LABOR DAY is Monday September 7, 2009 and as usual the Local will be participating in the annual Labor Day Parade. This years parade will again be on Woodward Avenue and all Members Retirees and Families are invited to come out and enjoy the day. You can meet us downtown as we line up on Parsons Street near Woodward before the start of the parade. You may also join us here at the local for a continental breakfast and a bus ride downtown to Seldon Street where we will line up for the parade. Following the parade a bar b q lunch will be served at Local 245. Buses will leave Local 245 by 730 am. the parade begins at 930 am. Come and join in the fun and solidarity by marching in the Labor Day Parade! If you have any questions call Local 245 at 561-7500.

Dont let the rain dampen your spirits...the R&E Unit Party in the Park is still on! This is a rain or shine event and will be taking palce under the large pavillion at Ford Field. So plan on attending if you have purchased a ticket, and if you did not purchase a ticket you may do so at the park. Thanks to Melisa, Jack Mike and their crew there are There are many gifts to be raffled off and good food ready to eat...Hope to see you there!

PARTY IN THE PARK is this Friday!! All active and Retired R&E unit members are encouraged to come out to Ford Field on Friday August 28, 2009 from 1pm until 8:30pm and join in the fun! This is the third annual event and it proves to be another great one. Tickets are $5 and dinner will be served. This year there are some very nice prizes and gift baskets to be given out through the raffle including a grand prize trip to St Martin's LaVista Resort. Tickets are available on the day of the event or you may stop by Local 245 to pay and reserve a spot! The Party will take place at the large pavilion at Ford Field which is located at Cherry Hill and Brady just minutes from the R&E Center. For further questions call Local 245. Hope to see you there!

STRIKE A CURE!

Its that time again!! We are excited to announce sign ups are open for our 2nd annual Strike A Cure Breast Cancer Bowling Fundraiser! All proceeds from this event are sent to the Detroit Race for the Cure. It is a great day of fun at Thunderbowl Lanes and will again feature many prizes, free pizza and Cancer prevention education representatives on hand from Karmanos to educate all that are interested. Get your team of 4 to togehter and sign up at Local 245 before all the lanes are gone! If you dont want to bowl...thats ok too... just come and try to win a prize! This event is open to the public...Hope to see you there to raise money to fight a disease that has touched every one's life in some way!

The 2009 5th annual Bike Run for Autism was a big success! Around 225 bikes were on hand in turn raising over $10,000 which will be donated to the Autism chapters in Macomb County, St. Clair County and Southeastern Wayne County ASA Chapters as well as the Autism Connection at the Judson Center. The Ride started at the Southfield Civic Center and ended at Biker Bobs in Taylor. Local 245 Troy Design Members Pete Joseph and Sal Ferra organize this event each year and do an outstanding job. Pete and Sal started this bike run 5 years ago with the thought of helping one of our brothers at Troy Design as their son Victor is Autistic. What these guys didn't know is how successful they would be and watched a small event to help one family turn into a large event that every year helps many families in the tri-county area! Fox 2 news anchor Ron Savage served as this years Grand Marshall and also did a very nice TV interview about the Bike Run and Victor. Pete and Sal do an incredible job with this event and help countless families with the money that the Bikers and guests donate to this ride! Local 245 is proud of your work! GREAT JOB and THANK YOU to Pete and Sal for organizing this event! Thank you also to all of the workers/helpers that cook breakfast and help make the event a sucess as well as to all of the members, families and guests that showed up to the Bike Run trying to help find a way to cure Autism! A big Thank you to Victor and the Cherenenko family for always being on hand to drop the flag to start the Bike Run!!