CWA Locals Step Up to Support Their Communities

CWA Local 1170 held its annual United Way Leadership Breakfast last month. The event highlighted the Local’s workplace campaign to raise funds to support various community service organizations in the Rochester area. So far this year, they have raised over $50,000 from over 200 members and retirees. The workers’ campaign, which has been running for more than 50 years and raised millions of dollars to date, has been recognized with numerous awards and serves as a reflection of the deep ties and commitment the members have to their community.

Thanks to donations from CWA Local 1118 and other private donations, the Schenectady, N.Y., chapter of Habitat for Humanity broke ground on its 58th project, and the second in the town of Rotterdam, late last month. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that helps communities in need around the globe build or improve a place they can call home. The families that will move into homes like the one being built in Rotterdam get to play a role in building them.