Welcome to the Homepage of the
FDNY RETIRED MEMBERS ASSOCIATION INC.
FDNY RETIRED MEMBERS ASSOCIATION INC.
TIME TO TURN UP THE HEAT!
On July 21st, 2010 I received a letter from my
State Senator, Frank Padavan informing me
that neither the Senate nor the Assembly acted
on Senate Bill S.5543. This bill would prohibit
the reduction of our retiree benefits.
It's time for all of us to go to the,
"Important Issues Page" and send in your letter.
The letter and the directions to follow explains everything. Don't sit back in this heat, GET INVOLVED! It's time we all notified our State Senators, and Assembly Men and Women to support this legislation.
Let's surprise our representatives when they get back from their Summer Vacations with
plenty of letters from The FDNY Retirees.
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Read about it here: "STRESS"
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The Purpose of The RMA is to:
Maintain contact with friends formed in the Fire Service,
to give moral and fraternal support to its' members,
to guard the rights of our retired members,
to keep the members informed of ideas
and thoughts as they impact on their benefits and
to secure improved pension, health and welfare benefits
for our retired members.
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Important issue page has been finally updated,
click here to see!
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We are approaching, 5,000 Hits!
"Fantastic", keep it coming! Keep visiting and if you have something to say we would love to hear from you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Important issue page has been finally updated,
click here to see!
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We are approaching, 5,000 Hits!
"Fantastic", keep it coming! Keep visiting and if you have something to say we would love to hear from you.
Thanks to all and see you all at the next Meeting.
ps: Thanks to all who have sent me your e-mail addresses.
You have all been added to our database.
If we have something of importance we will send it out on e-mail.
Please check your e-mail periodically.
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So you say you are a retired NYC Firefighter,
or Fire Officer?
And you are not a member of our organization?
Click here to join: I WANT TO JOIN!
(follow the directions when you get to the Application Page)
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or Fire Officer?
And you are not a member of our organization?
Click here to join: I WANT TO JOIN!
(follow the directions when you get to the Application Page)
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Click here for up to date Department Orders
Our next meeting location will be at the
Knights of Columbus Hall
1000 Marcus Ave
New Hyde Park, NY 10040
on
Tuesday September 28th, 2010 7:30pm
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Our Annual June Meeting at Koenig's
was, as one retiree put it,
Fun, Friends, Food and InFormational!
Jim Hayhurst welcomes Pat J. Yngstrom
Deputy Director of Veteran's Affairs
Our June Meeting get off to a great start
when Jim introduced Pat Yngstrom.
Pat was very informative as he assured the Vets that were present he could help them with any problem and
get them the proper benefits they deserve.
He said, "just call the office and we'll take care of it".
His number is (516) 572-8452 or you can go to the Nassau County Website at:
www.nassaucountyny.gov
Then we had a surprise guest, (sorry no picture of Al)
UFOA President Al Hagan.
(Al received a late afternoon phone call from Jim Hayhurst.)
He too was also very informative as he touched on two very important issues affecting us and our city neighborhoods.
First off, Al heeded all to protest the
possible closings of NYC Firehouses.
But how can you?
It's very easy just call the City Council and voice your opposition.
Call this number:
(212) 788-7100
(6/25/10) UPDATE! THE CITY WILL NOT CLOSE
THE 20 FIREHOUSES
SEE THE STORY HERE:
"CITY SAVES THE 20"
Next up, he asked for all present to get involved.
There are many out there that want to change the rules, so they can change your benefits. And you know and I know that change is the
reduction of your pension check.
He asked us to volunteer our time to help out with this cause.
Just call (212) 293-9300 and get involved.
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Before chow was served, Jim asked all in attendance to sign the handout. This page informed us of two bills in the NY State Senate which will guarantee the continuation of our health benefits
for the foreseeable future.
Senate Bill 5543-A and Assembly Bill 7060-A
For more information on this important issue go to our:
IMPORTANT ISSUES PAGE
It was a fun time for all,
hope to see you all at our next meeting.
Have a great summer and we will see you in September...
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An April Meeting Thank You
Many thanks to all who responded and brought items for our troops at the April Meeting.
