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EMPLOYEES’ LOS ANGELES WATER & POWER ASSOCIATION REPORT SEPTEMBER 2018 WELCOME EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION 2018-2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHARITY FAIR OCTOBER 4, 2018 ASSOCIATION INFORMATION Greetings my fellow LOS ANGELES WATER AND POWER Association members, EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION John Ferraro Building It is with great honor that I 111 North Hope Street, Room A-17 begin August as the Employees’ Los Angeles, CA 90012 Association Board President. I have (213) 367-3146 Fax (213) 367-3286 been with the Department for five years, and I have had the wonderful Office hours: opportunity to serve on the Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Association’s Board of Directors for Serving employees and retirees of the City of the past three. I look forward to a Los Angeles and Department of Water & Power at locations busy year in service to our members. throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area, Victorville, Owens Valley, Nevada, and Utah since 1933. Now on to some noteworthy items. First, please join me in congratulating the recent winners of the Association Board of Directors: Board Elections: Hildreath Anderson, Shavon Paige, Monica Alvarez Water System and Albert Santillan – welcome and may your time as a Hildreath Anderson Joint System Board member be rewarding and worthwhile. Second, an Marcos Ballesteros, President Power System additional thank you to our returning Board members. Ramie Beltran Retired Employees’ Rep. I appreciate you taking on these leadership roles and Shirley Brown, Executive Officer Joint System ensuring that the Association continues to thrive. Finally, Vivian Flores, Secretary Water System the 2018 Donors’ Welfare Plan Campaign took place Bryan Grace Director/Executive Sec. this past May, running for six weeks. With the gracious Reindert Kok Joint System help of LADWP management and your fellow employees Ehinomen Nwani, CFO Water System working as campaign coordinators, we were able to Shavon Paige Joint System collect over a thousand donation cards. Let me personally Katrina Perez Power System thank all of you that are long-time and new donors! I Judy Rodriguez Joint System can say without a shadow of a doubt that if not for your Albert Santillan Power System generosity, then your Employees’ Association would not Willie Tam Power System be able to complete its mission of assisting each other in Vernice Taylor Joint System times of need. Brian Wilbur, Vice President Power System Anita Wright Power System I encourage everyone to become familiar with the wealth of programs available to you, including assistance loans, • Los Angeles Water and Power Employees’ Association medical grants, discount tickets and officially licensed is a non-profit organization. LADWP merchandise. Remember, membership is free • We accept cash, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and AMEX. and automatic to every active and retired employee. If Sorry, no personal checks. you have questions regarding any Association program or item, please contact your Employees’ Association, located • It is the purchaser’s responsibility to check ticket on the JFB A-Level, or simply call (213) 367-3146. expiration dates and theme park operating hours. • We reserve the right to limit the number of tickets sold I’d like to leave you with a little quote that always tends to bring a smile to my face: to each Association member. Dr. Rumack: Can you fly this plane and land it? • There is a nominal surcharge on most tickets sold through Ted Striker: Surely you can’t be serious? the Association to help defray operational expenses. Dr. Rumack: I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley. • Ticket prices are subject to change without notice. - Airplane (1980) Vendors are not endorsed by the Los Angeles Marcos Ballesteros Employees’ Association Board President Department of Water & Power or the Employees’ Association. THE SOURCE Supply Chain Services Monthly Employee E-Letter Volume 6 Issue 8 August 2018 EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT—VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH TABLESECTION OF CONTENTS NAME Armando Rojas worked at the DepartmentTABLE of General OF CONTENTS Services for 18 years before joining LADWP three years ago as2 a WarehouseLADWP EMPLOYEE & Toolroom Worker. In the beginning of this year, he decided SPOTLIGHT “You are what to take advantageSUPPLY CHAIN of the SERVICES department’s you do, not Tuition Reimbursement Program. He is what you say you’ll do.” currently enrolled at Mount Saint Mary’s 3 LADWP MERCHANDISE --Carl Jung University and is expected to obtain his PROGRAM RECOGNITION 2 RETIREMENT 19 bachelor’s degree in Business Administration4 TICKETS in 2022. Since he and his wife always emphasized the value of education to his three children, they both10 wanted ON THE COVERto lead by example. He and his wife, who is also a LADWP employee, BOARDwere inspired OF DIRECTORS to join the Tuition Reimbursement Program together. It is a challenge for them to balance