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Palm Beach - Treasure Coast, AFL-CIO
Labor Liaison

Beverly Curphey

Community Services Committee

Bev Curphey,
Palm Beach-Treasure Coast, AFL-CIO Labor Liaison for Palm Beach County;

Just a bit of information to let you know what we have done in past years and some of the events in which we hope to participate in the coming year.

For the past two years, the affiliates of the PB-TC, AFL-CIO participated in the Walk to Cure Diabetes at both of the events in Boca Raton and West Palm Beach. We had a great turnout in 1998 and raised over $10,000! In 1999 it was held during the spring holidays and limited our membership participation to some extent, but we still had nearly 40 people walk and raised over $4,000. MARK YOUR CALENDAR--MARCH 25 in Boca Raton and APRIL1 in West Palm Beach! We are now actively working on the Juvenile Diabetes campaign We need walkers, sponsors, and motivators. You can email me if your interested in helping out or call me at (561) 375-6678

When the fires swept through St. Lucie County, we made a contribution to the St. Lucie Plant Fire Relief Fund with the monies going directly to those that needed assistance the most.

Nearly 100 PB-TC AFL-CIO delegates participated in Christmas in April of the Palm Beaches. Repairs ranged from picking up litter in the yards and landscaping to tearing out walls and replacing and painting drywall, tearing out kitchens and bathrooms and redoing all the plumbing and electrical. The Carpenters replaced windows and rotted wood. A roof was replaced, laundry was done and a little of everything else you can imagine OR for that matter, can't imagine. This is a project that takes place every year in April to refurbish neighborhoods. The shower sure felt good at the end of the day!

In December we collected food, toys and money for Big Brother and Big Sisters Holiday Party - it was a roaring success! If you could have seen those kids' faces . . .it would have made your day.

One of the most critical Community Emergency we had was to a couple in a critical medical situation. It was during last summer when the temperatures were consistently in the upper 90's. This couple needed assistance to "repair" an air conditioner. Upon investigation, we found that the air conditioner was beyond repair and with donated labor and a check from the PB-TC AFL-CIO, we were able to make their mobile home livable. The lady had gone to the hospital on several occasions due to dehydration and was able to return home to an air conditioned bedroom. This couple have multiple health issues that are life threatening and our intervention truly made a difference in their quality of life.

We have sponsored in small ways several other worthy causes. We would love to have you join us. We don't have a large treasure chest to draw from, and that is not our goal, but we do need to raise funds on occasion so that we can help our members and members of community when the need arises. If you have any suggestions for fundraisers or can participate in anyway . . let us know! Donations are gratefully accepted to PB-TC AFL-CIO COMMUNITY SERVICES.