April 27 – May 3, 2010:

On April 27 – May 3, 2010, Remote Area Medical (RAM) will provide free medical, dental and vision care to thousands of needy individuals in the Los Angeles area. The free clinic will be held at Los Angeles Sports Arena located at 3939 North Figueroa Street , near USC.  1,200 people a day will be treated—possibly more depending on the final number of volunteers and participating organizations. The event is planned and operated by Remote Area Medical, a Volunteer 501(c)(3) charity providing free care to uninsured, underinsured, and indigent Individuals throughout the United States .

For more information visit: www.ramusa.org

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
FOR A RAM EXPEDITION IN

Los Angeles, California
LA Sports Arena, 3939 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California 90037
April 27-May 3
RAM LA PATIENT TELEPHONE NUMBER: 213.438.5804

Free care will be provided to anyone who needs it, without cost of any kind to the patient, the taxpayer or the government. There is no income test, no insurance requirement, and no restriction of any kind. Medical and non-medical personnel will all be volunteers; supplies and equipment will be donated or provided by RAM. There will be at least 100 dental stations, 45 medical exam rooms, 25 eye exam stations. Dentistry will include cleanings, extractions, fillings, restorative procedures and root canals. Prescription eye glasses will be ground and fitted on-site. Minor dermatological and other medical procedures will be performed. Pediatricians and pediatric dentists will be present. Follow-up care will be arranged for those who need it, with most referrals to private sector practices and facilities.   There will be a strong emphasis on education, prevention and self-care. Mammography, pap smears, chest x-rays, and diabetes screening, blood pressure screening, and other services will be provided. Healthcare foundations and agencies will also distribute patient education materials. RAM/LA is a large undertaking, on a scale to make a significant difference in this time of great and urgent need. Success is achieved through medical and non-medical volunteers, local healthcare organizations, equipment and supply donors, and others who contribute their time, talents and resources.

Register online today… See you there!

WE Connect in Los Angeles

Any opportunity to spread the word on something that may help someone else I will surely jump on.  Despite how long it’s been since I posted on my blog, this opportunity got me logging in!  Please share the below information to anyone it can be of help to… or actually everyone you know, since we don’t know who really needs the help

Click Here To Download The Flyer

Dates & Times:

Friday, March 26th – Sunday, March 28th 2010
Friday: 3:00 – 8:00pm
Saturday: 10:00 – 7:00pm
Sunday: 11:00 – 3:00pm

Location:

The Forum – Downtown Los Angeles
3900 West Manchester Blvd.
Inglewood CA 90305

7 Reasons to attend the WE Connect Weekend

1.    Free Tax Preparation
2.    Foreclosure Assistance
3.    Employment/ Resume Assistance
4.    Free Bag of Produce
5.    Free Flu Shots
6.    Programs and Services all in one place
7.    FUN

FREE TAX PREPARATION!

For free tax preparation, call to make an appointment at 888-434-8248 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              888-434-8248      end_of_the_skype_highlighting and tell the operator that you would like to make an appointment for the WE Connect event in LA.
If you plan on getting your taxes done or signing up for programs and services, you need to bring:
•All W-2’s, 1098T’s and 1099’s for 2009
•ITIN or Social Security Card for each family member
•Your Last Telephone Bill
•Recent Electric Bill
•Proof of Identity (photo ID)
•Recent Paycheck Stub or Recent Tax Return (1040)

On Site:

•Free Tax Preparation
•WEb Connector
•Job Search & Resume Assistance
•Foreclosure & LOSS Mitigation Counseling
•Pre-Purchase Home Ownership Counseling
•Rental Counseling
•Produce Distribution
•Flu Shots
•Food Stamps
•Medi-Cal
•& Much More!
The WE Connect campaign is a public/private partnership designed to help the nation’s working families become more financially secure by connecting them to important programs and resources. Many of these programs, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the Women, Infant and Children’s Program (WIC), are available to individuals and families, but are not fully taken advantage of. This nationwide campaign connects those eligible with the information and tools they need to access these valuable resources, empowering them to live their dreams.

For more information, call 916-447-4099 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              916-447-4099      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or email Robert@weconnect.net or Tamara@weconnect.net

PROCLAMATION

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has established an outstanding legacy as our nation’s oldest civil rights organization.  Founded in 1909 by a group of people who were concerned about ensuring equality for all Americans, this organization continues today to strive for justice for all.

Since its beginning, the NAACP has experienced tremendous growth.  Through its members, ranging from national leaders and corporate partners to grassroots volunteers, it has built a network that works for tolerance and helps those in need.  Its belief that all men and women are created equal has motivated members to make contributions that improve the lives of many.

No other group has done more for equal opportunity than the NAACP, and it has constantly encouraged our nation to be the best it can be.  I urge all Californians to join with me in celebrating the NAACP’s centennial.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim February 12, 2009, as the “Centennial Celebration of the NAACP.”

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 11th day of February 2009.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

Governor of California

ATTEST:

DEBRA BOWEN

Secretary of State

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We began this train trip in Philadelphia earlier today. It is fitting that we did so – because it was there that our American journey began. It was there that a group of farmers and lawyers, merchants and soldiers, gathered to declare their independence and lay claim to a destiny that they were being denied.

It was a risky thing, meeting as they did in that summer of 1776. There was no guarantee that their fragile experiment would find success. More than once in those early years did the odds seem insurmountable. More than once did the fishermen, laborers, and craftsmen who called themselves an army face the prospect of defeat. And yet, they were willing to put all they were and all they had on the line – their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor – for a set of ideals that continue to light the world. That we are equal. That our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness come not from our laws, but from our maker. And that a government of, by, and for the people can endure. It was these ideals that led us to declare independence, and craft our constitution, producing documents that were imperfect but had within them, like our nation itself, the capacity to be made more perfect.

