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It’s that time again

The NW Federal Employees’ Association offers you an opportunity to purchase a 

2009 ENTERTAINMENT BOOK - Only $20! 

Available thru December 2008 
Make checks payable to “Associates”

Chérie Long - 5-N16, 503-230-3147 
Kirsten Kler - 1Q16, 503-230-4411 
Candy Worthington - CGF-B1, 503-230-5729 
Sandi Pierce - TEC-CSB-1, 360-619-6285 
Monica Brindos - TFT-TRLR, 360-418-2265 

Annual Craft Bazaars

The last 2008 Associates Holiday Craft Bazaar*

will be on November 6 & 7 in the Lobby and room 122 Hqtrs.  

If you wish to participate please read the new Bazaar Rules.  Volunteers are always needed.          
* You must be an Associates member or sponsored by an Associates member to reserve a table for these bazaars.

Book Fair Dates - coming to Portland!

In Front of the Cafeteria
10:00 pm to 2:00 pm daily. 

Annual Picnic 2008
More photos in the Photo Gallery

This email group is open to people retired from or otherwise formerly employed by or at the Bonneville Power Administration or has been an Associates Member. Its purposes are to be a communications link for information of general interest to many people and to be a place where one person can ask another to contact them via personal email, phone, or home address.

To join the group, go to  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BPAretirees form your home computer and apply to be a member. 

This tool is being maintained by a group simply known as The Moderators.

Associates Meetings

Meeting Notes Archive

Executive Board Meeting 
(2nd Wednesday Each Month)

Meeting for Governor's & Interested Parties
everyone is welcome to come
(3rd Wednesday Each Month)

Meeting Notes

 Events &  Tickets

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What does the Rose Garden, Rose Arena, Memorial Coliseum and Broadway have in common (besides being in Portland)?  They have great shows and a variety of events.  

The Associates brings it's members discount tickets!  Open the pdf links below for the various venues to see what the current offerings are.  Be sure to use your personal computer resources to access the external sites noted on screen and in the pdf files.

Chair: Chérie Long, 503-230-3147

DETAILS

Keller Auditorium (Seating Chart)

  Rose Quarters & Garden Arena

DETAILS

Chair: Chérie Long, 503-230-3147

 Sales & Fundraisers

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Besides the Sales identified below there are other sales and fundraisers 
that are sponsored by the Associates and/or the Associates Foundation throughout the year.  
These are generally advertised in the Current Activities section.

BPA LogoWear  ---  Order Form

Jackets, shirts, cups, tote bags, BPA lapel pins and more 
all sporting the BPA Logo can be viewed at the Logowear page. 

Chair: Eileen Jensen,  360-619-6748

Annual Craft Bazaars

The 2008 Associates Holiday Craft Bazaars* will be on October 9 & 10 and November 6 & 7.  Location: Lobby and room 122 Hqtrs.  

If you wish to participate please read the new Bazaar Rules.  Volunteers are always needed.   
            
* You must be an Associates member or sponsored by an 
    Associates member to reserve a table for these bazaars.

Co-Chair: Angie Dowling  (503) 230-3642
Co-Chair: Nancy Wallschlaeger  (503) 230-5357

Yearly Entertainment Book Sales

Check back around August 2008! 

Chair: Sandi Pierce - (360) 619-6285

Keep an Eye on the
"Current Activities" 
portion of this page for date, time and locations

Chair: Nancy C. Mabe TEC/CSB1 (360) 619-6283

 Outreach / Assisting Others

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The Associates and the Associates Foundation reach out to help others in many ways.  Here are just a few...

Eyeglass Donations 

Donate eyeglasses and/or Hearing aids for people in need by: Leaving them at any BPA Service Center, or Send to Associates Center (BPA/B155) via BPA mail, or Mail to: Eyeglasses, PO Box 3621 (B155) Portland OR 97208-3621 Read more about donating Eyeglass or what the Associates collection results have been.

Chair: Kelly Torres (360) 418-8288

FOOD DRIVES  

HELPING TO RESTOCK LOCAL FOOD BANKS 
Items used by the Oregon Food Bank and FISH (Friends In Service To Humanity) throughout the year include: Canned Goods, Paper Products,  Household Supplies, and Personal Care Products.

Monetary donations are welcome too. 

Thank you for helping your community members in need! 

PAST RESULT COMPARISONS

RESULTS OF LAST FOOD DRIVE

Portland Chair Mira Vowles (503) 230-4796
 Vancouver Chair Liz Paul (360) 418-2476

BLOOD DRIVES

We all expect blood to be there for us, but barely a fraction of those who can give do. Yet sooner or later, virtually all of us will face a time of great vulnerability in which we will need blood. And that time is all too often unexpected. From its beginning, the American Red Cross has formed a community of service, of generous, strong and decent people bound by beliefs beyond themselves. The honor, spirit and resources of the American people comes forth with neighbors helping neighbors in need - during earthquakes, floods, fires, storms - and also for the deeply personal and often quiet disasters that require a gift of blood."

