RAFFLE TICKET MONEY IS DUE IN TO LOCAL 328 - TODAY, MAY 1ST

If you did not return your raffle ticket money to the April Quarterly Meetings PLEASE contact your Union Representative to pick up, or either drop off or mail to Local 328 at:

Attn:  Cheryl Bushee

UFCW Local 328

278 Silver Spring Street

Providence, RI 02904

Thank you for your cooperation - and a BIG Thank You to the Stewards who had them in on time!

IMPORTANT REMINDER

If you haven’t already given your completed ticket stubs and money to your union representative - Please bring them to the April Quarterly Meeting you will be attending.

This year marks the 17^th anniversary of Local 328’s Golf Tournament, a fundraiser to benefit the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society. The cash raffle will be benefiting Leukemia/Lymphoma Society and the Help-A-Friend Fund.  We are expecting our Stewards to sell ALL their tickets.  We have Stewards who have already returned sold tickets.  Good Job!!

We truly appreciate everyone’s effort and participation with these causes. 

This year's topic:

Back in February 2011, Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin stripped public employees of their collective bargaining rights.  With a minimum of 500 words; Compose a letter to the governor stating your position in support of collective bargaining and why it is so important to the families as well as the community.

Go to the Scholarship tab to the left and down load the form with the eligibility requirements.

  APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED AND POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN MARCH 31, 2012

This Holiday Season......

          Remind your friends and family

                       DON'T SHOP WALMART

Roll back prices????  How much are you willing to pay?  The job you may be saving could be yours!!

Come visit the Wellness Clinic for a fast and convenient look at some of your vital health indicators including blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL (good cholesterol), and glucose (blood sugar).  No fasting required for blood tests.  Flu shots will also be available.

All Local 328 Members are welcomed.  If you are getting a flu shot, please bring your BCBS RI or MA card with you.  Spouses and dependents, age 4 and above, are welcome to attend as well to get their flu shot if they have BCBS RI or MA insurance.  Local 328 will pay for the flu shot for any active members who are not covered by BCBS RI or MA.

The cost for the Flu Shots:

·        FREE if you bring your Blue Cross/Blue Shield of MA or RI card

·        If you are a Local 328 member NOT covered by BCBS RI or MA, the Local will pay for your flu shot

·        If you are NOT a Local 328 member and do NOT have BCBS RI or MA, the cost will be $25 –       payable by cash or check

ATTENTION STEWARDS

Please don't forget to bring your Toys, Gift Cards or Cash to the UFCW Local 328 Stewards Conference on Tuesday, 10/3/11.  We are asking each Steward to bring something so we can continue our tradition of helping our fellow brothers & sisters, who are having a difficult time financially, by providing toys and gifts that they would not be able to provide for their children.

THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR GENEROSITY

TO:          All UFCW Local 328 Members

FROM:     Dave Fleming, President

DATE:      August 2, 2011

RE:          Local Union Election of Officers

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This is to inform you that at the Nomination Meetings held on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 the slate of officers submitted was unanimously approved and accepted by the membership. Since this slate had no opposition, they are deemed elected by acclamation.  Therefore, as stipulated in the Bylaws of Local 328 and the International Constitution, no elections will be held.

Officers’ terms will run from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014. Those elected were:

PRESIDENT:                                      DAVID P. FLEMING

SECRETARY-TREASURER:                JAMES P. RILEY

RECORDER:                                      ELLEN K. JORDAN

VICE PRESIDENTS:

Joyce Babineau                  Carlos Gonzalez                   Robert Orr

Cheryl Bushee                    Suzanne Grenier                  Domenic Pontarelli

Robert Collins                      Thomas Hutchinson            Joseph Renzi          

Debra DiBiasio                    Linda Imondi                         Bernard Santino

Patricia Dorchester            Raymond Lemieux               Beatrice Shoughrow         

Barbara Dunayeski            Kathrine Medeiros               Judith Snarsky       

Cynthia Estevao                 Timothy M. Melia                  Richard Wright

                                                                                               Dana Yarbough      

Our heartiest congratulations and best wishes to all newly elected officers.

