PAge 2
August 2013
Letter to the editor
8th Annual Bake Sale for Boston Children’s Hospital
"Moore" money doesn't seem real To the Editor on June 20th, state Sen. Richard Moore tweeted, “after several hours of debate, the Senate has approved meaningful welfare reform for our commonwealth.” But almost a month ago, when the senator had the opportunity to vote on meaningful welfare reform, he voted no. To be more precise, on May 23, Mr. Moore voted against two amendments to next year’s state budget, both of
which garnered bipartisan support. one, number 637, would have required photo IDs on all EBT cards. The other, number 638, would have closed easily exploited loopholes in the eligibility requirements for public assistance. Why would elected officials vote against these reforms, which would have led to considerable savings for Bay State taxpayers? The answer is simple: It’s not their money. When politicians get elected for too long, they tend to forget the value
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of a dollar, especially taxpayer dollars. In this case, Mr. Moore preferred to vote against reforming EBT cards and welfare benefits instead of supporting it. Many of us by now have heard that the state auditor released a damaging report claiming that over 1,000 dead people were receiving welfare benefits. Do you think Mr. Moore would have voted differently if the taxpayer money was real to him? next time you see Mr. Moore, ask him how much “Moore money” taxpayers need to spend on EBT cards without photo IDs before he starts voting the right way.
Please join Heather DeMers, Annie Dubois and Kayleigh Kearnan on August 17th 2013 starting at 9:30 a.m. on the Uxbridge Town Common for our Annual Bake Sale benefiting Boston Children’s Hospital. These three teenage girls decided to start a bake sale to raise money for sick children in the summer of 2005. During that first sale they raised around $50 and each year since then have raised more than the previous year. During last year’s sale they raised over $2500 and are shooting for over $3000 this year. This is their first year holding the Bake Sale on the Town Common; therefore, they will be busy baking and
Paul Craney Executive Director, Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance Boston
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will need a lot of baked goods donated. If you would like to contribute baked goods to the sale they welcome your donations – anything is welcome from breads to your grandma’s secret cookie recipe! All proceeds go straight to Children’s Boston Hospital to be used for everything from buying crayons to cancer treatments. Please email Heather at demershl @yahoo.com. If you have any questions or would like to learn how to make a monetary donation. Please spread the word! Thank you for your help and support as we try to reach and exceed our goal this year!
Representative Kuros to hold Office Hours BoSTon – Representative Kevin J. Kuros (R-Uxbridge) will host office hours during the month of August at the following locations; Monday, August 12th, at the Uxbridge Town Hall at 5:30 PM. Monday, August 19th at the Millville Town Hall in the Veteran’s Room at 6:00 PM. Tuesday, August 20 at the Blackstone Municipal Center in the John Eldridge Room at 6:15 PM. Tuesday, August 27th, at the Keough Administration Building in Bellingham, at 5:30 PM. Constituents are encouraged to stop by at any point during the hour or may reserve a specific time if they wish by emailing Joe Zarrella at Joseph. Zarrella@mahouse.gov. Those who cannot make the office hour may call 617-722-2460 to have issues addressed by the Representative.