SENIORS ORGANIZATION STARTS VALLEY CHAPTER.Byline: Daily News Senior activists inaugurated a San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. chapter of the National Council of Senior Citizens on Friday with a ceremony that drew Rep (programming) REP - A directive used in IBM object code card decks (and later PTF Tapes) to REPlace fragments of already assembled or compiled object code prior to link edit. . Howard Berman Howard Lawrence "Howie" Berman (born April 15 1941) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983, representing the 28th District of California (map). as a guest speaker. Berman, D-Mission Hills, presented the group's leaders with a certificate marking official entry into the NCSC (National Computer Security Center) The arm of the U.S. National Security Agency that defines criteria for trusted computer products, which are embodied in the Orange Book and Red Book. , a national organization credited with pressing federal lawmakers to enact Medicare. Preserving Medicare and Social Security benefits remain top priorities for the organization, which has been meeting informally for several months and already has 200 members in the Valley. ``We're hoping to draw more politically active people in because, as a group, the seniors have a lot of power if they can all get together and express it,'' said Jeanne Londe, 78, of Northridge, the chapter's program chairwoman. Having a chapter of the National Council on Senior Citizens in the Valley will make it easier for local residents to participate because some found it difficult to attend meetings of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. chapter, she said. Londe's 95-year-old husband, Sol Sol, in Roman religion Sol (sŏl), in Roman religion, sun god. An ancient god of Mesopotamian origin, he was introduced (c.220) into Roman religion as Sol Invictus by emperor Heliogabalus. Londe, the Valley chapter's president, said the group remains devoted to a wide range of issues affecting all Americans, regardless of age. ``We are interested in getting health care for our children and getting our children out of poverty,'' he said, adding that the members are also interested in the environment, education, housing and other quality-of-life issues. There are no age limits on who can join the group, and dues are $23 per year. The local chapter meets at 10 a.m. on the last Friday of each month at the Van Nuys-Sherman Oaks Senior Center, which is at 5040 Van Nuys Blvd. in the Van Nuys-Sherman Oaks Park. |
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