Virginia Federation of NARFE


Chapter 1116
Vienna - Oakton

Charter Date:  06/01/1969

Annual Chapter Dues:  $10.00

Meeting Location:  Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry Street, Vienna, VA 22180  (Corner of Park and Cherry Street)

Meeting Information:  2nd Tuesday of the month at 1:30 pm.  No meetings in July and August.  

2025 CHAPTER 1116 (Vienna-Oakton) OFFICERS

President – Kathy Arpa
1st Vice President – Ralph Dantinne
2nd Vice President – Jayne Seidman
Secretary – Dave Graf
Treasurer – Chris Gieseler

2025 Officers – Left to right - Kathy Arpa, Ralph Dantinne, Jayne Seidman, Dave Graf, Chris Gieseler Chapter 1116 Annual Holiday Party was held at Mulligans Pub on the Green in Fairfax, VA on December 10, 2024. Members and guests enjoyed lunch, a variety of desserts provided by board members, a secret Santa gift exchange, and held collections for Alzheimer’s Research and Toys for Tots. Area X Vice President Ted Pasek installed 2025 officers.
Chapter 1116 Annual Holiday Party was held at Pan Am Family Restaurant on December 12, 2023. 
Members enjoyed lunch, a variety of desserts provided by members, gift exchange, door prizes and held collections for Alzheimer’s Research and Toys for Tots.         2024 officers were installed. 
2024 1116 officers
2024 Chapter 1116 Officer's Kathy Arpa, President, Ralph Dantinne, First Vice President, Jayne Seidman, Second Vice President, Nancy Burke-Panos, Secretary and Dave Graf, Treasurer
Area X Vice President Ted Pasek with Chapter 1116 Officers.
Kathy Arpa presented Chris Gieseler with Certificate of Appreciation for his service as Chapter Secretary 2021-2023.
Members and guests
Members and guests

Scenes from NARFE Chapter 1116 Meeting on February 14, 2023

Chris Gieseler and Jayne Seidman       


Maddy White Deputy Director of Outreach Office of Congressman Gerald E. Connolly

Kathy Arpa

Maddy White

Chapter 1116 Members at Chapter Meeting on February 14, 2023

PROGRAMS/EVENTS FOR 2025 FOR CHAPTER 1116 (Vienna-Oakton)

 January 14, 2025 – Chapter 1116 Meeting – 1:00 PM – Vienna Community Center (VCC)
Guest speaker
Laura Montz, a program on “Nutritional Changes with Age”

February 11, 2025 – Chapter 1116 Meeting – 1:00 PM – VCC – Guest Speaker – Gaston Gianni, VFN National Legislation Chair – report on the Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82 and updates on National Legislation as a result of the new administration and Congress

March 11, 2025Chapter 1116 Meeting – 1:00 PM – VCC – Guest speakerShawn L. Smith, State Director, Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) 

April 6- 9, 2025 VFN Conference – Hotel Madison, Harrisonburg, VA.    Info at www.vanarfe.org              Theme “Our Future – Stronger Together”
  
 April 15, 2025 – Chapter 1116 Meeting – 1:00 PM – VCC
Guest speaker – Carolyn Pennington, Executive Director of the Shepherd’s Center of Northern Virginia
(Note this is the third Tuesday.)

May 13, 2025 – Chapter 1116 Meeting – 1:00 PM – VCC

For info, contact Chapter President Kathy Arpa at 703-205-9041 or mkarpa@hotmail.com

Kathy and Mark Arpa attended Region X Conference in Frankfort, KY

Chapter Officers

President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Alzheimer\’s Chair
Membership Chair
National Legislation
Newsletter Editor
Public Relations
State Legislation
Program Chair
Photographer
Service Officer
Sunshine

Kathy Arpa
Ralph E. Dantinne
Jayne Seidman
David Graf
Chris Gieseler
Mark Arpa
Jayne Seidman
Jim Hathaway
Kathy Arpa
Pec Chan
Chris Gieseler
Kathy Arpa
Mark Arpa
Susan Larson
Harriet Epstein

Chapter 1116 (Vienna-Oakton) 2021 Executive Board

 

 

Pictured Left to Right:

Kathy Arpa, President

Ralph Dantinne, 1st Vice President

Jayne Seidman, 2nd Vice President

Kay Dellinger, Secretary

Dave Graff, Treasurer

Chapter 1116's 50th Anniversary - June 11, 2019

 

Presentation from Congressman Gerry Connolly\’s Office – Congressional Record.  

Images Left to Right:

Ted Pasek, Nicole Malec, Ken Thomas, Leslie Ravenell, Kathy Arpa, Alex Robbons, Constance Bails, Bill Shackelford and Jim Little

 

Images Left to Right:

Ted Pasek, Area X Vice President; Kathy Arpa, Chapter 1116 President; Dr. Constance Bails, VFN President Elect; Ken Thomas, National President; Leslie Ravenell, VFN President; and Bill Shackelford, Region X Vice President.

 

Awards presented to distinguished members with over 20-years membership in NARFE.

Images Left to Right:

Shirley Martin (32 years), Adrian Van Huizen (31 years), Chapter 1116 President Kathy Arpa, Shirley Keyes (21 years), Norma Sedgwick (23 years), Marian Reeves (21 years), Carol Haefs (22 years), and Curtis Turnbow (23 years).

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