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
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, 2025 – Chapter 1116 Meeting – 1:00 PM – VCC – Guest speaker – Shawn 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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