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Month: May 2015
Attention Knitters, Crocheters and Yarn Enthusiasts
Avalon Park Preserve Needs You!
Last winter we called on you to help be a part of our community-focused project, Hooked@LIM: The Crocheted Tree Project. Thanks to more than 200 volunteers, this mammoth project has expanded!
The Long Island Museum has joined forces with our neighbors, Avalon Park & Preserve to include an additional tree on the park grounds as part of the project.
Artist Carol Hummel will hold additional workshops at Avalon Park where once again, you can learn the patterns and techniques needed to create the beautiful yarn designs that will cover the Avalon tree.
Workshop #1: Saturday, May 30, 5 – 8 p.m.
Workshop #2: Sunday, May 31, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
If you are interested in volunteering, or if you’ve already created designs for the museum and you need a refresher course, call Avalon Park and Preserve at (631) 689-0619, or e-mail info@avaonparkandpreserve.org.
No experience is necessary and workshops are free. Come and be a part of this exciting partnership and help bring this fabulous project to life!
Victory for Oregon Retirees
Oregon Supreme Court overturns
PERS cuts for existing retirees
Oregon’s Supreme Court delivered a victory for working families when it reaffirmed that the state must fulfill its contractual pension promises, ruling on April 30 that two bills designed to cut previously agreed upon cost-of-living adjustments for retirees through the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) were unconstitutional. Everice Moro, a retired member of the Oregon School Employees Association, was the lead plaintiff in the case, Moro v. State of Oregon.“The court has made it clear that even our governor and state legislators must honor a contract made with workers,” says Moro, who chairs OSEA’s Retired Oregon School Employees chapter.
“This is an important decision and victory for our retired members,” says Ed Edwards, OSEA’s director of government relations. (Photo credit: M.O. Stevens/Wikimedia)
Spring Luncheon Thanks …
The R-UTN Executive Board wants to thank everyone who attended the Spring Luncheon on Thursday at the Northport Yacht Club. The weather, view, food and company were excellent — a perfect spring afternoon and a good time was had by all!
Many, many, many, thanks to the generous members who donated beautiful gifts for out raffle. We raised $275 for the scholarship fund.
We Mourn the Passing of Madeline Porter
Madeline Porter, former Northport Middle School teacher and a beloved friend to many, passed away on Monday, May 18, after a long illness. A memorial service will be held at St Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church in Smithtown at a later date. Details will be posted as they become available.