<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><div><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></font></div>Hi All, </span></font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "> We had 14 in our group + 12 of the SEIU people. Expected more, but not shabby.</span></font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">WE displayed a whole bunch of diverse signs and sang our song. We really got into </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">chants led by Eric from SEIU. I felt the crowd heard us and gave good attention back. </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "> </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">John, Howard, Pat and a '5' yea rold, Oscar were in the car showing off the slogan,</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "> " Life's a Beach.... Get Occupied!" and " 5-95 for liberty, justice, democracy." </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Much thanks to those who helped and marched: Linda, Betty, Bob, Daniel, Laurie (not YOrk),</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Veteran guy with beard, Agnes, Sheila, Francisco ( young boy who really helped us),</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "> Irene. John F, Howard, Oscar, Pat and Richard.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Please note: On the application they said that we could choose to be at the first of the</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">parade if we had people who couldn't walk too far. I said we wanted that! Stressed over and over!</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">that we were an older group and some from SEIU members might be in wheelchairs. </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "> Unfortunately they didn't do this. They put us #49. About 2 blocks from the beginning of the parade. </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">It was ok, but made it hard for us to be located and long walks for few who didn't need it. .</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Anyhow, it was a fine effort and hopefully one that leaves an impression of what we stand for.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Richard </span></font></div><div><br></div><div><img id="753b06ee-6c19-42cf-b945-7a4e263d2d11" height="214" width="320" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:F8142FF6-05F9-41A9-9D1E-327A450FCECF"></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Pat's Babe and Paul Bunyan puppets were well received!</span></div><div><br></div><div><img id="92bd5520-f289-4838-ab76-7d2c9a2ec2cc" height="214" width="320" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:22107A8A-E984-47E3-BCA1-C0CA3D3ACBAB"></div></div><div>Whoops on the Obama sign carrier from SEIU. More pictures to come</div></body></html>