Celebrating 65 Years of Earning Federal Employee Trust
WHO | GEBA Members (Come with a friend) |
WHAT |
GEBA 65th Anniversary Member Appreciation Private Event Hosted food & beverages, tours, giveaways |
WHERE |
Guinness Brewery in Baltimore 5001 Washington Blvd, Halethorpe, MD 21227 |
WHEN |
Wednesday, November 2nd 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. |
WHY | To celebrate being a GEBA member and GEBA’s 65th Anniversary, in a secure relaxing setting. This is an adult, GEBA members only exclusive gathering with the space reserved just for you. Join your peers and fellow members of the NSA, Intel Community and Federal workforce. |
GEBA was founded in 1957 by people just like you. Your association was built by NSA employees to provide insurance benefits for Agency employees. Today, GEBA proudly serves nearly 17,000 members of the federal workforce. GEBA is your association and we’re excited to honor our members and continue to deliver trust and service…“from hire through retire.”
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GEBA Milestones
A Celebration in the Making
June 6, 1967 - GEBA was formed as a non-profit Voluntary Employee Benefit Association to offer high-quality and cost-effective insurance and supplemental retirement programs. Incorporated in the District of Columbia. GEBA offered a health insurance program as an alternative to Blue Cross/Blue Shield to NSA employees, in August of the same year. Almost 4,000 enrollees in health insurance, life insurance and income protection plans, a month after its existence.
1965 -First issue of “GEBA SPOTLIGHT”, a quarterly communication with members. (Has since evolved into our current “Solutions” newsletter)
November, 1975 - Moved from Arlington Hall, Virginia to the NSA on Fort Meade.
February, 1978 - Hired its first full-time GEBA Administrator.
1981 - Government Employees’ Mutual Benefit Association (GEMBA) was established to provide specialized insurance and investment products. Auto Insurance and Supplemental Retirement Plan first introduced.
December 1, 1991 - New Long-Term Care Insurance product offered to members.
September 9, 2002 - Vision Insurance plan added to GEBA’s product offering.
January 1, 2005 - Began offering the Dental plan to its members prior to the FEDVIP offering Dental benefits.
2005 - First GEBA Scholarship Foundation inaugural winners awarded:
20 awards of $2,000 each. (TODAY, the Scholarship Program has evolved: $100,000 in scholarships and $25,000 in MEAP awards annually)
May 2007 - GEBA expanded its membership to the 17 agencies in the U.S. Intelligence Agency (CIA, FBI, NGA, DIA, and others) and DOD.
Nov 2013 - Increased the age for dependent coverage on our dental, vision & term life plans to 26.
Nov. 2014 - Expanded Eligibility to Members’ Extended Family (siblings, adult children & grandchildren, parents, in-laws, and grandparents)
2017 - GEBA Wealth Management was officially created – now serving our members’ accounts from hire through retirement.
Jan 2020 - Moved off NSA Campus into new office space in Hanover, MD.
June 2022 - Celebrated GEBA’s 65th Anniversary.
November 2022 First ever Guinness Brewery 65th Anniversary Event.
Benefits provided by the organization your peers have trusted for 65 years.
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