July 2024 Newsletter # 28

 July 2024 Newsletter # 28

Doin' Good in the Neighborhood Maintains Mobilization

It is important to maintain mobilization 24/7/365 and the easiest and most beneficial way to do that is to keep our members involved in building meaningful relationships with and providing support to community organizations. It is amazing what happens when we start to support community needs that our members care about. Intermingling other Union groups and networking with the membership outside of "Local Business" is the key to increasing member participation while creating visibility among our communities and living up to our namesake as the Community Minded Union.

To give a sneak peak of what's been going on with the E34 SIF (Community Outreach and Maintaining Year-Round Mobilization) Team across the district, North Carolina members in Local 3680 built blessing boxes on the local's premises and stocked with non-perishables and hygiene products and filled purses full of necessities to donate to a women's organization. Kentucky members in Local 3301 covered a Trooper's car in donation stickers to support the Special Olympics, Alabama members in Local 3905 and 3906 held a yard sale and barbeque to raise money for veterans. This event not only brought the membership together so they could all clean out their garages and donate to a good cause, but they got to spend time breaking bread together and getting to know one another which created interest in future activities. Mississippi Local 3519 held a raffle to raise money for the USO. E34 team members partnered with Human Rights and went to Washington DC for the Poor People's Campaign March. This is not an exhaustive list of what has happened, just a few highlights of what we call Building the Village.
 

These are just a few of the things going on with the E34 SIF. We have major things planned. July was national picnic month, Locals all over the district are having members donate their time in programs that feed those in need, gathering donations for food pantries and holding picnics where the price of entry is a donation of nonperishables that will be sent to food banks. August will be focused on gathering school supplies, backpacks, and clothing to make sure kids have what they need to be set up for success for the upcoming school year.

If you would like to get involved, see an increase in your member participation and become more visible in your community, reach out to Cayti Miller at 606-694-0351 or send an email to cmiller@cwa-union.org.