JUNE 23, 2009
RESERVATIONS FOR DINNER AND GOLF ARE DUE TODAY!!
Click here to download a registration form today and FAX it to 630-629-1150 or call 630-629-1125 with your credit card!
NO WAY BETTER TO MAKE A MONDAY THE BEST DAY OF THE WEEK!!
PRIZES
RAFFLES
DELICIOUS FOOD
SUNNY SKIES
GREAT COMPANY including:
Rep Paul Froehlich,
Rep Julie Hamos,
Sen. Linda Holmes,
Rep. Lou Lang,
Rep. Mike Boland (candidate for Lt. Gov.),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (candidate for Comptroller),
Robin Kelly (candidate for State Treasurer),
Justin Oberman (candidate for Lt. Gov.),
Tom Castillo (candidate for Lt. Gov.),
Rep Art Turner (candidate for Lt. Gov.)
AND, hopefully, Governor Pat Quinn!
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Our phone:
630-629-1125
For events throughout the county please click here.
Office Hours:
June 23: 12-4 June 24: 11-4
June 25: 2-6June 26-28: closed June 29: COME VISIT US AT THE GOLF OUTING June 30: 2-7
July 1 9-12
JULY 2: Call for hours at 630-629-1125
July 3: 11-2
July 3/4: GO TO YOUR LOCAL PARADES
OF NOTE
JUNE 25th
IIT Rice Lake campus
1st Floor Auditorium
201 E Loop Rd in Wheaton
DPMT Meeting 7:15-7:45
Guest 7:45--
Come hear from our special guest Michael Locashio
about his last two years as videographer of Obama for ABC.
Michael has been:
*General Assignment News Videographer for WLS TV since 2000
* Nominated 14 times for Emmys
* Received 2 Emmys for breaking news videography
* Received a 1st Place Associated Press Award
Michael was at Obama's original key note speaking engagement at Tom Harkin's Famous Steak Fry in Iowa as well as the videographer when Barack, Hillary and Bill crossed the bridge in Selma and when, in March 2008, Obama gave his famous and moving "race" speech in the wake of Jeremiah Wright. Come join this fascinating conversation at our next meeting June 25th.
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DuPage Democrats
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For more information, visit our website:
www.dupagedemocrats.com
THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF DUPAGE COUNTY
If you want an item to appear in this blast please send the info to dpdcnewsletter@ameritech.net
at least one week in
advance (no more than 2)
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If you are even considering being a candidate or working on a campaign, this is something you should make EVERY effort to attend. Sign up TODAY if you can.
STILL ROOM IN THIS SESSION!!!CAMP WELLSTONE July 17-19This training is superb and will fill up quickly If you are interested in attending, click the link above now. The weekend will cost $200.
DEMOCRACY
FOR AMERICA
is organizing a
Campaign Training
in Chicago!
August 1-2
Click here to register today!
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Our momentum can only build with YOUR help. Hopefully you have chosen a few ways to help us during the summer when the living is a little easier! Please talk to your Dem friends and neighbors and ask them to get involved. Please forward this email widely and ask folks to sign up at our website here.
Sincerely,
AMY TAUCHMAN
Executive Director
Democratic Party of DuPage County
1000-7 ROHLWING RD LOMBARD, IL 60148
630-629-1125
info@dupagedemocrats.com
CELL IN EMERGENCY 630-699-5071
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Become an Important Democratic Operative
HOW CAN I JOIN?
- You can write a letter to the editor supporting the work or ideals of DuPage Democrats and have it published.
THEN WHAT HAPPENS?- You get a copy of your published letter to us and you will receive an OFFICIAL IDO button which will be the envy of all your friends (get two letters in and we'll raise the ante!)
WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? - The media in DuPage generally does not offer balanced coverage for both the Dems and Repbulicans and creates sins of OMISSION on a regular basis that cloud or divert the story being reported. We are the eyes and ears of "the rest of the story" as Paul Harvey used to say.
CAN YOU HELP ME GET STARTED PUTTING A LETTER TOGETHER?
- Of course, just give us a call and we can help you find a topic or get a short template to you for you to work with.
SOME PLACES YOU CAN SEND LETTERS (write to us with more addresses as you find them)
Daily Herald
DAILYHERALD.com
Sun Times
letters@suntimes.com
Aurora Beacon
beaconviewpoint@scn1.com
Tribune
ctc-tribletter@tribune.com
Naperville Sun
thesun@scn1.com
Wheaton Leader/ Glen Ellyn News
kbeese@mysuburbanlife.com
Doings Elmhurst
kchadra@pioneerlocal.com
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ROCKIN' FOR THE TROOPS JULY 11TH 2009
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WE DID NOT RAISE ENOUGH MONEY TO INCREASE OUR SPONSORSHIP BUT WE WILL TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR!
IF YOU CAN, PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT BY ATTENDING THIS EVENT AND WATCH FOR A CHANCE TO WIN FREE TICKETS TO THE EVENT WITH VIP SEATING AND BUFFET INCLUDED THE WEEK OF JULY 1ST.
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The Party of "No" Solutions here in Illinois and in D.C.
Dear DuPage Dems,
Republican legislators continue to plan
for their 2010 election by refusing to agree to a tax hike and by
failing to offer any plan of their own to fix the $9 billion budget deficit.
That's politics.
