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BUILDING COMMUNITY
IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON: Members of the Longview/Kelso Building and Construction Trades Council (LK-
BCTC) and the Cowlitz Wahkiakum Central Labor Council (CWCLC) on Dec. 7 unloaded 1,800 pounds of hams to the
Lower Columbia Community Action Program (CAP). The donation, which the councils have done annually since
2009, will help more tham 400 senior citizens in Longview and the surrounding region, as well as families in need of
a holiday meal. The two councils donated $2,000 to purchase the hams at Cascade Select Market, a unionized grocer
in Longview. Making the delivery from left to right are: Cameron Wilkinson of Plumbers and Fitters Local 26, Bob
Lee of the International Chemical Workers Union Local 747, Ilona Kerby executive director of CAP, Shawn Nyman of
Service Employees Local 925 and president of CWCLC, Mike Bridges of IBEW 48 and president of LKBCTC, Tara McEl-
ligot of Local 747, and Christina Daniels of IBEW Local 48.
HELPING THE HOMELESS: Young union members at IBEW Local 48 collected
warm clothes, blankets, shoes, and socks to donate to the Union Gospel Mis-
sion. It is the third year that the young unionists — part of “Reach out and
Energize Next-gen Electrical Workers, or RENEW” — have collected clothes
for the homeless. Prior to delivering the items to the Union Gospel Mission
on Dec. 10, the group did 80 loads of laundry to get all the items clean. IBEW
stewards working at Intel also collected $500 from construction workers, used
to buy waterproof socks. After delivering the items on Dec. 10, a half-dozen
RENEW members volunteered at the Union Gospel downtown, helping to sort
clothes, blankets, and other items. Volunteering were Samer Obeid, Kennitha
Wade, Kim Cole, Terry Reigle, and Tracey Powers.
Warm Wishes for a Wonderful Holiday Season
and a very Happy New Year
from
SALEM BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL
THOMAS, COON,
NEWTON & FROST
THOMAS, COON,
NEWTON & FROST