work, family, and school, but they have always supported14 FACTSeach other& FIGURES in their 25 years of marriage. Their children have witnessed that it takes determination to achieve goals. Their son In This Issue is currently working on his undergraduate degree at California State University, Los 15 KNOW YOUR Tuition 24 Angeles. TheirEMPLOYEES’ two daughters, ASSOCIATION who are currently enrolled in high school, have plans Reimbursement to obtain advancedFINANCIAL degreesASSISTANCE in the fields of medicineLAWP andEMPLOYEES’ engineering. Employee of PROGRAMS the Month Armando encourages others to pursue a degreeASSOCIATION through the program. REPORT He strongly News of Note believes that the hard work and stressful times will be worth it. He was fortunate Customer First 16 ASSOCIATION SERVICES A publication of your Los Angeles Water and Power enough to learn about the program from four employees at his work location Thinking (Toolroom 1) who were all participating in it. HeEmployees’ is grateful Association for the opportunity and wants to continueRETIREMENTS to grow and promote within SupplyBelen Navarro-Arriola Chain Services. Editor 17 Eric Botero Graphic Designer Supply Chain Services proudly recognizesServices Tuition Committee Reimbursement Program recipient, Armando Rojas. 20 IN MEMORIAM Monica Alvarez, Shirley Brown, Reindert Kok, Belen Navarro-Arriola, Ehinomen Nwani, Judy Rodriguez, Willie Tam, Vernice Taylor 22 THE CLASSIFIEDS BUY, SELL, TRADE Employees’ Association General Information (213) 367-3146 Association Report (213) 367-3144 26 FAIRS Ticket Office (213) 367-3141 DONORS’ WELFARE PLAN Donors’ Welfare Plan (213) 367-3142 CHARITY FAIR Assistance Loans (213) 367-3163 Medical Equipment (213) 367-3163 Mutual Benefit Plan (213) 367-3143 Safety Shoes (213) 367-3163 Notary Services Jessica Sorino [email protected] Ashley Chacon [email protected] LAWP EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION REPORT 1 THELADWP EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT SOURCE Supply Chain Services Monthly Employee E-Letter Volume 6 Issue 8 August 2018 VOLUNTEEREMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT— OFVOLUNTEER THE OF MONTH THE MONTH Armando Rojas worked at the Department of General Services for 18 years before joining LADWP three years ago as a Warehouse & Toolroom Worker. In the beginning of this year, he decided “You are what to take advantage of the department’s you do, not Tuition Reimbursement Program. He is what you say you’ll do.” currently enrolled at Mount Saint Mary’s University and is expected to obtain his --Carl Jung bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 2022. Since he and his wife always emphasized the value of education to his three children, they both wanted to lead by example. He and his wife, who is also a LADWP employee, were inspired to join the Tuition Reimbursement Program together. It is a challenge for them to balance work, family, and school, but they have always supported each other in their 25 years of marriage. Their children have witnessed that it takes determination to achieve goals. Their son In This Issue is currently working on his undergraduate degree at California State University, Los Tuition Angeles. Their two daughters, who are currently enrolled in high school, have plans Reimbursement to obtain advanced degrees in the fields of medicine and engineering. Employee of the Month Armando encourages others to pursue a degree through the program. He strongly News of Note believes that the hard work and stressful times will be worth it. He was fortunate Customer First enough to learn about the program from four employees at his work location Thinking (Toolroom 1) who were all participating in it. He is grateful for the opportunity and wants to continue to grow and promote within Supply Chain Services. Supply Chain Services proudly recognizes Tuition Reimbursement Program recipient, Armando Rojas. LAWP EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION REPORT 2 MERCHANDISE A B C D Color Size Cost Men’s Long Sleeve T-shirt Black/Navy/Gray/Sand S-2XL $17.50 Men’s Pocket T-shirt Black/Gray/Blue/White/Green/Orange S-3XL $14.75 Men’s Polo Shirt Navy/Black/Gray/Light Blue S-2XL $26.00 Men’s Polo Shirt - Tipped Navy w/ White M-XL $32.00 Women’s T-shirts Red/Black/Gray S-4XL $18.75 Women’s Polo Gray/Navy/Black XS-2XL $26.00 Women’s Polo - Tipped Navy w/ White XS-2XL $32.00 - $34.00 Kid’s T-shirts All colors XS-XL $8.00 Hot/Cold Travel Mug Gold/Black 30oz. $14.50 A Tumbler Orange 20 oz. $10.00 B Baseball Caps - adjustable Black/Navy/Tan $13.50 Beanies Black/Navy/Grey N/A $14.00 Military Cap - adjustable Tan Adjustable $7.50 C Visor - adjustable Navy/White Adjustable $6.50 D Duffle Bag Black N/A $34.25 Retirement Mug Cobalt Blue w/gold 15 oz. $8.50 LAWP EMPLOYEES’ SALES TAX NOT INCLUDED ON PRICES LISTED. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. ASSOCIATION REPORT 3 TICKETS Association Regular THEME PARKS Price Price Savings Expires Adventure City General (1-54) $17.00 $ 19.95 $ 2.95 None Boomers All-Day Play Pass includes: unlimited golf & General $19.00 $39.99 $20.99 None attractions.