Informational

Informational posts feature information and informational events that might be of interest to our membership.

APRIL 30th IS NATIONAL TAKE BACK DAY!  

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got_drugs_banner“The National Prescription Drugs Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for the abuse of medications.”

Several collection sites have been established on Long Island for Saturday, April 30th, from 10 am to 2 pm. Continue Reading for site locations. Continue reading →

Upcoming Musical Events

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Don Sherman, East Northport Middle School Music Teacher and Northport Community Band Director, invites R-UTN members to two musical events.

The 26th Annual Northport Music Department Scholarship Benefit Faculty Recital will be presented this Friday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Robert W. Krueger Center for the Performing Arts at Northport High School.  As always, an intriguing and eclectic lineup, with great performances of music by Vivaldi, Verdi, Claude Bolling and many others, performed by prodigiously talented singers and instrumentalists including Hornucopia, the Long Island Tuba Quartet, grownups wielding recorders and ukuleles, and a finale by our own Northport Community Jazz Orchestra. Continue reading →

REQUEST FOR VOLUNTEERS

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A request from T-UTN member Diane Martell —

dog2The Guide Dog Foundation and America’s VetDogs are not-for profit organizations in Smithtown that provide guide, service and hearing dogs for people with disabilities. I am helping the Foundation recruit volunteers for their speakers bureau to assist with different speaking engagements, including their 90 minute Talk and Tour of  the Smithtown campus. To volunteer please contact Bill Krol, Communications Manager, at Bill@GuideDog.org or Diane Martell at dmar23rad@aol.com.

Thanks for your support!

IRS scam alert

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An IRS telephone scam has surfaced.  Be alert and remember the IRS never calls taxpayers – they communicate by regular mail.  The scammers are calling people and threatening them with fines and arrest.  Never give out Social Security numbers or any bank information over the phone even if caller is using IRS ID numbers and official sounding titles.  If you receive a call from the IRS – hang up and report the call to crime stoppers – 1-800-244-8477.  All calls are kept anonymous.

Reasons We Don’t Want a NYS Constitutional Convention in 2017

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Joan Perini of NYSUT has written a letter to all NYSUT member about the proposal for a New York State Constitutional Convention and what it would mean to NYSUT members. She states:

We need to understand what is at stake and what you can do to help.  For one thing, let your fellow retirees know about the plans for a 2017 convention and what the proposed changes would mean to them.  A good example of a negative issue that could be raised has to do with pension rights.  Currently it states that once hired as a public employee and told your pension rights, your pension can never be diminished or impaired.  Revocation of this right would be a serious loss to all public employees.

Read the complete letter here Constitutional_Convention