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Park Forest Nurses Club to Hold Annual Smorgasbord September 15

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 5, 2011.  The Park Forest Nurses Club will hold its annual smorgasbord on Thursday, September 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Calvary United Protestant Church, 425 Orchard Drive (corner of Lincoln Highway and Orchard Drive). Etel Billig will present “Feiffer’s People,” a comedic monologue by Jules Feiffer. Members[Read More…]

Labor Day History

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2011. Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.[Read More…]

Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, September 2, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2011. As Super Committee Gets Set to Tackle the Nation’s Debt… According to Politico, Republican members of the deficit-slashing Super Committee are meeting on Capitol Hill to hash out their own strategy ahead of the panel’s first official meetings after Labor Day, preparing for an intense fall[Read More…]

Hunger Among Older Americans Spikes Nearly 80 Percent Since 2001

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2011.  Nearly 9 million Americans 50 and older face the risk of hunger according to new research commissioned by AARP Foundation. The report, “Food Insecurity Among Older Adults,” found more than nine percent of older Americans were at risk of hunger in 2009—a 79 percent increase since 2001.[Read More…]

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