Kentucky Public Retirees
North Central Chapter
Kentucky Public Retirees North Central Chapter
Plan of Service 2009-2010

As your President, these are my goals for the current 2009-2010 year:

1. Maintain a budget for the North Central Chapter. A Budget and Finance Committee Chair has been appointed to oversee the budget flow throughout the year. We will seek to build a healthy reserve and still have funds for charity projects.

2. Implement additional fund raising projects (such as our recent successful charity auction, producing a cookbook, etc.).

3. Inform members of community service projects. It is my belief that retirees have an obligation to continue to give to their communities as long as they are physically and mentally able to do so, and that retirees have a lot to contribute. Many retirees need only to be given an outlet and an opportunity to get involved.

4. Institute group bus tours (for example, the Newport Aquarium), which are conducted on air-conditioned, restroom equipped, luxury buses through a tour service such as Toby Tours or Shockey Tours, Inc.

5. Hold discussion and problem solving sessions. Other KPR chapters have had good discussions between members as to mutual needs, problems, and interests.

6. Expand recruitment efforts – hold luncheons in rural counties, and send out recruitment letters to new retirees. Ask members to recruit members. With our free membership program, we have a golden opportunity to recruit a large number of new retirees as members.

7. Encourage attendance at meetings by new members by sending them a welcoming letter when they join KPR and greeting them warmly when they do attend.

8. Make our interests and needs known to state legislators through grass roots lobbying. Priorities are a catch-up raise for our older retirees and protection of the inviolable contract in regard to health insurance rates.

9. Encourage attendance and participation by implementing a carpooling program. A number of KPR North Central members have expressed that they would come to meetings if transportation were not such a problem - some do not drive, and some do not live very close to our meeting place.

CONTACTING THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE
For more information on contacting the Governor and his staff, please review the information below.

By Phone
You can leave a message for the Governor by dialing 502-564-2611.

By Mail
Letters should be addressed to:
Governor Steve Beshear
700 Capital Avenue, Suite 100
Frankfort, KY 40601

Online Information
Visit the Governor’s web site at http://www.governor.ky.gov/contact.htm for additional contact information.

CONTACTING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
For more information on contacting your legislator, please review the information below.

By Phone
You can leave a message for your legislator by dialing 1-800-372-7181.

By Mail
Mail a letter to a legislator C/O:
Legislative Research Commission
700 Capitol Ave.
Frankfort, KY. 40601

Online Information
Visit the Legislative Research Commission (LRC) web site at http://lrc.ky.gov/whoswho/whoswho.htm.