2004 PSAC NCR Union School Fund Raising
When the organizing committee was
formed, brainstorming began on what to do for fund raising for this year's
union school. This year's union school fund raising brought a lot of
challenges and gratitude. Without the donators to this event, we would never had
been able to raise the total amount $780.00 we actually accomplished. The
break down for each cause is as follows Sister of Solidarity $415.00 and
Salvation Army injured worker Brother Duke Halik $365.00. The reason the amounts are not equal
as there was a $50.00 donation given to the Sisters of Solidarity. Brothers
and sisters obviously gave willingly to the causes and the participants at the
school eagerly purchased their chance to have the opportunity to obtain gifts,
which were donated. The committee agreed that the monies raised would be
shared between the Sisters of Solidarity and Salvation Army
injured worker Brother Duke Halik. I believed the choices which were
agreed upon, represented the struggle we as society are going through each day,
not only here in Canada but around the world. I have linked the information on
the Sisters of Solidarity hopefully to give you a better idea of what their role in society is.
I want to take this time to recognize and thank the unions, organizations, and individuals
who either contributed donations or were involved in the raising of the monies.
The following components contributors were AGR, CEIU, CEUDA, GSU, NHWU, UNDE, and USGE.
Other union's contributors were Power Workers Union (PWU), and Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) Local 27.
Organizations contributors were Grand & Toy, Hotel Valleyfield, and Moonlight Bay Campground.
Groups or individuals contributors were Zelma Buckley UNDE local 70608, Alex Sauve RVP GSU, Suzanne Charbonneau NHWU local 70043, MDAC, Ed Cashman REVP NCR, Greg Tellier, RVAC Carl Laguerre, Lynne Scott-Cadieux UTE local 70004, Ruth McGraw CEO Parks Canada, Marie Mullaly PSAC Education, Ron Nielson CEUDA local 70666, Chris Aylward RVP UTE, and the Gatineau and Ottawa Regional Women's Committees.
Volunteers were Koober Nuckchedee (Co fund raiser), Jean-Claude Gagne, Rachel Hebert, Mychele Moisan, Lyne Brosseau, Benoit Trottier, Alex Sauve, John Hudson and special thanks to Gerry Fleming for all their help.
If there were others who either contributed or assisted and I forgot to mention you in this article, please forgive me, as this was not intentional.