The Republican legislators forgot that Republican
Governor Jim Edgar made permanent a temporary tax hike when he took
office. Edgar has said recently that a tax hike is needed if it's
coupled with spending cuts. When Governor Quinn suggests the same, the
Republican's circle the wagons and get into their defense mode and
become the "Party of No"- no to anything proposed by Governor Quinn, no
tax hike , no cuts, no nothing. They have taken the same position of
former Governor Blagojevich. They will allow the state to collapse if
it helps them in 2010.
Voters also need to remember that Republican Governor George Ryan left the state with a $3 billion deficit, and they need to remember what Republican County Board Chair Bob Schillerstrom
did when the county faced a $40 million deficit. He cut human services,
slashed over 200 jobs, called for a 20% across the board cut in each
department unless the voters agreed to raise taxes. Afraid to face the
prospects of having voters say no to a proposed sales tax hike, Schillerstrom went to Springfield and got the Democratic leaders to agree to a DuPage bailout plan.
Schillerstrom then came back and worked against the tax hike knowing it
would have failed anyway. He got his tax hike with the help of
Democrats. Now, where are the Republicans and where is Schillerstrom? He wants to be governor. Wow.
Governor Quinn has demonstrated
leadership by suggesting unpopular ways of balancing the budget.
Illinois is next to last in state bureaucracy with a $3 billion
payroll (54 workers per 10,000 compared to a national average of 85). If ALL jobs in Ilinois were eliminated, the state would still
face a $6 billion deficit. Get to work and offer solutions not campaign
rhetoric. And we need to make sure that NO ONE forgets the Republicans cowardly behavior in 2005 and today.
IN THE MEANTIME...Come see us for dinner at the Golf Outing. Help us earn a little dough for the tough job ahead while meeting candidates, legislators and friendly Dems from across DuPage. Call Amy today to make your reservation! 630-629-1125
Bob Peickert, DPDC Chair
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Keep an eye on the skies and on our calendar here.
JUNE- DEADLINE FOR GOLF AND/OR DINNER RESERVATIONS IS June 23. Call us right now! 629-1125.
- Become an area organizer
in our Summer Issue Canvass. ORGANIZERS will MEET ON JULY 9 to get prepared.Find out what people in DuPage really
care about! This would make a great unpaid internship experience for
your college or high school student who may be unemployed! Training
for canvassers will be held on Sat July 11th in the afternoon. Organizers may get to
experiment with Palm pilot technology too.
- Join our NEW Technology Committee. Let us know you would like to get involved updating our systems and improving our infrastructure. Write to bob.piet@gmail.com
- IF you are an election judge, we are working on a new project to grow and train more of you! Call 630-415-5631 to get aboard.
- Come work in the office a couple of hours a week.
Help monitor a local meeting or be a liaison to a group in your community. MAYBE you already are...Rotary. LWV, Library activities, environmental groups. Let us know what you are doing so we can find others who will help!
Also coming up this summer: THIS WEEKEND!! Heritage Fest June 26-28 Downtown Downers Grove Downers Grove Township will have a booth open between 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon and 10:00 p.m. Sunday. Stop by and have your photo taken with "Obama". Summer Issue Canvass July 11 through October Rocking For the Troops Cantigny July 18  Blue Fest 2 August 8 Lombard Buy American/Buy Local Expo September |
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BUDGET CRISIS CALL-IN DAY TODAY
Thousands
of concerned parents, advocates, and professionals are going to the
Capitol on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 to lobby for a tax increase that will
prevent severe cuts to programs across the state that serve children,
youth, working parents, individuals with physical disabilities or mental illnesses, veterans, college students, and ex-offenders in treatment and job training programs.
If you are not going to Springfield,
you can still participate in this important rally by calling your
elected officials at their Springfield offices. The governor and our
legislators need to hear from people who live in their districts!
Please call your representative and senator along with the governor and say:
"Hi, my name is ______ and I live in ______. I would like to speak to Representative ______/Senator ______/Governor Quinn."
You will probably be told that he/she is not available. If so, ask to leave a message:
"I
am calling to ask Rep. ______/Sen. ______/Gov. Quinn to work with
others in Springfield to resolve the current budget crisis. I support
an income tax increase
from 3% to 5% and an expansion of the sales tax base in order to fund
education, health care, and human services across the state. I am
counting on your leadership in this important effort!
Thank you for your consideration."
Please call your state representative (Illinois House) first and then call Gov. Quinn (217-782-0244) and your state senator. Ask five other people to do the same! Every call is important, and we need a lot of calls to come in from the districts.
GO here to look up senate and house members
Thank you for your advocacy for Illinois' most vulnerable children, youth, and adults!
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ACTION CORNER
YES, WE STILL CAN
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CALL:
MAKE THE CALLS TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT THE BUDGET TODAY, PLEASE!!
FIND:
Someone who wants to be a candidate and ask us to sen them the Questionnaire to get them started.(info@dupagedemocrats.com)
DONATE:
Lombard AAUW is collecting used books for its sale to fund scholarships for girls and women. You can drop books off during the month of July in the barrels at Mr. Zs or the Jewel stores in Lombard or Villa Park, or at Illinois Cleaners 200 S. Westmore. NO magazines, textbooks, or anything damaged, please. Let Diane know if you have any questions about your donation.
If you have any interest in helping with any part of the sale, we'd appreciate that, too! It's fun, and you get first choice at the merchandise. Write to Diane if you need more info.
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