Our mission

“To provide relief, aid and assistance to the members of this organization and their families who are sick or indigent”

Meeting Dates for 2024

Monday, February 26th, 2024 (General Meeting & Nominations)
Monday, May 27th, 2024 (General Meeting & Elections)
Monday, August 26th, 2024 (Annual Meeting- elected Officers sworn in)
Monday, November 25th, 2024

The Memorial Service-  Sunday, May 5th, 2024 @ 10am.

Note: Meetings start at 8pm unless otherwise notified.

Below are links to several forms which may be of use to you. If additional forms are needed, feel free to contact The Exempt Benevolent by email at:

benevolent@nmfd-660.com

Membership Application

Life Membership Application

Dependent Designation

*Please contact the Exempt and Benevolent for dues.

We are here for You!

The Officers’ and Trustees of the Benevolent need to remind you that the organization is here to provide aid and assistance to our members in need.

Calling Post Hints–
To avoid missing information that is sent out via Calling Post, it’s recommended that you do this:
If you haven’t done so, already; save the number (to your contacts) and name it- Calling Post NMFD Exempts – (405)308-4474
Some messages contain more info than others; so, when you get a call- let it go to voicemail; this way you can listen to the message as many times as you need.

“This is an attempt to making sure that every member is being informed as to what’s going on.”

Medical–
Defined as any out of pocket PAID medical expenses.  Examples are Co-payment receipts with your name on it, print out from a drug store for prescriptions, dental bills & eye doctor’s bills.  They must be paid receipts and you must be the patient on all receipts.  The $400.00 is a one-time submittal for each calendar year. You cannot submit in increments.  Unpaid bills submitted will not be reimbursed and will be returned.  All paperwork must be submitted no later than December 31, 2022.  There will be no exceptions.

Optical–
You may go to ANY place for eyeglasses of your choice and get glasses; the Benevolent will reimburse you $400.00. The receipt must be in your name, and this is for every two (2) years. (Increased on 5/3/18)

Death Benefit–
A Members Beneficiary will receive reimbursements of funeral expenses that have been paid (a copy of the member’s death certificate, a PAID receipt from the funeral home and a request for assistance form must be filed and sent to this organization) by the beneficiary. The beneficiary will be reimbursed for the funeral home costs incurred up to $12,000.00.  This must be submitted and approved at an executive board meeting.

Snow Benefit–
Members attaining the age of 70 and above are entitled to $100.00 for snow removal over 3 inches.

A copy of your local weather report must be presented along with an official receipt with name and address of member. This is 1 time occurrence and must be 3 inches and above. NO EXCEPTIONS!

HeartScan –
All members are entitled to participate in our new ‘Heartscan Services program’. The program provides diagnostic evaluations for Heat disease, Stroke, aneurysm, and Thyroid screening as well as weight management.  This service is available through our provider, HEARTSCAN, Inc.  They are in Levittown and can be reached at 1-866-518-1112.
You need to identify yourself as a member of the North Massapequa Exempts & Benevolent Association.

Beneficiary Updates –
Please take this time to stop in at the next meeting and update your beneficiary form.  You may also download the form and submit it via email.

To participate in the above programs, you must be a member in good standing with at least six months of service in the benevolent and all dues paid and up to date.

If you have any questions, they can be directed to one of the Trustees, or brought up at the upcoming meeting.

Aid & Assistance Program–
In January we sent out a sample copy of our benefit and assistance form to keep our members up to speed on the requirements imposed by the State in the administration of our funds.  While the forms may seem un-daunting, please remember our organization is here for you.  If you get into deep trouble and have exhausted all your means of support do not be afraid, seek a helping hand.  We do note for all our members that the purpose of the Exempt & Benevolent Association is to provide aid and assistance to indigent members.  To process a request for aid we do need all parts of the Assistance form completed and all supporting documentation.  Any information that you provide is kept in the strictest confidence.

It must be noted that any benefit claim must be submitted NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 31 of each calendar year.  Any claims or request received after that time will not be honored.

TO CONTACT THE EXEMPTS OFFICERS or TRUSTEES

Call (516) 579-0900 and listen to the prompts for the

Exempt & Benevolent Office. We have a voicemail system where you can leave a message, and someone will get back to you … our messages are checked regularly so we will get back to you as soon as we can.

If you need to send us correspondence, our mailing address remains the same at:

North Massapequa Exempt & Benevolent Assn.
C/O North Massapequa Fire Department
1000 North Broadway
North Massapequa, NY 1175

E-mail: benevolent@nmfd-660.com