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Letter Carriers' Food Drive
You and your letter carrier can help fight hunger, Saturday, May 9 during the annual Letter Carriers' Food Drive. It's simple, put your bag of non-perishable food items by your mailbox and your letter carrier will do the rest. 
The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma will be on hand at local Post Offices to collect food from the letter carriers. The food will then be sorted and distributed to more than 500,000 Oklahomans facing hunger issues.
Last year, members of NALC Branch 458 collected a record 644,393 pounds of food and raised more than $529,000. Their goal this year is to collect 675,000 pounds of food and raise $575,000.
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National Women's Health Week
May 10-16
NWHW empowers women to make their health a top priority. The nationwide initiative encourages women to take simple steps for a longer, healthier, and happier life.
During NWHW communities, businesses, government, health organizations, and other groups work together to educate women about steps they can take to improve their physical and mental health and lower their risks of certain diseases.
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Unemployment is at 8.5 percent and more than 600,000 people are filing unemployment claims a week. Only 37 percent of unemployed workers are collecting unemployment benefits.
The AFL-CIO has responded by creating the Unemployment LifeLine. A one-stop online guide that links workers to local resources including unemployment offices, veterans' services and child care. The site also offers peer support services. |
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Visit HHS.gov to learn about the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, as well as the new COBRA policy, grants, funding, families, prevention, diseases, product re-calls and preparedness. |
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Walgreens is providing free medical care to unemployed and uninsured. Workers who lose their job or health insurance after March 31 can get free treatment for certain medical conditions at Walgreens in-store Take Care clinics for the remainder of 2009. |
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More than 20 participants will take part in this Spring's UCAN or Union Community Activist Network training. This five week program includes visits to local community service providers.
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