
3350 East Paris Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
p. 877.274.8796
f. 616.301.2149

The Trustees have approved the fourth annual increase to your monthly pension benefit. Beginning this month, your pension benefit will permanently increase by 0.8%.
The indexing plan is being phased in over about 10 years. Each September, pending Trustee review and approval, the index formula will increase by an additional 0.2% (i.e. in September 2008, the increase is scheduled to be 1.0%). Once it is completely implemented, it should ultimately result in an annual 2% increase in benefits for all retirees. This increase is designed to help offset the effects of inflation.