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The purpose of the association is primarily that of providing communication to and from the corporate headquarters, to exchange ideas pertaining to the retirees' welfare and to provide a social basis of fellowship of those who have shared a comradeliness in working together for a great company.

Celebrate Delius
Friday, January 6, 2012
Concert time : 10:00 am
The following is a special invitation to adults only taping of the Florida Orchestra Morning Masterworks Series on Friday, January 6, 2012 at 10am at the Mahaffey Theater. These tickets are FREE and there are a few ways to pick them up.

Attendance by children is discouraged due to the fact that this performance will be taped.

Progress Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theatre
To Secure tickets in advance of the concert

TFO Box Office Address: 163 3rd Street N, 1st Floor
St Petersburg, Fl 33701

Guests need to mention password: Electricity

Tickets will be available on a first come first served basis
at the TFO Box office-hours of 9am – 5:00pm

Holiday scheduled below

Monday, December 19 – Thursday, December 22,
Tuesday, December 27 – Thursday December 29
Monday, January 2- Thursday January 5.

Tickets Day of the Concert

We will also have tickets available on a walk up basis at the Florida Orchestra Will Call window beginning 9am on January 6th at the Mahaffey Theater

There is also a lunch buffet available for $25.00 following the performance (advance purchase only) at the box office.

This offer does not allow for tickets to be reserved by phone, online or email, guests will need to pick up tickets at our box office in advance according to the schedule provided above or day of concert at the Will Call window, first come first served basis at the Mahaffey Theater.

Attendance by children is discouraged due to the fact that this performance will be taped.

The external Progress Energy website has been revamped and the link to the retiree page has changed, along with the look and feel of the pages. The website has lots of good information on benefits enrollment information, forms to update their tax withholding or direct deposit on their pension check, and retiree luncheons and meetings, etc. Here is the new retiree site link:

https://www.progress-energy.com/commitment/community/retirees/index.page

Thanks for your help! The new Florida Power Corporation Retiree
Association Facebook Page is up and running here:

https://www.facebook.com/FPCRA

Thanks to the people who liked our page, we now have a shorter URL.
We will have it covered in an article for the newsletter with the correct verified
short URL. For people not on Facebook, and go to www.facebook.com
and register with just an email and a password. Then you can search on
Facebook for "Florida Power Retiree Association" and "Like"
the page. You can bookmark the page and return regularly to see who else
has liked the page, what event information has been posted along with
pictures, and they can post their own status updates, future event notices
etc.

President’s Letter May 2011
As your newly elected FPCRA President, I am honored by the support and trust you have shown in allowing me to lead this great organization. I started with Florida Power Corporation in 1973 at the age of 22. I grew up while working at the company and I learned what it meant to work in the family environment of our legacy. I was fortunate to work in Payroll, Trust Administration, Purchasing and Employee Benefits where I was able to meet and interact with many employees over my 32-year career. I feel as though I know so many of you because my work assignments touched so many employees, retirees and their family members over the years.

Where this association is heading is to be determined. There is a growing trend throughout the country in that many fraternal and social organizations are disappearing. It’s a sign of the times. Our February 2011 installation of FPCRA officers was historic. For the first time, our association did not have a candidate for President-Elect. At the February 2011 FPCRA board meeting, a motion was made and approved to establish a sub-committee of board members to take a look at the feasibility of continuing this organization into 2012 and beyond.

The committee, known as the Transition/Dissolution Committee, is charged with making a formal recommendation to the full board by May 2011 as to the future of the organization. The sub-committee is made up of the following seven members: Terry Renninger – Chair; Dennis Tindall, Gardner Harshman, Alex Novakoski, Sam D’Avico, Al Stephenson, and Marybeth Showerman.

Your opinions matter so we need to hear from you either directly or via your breakfast/lunch bunch leaders. Our committee members will be contacting each area leader over the next couple of months. The committee members welcome your comments, support and suggestions.

Regardless of the outcome of this committee’s action, there will still be ongoing informal social activities among the retirees in various locations because we are still a family of people who care about one another and our history. We will keep you informed throughout the year. Please continue to support your FPCRA in 2011 as we will continue with the many activities we’ve planned for you. Sincerely, Terry Renninger

The external Progress Energy website has been revamped and the link to the retiree page has changed, along with the look and feel of the pages. Here is the new retiree site link: https://www.progress-energy.com/commitment/community/retirees/index.page

Plan now for the
FPCRA September meeting
in St. Petersburg
Tuesday September 20, 2011

Our meeting are always on the third Tuesday
of the month unless otherwise noted.

Hard Freeze, Hard Times
by Chuck Harper

To read the story about the Christmas
of 1989, click here

To view pictures from the December 2009
breakfast meeting in Crystal River, click here.
(A special thanks to Alex who got up early to go up and take pictures!)

Universal tickets

Click here for information regarding Universal Studio discounted tickets which for a two park admission is the best deal. Hope you enjoy yourselves and just maybe… run into you!
-Alex-

Next FPCRA retirees meeting
in St. Petersburg
will be September 20, 2011
Palm Lake Christian Church
5401 22nd Avenue North
St. Petersburg

The Florida Power Corporation Retirees' Association is a non-profit corporation, formed in 1978. It is currently a 501(c)(7) charitable corporation which allows a tax exempt status. The association is governed by a Board of Directors and meetings are open to all members.