Social Security Administration and Alumni Notes for February 2012

Today, I'll ask for some comments on news items and pictures I have found.  If enough people are interested, I'll publish more of the same.

01. Who is this famous guy? Lots of Social Security activity happened under his overall watch.

02.  How about this guy? If Congress had listened to him, there would not be any question about Social Security solvency.

03.  Remember this lady?  A very dynamic manager at the Social Security Administration.

04.  If you worked in the field, you may have known, or heard of, this guy.

05.  Another manager who made a big impact at the Social Security Administration.

06. Take a close look here. If you worked at SSA, you may have known somebody who is shown.

07.  A Note from Friends

I received a copy of the annual Holiday Letter from Bruce and Ruth Duncan.  For those who don't know these people, let me say that they both worked at the Social Security Administration some years ago.  Bruce had always wanted to be an Anglican Priest; however, he had a stuttering problem that he needed to overcome.  As soon as he did that, he was accepted as a Priest and he and Ruth left SSA to pursue an interesting life in the religious community.

They served the Inuits in Upper Canada, families in California, and parishes in Massachusetts, where they live now.

If you knew Bruce and Ruth and would like to have a copy of their interesting letter, let me know.

08.  Social Security Organization

Former SSA Commissioner Robert Ball founded an organization devoted to International Social Insurance issues: The National Academy of Social Security.  This organization has a wonderful address in Washington, DC:  1776 Massachusetts Avenue.  Check the organization out at:

http://www.nasi.org/

09.  Looking for fellow SSA'ers

Arthur DeRuve is looking for former OHA (now ODAR) workers/employees/professionals to form a group to meet and reminisce about the "old days".

10 We're looking for fellow SSA'ers also.

Don't forget to tell your friends to check out our Social Security Alumni website, which has just been updated:

http://www.ssaanational.org/

11.  Woodlawn Villager

As I've mentioned before, the Woodlawn Villager newspaper continues to publish news and pictures about the Social Security Alumni Association.  A recent spread appeared about our new office open house, with marvelous pictures.  I'll talk more about them in a future blog entry.  Meanwhile, if you live anywhere near Woodlawn, Maryland, check out the Villager.. its a free newspaper that can be found almost universally in the area.

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Thanks for listening.  Joe
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Social Security Alumni

This blog is directed mainly to those former or current workers of the Social Security Administration (SSA) who may not be members of the Social Security Alumni Association (SSAA). It is not intended to be a substitute for the Social Times newsletter that is published by SSAA. It is an unashamed attempt to get you so interested in the activities of the Association that you will want to join us.

TRIPS

New SSAA Board member, Marsha Long, has volunteered to handle trips for the Association. (She has a lot of experience planning and running trips and tours.) While most of the trips listed will take place in the general mid-Atlantic region, they are available to anyone in the United States who wants to join us. Some trips, such as cruises, might be more convenient for those who are not located near Baltimore, Maryland.

Our trips will be advertised to current SSA workers, SSAA members, and former SSA workers who are not members. Relatives are welcome and others with no SSA work connection are eligible to participate as space allows.

January 2010: We had planned a trip to Toby's Dinner Theater to see Annie; however, the timeframe proved to be too short and we had to cancel. We will be scheduling other dinner theater trips in the near future.

February 15, 2010: Tour of the famous Baltimore Basilica followed by lunch at Tio Pepe's restaurant.

March 9, 2010: Trip to the Hollywood Casino in Grantville, Pennsylvania.

The future: Cruises, day trips and overnight trips. Stay tuned.

CHAPTERS

SSAA has 13 chapters around the United States. Here are the activities of some of the more active chapters.

Baltimore Chapter:

Luncheons are normally held on the second Tuesday of every month at 11:30 am at the Windsor Inn, 7207 Windsor Mill Road, Baltimore. Everyone is welcome. Our next meetings will be:

January 12, 2010
February 9, 2010
March (no meeting..trip)
April 13, 2010

Carroll County, Maryland Chapter:

Luncheons are normally held on the second Monday of every month at noon at Bullock's Restaurant, on Route 32 near Route 97. Everyone is welcome. Our next meetings will be:

January 11, 2010
February 8, 2010
March 8, 2010
April 12, 2010


Magic City Chapter (Birmingham, Alambama)

This chapter has meetings during the first week of each month. Often they have speakers on topics of interest to the group.

San Francisco, California, Bay Area Chapter


This chapter has periodic luncheons. I'm not sure of the current schedule.

Northwest Washington Chapter (Kirkland, WA)

This chapter also has periodic luncheons. I'm not sure of their current schedule.

Washington, DC Metro Chapter (Fairfax, Virginia)

This chapter has quarterly luncheons.

Southern California Chapter, Los Angeles, California

This chapter has monthly meetings.

Florida Suncoast Chapter (Tampa, Florida)

This chapter has monthly meetings.

Note: if you would like to hear about what goes on in these Chapter meetings, you can find Chapter reports in the SSAA Social Times newsletter.

Questions/comments? You can comment directly on this blog or phone us at the SSAA office on 410-965-7434 or 410-965-7433.