P L E A S E   P O S T

CHRISTMAS  IN  JULY

Over the years, “Christmas in July” has brought in many toys, which allowed Santa to deliver to many Local 328 families.  We are once again asking that you bring in a new unwrapped toy to the July quarterly meeting.  Feel free to ask other members in your facility to contribute as well.

Thanks to our generous members, last year we were able to give toys to 315 children.  Thank you for helping us to continue this holiday tradition of fulfilling the children’s wishes! 

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - (June 13, 2011) – Delighted to join TODAY’s 10^th annual “Lend a Hand” campaign with Al Roker, the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) and Smithfield delivered 120,000 servings of protein to local charitable agencies through Food Bank of Alaska.  The donation took place at Alaska Native Heritage Center early this morning at 3:00 a.m. 

Alaska Native Heritage Center is the first of five stops on the philanthropic journey around the country shedding light on charitable organizations making tremendous impacts on their communities.  Alaska Native Heritage Center is a cultural hub and museum striving to share and support the history and traditions of Alaska’s Native people. 

Food Bank of Alaska distributes food to over 300 charitable agencies throughout the state.  Each week in 2010, Food Bank of Alaska fed approximately 15,000 different people, more than half of which lived in Anchorage.  Forty-two percent of those that received assistance were children under age 18, 30 percent of which lived in single-parent homes.    

“Feeding the Hungry” is a joint program of the UFCW and Smithfield to donate and help deliver 20 million servings of protein over three years to food banks around the country. The partnership is designed to bring much needed assistance to the growing number of people facing hunger and food insecurity in our communities.

“Last year we fed over 6 million people and as we take our nationwide Feeding the Hungry Tour on the road for the second year, the UFCW is committed to ensuring that families across the country have the relief and the opportunities they need to weather the current economic crises,” said Joe Hansen, UFCW International President. “All across the country, UFCW members are on the frontlines of efforts to improve and strengthen their communities, and this partnership reflects their unwavering commitment to protect and advocate for families during tough times.”

“Smithfield is proud to continue the second year of our hunger relief tour.  We’re well on our way to feeding 20 million people,” said Dennis Pittman, Public Affairs Director, Smithfield.  “We hope to continue increasing awareness and encourage individuals and companies to donate to their local food banks.”

About the United Food and Commercial Workers Union

The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) represents more than 1.3 million workers, primarily in the retail and meatpacking, food processing and poultry industries. The UFCW protects the rights of workers and strengthens America’s middle class by fighting for health care reform, immigration reform, living wages, retirement security, safe working conditions and the right to unionize so that working men and women and their families can realize the American Dream. For more information about the UFCW’s effort to protect workers’ rights and strengthen America’s middle class, visit www.ufcw.org.           

About Smithfield  

Smithfield, a name familiar to millions of Americans, is committed to environmental leadership, community involvement, employee safety, animal welfare and high-quality food.  It is seeking to help the people of Alaska by providing these needed servings of protein.  For more information, visit www.smithfield.comand www.facebook.com/CookingwithSmithfield.

REMINDER – if you haven’t returned your raffle tickets and $100 please bring to the April Quarterly Meeting and give them to your Union Representative.

This year marks the 16th anniversary of Local 328's Golf Tournament, a fundraiser to benefit the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society.  The cash raffle will be benefiting Leukemia/Lymphoma Society and the Help-A-Friend Fund.  We are asking for your help with these charities.

You can help by buying raffle tickets from your First and Second Stewards who are selling tickets.  The cost of the tickets are:  $5.00 each or 3 for $10.00.

                                        1st Prize - $1,000

                              2nd Prize - $  750 

                              3rd Prize - $  500

                              4th Prize - $  250

                              5th Prize - $  100 

We thank you in advance for your participation with these causes!