 
Blood Drives 
Sponsored by the Associates

 Membership & Its Benefits

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Although the the Associates has many activities that benefit non members such as the coordination of blood drives and food drives, book fairs, annual picnic, and bazaars, there are a few that are member specific. Being a vendor at the Craft bazaar, attending a very fun very inexpensive holiday skate party with your children, advertising in the WATTS News are all member only benefits.   Two programs that are member specific are caring and sharing and the Medical Equipment loan program.

                          Chair: Jamey Winchester, (503) 230-3789

Membership Invitation

Employee Renewal Form 

 Retiree Renewal Form

The Caring & Sharing program oversees the aid, comfort and cheer to the Associates members as circumstances arise. The Associates may grant members money gifts in major cases of emergency need; provide medical equipment such as wheel chairs and other helpful appliances available for members use; and make Presentations to members who are: hospitalized, give birth, adopt children, and finally to families of deceased members.  When you join you will be asked to fill out  a preference form and return it to the Governor in your area.  This form gives the Governor the information they need to advise the Caring & Sharing Chairperson. 

Employee Preference Form     

A project of the Associates Foundation ~ a 501(c)(3) organization and a benefit for Associates Members.  The Associates has agreed to the Associates Foundation’s sponsorship of the long standing Medical Equipment Loan Program. These items have come to the Associates through donations and purchases. The advantage of having the program under the Associates Foundation is that donations – of new or good-condition used equipment (fair-market value) and of cash – are now tax deductible since the Associates Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. Thank you for your support!

Chair: Chérie Long, 503-230-3147

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LOAN PROGRAM

Licensed Notary Services

for Oregon & Washington states

• Rena Brooks (for WA & OR) x4431.

• Show your current Associates membership card.

• Then have document notarized.

 Annual Picnic

to be held at North Clackamas Park

Details

See the Photo Gallery

Holiday Skate Party

See the Photo Gallery

Usually in December.

Amusement Parks

Flier

 Information & Publications

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Looking for a governor?   Want to get a hold of a program chair person?  Curious to see who the Associates Officers are?  This is the section for you.  The links below open either a web page or pdf file.

WATTS News

Governors (pdf)

Program Chairs (pdf)

Sport Chairs (pdf)

Associate Officers (page)

Official Documents

Policies (1995)

Bylaws (1996)

Governor's Manual (2008)

Constitution (1996)

Volunteer Duty Descriptions (2002)

Sports Program Operating Procedures (2005)

Governors Request for Presentation Form (2007) 

  About the Associates

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You can join The Associates at any time by sending just $5.00 along with the Membership Renewal Form (Current Employee Form, Retiree Form) to one of the various Governors located throughout the agencies, retirees please follow instructions on the form. There is an annual membership drive during January and February every year.

The Associates sponsors reduced-price sales of products and services, such as Book Fairs, See's Candy, and Entertainment Books. The Associates also has wheelchairs and medical equipment you can borrow, a Notary Public, and a paperback lending library at Dittmer and the Headquarters Building. You can also access the Watts News and archives of past issues online. 

The Associates awards at least $5,000 per year in academic scholarships to Members' children. Members are also entitled to apply for special grants (in case of a personal catastrophe) and Caring & Sharing presentations when death, illness, injury, or a child's birth/adoption occurs. The Associates is also involved in sponsoring Blood Drives, Food Drives, Foster Children's Holiday Gifts Programs, and many other functions. The Associates also sponsors various sports teams, such as Golf, Bowling, and Softball.  We are able to offer discount programs for group events, such as Blazer games, ballets, plays, concerts, and ice skating shows. 

Special events are held each year. Past events include the Children's Holiday Roller Skating Party and the Summer Picnic. Both are held at Oaks Park and are sponsored by the Associates for its members. In the past, the Associates have also organized Holiday Craft Bazaars, Book Fairs, and various other fund raisers. All money raised goes towards the Associates Scholarship fund, the Caring & Sharing Program, and various grants that may arise during the year. 

The NW Federal Employee's Associates includes not only BPA employees (including contract employees), but employees from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, Geological Survey, NOAA Fisheries, Pacific NW Federal Credit Union, Office of the Regional Solicitor and US Geological Survey. Our organization has been going strong for over 60 years, and has continued to be a very important part of being a Federal employee. 

Employees are welcome to become a Governor and/or attend the monthly meetings, which are held the 3rd Wednesday of each month.  Please contact Mollie Gratreak at (503) 230-3075 for the location and bridge line number.

Associates History  

  Visit the Photo Gallery 

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Items advertised on this website are intended for Northwest Federal Employees Association's (i.e., The Associates) members and retirees or Federal employees who work for one of the following agencies: (Bonneville Power Administration, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Regional Solicitor's Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, National Marine Fisheries Service, and the Pacific NW Federal Credit Union) AND are headquartered in the Lloyd Center area of Portland, OR, or located at Van Mall and Dittmer in Vancouver, WA. The Associates have the right to refuse service and/or products to anyone who is not a current employee or retiree from one of the aforementioned agencies.

If you are a member/program chair and would like to submit Associates related materials for posting please contact one of the Associates Officers:
  Geri Kozicki, Alicia Mendenhall, Mollie Gratreak, or Steve Cramer