Cold War Patriots Reunion, Ice Cream Social Oct. 2

Cold War Patriots, the nation’s strongest and most sustained voice advocating for worker benefits, will host a reunion and ice cream social for Paducah Gaseous Diffusion and Allied Chemical Plant workers on Tuesday, Oct. 2 from 1-3 pm at the Schroeder Expo Center in Paducah.

The event will feature local “celebrity scoopers.” The reunion will include Dippin’ Dots Ice Cream and Swirls Frozen Yogurt, a live DJ, a photo booth, and prize giveaways throughout the afternoon. 

This is a new offering from CWP, and one that Chairperson Tim Lerew says has been requested by the organization’s members. 

“We spend a lot of important time at CWP helping keep nuclear weapons workers up-to-date on important topics related to their eligibility for monetary compensation and healthcare benefits through the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA),” says Lerew. “But the nuclear weapons industry is a tight-knit group of people, and our members have told us they also want social events like this one to enable them to reconnect with coworkers who became friends by sharing a passion and commitment to serve our country.”

Lerew adds that nuclear weapons workers do not need to be a member of the CWP organization in order to attend. 

The EEOICPA is administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and offers monetary compensation and healthcare benefits to workers who participated in the nuclear weapons program from 1942 until the present day and became sick because of radiation exposure or other toxic substances. Learn more at https://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/.  

Visit www.coldwarpatriots.org or call 888-903-8989 for more information.