Thank You!
 The Boy Scouts Last Frontier Council celebrated their centenial on Oct. 24 & 25 with a Camporee. Twenty-six Labor volunteers participated in the excitment by providing shuttle services to attendees. Your time and commitment are very much appreciated. Thank You!
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The 7th Annual Labor Religion Breakfast sponsors, committee members and attendees want to thank the following individuals for their words of wisdom at this year's breakfast:
Rev. Lance Schmitz, 1st Church of the Nazarene
Kelly Osborne, Mayflower Congregational Church
Rabbi Barry Cohen, Temple B'nai Israel
Rev. Jim Stovall, Church of the Open Arms
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You're Invited!
You are cordially invited to attend the
Greater Oklahoma City Chapter
Coalition of Labor Union Women Fall Event
Tuesday, November 10
5:30 p.m.
United Way of Central Oklahoma
1444 NW 28th Street, OKC
Featuring Mark Elam with Oklahomans Against Human Trafficking
A light meal will be provided; therefore reservations are required.
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Central Oklahoma Community Forum
Meeting Reminder
The Community Forum meets the second Tuesday of the month at United Way of Central Oklahoma, 1444 NW 28th Street from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Please bring your own lunch.
Thank You!
Co-Chairs Tim O'Connor and Pam Maisano would like to thank Kitt Letcher, United Way Volunteer Center and Gisele Perryman, Legal Aid Services of Oklhaoma for enlightening the Community Forum participants about human trafficking in Oklahoma. More information will be presented at the November 10 meeting.
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RSVP Takes on Mobile Meal Program
Volunteers with RSVP will be working with the Oklahoma County Senior Nutrition Mobile Meals Program this year. Mobile Meal clients are among the most vulnerable citizens in Oklahoma County, truly homebound and at risk of doing without life's necessities.
For more information call RSVP at 605.3110.
Click here for a list of requested basic need items. |
UCAN Disaster Response Team
Team members attended fall training at Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, a United Way Partner Agency, and were recently certified or recertified in First Aid by the American Red Cross.
Mark your calendars for UCAN's spring 2010 dates:
March 23 and 30
April 6, 13 and 20
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Ola Reed, CLUW president, received the Leslie Brown Union award from the Oklahoma City Branch of the NAACP. This award is presented annually to a an outstanding labor/community advocate. | |
New Date and Time
Coalition of Labor Union Women
CLUW will meet, Thursday, November 19 at 4:30 p.m. at the Central Oklahoma Labor Federation, AFL-CIO Office, 3400 S. Western, OKC.
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H1N1 Hotline
The Oklahoma State Health Department has launched a hotline, 1.866.289.7134, to address questions about H1N1. Additional information can be found on the OSDH Web site or www.flu.gov. |
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly food stamps, assisted a record 509,627 people. Needs for the SoonerCare health insurance and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs continues to be dramatically higher than last year.
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Online Drivers License Renewal
Sign-up to receive a reminder e-mail 45 days before your license expires. Click here to enroll. |
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A New Way to Stay Safe
Keeping a gun handy in case of an intruder can be dangerous. A safer alternative is wasp spray. It can shoot up to 20 feet and blind an attacker whose only relief is visiting the hospital for the antidote. |
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How Dollars are Invested
Click here to see how 2008 United Way contributions were allocated.
Click here to see the breakdown of allocations by Focus Area. |
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Directory of Community Services
United Way's online Directory of Community Services offers a searchable database of local health and social service programs. This resource includes detailed information about non-profit and government resources in Canadian, Cleveland, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, McClain, and Pottawatomie Counties. |
International Union Letters of Support for United Way's Annual Campaign from the following are on file:
AFL-CIO, AFL-CIO/Oklahoma, AFM, AFT, APWU, BCTGM, CWA, IAM&AW, IBEW, IBT, NALC, NPMHU, UAW, USW
If you would like a copy of your international's letter for your files, contact Barbara Royce. | |
