Local 2011 Shows L.O.V.E to the Community

Members of DC 21 Local 2011 have spent the past three years working with L.O.V.E. Is The Answer, a national movement working to bridge the police-community divide and foster trust and understanding. L.O.V.E. Is The Answer achieves this goal by implementing its “L.O.V.E.” framework – Learn, Open, Volunteer, and Empower – in all aspects of their work. L.O.V.E. Is The Answer is dedicated to improving police-community relations and corporate diversity & inclusion, providing anti-bias training, and facilitating community reconciliation.

This year, Local 2011 collaborated with L.O.V.E. Is The Answer, The Bucks County Office of Diversity and Inclusion, The Peace Center, Bristol Township and their police department, Central Bucks SD students, and local artists, volunteers, and community partners on a mural representing the L.O.V.E. Is The Answer movement. Local 2011 helped prepare a building for painting, and covered the finished mural with anti-graffiti coating.

Local 2011 is proud to volunteer their time and skills to help create a powerful piece of artwork that represents a great cause. To learn more about L.O.V.E. Is The Answer, visit https://loveistheanswermovement.com/lita-day/.

 

DC 21 Donates to Ronald McDonald House

DC 21 DONATES $60,000, HUNDREDS OF WORK HOURS TO RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE EXPANSION

DC 21 members attended the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony of Ronald McDonald House’s new expansion in West Philadelphia. The campus now boasts an eight-story residence for families seeking medical treatment at one of the several area pediatric hospitals, in addition to a renovated administrative headquarters.

 

DC 21 donated $60,000 to the construction of Jill and Alan B. Miller Tower. The residence can now accommodate 127 families every night — nearly three times as many families as its old space. Members from DC 21 also volunteered in repairing walls and ceilings, installing glass doors and painting the 19th century historic mansion.

Ronald McDonald Houses Charities began in Philadelphia in 1974 as a low or no-cost housing option for seriously ill children and their families from around the world. The organization strives to lessen the financial burden faced by families by offering housing, meals, and child care.

Great job, DC 21!

Wolf Administration Tours Glazier Apprenticeship Program

Philadelphia – Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development Eileen Cipriani toured a state-registered apprenticeship program for in-demand architectural glass and metal technicians, called glaziers, in Philadelphia. The apprentices learn to cut, install, replace, and remove all types of glass and architectural metal, filling the growing demand for skilled glaziers for both residential and commercial projects.

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