Food Drive

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Published on Wednesday, 18 February 2009 11:38

Written by Ann Rosenhoover

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Starting January 12th at the monthly Democratic Committee meeting non-perishable food items are being collected to donate to the 12 area food banks. The first donation went to the Martinsburg food bank. February's donation went to Sister Paula's soup Kitchen.The Salvation Army at 6th Avenue and 18th Street was the March recipient. The April donation will be chosen and delivered the week of the 20th. Each month a different food bank will be chosen. Donations can be dropped at the Democratic headquarters, 3961 6th Avenue, Altoona (Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday between 1 & 4) or (Tuesday or Thursday evenings between 4 & 8:00) Donations can also be brought to the monthly meeting (1st Monday at 7PM at Geeseytown Firehall) This collection is one of the ways that local Democrats are continuing the community service initiative that President Obama is encouraging.

Organizing for America

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Published on Tuesday, 23 June 2009 14:39

Written by Ann Rosenhoover

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This is an ongoing effort to coordinate community service and educate the public about healthcare. Call the office at 944-9924 to volunteer or even to ask questions. Check out the website at http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/contact/

HealthCare4ALLPA

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Published on Wednesday, 03 February 2010 12:28

Written by Ann Rosenhoover

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What are they doing at HealthCare4ALLPA?

From their website themselves, their promise is to:

Health Care for All PA's mission is to educate the public and government officials regarding the scope and seriousness of the health care crisis, and to support and encourage legislation that achieves:

(a) Comprehensive and fair health care coverage for everyone in Pennsylvania;

(b) Economic efficiency through a single payer system, publicly financed, and privately delivered;

(c) Fair reform of the fault based medical negligence system which assures compensation to those injured by their health care providers;

(d) Adoption of a K through 12 health education curriculum to promote a culture of wellness;

(e) Identify and support implementation of protocols and evidence based practice models with the goal of reducing medical errors and adopting cost-effective delivery of health care;

(f) Increased support for volunteer firefighters and emergency responders;

(g) Practical career transition support for those displaced from employment due to adoption of single payer or other efficiencies;

(h) A dedicated funding system to assure ample funding for all health care needs, including a reasonable reserve for emergencies.

http://www.healthcare4allpa.org/about.htm

Frequently Asked Questions

Why should we ask taxpayers to raise their personal income tax?

Everyone must pay their fair share to secure universal healthcare. In 2008, the average cost of employer sponsored family health insurance was $12,680. The US median household income was $52,029. This means that the cost of health insure was 24% of their household income.

Can I still have my own doctor?

YES. Under the existing multi-payer model, patients are often restricted to "network" doctors. Under a single payer model, virtually every doctor would be participating in the health plan. It would dramatically simplify billing for physicians, cover all future health care costs which would reduce malpractice premiums, and offer much more expedited payment.

Won't this make the sick likely to move into Pennsylvania?

It's not likely that the sick will simply pick up and move to Pennsylvania in order to get care. However, Pennsylvania welcomes the sick as well as  their family. Their care will employ people in the Commenwealth. Their loved ones will also seek or even create jobs in Pennsylvania.

Get Involed!

Contact your House of Representatives and Senators today.

By visiting http://www.healthcare4allpa.org/legislators.htm you can use the quick and efficient "Contact Lawmakers" tool to find who is making your healthcare decisions for you. Let your voice be heard!

New Officers Elected and Appointed

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Published on Tuesday, 15 June 2010 14:05

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Frank Rosenhoover was unanimously elected for a second term as chairman of the Blair County Democratic Committee for the years 2010-2014. Rosenhoover was unopposed. He is a life-long Democrat who has recen.tly been elected to the Democratic State Committee for his second term. He is also Chairman of the North Central Caucus of the State Committee. Newly elected to the local committee were Ann Rosenhoover, Vice-Chairperson for the 79th District: Randy Aurandt, Vice- Chairperson for the 80th Distric and John Conrad, Vice-Chairperson for the 81st District. Chairman Rosenhoover then appointed George Thompson as Treasurer, Georgia Chilcoat as Recording Secretary, Ann Harvey-Myers, Corresponding Secretary; LA Wilson, Parlimentarian and Martin Baronner as Sergent at Arms .More than 50 new Democrats were elected to the Committee at the May primary. The attendance at the June reorganizational meeting was the largest gathering of Democrats at a committee meeting in recent history.  The next meeting of the Blair County Democratic Committee will be held in conjunction with the Annual Picnic on August 1st at Canoe Creek state Park at 2pm at Pavilion #1. The September meeting will be on TUESDAY, September 7th at the Ramada at 7PM