The Care and Comfort Committee of lodge 764 endeavors to visit members who are confined to home or hospital due to illness, injury or disability.
When we are advised of a member with a serious illness or injury, a fruit basket or flowers are sent out or delivered in person. A call is made first to ensure that we have the correct address.
During the holiday season a personal telephone call is made to every member who is unable to work or retirees who are ill or disabled. After verifying their address, a small Cheer package is mailed out with the best wishes of our members and executive board. Should they wish it a member of our committee goes out to visit. We call approximately 200 members each winter. .
Our committee relies on workmates, friends or family to notify us when someone is ill, a contact number is helpful. We have a difficult time reaching these members if we do not have up to date contact information on file. Your employer does not share this information with us so it is important that you notify our office when your address or telephone is changed. We regret that without your assistance, sometimes people are overlooked. Please help to ensure this does not happen.
Messages may be left with our office assistant Penny, or you may contact a committee member. Swift action will be taken. Thank you for your assistance to ensure that no-one is forgotten. Lodge 764 office telephone number is 604-273-9668
CARE AND COMFORT COMMITTEE BIOS
 (Left to right: Paige Clark, Noreen Schmitt, Shelley Cermak, )
Paige Clark is a long time member of the Care and Comfort Committee. She is also active within the IAM&AW as a Shop Steward, H&S Rep and Labour Council Delegate. Paige also represents lodge 764 on Women's committees for the National IAM&AW , Lodge 764 and the BC Federation of Labour. Paige sits on the Executive Board for the Western Institute of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing as Treasurer. You will find Paige working at Air Canada Cargo as a CSA in her spare time. Paige transferred from Winnipeg where she started working for PWA in 1981.
Noreen Schmitt has been around since 1974 when she was hired as an aircraft painter at CP Air. She been active on the executive of Lodge 764 since 1990 and presently holds the position of Recording Secretary in addition to working in the paint shop. Noreen has been on many committees and active on the Care and Comfort Committee for 16 years. She is active in the community as Secretary for the Whiterock/South Surrey NDP and on the CAMC Aviation Painter NSTAC Committee.
Shelley Cermak is a well known and popular member of 764. We are happy to have her join the Care and Comfort Committee. She presently works in the paint shop but has worked at the both Ramp and in the Hanger since she started with CP Air in 1986. Shelley has been on many Lodge Committees as well as holding the position of Assistant Chief Shop Steward at Canadian Airlines. At present Shelley is also an active member of 764's Women's Committee Many members seek her out for help and advice, she is always willing to take on the world when someone is treated unfairly
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