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United Way kicks off 2007 fundraising campaign ATU women ‘Sail for the Cure’ A group of women school bus drivers and their friends — including several cancer survivors — took part in Sail for the Cure Sept. 23. The event raises money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which funds breast cancer education and research. The drivers work for Portland Public Schools and are members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757; the union’s Executive Board agreed to sponsor the boat with a $500 contribution. Sail for the Cure, in its eighth year, is organized by the Oregon Women’s Sailing Association and takes place on the same day as the better-known Komen Race for the Cure. This year, Sail for the Cure drew 61 boats and 362 participants, raising about $35,000. An estimated 40,110 women and 470 men die of breast cancer every year in United States. Participating in this year’s event were ATU members Nicky Barron (breast cancer survivor), Earlene Jansen (skipper and boat owner), Helen Goché, Julie Higgins, Sharon Pierce, Pat Belz and Carolyn Carson (breast cancer survivor); Sandy Van Baggen (PPS safety/training) and friends Lenore Cloney and Stephanie Fuller (lung cancer survivor). In November, Re-Elect Arch Miller Commissioner, Port of Vancouver Arch’s vision for the future: Protecting and creating family-wage jobs •Under Arch, jobs on Port of Vancouver property have seen a dramatic increase. ILWU Local 4 President Cager Clabaugh with Port of Vancouver Commissioner Arch Miller. • Arch’s commitment to you? “Family-wage jobs will remain #1!” United Way of the Columbia- Willamette has kicked off its annual fundraising campaign for 2007. Union members and labor organi- zations have always played an instru- mental role in the campaign’s success, which helps fund organizations and, in turn, individuals in Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties in Oregon and Clark County, Wash. “Labor’s annual support has made it possible to reduce hunger, support children’s health care, counsel teen- agers in need, help people with dis- abilities live their lives to the fullest and make the lives of seniors healthier and more fulfilling,” said Glenn Shuck, executive director of Labor’s Community Service Agency Inc., AFL-CIO. Shuck sits on the board of directors of United Way. As in the past, union members and labor organizations can direct their do- nations to the agency of their choice. Because Labor’s Community Service Agency is a contract agency of United Way, donations can be earmarked specifically to that agency. “No contribution is too small. Every dollar makes a difference,” Shuck said. To assure contributors that 100 per- cent of their donations are going to help those in need, United Way of the Columbia-Willamette this year launched Cornerstone Partners. The program is a way for companies and institutions to designate cash gifts to underwrite the fundraising and operat- ing portions of United Way of the Co- lumbia-Willamette. Last year the or- ganization spent 6.1 percent of its contributions on administrative costs and 10.1 percent on fundraising costs. Last year’s campaign raised $17.1 million. According to Brent Stewart, presi- dent of United Way of the Columbia- Willamette, a goal has been set to get administrative costs down to 15 per- cent. Columbia-Willamette is the first United Way agency in the Northwest to employ the Cornerstone Program. Fifteen other chapters (out of 1,300) use the program. “The end result is more dollars are invested in the real long-term change to improve people’s lives,” Shuck said. “All union members who contribute to United Way should know that every penny they contribute will go to strengthening their communities.” Shuck is available to speak at union meetings. He can be reached at 503- 231-4962. Zachary Zabinsky • Social Security • SSI - Disability Claims Personal Attention To Every Case Working For Disability Rights Since 1983 NO FEE WITHOUT RECOVERY 621 SW Morrison, Portland 223-8517 The Marco Consulting Group I NVESTMENT C ONSULTANTS TO M ULTI -E MPLOYER B ENEFIT F UNDS Please call Jason Zenk at 253-376-3391 Look who endorses Arch Miller: Washington U.S. Rep. Brian Baird; Port of Vancouver Commissioner Nancy Baker; Washington State Uni- versity Vancouver Chancellor Hal Dengerink; Washington State Rep. Bill Fromhold; former Washington Speaker of the House Joe King; Washington State Rep. 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