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Free Flu Shot
November 21, 2008
 
FRIDAY

Free flu shots will be given at the HPOU Building on Friday, November 21,2008 between the hours of 12:00 noon and 4:00 pm.  Gary Blankenship, President HPOU, has invited HPROA members to also attend and receive their free flu shot.

 
Challenge Coins
3/26/08

                                             

Challenge Coins

Challenge Coins

 

Houston Police Retired Officers Association Challenge Coins can be purchased for $10 each.  The proceeds benefit our Surviving Spouses Luncheon.  Thank you for all the support.

 

History of Challenge Coins: Challenge Coins surfaced during the WWII era.  The practice of carrying a coin designed specifically for a unit was popular with the Army Special Forces. Carrying the coin at all times and presenting it when "challenged" to prove affiliation with that unit resulted in a number of consequences for those who could not produce a coin - the most popular required the coin less soldier to buy a round of drinks.  That practice continues to be popular today.

 

Need more information call:

Stefanie Leonard @ 713-467-9053 or 713-857-6966.

Email    stefaniegl@swbell.net

 

 

      Actual Size of coin is 1 1/2 inches.[More]
 

Board Meeting Minutes
November 13, 2008

                                         Board Meeting Minutes

                                         November 13, 2008

 

Call to Order:

President Jack Miller called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. 

 

Present:

Ashby, Blair, Bostock, Elkin, Foehner, Gaines, Lankford, Miller, Rich, and Zoch.

 

Absent:  J. DeFoor, Rayne, St.John, Turbeville

 

Sergeant at Arms:  B. D.[More]
 

Business Meeting Minutes
November 13, 2008

Business Meeting Minutes
November 13, 2008

Call To Order:

President Jack Miller called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m. 

 

Prayer:  Bill Elkin              Pledge of Allegiance:  Nelson Foehner

 

Secretary's Report and Treasurer's Report:   

·         Motion by Louis Elliott, 2nd by Floyd Nettles to accept the reports as printed.  No discussion.  Voice Vote.  Motion Carried.

 

HPOPS Executive Director John Lawson:

·         Good News - HPOPS is still in business and benefits are safe.

·         HPOPS is well diversified although we will suffer through this just like everyone else

·         Bad News - We are in the worse recession in the last 12 years.  It is a global recession.

·         The DROP / PROP rate will be 7% effective January 1 thru December 31, 2009.

·         Pension value is currently @ 2.5 Billion.

 

Recognition of Visitors - Max Lankford:

·         Texas Health Spring Representative Reese Doyal.

·         City of Houston Human Resources Representative Donna Mitchell.[More]
 

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"Want to cut your membership fee in half, maybe even free"  All you have to do is recruit a member or two or three and  your renewal fee is "ZIPPO"  "NADA"  "ZERO"   Even if you get only one non member to join you will save money.  Check out the plan below and get involved and recruiting some new member into the HPROA.

         HPROA RECRUITING INCENTIVE PLAN

In an effort to stimulate the interest of current HPROA members so that they might become more actively involved in the recruitment of new members, the following plan was approved by the HPROA Board of Directors on 4-11-08

If a current member actively seeks out a non-member and recruits that person to submit a membership application to the HPROA office, the recruiting member will receive a credit of $25.00 toward his own upcoming membership renewal.  He would likewise receive a $25.00 credit for any other new members he/she recruits.[More]
 

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  Family Assistance
Family Assistance Updates
November 2008
11/03/08

BOB MARTIN:  Bob Martin reported this afternoon that he had surgery yesterday to remove a basil cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer, from his eyelid.  The surgeon stated that it required taking 3 slices and 4 hours to complete the surgery.  Bob stated that he noticed the bump on his eyelid for a couple of months and finally went to the doctor to check it out, fortunately for him.[More]
 

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Nov.- Dec. 2008

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  Retiree Roundup
Retiree Roundup
November 13, 2008

RETIRED OFFICERS ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE

 

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

 

ROXANNE COOPER: 10-10-08 - (Randy Sillivan to Nelson) Member Leonard Cooper reports that his wife, Roxanne is fighting stage 4 lung cancer which has metastasized to other organs. Leonard states he has family support around him and that they can't take any calls at this time.  Please pray for Roxanne and Leonard that God  would give Roxanne relief from any pain and sickness and let her feel His healing hand upon her.

 

J.D. SPANN:  Called and talked to J.D.[More]
 

Virus Warning
Newest Confirmed
11/14/08

Confirmed virus warning 
  
The HPROA Website rarely publishes reports of Virus
warnings however With Christmas fast approaching, watch
out for this new virus.  I will contiue to issue warnings adivising our
m,embers not to open any unexpected emails, or emails
from unknown sources.  Never open attachments from any
sender not personally know rto you..[More]

 

  D.R.O.P.
I’m in D.R.O.P.
Can I join HPROA?
9/09/04 10:00 PM

   Yes, not only can you join, you should.
Membership in the Houston Police Retired Officers Association is based on the  requirement that a member is a certified police officer, and receiving a pension benefit from the Houston Police Officers Retirement System, or the Municipal Pension Office in the case of Park, or Airport Police Officers, i.e., a monthly retirement payment, a surviving spouse's monthly payment, or currently a member in the Deferred Retirement Optional Plan (DROP).


 
Park Place Rangers
Nov.21, 2008
11/05/08
We will be having our November Park Ranger Luncheon  at Luby's Restaurant located at 11595 Fuqua on Friday,
November 21 at 11:00 a.m.

Please bring an unwrapped toy valued around $20 to be donated to the U.S.Marine Corps Toys for Tots program.

Gary Brown


 

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