Even More College Scholarship Opportunities . . .

are available to SHARE members through the AFL-CIO "Union Plus" progam. Click here for details.

College Scholarship Opportunities

The SHARE office recently received announcements about two scholarship opportunities for our members. Both scholarships are open to children and grandchildren of SHARE members who will be graduating from high school this Spring, and attending college in the Fall 2011.

• The Central Massachusetts AFL/CIO Scholarship Award -- Five $1000 scholarships, plus several $500 awards, to be drawn by lottery. (Submission deadline May 1, 2011) We posted previously about this scholarhip on our blog here.
• The 14th Annual AFSCME Council 93 M. Michael Botelho Scholarship Award -- $1000 Scholarship. Applicant must complete a 500-750 word essay entitled "Unions have been important to my family because . . ." (Submission deadline June 1, 2011) 

For full details, please call the SHARE office (508-929-4020). Please provide your mailing address or fax number in order for us to send them to you, along with a phone number where we may contact you. 

Update: Information Meeting at the CBO

We have secured a room in the Guaranty Bank Building for our Information Meeting at the Central Business Office!

The meeting will be Monday, April 25th from noon to 1:30.  We'll be in the 4th Floor Conference Room.

SHARE Information Meetings, beginning THURSDAY

Over the weekend, the following announcement postcard went out to all SHARE members at UMass Memorial. Please note that our first Information Meeting is this Thursday at the University campus.

If you do not receive a postcard in your home mailbox this week and would like to verify your address with us, please give us a call (508-929-4020). Thanks!

Remembering Chris

A Celebration of Chris Flynn’s Life

 

Chris Flynn lived an amazing life, touching many of us profoundly. We are mourning our loss, and our hearts go out to her family.

We imagine Chris would tell us to dry our eyes, grab our friends by the hands, and remember her with love and humor. So that’s what we’re planning to do.

We invite you to drop by for a few minutes, share favorite stories about Chris, have a cup of coffee, and write something in her Memory Book.

Memorial Campus

Tuesday, March 29          2-4pm       Memorial 1 conference room (1st floor, near the cafeteria)

University Campus

Wednesday, March 30      2-4pm     University campus (Endosurgery Conference Room, H1-776, administrative corridor)

SHARE Fun Facts #1

2697 UMass Memorial Hospital employees are represented by SHARE.

70 feathers can be found, per square inch, on the average penguin.

5.627 meters (or 18 ft 5.54 in) is the longest recorded hair length on a human.

188 UMass Memorial Hospital job titles are represented by SHARE.

In Support of Collective Bargaining

SHARE and friends on Beacon Hill

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SHARE staff organizers past and present joined with sister organizations HUCTW and TEA among those at Tuesday's State House rally to support collective bargaining in Wisconsin and beyond.

Photo credit goes to former SHARE organizer Janet Wilder. (And look, too! Will's little girl Hannah is getting big!)