Convention Honors Locals, CWA COPE Awards

The CWA-COPE awards recognize the outstanding COPE fundraising efforts of our locals and districts.

1101 Business Agent Marty Shannon, Secretary Jim Trainor, Exec. VP Angel Feliciano and Business Agent Bob Pyzeski

Two President’s Awards for CWA-Cope (above):

Two Districts stood out from the rest. Between them they raised over 1.9 million dollars or almost half of the total COPE contributions for 2009. The two Districts were District 1 and District 6.

District 1 Vice President Chris Shelton, won three local awards and three District awards.

Local Awards:

Once again Local 1101 did a wonderful job raising COPE funds and won two of the four local awards. They are as follows.

The local that had the most members signed up in CWA-COPE in 2009. Local 1101 have 2,840 members participating in the program.

The local with the most members contributing to CWA-COPE at $1-plus per week: was Local 1101 has 1666 members.

District 1 VP Chris Shelton and 1101 President Joe Connolly

CWA 1101 also won a COPE award from District 1 for the distinction of having the most Members in COPE (left).

Awards won by District 1:

District 1 raised the most CWA-COPE dollars, $1,003,535.27.

District 1 has the most members giving to COPE, 16,245.

District 1 has the most members contributing to CWA COPE at $1 or more per week with 11,397.