Please join us for our May meeting. Our guest speaker is State Senator Nan Rich. The meeting is May 9th in the media room at Longwood Elementary School, 840 N. Orange Ave. from 7pm-9pm. *Please bring non-perishable items to our May meeting to donate to Chef Sennet’s feeding the homeless events.
Seminole County “Veterans Stand Down” 2013 event. Location for the event will be at the Seminole County Health Department on Saturday, May 18 from 9:00am-1:00pm. Lunch and breakfast will be served to our veterans. Please click here to view flyer…
Please bring non-perishable items to our April meeting to donate to Chef Sennet’s feeding the homeless events. Additional information for these events are below in Volunteering Opportunities.
Please join us for our May meeting. Our guest speaker is State Senator Nan Rich. The meeting is May 9th in the media room at Longwood Elementary School, 840 N. Orange Ave. from 7pm-9pm. *Please bring non-perishable items to our May meeting to donate to Chef Sennet’s feeding the homeless events.
The recent failure of the U.S. Senate to get a super majority of 60 to support expanded background checks was a big disappointment for gun control advocates—but the fight is not over, it is only beginning. There are significant actions on several levels that we must pursue in our push for more safety for the public from gun violence. On the federal level, we must …
Seminole County “Veterans Stand Down” 2013 event. Location for the event will be at the Seminole County Health Department on Saturday, May 18 from 9:00am-1:00pm. Lunch and breakfast will be served to our veterans. Please click here to view flyer…
Please bring non-perishable items to our April meeting to donate to Chef Sennet’s feeding the homeless events. Additional information for these events are below in Volunteering Opportunities.
“Affordable Care Act” was the topic of our February meeting. In case you missed the meeting, below are some websites that will provide you with additional information: www.barackobama.com (overview of ACA) www.healthcare.gov (central database coverage options) www.CCIIO.cms.gov (center for consumer information) www.house.gov (full text of ACA) www.regulations.gov (ACA regulations)
Anna V. Eskamani, the External Affairs Manager at Planned Parenthood of Greater Orlando (PPGO), was our guest speaker for our March 14th meeting. She reviewed the basics of Planned Parenthood and provided us with a legislative update.
While we are looking for our new office location, we will be holding our regular General Meetings in the music room at the former Longwood Elementary School. The time and dates will remain the same; we meet the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. Please check website and bi-weekly newsletter to see if …
Old news is still good news! In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare. The ruling is a major victory for President Obama and the American people. The law allows young people to stay on their parents’ insurance until age 26, prohibits insurance …
There is a fascinating short video up on the BBC website featuring a discussion between Professor Paul Krugman and two British conservatives regarding the policies of economic austerity (cutting government spending in the face of economic recession) taken by the British and the European Union. One absolutely endearing feature of this discussion is that the …
Jon Gruber of MIT, who helped designed the ACA and its precursor in Massachusetts, explains with a simple and quick 3-minute video what the ACA does and why. Go on over to the Video Corner and give it a look.
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