A few decades after the framers met in Philadelphia, our new union faced its first true test. The White House was in flames, and the British were advancing on Baltimore. That’s when the fate of our nation fell to the troops at Fort McHenry. They were a varied lot, these troops: sailors, militiamen, and even a runaway slave. But on one long and rainy night, they beat back the greatest navy that the world had ever known. And when that night was over, they raised a flag in triumph, inspiring an onlooker to compose a poem that became the Star-Spangled Banner.

We are here today not simply to pay tribute to those patriots who founded our nation in Philadelphia or defended it in Baltimore, but to take up the cause for which they gave so much.  The trials we face are very different now, but severe in their own right. Only a handful of times in our history has a generation been confronted with challenges so vast. An economy that is faltering. Two wars, one that needs to be ended responsibly, one that needs to be waged wisely.  A planet that is warming from our unsustainable dependence on oil.

And yet while our problems may be new, what is required to overcome them is not. What is required is the same perseverance and idealism that those first patriots displayed. What is required is a new declaration of independence, not just in our nation, but in our own lives – from ideology and small thinking, prejudice and bigotry – an appeal not to our easy instincts but to our better angels.

That is the reason I launched my campaign for the presidency nearly two years ago. I did so in the belief that the most fundamental American ideal, that a better life is in store for all those willing to work for it, was slipping out of reach.

That Washington was serving the interests of the few, not the many. And that our politics had grown too small for the scale of the challenges we faced.

But I also believed something else. I believed that our future is our choice, and that if we could just recognize ourselves in one another and bring everyone together – Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, north, south, east and west, black, white, Latino, Asian, and Native American, gay and straight, disabled and not – then not only would we restore hope and opportunity in places that yearned for both, but maybe, just maybe, we might perfect our union in the process.

This is what I believed, but you made this belief real. You proved once more that people who love this country can

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change it. And as I prepare to leave for Washington on a trip that you made possible, know that I will not be traveling alone. I will be taking with me some of the men and women I met along the way, Americans from every corner of this country, whose hopes and heartaches were the core of our cause; whose dreams and struggles have become my own.

Theirs are the voices I will carry with me every day in the White House. Theirs are the stories I will be thinking of when we deliver the changes you elected me to make. When we are seeing new jobs created that pay more to those who work them, I will be thinking of people like Kevin and Kirsten Meehan, who can’t afford to turn on the heat or pay rent, and are tapping into Kevin’s 401k to help support their two young children.

When our children are graduating from newer, better schools that prepare them to be good citizens and sought-after workers, I will be thinking of middle school teachers like Rosa Mendoza, who is giving her students the chance to fulfill their God-given potential.

When quality health care is no longer something we hope for, but something we can count on, I will be thinking of people like Patricia Stiles, who was diagnosed with a serious illness just as her husband lost his pension and her kids’ tuitions were coming due.

These are the stories that will drive me in the days ahead. They are different stories, told by men and women whose journeys may seem separate. And yet, what you showed me time and again is that no matter who we are or what we

look like, no matter where we come from or what faith we practice, we are a people of common hopes and common dreams, who ask only for what was promised us as Americans – that we might make of our lives what we will and see our children climb higher than we did.

We recognize that such enormous challenges will not be solved quickly. There will be false starts and setbacks,

frustrations and disappointments. And we will be called to show patience even as we act with fierce urgency.

But we should never forget that we are the heirs of those early patriots, ordinary men and women who refused to give up when it all seemed so improbable; and who somehow believed that they had the power to make the world anew.

That is the spirit that we must reclaim today.

For the American Revolution did not end when British guns fell silent. It was never something to be won only on a battlefield or fulfilled only in our founding documents. It was not simply a struggle to break free from empire and declare independence. The American Revolution was – and remains – an ongoing struggle “in the minds and hearts of

the people” to live up to our founding creed.

Starting now, let’s take up in our own lives the work of perfecting our union.

Let’s build a government that is responsible to the people, and accept our own responsibilities as citizens to hold our government accountable.

Let’s all of us do our part to rebuild this country.

Let’s make sure this election is not the end of what we do to change America, but the beginning.

Join me in this effort. Join one another in this effort. And together, mindful of our proud history, hopeful for the future, let’s seek a better world in our time.  Thank you.

PROCLAMATION

On January 20, 2009, we witnessed history as Barack Obama became the first African American President of the United States.  Regardless of one’s political persuasion, it was an extremely proud and moving moment for America, and one that we will never forget.

That momentous event provides a perfect backdrop for this year’s celebration of African American History Month.  In science and sports, education and entertainment, business and politics, every pursuit has moved forward thanks to the innovation and hard work of our nation’s African American citizens.  California is also a beneficiary, as African Americans continue to play a vital role in our prosperity and future.

As we pause to look back on history, it is appropriate to recognize the people who have made today possible.  To those brave individuals who fought – and continue to fight – against the injustice and evil of racism, I salute you.  California is indebted to you for your struggles, achievements and courage.

This month, I encourage all Californians to celebrate and recognize the many fantastic contributions African Americans have made to the communities, state and world we live in.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim February 2009, as “African American History Month.”

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 3rd day of February 2009.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

Governor of California

ATTEST:

DEBRA BOWEN

Secretary of State

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