APWU Youth Make Unionism 'A Family Affair'
September 12, 2008
The APWU Women's Organizing Committee has announced the winners of the union's "Make it a Family Affair" creativity contest, reports APWU Regional Coordinator Liz Powell, the panel's chairwoman.
The contest — designed to promote among our youth a better understanding of the vital role unions and the APWU play in our lives — invited the children or grandchildren of APWU members across the country to submit an original work expressing this theme in song, poem, short video, or PowerPoint presentation.
The contest's Grand Prize, a laptop computer with accessories, was claimed by Amanda Scroth, daughter of Greater Connecticut Area Local member Debra Desracher, for her song, Together We Stand.
The other winners are shown in the chart below.
|
Winner |
Relationship |
Union Member/Local |
Entry |
Prize |
|
Amanda Scroth |
Daughter |
Debra Desracher, Greater CT Area Local |
Song: Together We Stand |
Laptop Computer |
|
Ryesha Patterson |
Grandchild |
Scott Lee, South Suburban Facility Local |
Power Point: Coming Together As One |
$300 |
|
Jasmine Cannon |
Daughter |
Clive Cannon, Columbus Area Local |
Power Point: APWU United the United States |
$300 |
|
Ryan Lee |
Son |
Chuck Lee, Greater Seattle Area Local |
Video: Unionism in Our Lives |
$300 |
|
Courtney Bowman |
Daughter |
Gary Bowman, Greensboro SCF Area Local |
Poem: The Postal Workers Way |
$300 |
|
Chase Stanley |
Son |
Penny Stanley, Indianapolis Area Local |
Video: Another Day as a Senior Mail Processor |
$300 |
|
Johnathan Jaffe |
Son |
Lawrence Jaffe, Broward County Area Local |
Poem: The Power of APWU |
$300 |
|
Danielle Carey |
Daughter |
Sandra Carey, Detroit District Area Local |
Poem: What Is A Union? |
$200 |
|
Beth DeCoste |
Daughter |
James DeCoste, Bangor Area Local |
Video: The APWU |
$200 |
|
Sarah Brink |
Daughter |
Jannette Brink, Madison WI Area Local |
Poem: APWU |
$200 |
|
Philip Chau |
Son |
Yen Chau, California Area Local |
Power Point: Unionism |
$200 |
|
Garrett Stanley |
Son |
Penny Stanley, Indianapolis Area Local |
Video: The One and Only Thing |
$100 |
|
Paris Mitchell |
Grandchild |
Kim Warren, Detroit District Area Local |
Poem: Mother Unionism |
$100 |
|
Evonne Mitchell |
Daughter |
Sherrie Noble, Atlanta Metro Area Local |
Poem: A Union We'll Stand, A Union We'll Fall |
$100 |