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2007

NEWS
Articles

NEWS
Articles

NEWS
Articles

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January
2007
Now,
with the new health Insurance, we hope that you
are happy that you do not have that wretched $ 2,800.00
deductible anymore! Bear in mind that now, there
are two health insurance's for Lufthansa retirees:
For
Retirees under 65 years:
CIGNA ( 1-800-244-6224 )
For over 65 years:
AARP ( 1-800-523-5800 )
and
then there are all the local insurance's e.g. Blue
Cross/Blue Shield, Aetna and other state sponsored
health insurance's.
We
sincerely hope that you selected wisely.
GeLH,
our umbrella board has its annual meeting at the
Sheraton Arabella Convention Hotel at FRA during
the days of May 25 to 27.
If you planning to attend, please advise:
Wolfram Knoblauch
(wolf4071@aol.com) by February 28 and send
him a check with the amount in dollars or in Euros.
By March 1st. the names of the paid participants
will be communicated to Mr. Nagel who will proceed
to make the bookings on the following day. The collected
revenues will be handed to GeLH once in Germany.
Remember: Read the available information in GeLH
Website and the Lufthansa Senior concerning the
participation to this event. Latecomers will have
to deal with the Hotel directly.
For
your information:
Cholesterol-Lowering Medicine, Statins
Please check: http://www.westonaprice.org/moderndiseases/index.html
and select, Dangers of Statin Drugs.
Financial
information:
Please enter in Google the following article title
:
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The
best time to buy everything by Kelli B. Grant
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Plastic
Penalties by Aleksandra Todorova
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About
face on reverse Mortgages by Thomas Kostigen
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important ----------------------
Information
about our yearly meeting ( this year in Florida
- beginning of June 2007 ) is to be published on
this page as soon as the contract with the Hotel
is signed.
After
that, everybody will receive the invitation and
the agenda of the meeting.
Please
be ready - it can come any day now .
Also,
watch the ticker...........
February
2007
ALRONA's
"Fun in the Sun" 2007
Dear
friends, here are the details of our meeting for 2007
Dates:
June 1st. to June 4. 2007
Hotel: Sheraton Yankee Clipper
Tel.:
(954) 524-5551
eMail: YankeeClipper@Sheraton.com
Website: www.sheraton.com/yankeeclipper
Booking Deadline
: April 15, 2007
Book by
phone: (888) 627-7109
Online Booking: starwoodmeeting.com
Room
Rate : $109.-
plus 11% taxes.
Rate good for 3 days pre- and post meeting.
Arrival
Details:
Check-in as of 3:00PM Check-out 11:00AM
Airport Shuttle:
$9.00 per person one way; TAXI $20.00
Parking:
$12.00+tax or $16.00 + tax VALET.
_________Meeting
Agenda_________
A preliminary agenda is included in everybodies
invitation an meetings are taking place on June 2
and June3 from 9.00AM to 3.00PM. List of speakers
to be advised.
For the Social Events refer to the HOME Page.
----PLEASE RETURN
THE ATTENDANCE----
CHECKLIST BY 4-15-2007
with your checks
for guests or spouses (events fees):
Outdoor Caribbean Barbecue, Cocktails,
Dinner Buffet, Live Steel Band: $65.-
Gala Dinner Dance Cocktail
Reception, Dinner, 2xDJ's: $65.-
to ALRONA's
Treasurer
Karin Hegner, 53 Laurel Road, Lindenhurst, NY 11757
HOPE
TO SEE YOU ALL !
April
11,
2007
URGENT
- IMPORTANT
Lufthansa
has approved a cost of living adjustment (COLA) for
retirees who began receiving pension payments
prior to January 1.2006.
PLEASE CHECK
YOUR MAIL -- THESE ARE EXTRAORDINARY NEWS FOR ALL LUFTHANSA
RETIREES
......... Letters are being
mailed by NYC GV/P. -------- Check your MAIL !
Happy
Easter
Dear Friends,
Allow
me during these festivities to thank you all for the
response and bookings to our annual convention at Fort
Lauderdale. We have extended the amount of rooms for
members who needed more than 4 days and assisted many
associate with their wishes. I also would like to take
this opportunity in thanking all the Regional Chapters
for their efforts in making this a memorable event.
We have some great prizes this time, e.g., Lufthansa
Flights (confirmed and on Standby), Swissair, United,
Virgin America and many more interesting prizes.
On
April 25.2007 at 12.30 lt., the New York Region has
its Spring Luncheon organized by Herbert Kaufhold. We
all will be there to answer any questions you may have.
Frohe
Ostern,
Wolfram Knoblauch
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OTHER
INFO:
February 21, 2007
URGENT!
Lufthansa
Group unveiled preliminary full-year financial results Monday
and said it expects full-year earnings attributable to shareholders
to soar nearly 77% to €800 million ($1.05 billion) from
the €453 million net profit posted in 2005. Revenues
are expected to rise 9.4% to €19.8 billion and operating
profit will increase 46.4% to €845 million from the €577
million earned in 2005, well above the €750 million forecast
last
fall (ATWOnline,
Oct. 27, 2006). The company provided no other information
and said it will report detailed results on March 8th
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LH
announced the conclusion of a new 17-month labor agreement
with the ver.di union, which represents cabin staff and ground
workers. From May 2007, employees will receive a 3.4% pay
increase that will follow a one-time payment of €525.
Profit-sharing and regulations on phased retirement will be
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