COMMENTS FROM GRAA'S PRESIDENT, DR. PIEPER: At our June GRAA lunch, Arnold Passman of Live Safe America program gave a vigorous talk about methods of personal defense if you should become a target for a purse snatcher or car jacker at an ATM machine or in a parking lot, elevator, or jogging path. His primary suggestion was to carry a good brand of pepper spray, especially by women. He had other suggestions (e.g., don't let anyone make you drive your car anywhere - drive into a low speed fender bender on purpose instead). Used Bob Morrissey as a potential mugger to show how to break attack holds. We were pleased that Bob behaved very well and did not hurt Mr. Passman, who in addition to being our guest, was half  Bob's size.

Next month on July 10, Bob Wigand has arranged for a visit by a group of junior/senior undergraduate students from around the country who are spending June 4 to August 8 at Goddard in the NASA Academy. They are a very talented group, as you can learn by going to the website: http://nasa-academy.gsfc.nasa.gov/.  Click on the GSFC Academy and go to the 2001 Academy to get pictures and profiles of this year's students. They are working as research assistants for PI's in codes 500, 600, and 900. These young people all have long term aspirations to work for NASA and look forward to having lunch with GRAA members to learn about what we did in the good old days. So enjoy lunch with them and spin them some yarns. Don't brag too much though; from their profiles some of them have already done remarkable things. So enjoy lunch with them and spin them some yarns.

And now we have a problem. Once again, a lot of people showed up for lunch in June who failed to call Alberta to get on the list. Forty people made reservations, Barney and Bea planned for fifty and sixty showed up. So Barney had to scramble to feed everybody and ran short of some things. PLEASE CALL AHEAD so Barney can plan. I remember when I worked at the Radiation Lab at MIT during World War II. If you forgot your badge, they let you in, but you had to wear a great big badge that said FORGOTTEN on it. Maybe we could do something like that, or make those who don't call ahead go to the end of the line. We'd rather have you call ahead.

MAIL STUFFERS FOR JUNE: Anne Thompson, Agnes R. Smith, Ewald Schmidt, Bob Wigand, Frank Wrigley, Dick Tagler, Elaine Montgomery and John Steckel.

TREASURER'S REPORT: Donations were received from Tony Grandi, Paul Reising, Bernie Peavey, Jim Bradford, Fred W. Bender and Phil Crossfield.

ADOPT-A-ROAD: Thanks to Paul Rall, Elaine Bobbitt, Elaine Montgomery and Bob Wigand a portion of Good Luck Road was minus about a dozen large bags full of trash - Should join us for the next scheduled Clean-up. Remember the following: "PEOPLE WHO CARE VOLUNTEER -DO YOU?"

LETTERS WE GET LETTERS !!!
PHIL CROSSFIELD: As a long time retiree, continues to appreciate receipt of the monthly newsletter & the opportunity to attend the monthly luncheons. His Goddard experiences date back to the first Nimbus launches. This spring marked the twentieth anniversary of service as a Docent at the National Art & Space museum.
PAUL REISING: Enjoys retirement -- summer at Ocean City -- winter at Ft. Myers, Florida. Looks forward to the Newsletter and bits about people who were at GSFC.
TONY GRANDI: Looks forward to receiving the Newsletter each month. Appreciates all the work -- misses the good old days of the 60's --.
ED KORKLIN: Appreciates receiving the monthly report - sends thanks for keeping him on the list -
PAT KELLY:  Sends a note mentioning that he's fine - selling his cottage in MD and his Pittsburgh home - will be joining three daughters living in Jacksonville, Florida
FRED BENDER: Sends his best to everyone.

RETIREES:
              James Barrowman             Code 600 June 2001                                  Marlene Forster                  Code210 May 2001
              Elizabeth E. Beyer             Code 441 June 2001                                  Robert H. McDonnell        Code 546 June 2001
              John Bosworth                  Code 920 June 2001                                  Hugh B. O'Donnell             Code 567 April 2001
              Thomas W. Clark               Code 920 June 2001                                 Claudette D. Parent             Code 210 June 2001
              Gustave J. Comeyn, Jr.      Code 471 May 2001

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                                                                     SPECIAL ADMITTANCE
                                                                 TICKET TO G.R.A.A. LUNCH
                                                             You must be accompanied by a GRAA
                                                           member or GSFC employee with a badge.
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