these events.
On April 17th, the Watervliet Arsenal will be holding a “Retiree Appreciation Day (RAD)” at the New York State Police Academy, Albany. There will be a number of speakers and representatives covering areas of interest to retirees. For Chiefs who would like to attend, a reservation form is included with this newsletter for your convenience. If you have not attended one of these events, I highly encourage you and your spouse to attend to get up to date information on benefits and (you may be able) to get your cars registered and update your and your dependents IDs.
Our 2010 Membership Renewals are going well. Please forward your renewal if you have not yet done so. I would really like to see if we can all get one more Chief to join our ranks, so please carry a copy of the CPOA membership form with you, just in case.
I’m hoping to see as many members as possible at one of the events during the month of April.
Sincerely,
PNCS(SW) Mark Wahl, USN(RET)
Directions to Naval Operations Support Center, Schenectady
From Scotia, drive north on Route 50, Saratoga Road. Just South of Glenridge Road is Rudy Chase Drive. Turn onto Rudy Chase Drive at the light. Go past the entrance to the Air Museum, on the left for 1/8 mile to the gate. Socha Plaza is on the opposite side of Route 50 from Rudy Chase Drive and Air Museum. BRING ID.
GOOD AND WELFARE
Within the next month, the John J. McKenna Military Courtesy Room will be opening at the Albany International Airport to provide an area for service members to relax while waiting for flights. The room is to be named after Marine Captain John J. McKenna IV, who was killed in Iraq in August, 2006. Captain McKenna’s father, John, came up with the idea. Volunteers will be needed to serve as greeters and donations of items such as DVD players and reclining chairs will be appreciated. For more information contact: John J. McKenna Military Courtesy Room 737 Albany Shaker Road Albany, NY 12211 jmckennamcr@yahoo.com Retirement Services Office
RAD 2010 – The Watervliet Arsenal Military Retiree Office will conduct a Retiree Appreciation Day (RAD) on April 17, 2010 at the New York State Police Academy, Albany to provide you and the more than 7500 military retirees residing in our 11-county Capital District with updated information on military retiree benefits and issues. We recommend that you check our website, www.wvarso.com to obtain additional information. If you don’t have a computer at home we recommend you visit your nearest library and make use of their computers to obtain this information. At this time we are seeking your input for the kinds of things you would like to be covered for you and your spouse/dependents. You can write or email us at the addresses provided at the top of this page.\ Retiree Appreciation Day (RAD) RETIREE APPRECIATION DAY (RAD) The 2010 Retiree Appreciation Day will be held at the New York State Police Academy on 17 April. We will have a number of speakers or representatives covering areas of interest to retirees including Tricare, Retire Dental, DFAS, Long term care insurance, Veterans administration health care, BX and more. In addition there will be health screening including blood pressure and glucose check. Please complete this registration form and mail it to the RSO. Remember seating at the State Police Academy is limited. While we will not confirm reservations in the event we are over subscribed we will notify you. We need your help. Our service area covers eleven counties and when we learn of the death of a retiree we send a condolence card to the family with an offer of assistance. The problem is we only see the local Albany newspaper and miss any number of surviving spouse. If you know or read of the death of a military retiree please let us know. Call or email his/her name and we will find an address. Mail it to RSO Watervliet Arsenal 1 Buffington Street, Watervliet NY 12189-4000. Name ___________________________________________________Telephone number________ ___ PLEASE PRINT Branch of service: Army ___ Navy___ Air Force ___ Marine Corps ___ Coast Guard ___ Check one Are you bringing a guest? Yes ___ No ___ Health Screening: The following will be available. Please check all you are interested in. Blood Pressure Check ______ Glucose Check ______
Department of the Army Watervliet Arsenal
Buffington Street
Watervliet, York 12189-4000
If you have an input for Good & Welfare, please telephone YNCS Sean Robbins at
