|   NY’s Local 3,Contractors Raise
 $7 Million for Israel
March 2003 IBEW Journal Local 3 Business Representative Douglas R. Griffith 
              (right) received the Israel Achievement Award for his role in helping 
              the Electrical Industries Division in New York raise $7 million 
              for the State of Israel. The annual fund-raising effort, started 
              45 years ago by Local 3’s Harry Van Arsdale, raises pledge 
              money from contractors used for bond sales to strengthen Israel’s 
              economy. Local 3 Assistant Business Manager Raymond Melville (left) 
              presented the award to Griffith. 
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