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“We’re Looking for Work” Town Meeting - Stoughton
Submitted by staff on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 8:01am
Event Dates:
04/17/09
“We’re Looking for Work” Town Meeting, Friday, April 17th 5 to 9:15 PM
River Bluff Middle School, 235 N. Forrest St., Stoughton, WI
The Stoughton Alliance for Retired Americans and other groups have organized a town meeting for workers who have lost their jobs and live in the Stoughton, Oregon, McFarland, Evansville, Edgerton, Brooklyn, Cambridge, Cottage Grove, Madison and communities close by. The “We’re Looking for Work Town Meeting” will highlight community resources to support families.
This free town meeting begins with a meal and “night out” for families. The event is free and brings together workers and their families in a friendly environment to learn about health care resources, job search resources, and stretching your budget in hard times. After the meal, activities will be available for elementary school children as well as older youth.
Registration is free and is limited to 350 people. Call early! To register call (608) 873-2612. If voice mail is full, call # below. For more information see www.wisconsinara.org & click on calendar or call 873-4886
Below is the meeting agenda.
“We’re Looking for Work” Town Meeting
Friday, April 17, 2009 5 PM River Bluff Middle School
Sponsored by the Stoughton Chapter of the WI Alliance of Retired Americans and co-sponsored by the Stoughton Wellness Coalition (City of Stoughton, Stoughton Hospital and Stoughton Area School District), Stoughton Area Resource Team, Inc. (START), American Federation of Teachers WI, Stoughton Hospital, Covenant Lutheran Church, Watershed Community Church, East Koshkonong Lutheran Church, Unity Church of Madison, Stoughton Oregon Area Timebank, McFarland Federation of Teacher, United Steel Workers Local 1207 (Uniroyal,) Stoughton Kiwanis Club, United Methodist Church, the Stoughton Education Association, AFT-WI Retirees Chapter and Working America.
608-250-9240, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, 122 State Street, Suite 405A, Madison, WI 53703, Send an email to the office info@wnpj.org.