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of life. At this event, we were able to raise
approximately $6,000 to assist him and his family.
The fundraiser was a great success that was an
example of the solidarity that is being built within
our local.
Juan Flores (left) and Christine Rittenhouse (right)
show off their spaghetti sauce.
In the past year and a half, our hardship program
has helped several brothers and sisters:
♦ A single parent who could not work for urgent
personal reasons received funds to purchase
Christmas presents for her children and give
them a festive Christmas dinner.
♦ A member who needed help covering his legal
fees in an effort to stay in Canada.
♦ A member whose out-of-country mother was
terminally ill received funds towards an airline
ticket in order to visit with her before she passed
away.
♦ The committee also sends flowers to members
who have a family member pass away.
These are just a few cases of where our
committee has come together to help a fellow
Brother or Sister in times of need. This program is
just one way that we have developed, and continue to
build solidarity within our local. ☺
Technically speaking
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to” command, try it. Click on the file or folder you
want to transfer (to select multiple files or folders
hold down the CTRL key while clicking once on
each) then right click on the file(s) or folder(s)
you’ve selected and choose “send to” from the menu
that appears and choose My Documents.
When you’ve finished copying – STOP! Don’t
just pull the flash drive out. Even though USB
(Universal Serial Bus) is “hot swappable”—you can
plug in and unplug USB devices without having to
first shut down the computer – you’ll still need to tell
the computer that you’re going to unplug it.
Unplugging at the wrong time can corrupt your data
and make it unusable.
Use the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon located
on the bottom right (System Tray) of your screen to
make sure you unplug correctly. When you mouse
over the icons in the System Tray, you’ll be able to
identify the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon – part
of the icon looks like a green arrow. Left-click the
icon and select the device (the USB key can be
identified in various ways) you wish to remove by
mousing over it and left-clicking. Windows will do
the rest. A dialog box will display, telling you that
it’s Safe to Remove Hardware and that’s when you
can safely pull it out.
Put the cap on (if you can find it) and put it in
your pocket – or around your neck – or on your
keychain. You get the picture. ☺
Revised sins
Internet/CALM
A recent poll of BBC viewers resulted in an
up-dated version of the seven deadly sins.
The new seven include cruelty, adultery,
bigotry, dishonesty, hypocrisy, greed and
selfishness. In case you’ve forgotten, the old
seven are pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed,
gluttony and lust.
There’s also a proposal to expand the ten
commandments to 20 and include new directives
like “live within your means,” “appreciate what
you have” and “enjoy life.” ☺
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