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Motorcycle
Poker Run
June 11
The Unions for Kids Motorcycle
Poker Run and Chili Cook-off, a bene-
fit for Doernbecher Children’s Hospi-
tal, will be held Saturday, June 11, at the
IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Air-
port Way.
The poker run starts and finishes at
the hall. Registration is from 8:30 to 10
a.m. and costs $10. The poker run itself
is a scenic and challenging 90-mile
round-trip ride with four checkpoints.
Riders will receive a playing card at the
IBEW hall and one at each checkpoint.
An option of one extra (draw) card be-
fore the first card and one extra (draw)
card after the last card will be available
for $5 each. Visa gift cards will be
awarded to the high and low hand.
The chili cook-off pits chefs from
the various trades. Chili will be sold and
customers will vote on their favorite.
Hot dogs, hamburgers and soda also
will be available.
A drawing for a 2011 Harley-David-
son Softail Classic motorcycle will take
place at 4 p.m. Drawings for other raffle
prizes begins at 3 p.m. Tickets are still
available to win the Harley. They are
$10 each, with only 4,000 tickets sold.
Money is also raised through a silent
auction and 50/50 raffle. On this year’s
list of auction items is a Hamer “Slam-
mer” stratocaster guitar autographed by
John Kay and Steppenwolf. The instru-
ment was donated by MIR Music in
Hillsboro.
All money raised is donated to Do-
ernbecher Children’s Hospital. Since its
inception in 2003, the Poker Run has
raised $221,000.
For more information, go online to
www.unionsforkids.org or call Lee
Duncan at 503-260-5905.
Help Midwest
tornado victims
Labor’s Community Service Agency
is advising union members who would
like to help families in the Midwest that
have been devastated by Category 5 tor-
nados to donate money to the Heart of
Missouri United Way.
LCSA Executive Director Vickie
Burns said she has received some in-
quiries on where to send donations.
Burns said union members can feel
confident that their donations to United
Way will be used to help families.
“United Way chapters are working
with private, public, faith-based and
community partners to assess the long-
term recovery needs of the community,”
Burns said in an e-mail. “Additionally,
United Ways are assisting response
agencies in the provision of food, shel-
ter, emergency health and transportation
for those affected by the tornado.”
For more information, go online to
www.uwheartmo.org. You can also text
JOPLIN to 864833 to give a gift of $10
to the disaster relief effort.
JUNE 3, 2011
‘STAR’ painters are union
One hundred and seventeen union Painters (photo above) received
$500 bonus checks May 20 at a Safety Training Awards Recognition
(STAR) banquet hosted by Painters and Allied Trades District
Council 5 and the Signatory Painting Contractors Organization.
The STAR program was initiated by the Painters Union
Management Partnership (PUMP) seven years ago in a
commitment to field the best-trained, highest educated workforce
in the industry. To receive the cash bonus, painters must complete
six classes and 24 hours of skill advancement training over a one-
year period. Classes are held in the evenings and on weekends at the
Painters Training Center in Northeast Portland. As an added
incentive this year, the 117 union members were eligible for a
drawing to win $5,000. Angel Cuellar (photo right) was one of six
winners. He selects the next winner as Apprenticeship Coordinator
Bill Regan (left) and District Council 5 Assistant Business Manager
Bud Bartunek look on. The other winners were Jim Taylor,
Norman Owens, Jonathan Jaimes, Hernando Magallanes, and
Rick Bracamontes. All are members of Painters and Drywall
Finishers Local 10. Additionally, Benchmark Coatings, Inc.
received the Contractor Safety Award. It is the second year the
committee has recognized a contractor for its commitment to
providing and maintaining a safe workplace.
NW Oregon Labor
Council recognition
dinner is June 4
The annual Labor Appreciation and
Recognition Night dinner is Saturday
June 4, at Milwaukie Elks Lodge,
13121 SE McLoughlin Blvd. A no-host
bar opens at 5 p.m. with dinner served
at 6 p.m.
Dinner tickets are $15 per person.
This year’s fare is a Mexican buffet,
featuring steak, chicken and vegetable
fajitas, rice, beans, salad and dessert.
Raffle tickets also will be sold for
$1 each or seven for $5. Prizes are all
Made in America.
The 14th annual event is sponsored
by the Northwest Oregon Labor Coun-
cil and serves as a fundraiser for La-
bor’s Community Service Agency
(LCSA). It also provides a forum for
labor to recognize outstanding union
members, employers, and community
leaders.
Additionally, one person will re-
ceive the Del Ricks Community Serv-
ice Award, recognizing them for their
service to labor and the community at
large. Ricks served as LCSA’s execu-
tive director for 17 years before suffer-
ing a heart attack in 1992 that ended his
career.
For more information, call the labor
council at 503-235-9444.
NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS
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