{"id":1998,"date":"2025-05-25T12:32:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/?page_id=1998"},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:35:34","slug":"special-events-and-conferences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/albums\/special-events-and-conferences\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Events and Conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>If there is a gallery of pictures use the arrows on each side of the gallery to move pictures to view. If there is a single picture with a title, then click on the title of the event to see more pictures.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Michigan Annual Conference 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-sync-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-gallery carousel-sync-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-1-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Michigan Federation Banner for Annual Conference\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-1\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-2-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Two Circles, one shows military color guard and one mayor greets conference attendees\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-2\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-3-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"graphic of technology being used during conference\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-3\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-4-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Senator Peters speaking over zoom and one of his staff speaking in person at the conference\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-4\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-5-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Speakers via zoom with Nora MacDonald, Membership on left and John Hatton, Advocacy on right\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-5\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-6-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"RVP Ed Konys with his slides on the screen beside him\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-6\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-7-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"NARFE National President speaking with picture overlaid of him speaking to the attendees\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-7\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-8-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Left is speaker presenting Alzhiemer&#039;s Certificates with speaker from Michigan Alzheimer&#039;s Association on right\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-8\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-9-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Bylaw chair presenting potential changes on left. Door prizes given out\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-9\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-10-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Three different pictures. Center is person being honored by memorials presented to his son by two different members.\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-10\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-11-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Three pictures of groups of attendees from different chapters\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-11\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-12-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-12\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-13-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Two views of newly elected Federation officers during installation\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-13\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-14-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Three men sitting at a table during conference\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-14\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .carousel-sync-main -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-sync-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-1-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Michigan Federation Banner for Annual Conference\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-1\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-2-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Two Circles, one shows military color guard and one mayor greets conference attendees\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-2\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-3-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"graphic of technology being used during conference\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-3\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-4-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Senator Peters speaking over zoom and one of his staff speaking in person at the conference\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-4\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-5-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Speakers via zoom with Nora MacDonald, Membership on left and John Hatton, Advocacy on right\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-5\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-6-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"RVP Ed Konys with his slides on the screen beside him\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-6\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-7-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"NARFE National President speaking with picture overlaid of him speaking to the attendees\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-7\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-8-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Left is speaker presenting Alzhiemer&#039;s Certificates with speaker from Michigan Alzheimer&#039;s Association on right\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-8\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-9-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Bylaw chair presenting potential changes on left. Door prizes given out\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-9\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-10-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Three different pictures. Center is person being honored by memorials presented to his son by two different members.\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-10\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-11-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Three pictures of groups of attendees from different chapters\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-11\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-12-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-12\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-13-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Two views of newly elected Federation officers during installation\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-13\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/2026-05-26-Michigan-Conference-14-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Three men sitting at a table during conference\" title=\"2026-05-26 Michigan-Conference-14\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .carousel-sync-wrap -->\n\n\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Michigan Annual Conference 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-sync-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-gallery carousel-sync-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-1-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Michigan Banner for National Active and Retired Employees\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 1\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-2-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures - the announcement board at the Doherty Hotel and a Welcome sign at the hotel with two members admiring it\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 2\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-3-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures - Michigan Federation President Opening the Conference and the new Michigan Banner\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 3\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05020-MI-Conference-4-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures - Alzheimer Display table with two representatives and Brookdale Senior Living Sponsor Display table\" title=\"2025-05020 MI Conference 4\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-5-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures of military posting of colors while attendees stand in honor.\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 5\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-6-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures with RVP Konys speaking and preparing slides on computer\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 6\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-7-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures showing ad on a building and closeup of the ad.\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 7\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-8-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Three pictures of conference attendees sitting at their table.\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 8\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-9-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures - one shows door raffle prizes and other the two winners of Brookdale Raffle.