Labor’s ‘Presents from Partners’ brightens
the holidays for hundreds of children, families
Labor’s Community Service
Agency (LCSA) and the North-
west Oregon Labor Council held
their annual “Presents from Part-
ners” holiday party for children of
out-of-work union members Dec.
15 at the Sheet Metal Workers Lo-
cal 16 union hall in Northeast Port-
land. A total of 345 boys, girls,
tweens, teens, toddlers, and their
parents participated — with kids
receiving three toys each. In the
photo above, Willy Myers of Lo-
cal 16 stands in a roomful of toys
dubbed “the overflow room.”
IBEW and United Workers
Federal Credit Union sponsored a
room with gifts for moms and
dads. Children selected an item for
each parent, and volunteers from
the credit union — including
CEO Barbara Mathey and VP Jea-
nine Lopez, pictured in the photo
below left — helped wrap them.
Families also enjoyed a catered
lunch, face painting, coloring, and
a picture with Santa (played by
Dave Williams of IBEW Local
48). Disposable cameras were even
handed out to families that either
forgot theirs, or don’t have one.
Twenty-five Christmas trees (do-
nated by Tim Foster of IBEW Lo-
cal 48) also were free for the tak-
ing.
Union organizations, members,
unionized businesses, and profes-
sionals that work with unions do-
nated toys and cash for the event,
said LCSA Executive Director
Vickie Burns. A total of 70 volun-
teers helped in some fashion, either
by decorating the union hall the
night before or assisting families
the day of the event. In the photo,
center left, Becky Wright, Kathy
Muir, and Belinda Reagan of Port-
land Federation of School Profes-
sionals Local 111 handle the
check-in table.
Happy Greetings
Labor Day!
Holiday
Honoring the Working Men and
to
Organized Labor
Women of Oregon and Washington
With every good wish for the New Year
Hoping Your
Holidays Are Filled
With Happiness
ATPA
administrators of
employee benefit plans
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