The American Retirees Education Foundation (AREF) is a research and education affiliate of the
National Retiree Legislative Network (NRLN) that creates whitepaper proposals and retiree education
materials.
The AREF, as a 501(c)(3) charitable education foundation, qualifies for AmazonSmile to donate 0.5%
of your purchase price to the AREF. While some NRLN members currently use AmazonSmile and
that .5% creates some revenue for AREF, if several thousand more NRLN members, their families
and friends signed up for AmazonSmile purchases we could create even more support.
We continue to research and prepare podcast, Facebook and specific NRLN messaging information
to combat the action that can now be taken to enroll you in an original Medicare Direct Contraction
Entity without your permission (read more at www.nrln.org ). We are also working with national media
sources and healthcare policy advisors/experts on this Medicare privatization issue.
If you are among the millions of Americans who shop on Amazon, you can benefit the AREF, at no
additional Amazon price or expense to you by simply buying through AmazonSmile. No matter how
much you purchase anytime the 0.5% applies.
AREF creates value NRLN uses daily and it educates other national lobby organizations on the same
proposals NRLN supports. You may wonder, why not just donate to NRLN? That would be ideal but
NRLN is a 501(c)(4) lobby organization, not a charity, it cannot receive charitable donations from
AmazonSmile.
Your generous contributions help to provide funding to the AREF whenever you make Amazon
purchases.
To learn more about AmazonSmile go to smile.amazon.com. Sign-up for AmazonSmile to support
AREF click on the “Get Stated” button and select as your charity the American Retirees Education
Foundation.
Bill Kadereit,
Chairman and President, American Retirees Education Foundation
President, National Retiree Legislative Network

She drafted legislation and amendments for committee and floor consideration; prepared legal analyses of laws; tracked legislation through House/Senate conference committees, and prepared testimony, press releases, floor statements and speeches.

Following her two-year tour on the Congressman’s staff she worked for seven years in government affairs for two associations in the communications industry and the National Aeronautics and Space Agency.

During the eight years prior to joining the AREF, she had served as legal counsel and chief financial officer for Defense Acquisitions Solutions. She handled legal aspects for the defense consulting firm, including drafting and amending legal documents and government filings and advising on legislative issues affecting clients.

Alyson Parker

Alyson Parker

Executive Director