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United Way and the UAW
Posted On: Oct 02, 2017

By Dean L. Poggiali, Labor Liaison
Capital Area United Way

Greetings, same person but different role as a columnist for the Lansing Labor News (LLN). I truly appreciate the request from LLN Editor Harold Foster, who asked if I could continue to compose a few thoughts from the community services realm. I humbly accepted and will offer a few things from time to time. Also many thanks go to long-time LLN staffer Tim Bogar for all his kind words and thoughtful conversation.
With it being late summer/early fall we are in the throes of worksite United way campaigns. As I compose this we have already completed several campaigns. The Alliance and RSDC Units for Local 724 have wrapped up with good results. We have also conducted round one of outreach at Ryder. The Ryder corporate office would like to be more engaged with the local campaigns so we will be out at the facility later this month and/or earlier in October.
Upcoming drives at Dakkota and Woodbridge are forthcoming. One particular positive note is the campaign at the newly organized UAW worksite Kirchhoff Automotive. Sometimes this takes a while, but we had the UAW Region Servicing Rep Brian Bosak advocating for us; so we will be at Kirchhoff in October. Also, the newly organized facility, Faurecia, will hopefully be on board as well. Thanks go to Tony Chandler for assisting with this as well.
At the recent UAW MI State CAP conference a collection was taken by the delegates to assist those impacted by Hurricane Harvey. In a little over ten minutes, over $1,200 was collected. This again shows the great spirit and commitment to community of the UAW and its members. Then on the backs of this event, Hurricane Irma hit. We have fielded several calls about what is the best way to help. That is a personal choice, but you can research options through the local United Way chapters and American Red Cross chapters as well. The thought has been to donate dollars in order to stimulate the impacted local economy. This way, donations of items may not be lost in the shuffle, especially if the local infrastructure is compromised.
Although it will happen before the LLN is delivered, the Capital Area United Way is coordinating efforts to help non-profits in the area to conduct some projects at their location. The annual Days of Caring utilizes community volunteers to help these projects get completed. Some of the projects will be cosmetic in nature, while others will major in scope.
Please feel free to contact me if anyone has any questions about the community, and we can problem solve together.


 
 
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