{"id":20,"date":"2023-08-30T19:25:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T19:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-01-06T18:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:17:11","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1195 alignright img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/04\/NARFE-Charter-0289-1953-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"322\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/04\/NARFE-Charter-0289-1953-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/04\/NARFE-Charter-0289-1953-1024x864.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/04\/NARFE-Charter-0289-1953-768x648.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/04\/NARFE-Charter-0289-1953-1536x1296.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/04\/NARFE-Charter-0289-1953-2048x1727.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/>NARFE, the <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>N<\/strong><\/span>ational <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>ctive and <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>R<\/strong><\/span>etired <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>F<\/strong><\/span>ederal <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>E<\/strong><\/span>mployees Association originally chartered the chapter as Ingham County Chapter 289 on August 10, 1953, but was later renamed to Lansing Area Chapter 289 and has been providing Federal Employees and Retirees support for over 70 years.\u00a0 We welcome all Federal Employees and Retirees.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"pe-button text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=noopener target=_blank\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/lp\/join-54z\/?utm_source=0289\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-content  btn-primary btn-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t<span>Join NARFE<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h5><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-162 alignleft img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/09\/enotefa6.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"146\"><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5>If you want to learn more about our chapter, send us a message at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Us \u2013 NARFE Chapter 0289 | Greater Lansing Area, MI<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Chapter Officers:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/chapter-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>President<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>\u2013 <strong>Bill Fude<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/chapter-1st-vp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup> Vice President\/Service Officer<\/strong><\/a><\/span> \u2013 <strong>Diane Fielder<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/chapter-2nd-vp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Vice President<\/strong><\/a><\/span> \u2013 <strong>Mary Cook<\/strong>\u2013 If you have a program of interest send her an email by clicking on her chapter position.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/chapter-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Secretary<\/span><\/strong><\/a> \u2013 <strong>Frances Johnston<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/contact-treasurer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Treasurer<\/span><\/strong><\/a> \u2013 <strong>Joseph De Sira<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Committee Chairs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/contact-membership-chair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Membership<\/span><\/a> \u2013 Bruce Miles\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/contact-sunshine-chair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Sunshine<\/span><\/a> \u2013 Kathy Zerkle<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/contact-newsletter-editor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsletter Editor<\/a><\/span> \u2013 Frances Johnston \u2013<\/strong> If you haven\u2019t been receiving your quarterly newsletter send Frances a 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