G.R.A.A.
                                Goddard Retirees Alumni Association
                                  P.O. Box 163 Seabrook, MD 20703

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Feb. l3, 200l        GRAA REGULAR LUNCHEON - ll:30 AM - RecCenter - Speaker: Lonnie Hoffman - Regarding Long                             Term Care Insurance recently sponsored by the NASA Credit Union - For luncheon Reservations Pls Call                             30l-937-7762.
March l3, 200l     GRAA REGULAR LUNCHEON - ll:30 AM - RecCenter - Pls call 30l-937-7762 for Reservations.
Mar. 22-26, 200l Bus Trip to Myrtle Beach and Charleston, SC - For Reservations Pls Call GRAA 30l-937-7762.
Apr. 9-20,200l    Thailand, r/t airfare to Bangkok, coach transportation, boat, domestic air, show tickets, meals, tax, gratuities                            - enjoy sightseeing grand palace, famous temple, shopping, Thai New Year Festival. Includes service of                            English-speaking guide. TOTAL: $2,000 Per Person Dble Occupancy - $l,800 Per Person Dble                            Occupancy (l) Bed - $200 deposit due Now - Balance may be made in three payments, final payment due                            3/l/0l - For more information and reservation, Pls call Pat - GEWA store - 30l-286-8498.
May 6, 2001       Bermuda Cruise from New York, aboard Pacific Princess, bus from here to New York Pier, Seven Days,                            Inside Cabin from $850 - Outside $1,050 Call GRAA. travel 301 937-7762
May l3-23, 200l CANADIAN TRAIN RIDE - Vancouver to Toronto - l0 days from $2000 -Call 301 937-7762 for Details                           and brochure -(Make reservations asap; many people are planning on rail roading!)
June 8-ll, 200l     LAS VEGAS - Sample the thrill of the slot machines & blackjack at the plush casinos. Enjoy spectacular                           evening shows with some of the world s best entertainers. Package includes r/t non-stop air fare, hotel,                           airport transfers, 3 nights in Las Vegas, hotel luggage handling, all taxes and standard gratuities. $499 Dble                           Occupancy. A $75 deposit will hold reservation. Payment in full due NLT 4/3/0l. For additional information,                           pls call GEWA 30l-286-8498.
Sept. 27- Oct. l  Branson, MO Tour - 5 days, 4 nights, approximately $775 per person, covers everything. If you are                           interested, call GRAA. travel 301-937-7762

GEWA STORE ITEMS: Close-out Sale - Beverly Hills Polo Club, Seiko & Lorus Watches; 50% off - also, other watches on sale: Close-out on costume jewelry; 50% off of GEWA' s already low price. All digital cameras in stock are on sale as marked.

MAIL STUFFERS FOR JANUARY: Mary & Bob Wilson, Bob Wigand, Agnes R. Smith, Frank Wrigley, Bill Shields, Elaine Montgomery, John Steckel, George Abid, and Rose McChesney .

TREASURER'S REPORT: Donations were received from Tom Taylor, Bob Nagel, Donald Righter, George Hogan and Glenn Harris. GRAA's account balances totaled $12,868.08 as of 12/31/00. This is a decrease from the $14,315.59 held at the end of `99. The decrease is attributed to the cost of printing the Directory and to a decline of $1370 in donations. A financial report listing all transactions for the year was printed out using Quicken for submittal to the Board of Directors.

COMMENTS FROM GRAA'S PRESIDENT, DR. PIEPER: Paul Lowman did an outstanding job of telling us about the fluid situation in the study of the New Mars at the January Luncheon.

REMINDER: If you haven' t voted for the new GRAA Board members, please see Ballot below and vote for seven (7) and mail to GRAA, P.O. Box l63, Seabrook, MD 20703 - Absentee Ballots must be received NLT 2/28/0l.

GRAA ELECTION: George Abid ________ Robert Owen ______ Charles Boyle ________ Paul Pashby ______ Danny Dalton ________ George Pieper _______ Robert Hutchison ________ Robert Wigand ________ Robert Morrissey ________ Robert Wilson ________

CONGRATULATIONS to GRAA. member, Marty Eiband , recently received the Distinguished Annuitant Award from Blue Cross/Blue Shield of the National Capital Area of NARFE.

LETTERS WE GET LETTERS!!!
DONALD L. RIGHTER: Lives in Laurel, MD - sends thanks for GRAA publication.
TOM TAYLOR: Sends thanks to those who put out the newsletter and stuff the envelopes each month. He appreciated reading about his old buddies Tom Page, Roland VanAllen and Pete Hui bringing in the medals at the Senior Olympics. Retired to Utah with his wife Roxanne and are thoroughly enjoying living there - skis in the winter and hikes in the summer. Plans to watch the passage of the space station overhead from their hot tub. Other activities includes a fair amount of volunteer work including an occasional talk in a math or science class in a local high school about the work at Goddard.
GEORGE HOGAN: Presently living in Southbury, CT - Sends thanks for receiving the Newsletters and keeping in touch - Still working but thinking about retiring - in this age of buyouts and consolidationg, has worked for four companies and never moved his desk: Perkin-Elmer, Hughes Aircraft, Raytheon and now B.F. Goodrich - there's a message there somewhere. --

OBITS:
DALE L. LUND Died in Virginia December 22, 2000.
LORRAINE SCHNEIDER Died in Arizona in March 2000.
JACK W. PEDDICORD of Chester, MD, died of cancer l2/3l/00. Joined NASA/Goddard in l962 retired in l993 - among his projects was COBE, a cosmic observatory background explorer satellite which gathered test data in space regarding the Big Bang Theory on the creation of the universe.
RICHARD EGERTER of Silver Spring, MD died in December, 2000.
JOSEPH W. SIRY Died l/4/0l - lived in Washington, DC.
ALLEN L. FRANTA Died in his home in Crete, Nebraska January 2, 200l. Al, one of the original members of Goddard, the first President of GEWA, a major participant in the design and construction of the RecCenter, was a fine engineer and project manager. Memorials should be directed to Doane College, l0l4 Boswell Avenue, Crete, NE, 68333-2430, Phone l-800-333-6263, Fax (402) 826-8600, www.doane.edu. A memorial scholarship will be made in his name. John Steckel may be contacted - 30l-384-5630 - for further details.

                                                     ___________________________________

                                                                  SPECIAL ADMITTANCE

                                                             TICKET TO G.R.A.A. LUNCH

                                                         You must be accompanied by a GRAA

                                                        member or GSFC employee with a badge

                                                    ____________________________________