July 19, 2008 we held our 17th annual LCLAA Student Scholarship Award Night. It was held at the UAW local 5960 union hall in Lk. Orion, Mi. We presented 17 students with scholarships ranging from $300.00 to $1000.00. We provided dinner to all in attendance which was donated by the chapter members and friends. The students were fortunate to hear from 2 great speakers, Alicia Paramo-Dionne, student counselor at Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills campus and Michigan State House Representative, representing district 29, Pontiac and Auburn Hills, the Honorable Tim Melton.

Pictured above from left to right is, Back row: State Rep. Tim Melton, Jose Gayton, Robert Rodriguez, Zachary Mercado, Nicolas Benitez, Cordero Jimenez, Jose Rivera and Oakland County Chapter President David Mora.

Front row: Claudia Diaz, Serenna Hargett, Karina Otriz Diaz, Tayri Martinez, Andrew Quinones, Melinda Guy, Daylin Salcedo, Alexis Smith, Rebekka Pesquerira. Not pictured is Melinda Ortiz and Richard Cervantes who were both out of town.

On June 28, 2008 we held our second annual LCLAA golf outing in partnership with the Loma. Fun was had by all. The forecast called for rain but the rain held off. The dinner at the Loma was excellent. We were able to raise over $2000.00 with this fund raiser. We look forward to next years outing.

Next LCLAA meeting

Hello all, our next meeting will take place on June 21, 2008 at 2:00pm, at UAW Local 5960 located at 180 Silverbell Rd, Lk. Orion. We will be discussing the golf outing fund raiser that we are sponsoring on June 28, 2008, at Oxford Hills C.C. The info for the golf outing is written further down on this blog. I believe there are still spots available for teams. Also on the agenda we will begin planning for our 17th annual Student Scholarship Award night which will take place on July 19, 2008, same location UAW Local 5960. Application deadline for the students is June 27, 2008. Any student interested, graduating from an Oakland County High School, should see their school counselor for an application or contact either myself at davidleemora@sbcglobal.net or our Recording Sec. Oscar Sanchez at OscarGarSan@aol.com . Thank you and we hope to see you there.

Taco All You Can Eat Fund Raiser

Sunday June 1st, 2008 was the last union meeting for the summer at UAW local 5960. So we decided to have a fund raising event for our chapter's educational fund by having an all you can eat taco lunch buffet. The food included soft and hard shell tacos, beans, rice, nachos and calabazita. We charged $7.00 a person and served between 1:00pm and 3:00pm. We raised over $200.00 for our efforts. Thank you to UAW local Pres. Pat Sweeney for allowing us to use the kitchen and have this fund raiser during their monthly membership meeting.
Pictured from Lt to Rt is Rose Klein, David Mora and Don Klein. Thank you Don and Rose for all your hard work and for spearheading this fund raising event.
Don Klein and Omar Rivera preparing some of the food. em, em!
The buffet is ready to go. Looks good!
Ex-Oakland Co. Chapter Pres. Henry Torres enjoys a bite before the crowd arrives. I would like to thank all those who came out and supported this event and for those who either bought food tickets or gave donations to our fund. Pictures were taken by Lorenzo Rivera, chapter Vice Pres.

Michigan "Right to Work" for less

State law makers renew their campaign to make Michigan a right- to- work state. Representatives Jacob Hoogendyk Jr's. (R-Portage) bill, HB 4454 would impact private sector workers and Representative Kevin Elsenheimer's (R-Bellaire) bill, HB 4455 would impact public employees. The bills have been referred to the House Labor Committee. If Michigan becomes a right-to-work state, we stand to see lower wages, less medical coverage, less health and safety standards and less likely to see any pension benefits. Remember, right- to- work for Michigan means right-to-work for less. Don't be fooled into signing any petitions or voting to make Michigan a right-to-work state.

Pictured are the winning students of our Cesar E. Chavez essay contest. We would like to thank Kristina Hawkins, President of the Mexican Mutual Society for allowing us to be apart of their Cinco de Mayo Fiesta celebration to award the students with their prizes. 6 students were selected. Pictured from left to right: Oakland County Chapter Pres. David Mora; Taylor Daugherty, 12 grade Clarkston High, Clarkston; Andres Torres, 7th grade West Middle School, Rochester Hills; Zarrick Sturgis, 6th grade Avondale Meadows Upper Elem. School, Auburn Hills; Ally Mayoral, 5th grade Walt Whitman Elem. School, Pontiac; Courtney Fellows, 3rd grade Walt Whitman Elem. School, Pontiac and Reshov Slater, 1st grade Walt Whitman Elem. School, Pontiac. Congratulations to all the students and we look forward to next year essay contest. The prizes can be read from the Sunday April 27, 2008 posting written below.

Beginning of Cesar Chavez March held on Saturday 3-29-08. The March began at Cesar Chavez Drive and continued to UM-Flint University Center, Happenings Room. Video provided by Oakland County Recording Sec. Oscar G. Sanchez.