{"id":682,"date":"2019-09-23T21:32:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T21:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.singingriverretirement.com\/?p=682"},"modified":"2019-09-23T21:32:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T21:32:45","slug":"message-from-the-sf-sept-20-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.singingriverretirement.com\/?p=682","title":{"rendered":"Message from the SF &#8211; Sept. 20, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>September 20, 2019<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>To: All Participants of the Singing River Health System Employees\u2019 Retirement Plan and Trust<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dear Plan Participant,<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I hope this letter finds you well.&nbsp; I want to share a few updates with you.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Please mark your calendars for Friday, November 15<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong>.&nbsp; I will be presenting at two meetings on that day to give you an update on the financial status of the Plan and to answer questions from you.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I\u2019ll be meeting with participants who are still employed at SRHS.&nbsp; That meeting will be at the Pascagoula Hospital, from 1:00 pm \u2013 3:00 pm.&nbsp; Specific location is yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then I\u2019ll be meeting with Retirees and other plan participants or beneficiaries from 3:00 \u2013 5:00 pm.&nbsp; I don\u2019t have a location for that meeting yet, but I will share it as soon as plans are finalized.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The hospital has again offered to host both meetings at no cost to the Plan.&nbsp; I hope to see you there.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I continue to make monthly reports to Judge Bell on the ongoing status of the Plan.&nbsp; I encourage you to read my reports to the Court and my letters here.&nbsp; Reading my monthly reports to Judge Bell and my letters here is the best way to stay up to date with accurate information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you are keeping up with those reports, you will have noted other lawsuits in which the Plan is involved. While I am not at liberty to discuss the details of an ongoing lawsuit, I do want you to know this:&nbsp; I take my job as your Special Fiduciary very seriously.&nbsp; It is my job to see that all benefits to which any participant is entitled are paid in accordance with the governing Plan document and the Court.&nbsp; It is also my job to make sure that benefits that are not due, are not paid, and I am committed to that as well.&nbsp; We can talk about this more when we meet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you have questions that I have not answered here on the website, please e-mail me.&nbsp; If you are wondering about something, others probably are too, and I will do my best to address all questions and concerns.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I am and will continue to be working for you.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":228,\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singingriverretirement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/sig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"91\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singingriverretirement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/sig.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-228\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Traci M. Christian, EA, MAAA, FCA, MSPA<br>Special Fiduciary<br>Singing River Health System Employees\u2019 Retirement Plan and Trust<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Download\/View PDF:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.singingriverretirement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/September-2019-Letter.pdf\">September 2019 Letter<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singingriverretirement.com\/?cat=6\">View Past Messages from the SF<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 20, 2019 To: All Participants of the Singing River Health System Employees\u2019 Retirement Plan and Trust Dear Plan Participant, I hope this letter finds you well.&nbsp; I want to share a few updates with you. 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