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About Northwest labor press. (Portland , Ore.) 1987-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 2007)
Glenn Shuck, executive director of Labor’s Community Service Agency, has been a busy man collecting toys and cash for the 11th annual Presents for Partners Holiday Toy Drive. (ABOVE LEFT). Shuck received several hundred dollars worth of gifts from John Endicott, business manager of Plumbers and Fitters Local 290. (ABOVE CENTER) He picked up a check for $1,000 from Union Insurance Agency. Presenting the check is Wilma Abney, who is a member of Bakers Local 364. (ABOVE RIGHT) Local 483 Union Rep Michael Dehner (left) helps Oregon Zoo zookeeper and union shop steward Jeb Barsh (center), and Alex and Rachael Skelton unload two pallets of Transformer action figures to the cause. Others helping to unload the truck were Union Rep Lonn Holston, office secretary Darlene Marie and the Skelton’s daughter, Morgaine. Labor-sponsored holiday toy drive shaping up to be a big one The 11th annual Presents for Part- ners Holiday Toy Drive sponsored by the Northwest Oregon Labor Council and Labor’s Community Service Agency is shaping up to be a good one. Cash and toys are pouring in from all over the place, reported Glenn Shuck, executive director of Labor’s Community Service Agency. Gifts will be distributed Saturday, Dec. 22, at noon at Genesis Community Cen- ter, 5425 NE 27th Ave., off Killingsworth. On Dec. 7, members and staff of Laborers Local 483 helped unload two pallets of Transformer action fig- ures. The toys — 940 in all — were do- nated by video game retailer Game Crazy. The union hooked up with the store through connections at the Ore- gon Zoo, where zookeeper and Local 483 steward Jeb Barsh has helped col- lect items for the toy drive for several years. Barsh was pitching the toy drive to co-workers at the elephant barn. That’s where volunteer Rachael Skel- ton heard about it. It just so happens that Rachael’s husband, Alex, works at Game Crazy, and he had been asked by his boss to find a charity to give some leftover Transformer toys to. “Unity works in two directions,” Barsh said. “It works when bargaining contracts, and it works for the good of the community.” On Dec. 10, Union Insurance Agency presented Labor’s Commu- nity Service Agency with a check for $1,000. Union Insurance, which is owned by Alan Gervais, issued a chal- lenge to other businesses with union clientele to “meet or beat” the contri- bution. Spirit of Service Unions-America & Qwest DSL *SPECIAL OFFER* get hi-speed DSL for as low as $25.00 per month - total cost!!! with a LIFETIME price guarantee Attention Union Members!! Now you can get quality Hi-Speed DSL through Unions-America.com, America’s oldest and largest 100% Union Internet Service Provider. Unions-America has partnered with Qwest to offer you low cost Broadband Internet for Home or Union Office. Why Not Buy Union!! 256K...............$25.00 per month * 1.5MB.............$34.95 per month 3.0MB..............$44.95 per month * 7.0MB.............$54.95 per month Order your DSL now at: www.Unions-America.com or call Toll Free: 1-877-712-9191 DECEMBER 21, 2007 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS On Dec. 11, Shuck was at the Plumbers and Fitters Local 290 hall where Business Manager John Endi- cott presented him with several hun- dred dollars worth of toys. “This will bring a lot of smiles to a lot of underprivileged kids,” Shuck said. Toy-collecting typically begins in September at the BULL Session Golf Tournament, where participants bring unwrapped gifts for the toy drive. Saturn of Beaverton also sets out a barrel each holiday season to collect gifts. This year it will contribute more than 200 toys, Shuck said. Then, starting around Thanksgiv- ing, unions and businesses start drop- ping off toys at the labor council and labor agency offices. “I’m really overwhelmed by the generosity the locals have shown for the toy drive. The need is so great,” said Judy O’Connor, executive secre- tary-treasurer of the the labor council. O’Connor and NOLC office secre- tary Judy Devlaeminck went on a shopping spree with the cash dona- tions, paying particular attention to buy U.S.-made and union-made goods. W armest wishes this Holiday Season! President: Earl B. Kirkland Vice-President: Gary D. Kirkland Vice-President: Martell F. Blake Sec.-Treasurer: Clair C. Anderson Westmoreland's Union Manor 6404 SE 23rd Ave Portland 97202 503•233•5671 Marshall Union Manor 2020 NW Northrup St Portland 97209 503•225•0677 Kirkland Union Manors 3530 SE 84th Ave Portland 97266 503•777•8101 Edward Barnes Russell Wagner Larry Kirkland Swan Nelson William McNicholas Gary Rhodehouse Kirkland Union Plaza 1414 Kauffman Ave Vancouver 98660 360•694•4314 Visit Our Web Site At: www.theunionmanors.org "Retirement Living at its Best" PAGE 13
