20% of Unemployed Americans Have College Degrees

The television program 60 Minutes ran a story regarding America's unemployed on Sunday, October 24.  The statistics and stories are shocking.  Of all places, many of the interviews were done in Silicon Valley (the unofficial capital of the technology boom). 20% of Americans on unemployment have college degrees.  For more information click here  60 minutes story on unemployment benefits

We need turkeys for 1,600 materially poor families!



Prep students unload turkeys at the zoo for storage.
 Students delivered the turkeys and about 30 other food items to 1,600 famlilies

 Once again O.O. will be partnering with Catholic Charities in order to collect 1,600 turkeys for distribution at Thanksgiving and Christmas.  680 materially poor families will receive a turkey and all of the fixings from the Juan Diego Center and the Saint Martin de Porres Center on November 22.  1,520 addititonal families will receive a turkey, milk, produce, rice, cereal, beans, potatoes, and more on December 18.  Thanks for supporting Catholic Charities and Operation Others.

Please consider dropping off a turkey (or two) on the dates listed at the following locations:

1) November 14@ St. Leo's Parish 102nd and Blondo from 8am-12pm.
2) November 20 @ Creighton Prep East Lot 7400 Western Ave from 8am-2pm
3) November 20 @ Skutt Catholic High School from 8am-2pm
4) November 20 @ Golf Tec Omaha 362 N. 114th St  from 8am-2pm

O.O. provided food to 1,679 families in 2009. That's 7,742 people.

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