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Election Day is November 3, 2020 Make sure your voice is counted! VOTE!! |
Early In-Person Voting September 18-October 31, 2020. No appointment is needed. 9am-5pm. Voter Registrar's Office (Municipal Center/Bldg 14, 2424 Princess Anne Road) or Satellite Locations Below
If you would like to request to have your ballot mailed to you for the November 3, 2020 General Election you may submit a Virginia Vote by Mail Application. The deadline to submit the application is Friday, October 23, 2020 at 5pm. Once received, if you wish to drop off your ballot instead of mailing, ballot drop off times and locations are the same as the early in-person voting above.
Welcome back!! We are holding General Membership Meetings again!!
The next meeting is our Annual Meeting on November 19, 2020, at 12 (noon) at Gus and George’s, 4312 Virginia Beach Boulevard. Karen Fortier, Attorney, will be our guest speaker on Elder Law. Unfortunately, we will not be able to do any raffles. BUT please be advised there is a limit to how many people we can have attend and maintain social distancing. We can only have 40 members. We are requiring members to RSVP if they are coming and if bringing any guest. To do this please send an email to: Nancy Moore at: ncmoore27@gmail.com.
DEADLINE FOR RESPONDING WILL BE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020, BY 5:00 PM. If you do RSVP and then find out you cannot attend, YOU MUST email Nancy by Monday, November 16, 2020, so she can contact others that may be on a waiting list. PLEASE remember you MUST wear a mask when you enter and leave the restaurant and also if you go to the restroom. We appreciate your cooperation in RSVPing before the deadline.
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** ATTENTION MEMBERS!! **
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO BYLAWS PASSED
The Board proposed amendments to the ByLaws detailed below. These were emailed to members and posted to the website 5/5/2020. After the required two weeks of notification to the members, President Pete Leavitt called for a vote via email of the Board. The Board passed the amendments on 5/26/2020. If there are any questions, please email the board at vbrea.webmaster@gmail.com.
PRIOR:
2.3 Dues Annual dues, as determined by the Board of Directors, will be assessed on January 1 and are due upon notice. Those members who are over a year in arrears shall be sent a notice on March 1 and given until June 1 to reconcile their account. Those members still in arrears at that point shall be dropped from the organization. Any member who has not paid for the current or previous year by March 31 shall not be eligible to vote for board members or any other matters that may be addressed at Association meetings and shall not be eligible for any benefits of the Association. Initial dues are payable at time of application for membership.
AMENDED:
Addition to Article 2 – Membership
Section 2.3 Dues
Proposal to add below the existing 2.3 text:
a. New applications received on July 1 through November 30 shall be prorated for dues and owe $6.00 for the remainder of that calendar year.
b. New applications received on December 1-31 shall have the full $12.00 annual dues applied to the following year. However, the applicant will be required to pay the guest fee to attend the annual holiday luncheon held in the December they submit their application and dues.
The official ByLaws for the VBREA document will be updated soon to reflect these amendments.
The next meeting is our Annual Meeting on November 19, 2020, at 12 (noon) at Gus and George’s, 4312 Virginia Beach Boulevard. Karen Fortier, Attorney, will be our guest speaker on Elder Law. Unfortunately, we will not be able to do any raffles. BUT please be advised there is a limit to how many people we can have attend and maintain social distancing. We can only have 40 members. We are requiring members to RSVP if they are coming and if bringing any guest. To do this please send an email to: Nancy Moore at: ncmoore27@gmail.com.
DEADLINE FOR RESPONDING WILL BE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020, BY 5:00 PM. If you do RSVP and then find out you cannot attend, YOU MUST email Nancy by Monday, November 16, 2020, so she can contact others that may be on a waiting list. PLEASE remember you MUST wear a mask when you enter and leave the restaurant and also if you go to the restroom. We appreciate your cooperation in RSVPing before the deadline.
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** ATTENTION MEMBERS!! **
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO BYLAWS PASSED
The Board proposed amendments to the ByLaws detailed below. These were emailed to members and posted to the website 5/5/2020. After the required two weeks of notification to the members, President Pete Leavitt called for a vote via email of the Board. The Board passed the amendments on 5/26/2020. If there are any questions, please email the board at vbrea.webmaster@gmail.com.
PRIOR:
2.3 Dues Annual dues, as determined by the Board of Directors, will be assessed on January 1 and are due upon notice. Those members who are over a year in arrears shall be sent a notice on March 1 and given until June 1 to reconcile their account. Those members still in arrears at that point shall be dropped from the organization. Any member who has not paid for the current or previous year by March 31 shall not be eligible to vote for board members or any other matters that may be addressed at Association meetings and shall not be eligible for any benefits of the Association. Initial dues are payable at time of application for membership.
AMENDED:
Addition to Article 2 – Membership
Section 2.3 Dues
Proposal to add below the existing 2.3 text:
a. New applications received on July 1 through November 30 shall be prorated for dues and owe $6.00 for the remainder of that calendar year.
b. New applications received on December 1-31 shall have the full $12.00 annual dues applied to the following year. However, the applicant will be required to pay the guest fee to attend the annual holiday luncheon held in the December they submit their application and dues.
The official ByLaws for the VBREA document will be updated soon to reflect these amendments.
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Mailing Address:
VBREA
2405 Courthouse Drive, B68
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456
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