Words From the Chair by Roger Rioux

If you know of any recent retirees who may not be aware of the organization, let them know about us and how they can join by 
contacting us through the website: www.unumretirees.org  or contacting Steve Bailey at 846-6648 or sebailey@maine.rr.com. 

The annual meeting on September 25^th was a huge success; we had 92 retirees attending at the Italian Heritage Center. 
The turnout was larger than any in memory. Andrew Molloy, AVP of Corporate Benefits, presented an update for retiree medical 
benefits for 2013. There will be no changes to any of the plans. Premiums will increase 4.5% for the United Health Care 
plans only. There are no premium changes for any of the other plans. There are no changes to the prescription coverage so 
we should all continue with the Unum plan over any of those offered by Medicare Part D. If you want more information or 
contact names see our website: www.unumretirees.org.

Steve Bailey presented a Treasurer’s report. The good news is that with the help that Unum provides we will have enough funds to 
take care of next year without collecting any dues from the members. 

The list of names for the board of directors was presented and ratified by the members. 

Beverly Dahms summarized the volunteer hours submitted to her prior to the meeting. 38 members submitted their hours for a total 
of 11,847 hours in 6 different states. They volunteered at local hospitals, schools, libraries, museums, food pantries, historical societies, 
theaters, etc. Please see Beverly’s report later in this newsletter. 

Please keep track of your volunteer hours as you can get up to $500 for your favorite charity from Unum. Unum will donate $1 per
hour for volunteer work for a 501C3 (non-profit) firm. A minimum of 50 hours is required, not to exceed 500 hours per 12-month 
period (it can be other than a calendar year). A retiree may report volunteered hours accumulated from a single and/or multiple eligible 
organizations and combine those hours to meet the minimum hour (50) requirement.  Only one of the reported organizations may 
receive the match Cycle deadlines for reporting hours are June 1, September 1, and December 1.  If you are doing some volunteer 
work for 501C3 organizations, please apply for the service grant from Unum. The form to fill out is included on Unum Retirees website: 
http://www.unumretirees.org/service.html.

A questionnaire was distributed asking for suggestions for topics for future meetings. If you think of any ideas or hear a speaker who 
you think might be of interest to our members, I would like to hear from you.  We are looking for your feedback about our activities. 
Please email me with any comments or suggestions about how we can make the organization a better one. 
Roger Rioux  rrioux@maine.rr.com     (207) 799-7906  

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