News

Spring 2024

The Fund is now capable of providing benefits in real-time to our Canadian members safely and securely via Interac e-Transfer. The point of utilizing a real-time payment (RTP) service is to provide BR&CF members access to their benefit payments within ONE HOUR of...

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Fall 2023

The board of directors acted at the October meeting to amend the BR&CF Constitution. I am pleased to report the amendment was adopted by unanimous consent. A letter was recently mailed to all BR&CF members regarding the amended constitution. The letter...

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Summer 2023

I had the honor and pleasure of recognizing Rodney S. Boling at the 2023 annual meeting of the members. Brother Boling surpassed fifty (50) years of membership in 2021. I presented him with a plaque and expressed my appreciation for his long- standing support and...

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Spring 2023

I am pleased to announce that the board of directors took action at our recent board meeting to extend the 365 Days of Coverage initiative. This initiative began in June 2022 and had expired January 1, 2023. There has never been a better time to become a BR&CF...

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Fall 2022

In this summer’s newsletter I shared great news regarding a significantly lowered dues rate and an unprecedented enhancement to days of benefit eligibility for both new and current members. I received many compliments from members about the board’s actions to lower...

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Summer 2022

I am pleased to announce the board of directors acted during the April meeting to lower membership dues by approximately thirty percent (30%). The ease of the administrative process for implementing the dues reduction will be a stark contrast to the previous dues...

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