Membership
Liz Uphoff, Membership chair
Please consider joining the largest and most productive Postmaster organization—NAPUS (National Association of Postmasters of the United States). By becoming a member of NAPUS, you will gain access to many valuable services and benefits available only to NAPUS members. In addition, you will join a fraternal organization of more than 42,000 other Postmasters, officers-in-charge, PMRs, and retired Postmasters. You will gain additional insight, ideas, and career assistance by networking with your fellow NAPUS members. Please complete and return a form 1187 to enroll. This will enable you to enjoy all the benefits NAPUS has to offer. Check out the NAPUS websites, www.napus.org and www.illinoisnapus.org, for information and membership.
NAPUS’ annual National Convention is in Grand Rapids, Michigan on September 11-16, 2010.
The 2010 annual Training Conference is at the Decatur Holiday Inn on November 6-7, 2010.
Legislative Leadership Conference in Washington, DC takes place on March 12-16, 2011.
Our next Illinois State Convention will be held near Fairview Heights on April 30-May 2, 2011.
I look at membership in NAPUS as job insurance. The majority of Postmasters in Illinois are members of NAPUS, and our voice grows louder with each new member. We will insure the provision of universal service is maintained, and Post Offices are not closed solely for economic reasons. We are also watching the budget process to ensure there are no reductions or major changes to our health care and pension.
If you have any questions or need assistance with anything, please contact me or our Illinois NAPUS President, Pam Price.
Liz Uphoff, Membership Chair
Illinois State Chapter NAPUS
Postmaster, Toluca IL 61369
Membership report
Our current membership stands at 68.91% as of April 6th, with March 1188s out of picture. 1188s are withdrawals from NAPUS--Let's keep members and get 1187s in---also 1187 link on Illinois NAPUS.
829 Active Members
525 Retired Members
176 Associate Members
57 PMR Members
The National Executive Board approved the extension of this program to
12-31-2010. Any new Postmaster, OIC, or PMR has (30) days from their appointment to join NAPUS for (1) year free membership.
TOP 10 Reasons to join NAPUS
1. To be a part of something bigger than ourselves...
"Let's do together what we cannot do alone."
2. Representation
3. Training
4. Networking/Support
5. Motivation/Positive Feedback
6. Professional Advancement/Personal Growth
7. Credit Union/Mass. Benefits
8. NAPUS Family/life long friends
9. Perks
10. 1 year of FREE membership
for first time Postmasters, OICs, and PMRs
NAPUS: Champion of America’s Postmasters
By becoming a member of NAPUS, Postmasters and OICs will gain access to many valuable services and benefits available only to NAPUS members. In addition, you will join a special fraternity of more than 42,000 other Postmasters, officers-in-charge and retired Postmasters. You will gain additional insight, ideas and career assistance by networking with your fellow NAPUS members.
NAPUS members own outright the NAPUS National Office building in Alexandria, VA. A National Office staff of full-time professionals works to promote the interests of Postmasters and OICs.
NAPUS enjoys strong financial health. The organization maintains a healthy reserve fund balance on members’ behalf. A presidentially appointed Budget Committee, the makeup of which changes every year, but always includes the national secretary-treasurer and one returning member for purposes of continuity, draws up the annual NAPUS budget. The Budget Committee’s recommendations are carefully considered and voted on by the NAPUS National Executive Committee.