Post by TonyV on May 12, 2018 10:27:45 GMT -5
President Dunn’s Weekly Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 270 May 10, 2018
10th Annual JDRF Open Car AND Motorcycle Show– This event will be held Sunday,
September 9, 2018 at the Louisville Water Tower. Show starts at 11:00am, awards
at 3:00pm. It is sponsored by Ford KTP and UAW Local 862. Ford employees receive
$5 off registration with employee ID, or union card. Car/Motorcycle
Pre-Registration Forms can be obtained atwww.fordktpcares.com.
ANNUAL JDRF AWARENESS RIDE AND POKER RUN – This event is sponsored by UAW Ford
and will be held Sunday, August 19, 2018. Ride Day Registration begins at
8:00am. Registration will be held in front of the two-story glass administration
building at KTP at 3001 Chamberlain Lane. The cost is $30 per rider and $30 per
passenger. Fee includes ride, lunch, water stop snacks and poker hand. Ride
leaves at 10:00am. Additional raffle tickets, poker hands and silent auction
items will be available for purchase on the day of the ride. All makes of
motorcycles are welcome. Customized ride t-shirts are available prior to the
ride for $12 and available on the day of the ride for $15. For more ride
information check out www.FordKTPcares.com or call (502) 609-6344. All proceeds
benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research.
ELK RUN GOLF CLUB DISCOUNTS – Elk Run is open to the public and offering
discounts to Ford/UAW 862 members. Members’ 2018 Discounts are weekdays
(Mon-Fri) after 10:00am, 18 holes w/cart $25.00 (regular $35.00) and weekends
(Sat-Sun) and holidays after 10:00am, 18 holes w/cart $35.00 (regular $45.00).
Elk Run is five minutes from downtown Louisville, private lessons and clinics
from PGA professional staff are available, golf and/or pool memberships are
available. They are located at 1820 Charlestown Pike, Jeffersonville, IN
47130, (812)283-9022. You must show either your Ford picture ID or gold UAW 862
membership card to receive the discount. Call or book tee times online with no
booking fees at www.elkrungolfclub.com. Rates above do not apply to scrambles
or special events.
Dates to Remember:
05/12 – March of Dimes Walk America at Waterfront Park
05/13 – Mother’s Day
05/16 – Retirees’ Meeting at the LAP Union Hall, 11:30am
05/19 – Armed Forces Day
05/28 – Memorial Day (UAW Negotiated Holiday)
06/04 – UAW Local 862 Retirees’ Golf Scramble
06/05 – Membership Meeting at the LAP Union Hall, 2:00pm and 6:00pm (Date
Change Due to Constitutional Convention)
06/10 – 19th Annual JDRF Golf Scramble at Covered Bridge Golf Club
06/10 – Riders for Heroes Regular Membership Meeting, LAP Union Hall, 1:00pm
06/11 – 37th Constitutional Convention
06/17 – Father’s Day
06/20 – Retirees’ Meeting at the LAP Union Hall, 11:30am
06/21 – Summer Begins
06/24 – Riders for Heroes Rally Planning Meeting, 1:00pm at the LAP Union
Hall
07/10 – No Membership Meeting for July
07/22 - Riders for Heroes Rally Planning Meeting, 1:00pm at the LAP Union Hall
08/17 - Riders for Heroes Rally Planning Meeting, 1:00pm at the LAP Union Hall
08/19 – JDRF Awareness Ride Sponsored by UAW Ford, Registration forms
available at www.fordktpcares.com
08/25 – Riders for Heroes One-Day Ride and Rally, Bluegrass Harley Davidson,
8am Registration, 9am Kickstands Up
09/09 – 10th Annual JDRF Open Car & Motorcycle Show at the Louisville Water
Tower, 11am
09/16 – Annual UAW Local 862 Picnic at the Waterfront
ROUGE POWERHOUSE SCHOLARSHIP - The UAW-Ford Rouge Powerhouse Memorial
Scholarship Fund is dedicated to the memory and spirit of six brave men who died
on Feb. 1, 1999 in a tragic explosion at the Rouge Powerhouse. 55
scholarships will be awarded for 2018. The program is open to dependent children
of full-time, active UAW-represented Ford hourly employees. Student must be a
high school senior or graduate that plans to enroll for the first time in
full-time undergraduate study. Student must have a minimum 3.00 GPA during their
three previous semesters in high school. If selected as a recipient, student
will receive a one-time $1,000 award. Applications must be submitted now thru
May 15, 2018. Applications are available at
www.sms.scholarshipamerica.org/rouge