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What Can I Do to Help?

Attend Scheduled Events

Check back here as often as you can and attend the events that either the AFGE or SEIU has made arrangements for each activity chisels away at the proposed plans by making the public aware of the outrage the public in general feels about the proposed closing of the Canandaigua Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Your voice does count get out there and make your voice count.

Support our Elected Officials

Our Union Representative have started several local campaigns the first and probably most important activity is the Petitions that have been circulating our community. Get out there and circulate those petitions where you shop, where you worship and door to door when you can. Amo Houghton our local congressmen was recently quoted as saying that a 100,000 signature can stop anything in Washington.

        For a printable copy of the petition click here .

Keep those Letters Coming

As we travel down this road together we have to keep those in power aware of the impact this pending proposal will have on our lives the lives of those we serve and on the community we live in. To do that we must use every opportunity to let them know how we feel and how those around us feel. The only way to do this is to write to them and do it often. Do it on paper, do it by email and do it often.

For a listing of the people who need to know what is going on click here.

Show Local Businesses that VA Employees Have Buying Power

As employees we make an impact on the local economy, on August 29th the VAEA will be distributing electronic dollars when you make a purchase give one of them to the store owner and have them post it where it can be seen. With all the dollars spent in the local area residents will quickly get the picture of how important the loss of 800 jobs will be. 

For a closer look at the Veterans Dollar Bill click here.

A Call To Arms

        On October 20th the Cares Commission will hold a hearing at the Canandaigua VA, the leadership in opposition to the closing of the Canandaigua VA has called for a massive show of support for the veterans in our care. Senator Clinton has echoed that call to arms as has Charles Schumer. We need to show the VISN, the Department of Veterans Affairs thatwe will not go quietly into the night. In honor of the veterans that have served our nation the City of Canandaigua under the leadership of it Mayor has declared October 20th The Save the Canandaigua VA Day.

The hearing is scheduled for the 20th of October at the Canandaigua VA, Bldg. 5 and Courtyard 1 starting at 10 a.m.

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