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Club News & Updates
July 30th, 2020


Upcoming Events

Patrick Weiss, DOD’s Community Outreach chair, is hosting DOD's Fun Fest on Sunday, August 2, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event is simply social, and no reservation is required. Use the following link for more information and Zoom link: https://conta.cc/2Eqlmo5DOD's Fun Feast
The next two DOD member meetings will be at 2 p.m. on Sat., August 22; and 2 p.m. on Sat., September 26. Plans call for the August discussion to be the effects of COVID-19 on area minority communities; while in September, DOD plans to invite Democrats running for local office.
Service Spotlight

Community members are stepping up to serve or help pay for meals for stressed healthcare workers during shifts at Desert Regional Medical Center and JFK Memorial Hospital.

If you’d like to volunteer and/or donate; contact Judy Norman for JFK at:
 

For Desert Regional contact Bill Holzhauer at: edwardholzhauer@yahoo.com
DOD's July 25th Meeting
Our meeting focused on our concerns about school policies and also for our Heath Care Workers. These links were provided by the meeting's speaker.

Contact Desert Sands Unified School District Superintendent,
Scott Bailey: SLBailey@desertsands.us  

Coachella Valley Unified School District Superintendent, Dr. Maria Gandera:  Maria.gandera@cvusd.us

National Education Association Take Action Website:  https://educatingthroughcrisis.org/take-action/

Zoom Meeting Speaker Trina Gonzales-Alesi, President of Desert Sands Teachers’ Association: trina.alesi@dsteachers.com

Zoom Meeting Speaker  Carissa Carrera, President of the Coachella Valley Teachers’ Association: cvtaprez@gmail.com

Palm Springs Unified School District Superintendent is Dr. Sandra Lyon,   SLyon@psusd.us

Hospital workplace safety complaints can be directed to Cal/OSHA :   https://ww w.dir.ca.gov/dosh/complaint.htm

Or California Dept. of Public Health’s Center for Health Care Quality:
PROMOTING JOE BIDEN
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