December,
2011
President:
Helga Levy & Wolf Knoblauch,
Wolfram
Knoblauch, our
last President,
presented with the
GeLH Gold Pin
for his six years of service to our organization.
December 6, 2011
_______News
Flash_______
"Contrary to
recent rumors, ALRONA members will be able to buy
travel insurance through Albatros/Hallesche for 2012.
Prices to be the same as 2011. Look for sign-up mailing
in January 2012"
November,
2011
17th
ALRONA General Meeting
Marco Island, Florida – October 10 –
October 12, 2011
Minutes of the Meeting
Tuesday, October
11, 2011
The
meeting was called to order at approximately 9:00
AM by Wolfram Knoblauch, President who welcomed all.
He then introduced the Board, namely, Helga Levy,
Vice President, Boris Seges, Treasurer, Renate Geerdts,
Membership Chair, Marina Schloesser, Travel Insurance
Chair. Secretary, Rosemarie Passaro was unable to
attend. Also introduced were the local Chapter Chairs
present, namely Herb Kaufhold of the New York Region,
Lutz Bier of the Midwest Region and Ingrid Steele
of the Florida West Region, as well as Heidi Beurton
from Paris, who represents all retirees outside of
Germany within the GeLH worldwide organization.
A
moment of silence was observed to remember those who
passed away since the last meeting, namely Ed Nennecke
and Jacqueline Gounis. The membership was informed
of the recent passing of Mr. Chowanietz, the longtime
well liked head of the SeeheimTraining Center. Greetings
from former President and holder of the gold pin John
Kok were read to the membership. Regrettably John
was unable to attend due to health reasons.
Vice
President Helga Levy presented an overview of the
activities for the next two days, especially the next
day’s cruise and dinner dance. 152 members and
guests were in attendance at this year’s successful
Alrona Reunion.
Franz
Herzig and Joe Herzig of the Lufthansa Federal Credit
Union were introduced. In their presentation outlining
the many functions and services of the Credit Union
they discussed many issues of interest to the members.
President
Wolf Knoblauch reported on the successful training
of a retiree team in the New York area which would
be called in case of an emergency to assist with phone
service and general duties. Also, a special mention
was given to the fundraising efforts in form of a
bake sale headed by Linda Sotomayor which raised a
significant amount for the Help Alliance, the Lufthansa
charitable organization.
A
communication by Ruth Ann Baker concerning the Medco
Prescription Drug Plan was read indicating that for
2012 and beyond this coverage will stay intact. Lufthansa
will still contribute $117 per subscriber per month
to this plan.
The
meeting proceeded with a vote and election. A quorum
of 15% of all members necessary to make decisions
at the meeting was confirmed. President Wolf Knoblauch
proposed a change in the bylaws to change the required
quorum percentage of members present from 15% to 10%.
This was done in anticipation of a possible decline
in membership attendance at general meetings in the
future. A vote was taken and the proposal passed,
with one opposing vote.
President
Wolf Knoblauch then proceeded to announce that he
would not run for the presidency again, due to personal
and health reasons. He indicated that he would still
be available to the board to share his experience
of past years. Vice President Helga Levy agreed to
be the candidate for the Presidency, and she was elected
unanimously. She spoke briefly to thank all for their
confidence.
After
a coffee break, Heidi Beurton made a presentation
on the new procedure of ordering standby tickets involving
other (non-Lufthansa) airlines which will have to
be done by the individual retiree in the future. Many
questions were answered, however, the new procedure
still has quite a few wrinkles to be ironed out.
The
General Meeting ended around 1 PM.
During
the Dinner Dance the following day, Marina Schloesser
and Renate Geerdts were honored and received the silver
pin to acknowledge their longstanding efforts on behalf
of Alrona.
As
usual, a lot of fun was had and lucky winners were
the recipients of a monetary raffle as well as donated
prizes and two confirmed LH tickets.
Respectfully submitted
Your Alrona Board
Helga Levy
June,
2011
ATTENDANCE
CHECKLIST
ALRONA - 2011 ANNUAL CONVENTION
Please return the form to Helga Levy, 3303 Willow
Pond Drive, Riverhead, NY 11901
