DAVENPORT, Iowa  – I am determined. I am courageous. I am a survivor.

Join us as we rise up against sexual abuse in our communities. The annual Rising Up Against Sexual Abuse luncheon will be held Friday, October 13, at the Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center. Doors open at 11 a.m. with the program beginning at noon.

When:   
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

Where:
Scott Community College Urban Campus, Community Room
101 W 3rd St., Davenport

What:   
The 2018 campaign kickoff and an annual update to community leaders on what’s happening at United Way and how we’re collaborating to make the Quad Cities a better place.
-    State of United Way

Run, Walk, and Dash for Kids and Adults with Down syndrome:

GiGi’s Playhouse to host annual Superhero 5K, 1 Mile Walk, and Dash for Down Syndrome

CORRECTED RELEASE*

The following quote in today’s release should be attributed to former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, founder of The Kennedy Forum:

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ECC 2017-2018 Fall-Spring Graduates Announced

Des Moines -- Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, as part of a bipartisan group of 52 state and territory attorneys general, called on Congress today to help end the opioid epidemic and close a loophole that allows those who traffic deadly fentanyl to stay a step ahead of law enforcement.

Lauren Schroeder, a senior at Rivermont Collegiate, was born with only 20% blood supply and had to be given blood to survive. In 2017 she was diagnosed with Chronic Anemia and Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome. She will require blood to managing these diseases for the rest of her life.

Contacts:
Brad Greve, President, Great River Area Labor Federation and United Steelworkers Local 105:563-343-7652
Julia McMeekan, Field Organizer, Great River Area Labor Federation: 309-738-1446
Jennifer Sherer, Director, University of Iowa Labor Center: 319-321-8320

Save Our Labor Center: Public Hearing Wednesday in Bettendorf

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