NARFE News JUNETEENTH 2022
Enter NARFE’s 2022 Photo Contest
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apture the image that conveys your interpretation of the phrase “America in Focus” and submit it to the 2022 NARFE Photo Contest. Winning photos will be
featured in the 2023 NARFE Calendar. Submissions will be accepted from now through February 28, 2022. Spread the word about the contest to friends and colleagues. If you are a NARFE federation or chapter leader, please provide a link to the guidelines, available at www.NARFE.org/ photocontest, on your website and e-newsletter, and include the guidelines in your print newsletter. All NARFE members in good standing, except for those who are professional photographers, are eligible to enter, even if they’ve already
had a photo appear in past calendars.
CONTEST GUIDELINES
Photos must be horizontal and size 8 x 10 or 8-1/2 x 11. Each member is limited to five photo entries and must put the following information on a piece of paper taped to the back of each photo: title, description (up to 15 words), member name, address, chapter (if applicable), email address and phone number.
Revving Up Recruitment
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he NARFE Fall Membership Drive is in full swing, and with a $10 reward for every member you recruit, this is a great time to help NARFE grow. We hope your recruiting efforts have been going well and that you’re taking advantage of all our membership development resources. To access the resources, just go to www.NARFE.org, mouse over “For Members” on the menu bar, and select “Officer Resources”
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from the dropdown menu. From the list of topics, click “Membership Officer Resources,” scroll down under “RECRUITMENT,” and click “NARFE Membership Recruitment Resources.” You’ll find all the recruiting tools you need, including: • A recruitment email template that incorporates a testimonial. • The NARFE membership brochure with powerful talking points.
Juneteenth, which commemorates emancipation from slavery, is not designated a federal holiday in the 2022 NARFE calendar. The calendar went into production and was printed before President Joseph R. Biden Jr. signed the holiday into law. It will be included in NARFE’s 2023 calendar.
No photos of children or pets, please. Photos sent by email will not be accepted. No Polaroids. Photos will not be returned. By entering the contest, you grant NARFE a nonexclusive license to use your photo in perpetuity in any medium, including editing, publishing, distributing and republishing it in any form. Entrants retain the copyright to their images. NARFE assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright. Photos for the 2023 calendar will be selected and winners notified by the end of June 2022. Send photos to NARFE Photo Contest, Attn: C. Marwitz, NARFE, 606 N. Washington St., Alexandria, VA 22314.
• An “elevator speech” to help you quickly and effectively explain the benefits of NARFE membership. • The “About NARFE” video that you can use if you have the opportunity to give a short introduction to NARFE and want the impact of professional, polished media. • A membership presentation script that covers NARFE’s advocacy efforts and all our key member benefits. SEE RECRUITMENT ON P. 72