\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 9\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-10-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures - attendees at buffet table selecting food and table of cookies\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 10\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-11-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Three pictures of chapter attendees at conference\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 11\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-12-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Three pictures each of different chapter members attending conference\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 12\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/20250-05-20-MI-Conference-13-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Two groups of NARFE Chapter members. One of Chapter 0289 the other Chapter 0089\" title=\"20250-05-20 MI Conference 13\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-14-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures side by side of conference attendees\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 14\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-15-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Group view of most Conference attendees - around 37 in picture\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 15\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-16-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Group of officers with hands up being sworn in to office\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 16\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-17-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Group standing and some sitting - New Elected Officers\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 17\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .carousel-sync-main -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-sync-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-1-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Michigan Banner for National Active and Retired Employees\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 1\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-2-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures - the announcement board at the Doherty Hotel and a Welcome sign at the hotel with two members admiring it\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 2\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-3-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures - Michigan Federation President Opening the Conference and the new Michigan Banner\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 3\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05020-MI-Conference-4-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures - Alzheimer Display table with two representatives and Brookdale Senior Living Sponsor Display table\" title=\"2025-05020 MI Conference 4\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-5-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures of military posting of colors while attendees stand in honor.\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 5\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-6-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures with RVP Konys speaking and preparing slides on computer\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 6\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-7-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures showing ad on a building and closeup of the ad.\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 7\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-8-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Three pictures of conference attendees sitting at their table.\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 8\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-9-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures - one shows door raffle prizes and other the two winners of Brookdale Raffle.\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 9\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-10-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures - attendees at buffet table selecting food and table of cookies\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 10\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-11-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Three pictures of chapter attendees at conference\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 11\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-12-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Three pictures each of different chapter members attending conference\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 12\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/20250-05-20-MI-Conference-13-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Two groups of NARFE Chapter members. One of Chapter 0289 the other Chapter 0089\" title=\"20250-05-20 MI Conference 13\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-14-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures side by side of conference attendees\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 14\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-15-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Group view of most Conference attendees - around 37 in picture\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 15\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-16-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Group of officers with hands up being sworn in to office\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 16\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20-MI-Conference-17-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Group standing and some sitting - New Elected Officers\" title=\"2025-05-20 MI Conference 17\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .carousel-sync-wrap -->\n\n\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Memories from FEDcon24<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-sync-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-gallery carousel-sync-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-1-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Introductory Picture of FEDcon24\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 1\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-2-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of NARFE Attendees for FEDcon24 listening to speaker\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 2\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-3-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of 5 Michigan NARFE members taken with Region IV Vice President.\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 3\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-4-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"NARFE Conference members were welcomed by display on billboard at Busch Stadium.\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 4\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/12\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-5-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 5\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-6-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"NARFE members enjoying the ballgame at the Busch Stadium\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 6\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-11-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Michigan Conference Attendee visited the Gateway Arch National Park\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 11\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-7-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"NARFE conference hotel at St Louis Arch and two members went to Arch for better look.\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 7\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-8-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Raffle awards as well as a Silver Medal trophy for Advocacy Support\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 8\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-9-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Helfrich Region IV Vice President and Edward Konys\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 9\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-10-scaled-1600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Pictures for recruiting\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 10\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .carousel-sync-main -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-sync-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-1-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Introductory Picture of FEDcon24\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 1\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-2-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of NARFE Attendees for FEDcon24 listening to speaker\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 2\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-3-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of 5 Michigan NARFE members taken with Region IV Vice President.\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 3\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-4-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"NARFE Conference members were welcomed by display on billboard at Busch Stadium.\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 4\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/12\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-5-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 5\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-6-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"NARFE members enjoying the ballgame at the Busch Stadium\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 6\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-11-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Michigan Conference Attendee visited the Gateway Arch National Park\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 11\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-7-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"NARFE conference hotel at St Louis Arch and two members went to Arch for better look.\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 7\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-8-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Raffle awards as well as a Silver Medal trophy for Advocacy Support\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 8\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-9-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Helfrich Region IV Vice President and Edward Konys\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 9\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/FEDCon24-2024-08-28-10-scaled-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Pictures for recruiting\" title=\"FEDCon24 2024-08-28 10\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .carousel-sync-wrap -->\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NARFE Michigan Federation Pictures taken during Special Events. 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