I\u2019m sitting here looking out my study window and contemplating the
\ngrass I just mowed. It\u2019s amazing, isn\u2019t it, how grass grows back.
\nSeems like the more often you cut, the more often you have to cut.
\nCurious.<\/p>\n
Enough random contemplating (babbling) for now. NARFE\u2019s fall<\/strong> The NARFE National Executive Board (NEB) has just recently The Region X Conference is October 21-23<\/strong><\/a> in Pigeon Forge, TN. One final babble (I promise). If you aren\u2019t engaged, you aren\u2019t Until next time, keep on babbling! Well, it’s the Ides of September! Did you see what I did there?
\nmembership drive has started<\/strong>. Have you given any thought to
\nhow you can recruit a new member? Have you ever thought that,
\nif each member recruited
\njust one new member (anytime of year), our membership would
\ndouble? We\u2019re at some 129,000 members who are all making an
\nimpact, but imagine if that number were 258,000? NARFE\u2019s
\nimpact would be all the stronger! By the way, if you recruit
\nsomeone during this fall drive, you as the recruiter can receive ten
\nbucks from NARFE. Recruit 10 members and that\u2019s 100<\/strong>
\nsmackaroos!<\/strong> I\u2019d love to hear of someone who actually recruited 10
\nmembers. Wouldn\u2019t you?<\/p>\n
\napproved an additional $100,000 for federations to use, primarily
\nin membership activities? If your federation (or even chapters)
\nneeds some cash to help recruitment and\/or retention, you can go to
\nNARFE HQ membership department and seek matching funds.
\nCall now while supplies last!<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nHave you ever been to the mountains in the fall? The mountain
\nviews are majestic, what with the fall foliage in full color! Pigeon
\nForge is smack dab in the middle of all that and I can\u2019t think of a
\nbetter place to be than at the Region X Conference<\/strong><\/a>. I honestly
\nthink this year\u2019s conference will be one of, if not, the best Region X<\/strong><\/a>
\nConference<\/strong> ever. The setting, the agenda (I\u2019m still working on that,
\nbut it looks to be glorious), and especially our attendees will make
\nit so! I\u2019m excited and I hope you are, too!<\/p>\n
\ninformed! Attend a chapter meeting. Log on to the NARFE<\/strong>
\nwebsite<\/strong> and learn all about our advocacy regime. Attend a health fair during Open Season!<\/strong> Call your congressional representatives
\nand tell them how important federal workers are to the welfare of
\nthe nation. Write a letter to the editor or attend a town hall.
\nNARFE\u2019s value is in its support of our mission\u2013protecting the
\nearned rights, pay, and benefits of federal workers, retirees, and
\ntheir families. Getting involved, being engaged, is how we do all
\nthis. This time of year, when the season is changing, is a good time
\nto get out there and carry the NARFE banner high for all to see!<\/p>\n
\nRobert, \u201cLittle Bobby\u201d, Allen, NARFE Region X Vice President<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nWe usually think of the Ides of March, based on Shakespeare’s
\nplay Julius Caesar. Well, ides is Latin and the Romans used the
\nword to mean a day generally in the middle of the month. Often,
\nother dates were counted from that date. How’s that for an
\nopening babbling?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"kp-content-permissions":[],"class_list":["post-1890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/09\/julius-caesar.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1890"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1898,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1890\/revisions\/1898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1890"},{"taxonomy":"kp-content-permissions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kp-content-permissions?post=1890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}