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| New Chapter Website for detail and communication About a year prior to the 2006 Midwest Reunion, the Brandenburg and Messer Chapters initiated a communication tool on the web with the address www.ymcaretiree.org They kept the site operative after that reunion for membership, news, and information sharing. We are pleased to announce that the site will expand on Labor Day to include news, photos, members, program schedule and much more from the Hoosier-Buell Chapter as well. The new site logo is ----------------> |


| Current and former YMCA Staff and YMCA Retirees attending the 1st "Coming Home" Celebration at Lake Geneva, October, 2008 |
| NAFYR Membership has it's privileges ! In fact, the best of YMCA Retirement communication and fellowship is only available to members of NAFYR. And the ultimate fellowship experience is for all of us when we add a chapter membership (some have multiple) to our group fellowship Join and Support YOUR YMCA RETIREE Fellowship Today. |
| Check out the new Forum page, today Send us your views and opinions. Read what others have said about the name of our fellowship, NAFYR and about our Newsletter's name, OGN or Old Guard News. |
| Current and Former Y staff at Coming Home to Lake Geneva 2009 |

| Part of the Hoosier-Buell Group meeting at Pokagon State Park in January to plan the year |

| 2008 Christmas Party for the L. Wilbur Messer Chapter |

| NAFYR Members enjoying Portugal and toasting the NAFYR Travel Club |
| Partly Personal from the Webmaster For the past few weeks I have been having a variety of tests leading up to a badly needed hip replacement. About 10 days ago, a heart scan score sent us in another direction. But following an angiogram yesterday (June 19) I have been cleared with no suspected artery obstructions and a very good heart. We will now ave the hip replacement on July 6, followed by about 6 weeks of physical therapy and limited activity. David Bast |