8/13 - 70th "Happy Birthday" Celebration of Social Security / PORTLAND

Submitted by Oregon United t... on August 10, 2005 - 11:28am

Mark Your Calendar – Saturday, August 13, 2005

Happy 70th Birthday Social Security!

70 years ago, on August 14, 1935, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. The program has since provided dignity and financial security for generations of retired Americans, people with disability and surviving widows and children to live above poverty. To commemorate this historic anniversary, Oregonians will join together for a festive “happy birthday” party filled with food, entertainment, stories and to share the birthday cake.

You and your family and friends are cordially invited to participate in this celebration as we toast the past 70 years and for 70 more of Social Security’s guaranteed benefits.

When:
Saturday, August 13, 2005; 11:30 AM
Where:
South Park Block F (Between SW Park Ave. & 9th Ave. on SW Market St.)
Who:
Congressman Earl Blumenauer, as the Master of Ceremony
“Uncle Sam” and “Aunt FICA” will perform a live costume skit
Oregonians who will give thanks to Social Security for keeping them strong

LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP SET UP AND DO LAST MINUTE RECRUITING FOR THE EVENT!!
Meet at 10:00 AM at the event site. Look/ask for the event organizer, Ed Yoon, a short (5'5") Asian-American male with bleached hair. You can also call him on his cell phone at (213) 503-5455 if you can't find him.

Event sponsored by, but not limited to: ACORN, AFGE, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Alliance for Retired Americans, Democracy for Oregon, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, Elders in Action, Gray Panthers, Jobs with Justice, League of Rural Voters, MoveOn.org, National Organization for Women, Older Women’s League, Oregon Action, Oregon Association for Retired Citizens, Oregon Small Business for Responsible Leadership, Oregon United to Protect Social Security, Rapid Response Network, Republicans for Preservation of Social Security, Rock the Vote, Rural Organizing Project, SEIU, Synergy Consulting, Inc., United Seniors of Oregon, Urban League of Portland and Working America, together representing hundreds of thousands of Oregonians for the shared purpose of protecting and strengthening the Social Security safety net for all Americans.