Safety First at Local 25 - Teamsters Local 25

RetireeChapter News25TeamstersLocal 25Retiree ChapterRetiree NewsRetiree NewsThe weather was great and 220 members attendedthe breakfast meeting. President Conti readthe names of 16 deceased members since our Januarymeeting. Chuck Durfee read the TreasurersReport and it was accepted unanimously as read.Joe introduced Nurse Marie McCune fromMt. Auburn Hospital. She gave a very informativetalk on strokes, which is the number one cause ofdisabilities. She spoke of how important it is toStatistics show there is a higher risk to you ifthere are strokes in your family. Also, more menthan women have strokes and with age strokesincrease. She said it is very important that youkeep track of your blood pressure and cholesterol;stop smoking as you will have a higher riskof stroke; if you have a head injury you should goto the hospital; and blood pressure medicinesneed to be taken all the time. She gave us a lot ofgood information and stayed after her talk toanswer lots of questions.Joe turned the meeting over to the NominationChairman Joe Evans, who did an excellentJoe ContiPresidentChuck DurfeeSecretary-TreasurerFormer Local 25 Business Agent Gene Todd enjoys the retiree chapter annual St. Patrick’sDay boiled dinner in the Day Room on March 17th 2009.John "Johnny B"BuonaugurioVice Presidenthavealevelofawarenesstobeabletopreventstrokes. The circulatory system, high blood pressure,and very importantly Atrial Fibrillation canall cause strokes but can be controlled. She saidthere are warning signs that everyone should beaware of like vision changes, garbled speech,unusual headache, sagging face, and numb andtingling arm. You have to call 911 and go to theemergency room with any of these signs. By gettinghelp fast, the risk of disability may go down.job assisted by Tom Downing. After the nominationsthere was no opposition, so Chairman JoeEvans declared the nominations closed and thatthe candidates were elected by acclamation toserve another 3 years through 2012.The Teamster clock was won by Sunny Nuzzo.The $25 door prize was won by Ron Martis, JoeTamtrosio, Joe Wells and Rickey White. Joe Evanswon the 50/50 drawing and donated $100 to fightAutism.28 | The SPOKESMAN | SUMMER 2009 | www.teamsterslocal25.com