Dennis Thompson (Marine 1) and Joe Rimassa (L-82)
were among many to bring in the items we requested.
Before shipping we received a few more items so that our total boxes increased to
"LUCKY 21"
Here is a picture of the 21 boxes we shipped out on Friday May 7th, 2010.
Thanks for your donations!
At our February meeting we came up with a total of 12 boxes which we shipped out on March 1st AND they were received on March 7th.
Click here to read a thank You Letter from SSG Tommy Pagan of the 240th Forward Surgical Team Airborne.
A Thank You from The Troops
also received a Thank You Letter from
Corporal Brandon Waldon of the USMC,
on the same page...
for the list: click here
For Directions Click Here: Mapquest
(Food and Refreshments will be served)
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Our next meeting location will be at the
Knights of Columbus Hall
1000 Marcus Ave
New Hyde Park, NY 10040
on
Tuesday September 28th, 2010 7:30pm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Our Annual June Meeting at Koenig's
was, as one retiree put it,
Fun, Friends, Food and InFormational!
Jim Hayhurst welcomes Pat J. Yngstrom
Deputy Director of Veteran's Affairs
Our June Meeting get off to a great start
when Jim introduced Pat Yngstrom.
Pat was very informative as he assured the Vets that were present he could help them with any problem and
get them the proper benefits they deserve.
He said, "just call the office and we'll take care of it".
His number is (516) 572-8452 or you can go to the Nassau County Website at:
www.nassaucountyny.gov
Then we had a surprise guest, (sorry no picture of Al)
UFOA President Al Hagan.
(Al received a late afternoon phone call from Jim Hayhurst.)
He too was also very informative as he touched on two very important issues affecting us and our city neighborhoods.
First off, Al heeded all to protest the
possible closings of NYC Firehouses.
But how can you?
It's very easy just call the City Council and voice your opposition.
Call this number:
(212) 788-7100
(6/25/10) UPDATE! THE CITY WILL NOT CLOSE
THE 20 FIREHOUSES
SEE THE STORY HERE:
"CITY SAVES THE 20"
Next up, he asked for all present to get involved.
There are many out there that want to change the rules, so they can change your benefits. And you know and I know that change is the
reduction of your pension check.
He asked us to volunteer our time to help out with this cause.
Just call (212) 293-9300 and get involved.
~~~
Before chow was served, Jim asked all in attendance to sign the handout. This page informed us of two bills in the NY State Senate which will guarantee the continuation of our health benefits
for the foreseeable future.
Senate Bill 5543-A and Assembly Bill 7060-A
For more information on this important issue go to our:
IMPORTANT ISSUES PAGE
It was a fun time for all,
hope to see you all at our next meeting.
Have a great summer and we will see you in September...
**********************************************************************
An April Meeting Thank You
Many thanks to all who responded and brought items for our troops at the April Meeting.
Dennis Thompson (Marine 1) and Joe Rimassa (L-82)
were among many to bring in the items we requested.
Before shipping we received a few more items so that our total boxes increased to
"LUCKY 21"
Here is a picture of the 21 boxes we shipped out on Friday May 7th, 2010.
At our February meeting we came up with a total of 12 boxes which we shipped out on March 1st AND they were received on March 7th.
Click here to read a thank You Letter from SSG Tommy Pagan of the 240th Forward Surgical Team Airborne.
A Thank You from The Troops
also received a Thank You Letter from
Corporal Brandon Waldon of the USMC,
on the same page...
for the list: click here
For Directions Click Here: Mapquest
(Food and Refreshments will be served)
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Our coveted pin is given to those who join our organization.
Please consider joining us so we can help you with the
different issues at hand.
You may have just retired or you may be retired for many years.
Either way it's a must you should be a part of us.
We will keep you informed of current issues and we will fight to keep your benefits up to date in this troubling economy.
This pin is available at our RMA Meetings for $6.00 per pin,
$10.00 for two pins.
If you would like to receive it in the mail,
send us a check made out to RMA and address it to:
RMA
PO Box 1332
Baldwin, NY 11510
