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JULY 21, 2009
FOUR IMPORTANT THINGS
YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK!
1. TONIGHT, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 7:00 p.m.:
Attend the meeting at the
DuPage County Forest Preserve Offices 3S580 Naperville Rd Wheaton
with the Forest Preserve Board to voice concerns
about the $7.5 million plans to build a 28,000 + sq. ft.,
3-story high, fleet maintenance facility in the McKee Marsh area of
the Blackwell Forest Preserve. MORE INFO HERE
2. WED-SUN, JULY 22-26, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.:
Join the township organizations of DPDC at the DuPage County FAIR! Our booth is in the MAIN HALL at the Southeast Corner. Candidates and Elected Officials will be popping by so why don't you?? Click here
3. SAT & SUN, JULY 25 and 26 1:00 p.m.:
Issue Canvass Kick-off !! Come join us as we work with the
ADVANCING DUPAGE effort for a fun round of Summer Door-to-Door to find out what our neighbors care about. We'll have a training, give you a partner, all necessary materials and a sandwich and send you out the door to return at 4 p.m with tales of your travels!
Map to the kick-off launchpad here
4. SUNDAY, JULY 26th 3:00 p.m.:
Townhall Meeting on Healthcare.
Judy Biggert is invited and we hope she'll show!
Please go here for more information on this event
hosted by the Downers Grove Democrats.
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Our phone:
630-629-1125
For events throughout the county please click here.
Office Hours:
July 21: 12-5 July 22: 12-5
July 23: Call Please
(630-629-1125)
July 24: Closed
July 25: Candidate
Interviews9-12
July 25:Issue
Canvass Kick-off 1-4
July 26: Issue
Canvass Kick-off 1-4
July 27-30: 12-5
July 31: Closed
Aug 1-2: DFA Training
Aug 3: Closed
OF NOTE:
County Fair July 22-26
Healthcare Town Hall July 26
IF you wish to have something appear in the DPDC e-blast, you must send the notice to dpdcnewsletter@ameritech.net no more than two weeks in advance.
(Receipt at other DPDC e-mail addresses will not constitute notice.) THANKS for your understanding! |
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YES, YOU CAN CALL HER SHIRLEY!
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Shirley Kessler, DPDC Volunteer Coordinator
Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you,
to all the volunteers who have
given their time to help the DPDC accomplish its goals this year.
Last month alone volunteers logged over 150 hours working in the office
making calls encouraging people to attend the summer parades,
addressing mailings to new Dems in DuPage County, and performing other office tasks. In addition, fifteen volunteers helped at the Golf Outing, signing in golfers, selling raffle tickets,
issuing meal tickets, taking pictures, etc.
As I write this notice,
volunteers are participating in our annual membership drive, stuffing
approximately 5,000 envelopes. Yes, that's right. 5,000! Where would we
be without these hardworking, committed, and friendly folks?
Future
projects include processing membership applications, assisting in
the Issues Survey, and, always, general office work.
Please call and
let us know when you can help out!. Besides being usefully engaged, I
guarantee you will meet interesting, curious, and very friendly
Democrats who all care about turning DuPage Blue as well as promoting
a democratic progressive agenda. Come join us!
Shirley Kessler
Volunteer Coordinator
Call Shirley at 630-629-1125 and offer to volunteer with us today or fill out our volunteer form here!
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ACTION CORNER
YES, WE STILL CAN
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KEEP PUSHING:
ON THE SINGLE-PAYER FRONT
Sign this petition to keep the Single-Payer concept in the discussion HERE.
Talk with Dennis Kucinich about Single Payer in Aurora on August 2nd.
To write for info on how to make reservations go here.
BECOME:
An Important Democratic Operative (IDO)
by getting a letter to the Editor published in a local paper and letting us know. We are happy to provide content guidelines and where to send finished letters (this week, letters regarding Joe Birkett's or Schillerstrom's inability to govern DuPage nonetheless the entire state would be timely).
Contact us here.
INVENT:
A future that includes VIBRANT TREES. Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning's (CMAP) July major regional planning initiative, GoTo 2040. The planning process is now in an intense phase of listening to the thoughts and opinions of anyone who wants to speak up. I am bringing this to your attention in hopes that you speak up about your interest in a robust urban and community forest for the region.
GO HERE to find out more and/or visit their booth at the County Fair 7/22-26
ATTEND:
Meeting of the DuPage Forest Preserve
on July 21 to find out about massive construction at Blackwell contact Shannon here.
EDUCATE:
Yourself on all things governmental by going HERE.
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Dear DuPage Dems,
In just a few days, our 2009 Membership request will arrive at your door. Please consider giving at the highest level you have ever given because those of us who work at this day in and day out will, most assuredly, continue giving at the highest level we can.
The results speak for themselves...
Highlights of 2008 include:
- The first time a Democratic presidential candidate has carried DuPage County by double digits
- A 108% increase in the number of Democratic primary ballots pulled over election 2004
- The first time in 34 years that three Democrats were elected to the DuPage County Board
- The recruitment of over 350 precinct committeemen....3 times the number in 2006
- The progression to year-round staffing at our "hub of operations" with thousands of hours of volunteer time and the supervision of a full-time Executive Director
- Our 15th Annual Presidents' Day Gala which was, according to the Daily Herald, "the most well-attended DuPage County Democratic event in recent history."
WHY WE NEED YOU TO GIVE
Progress in 2008 was great, but we rely on your support to maintain our momentum! Remember, the more successful we are, the more our capital outlay to hold and grow that success.
Our goals for this preparatory year include, but are not limited to:
- An expanded base of support including precinct committeemen, precinct workers, election judges, poll watchers and area organizers (Calls and mailings and email servers cost money!)
- An increasingly sophisticated and effective Voter Contact designed especially to reach more minorities and multi-unit dwellers who skew Democratic and will help elect more Democrats to offices at all levels of government (Personal contact also requires investment in order to convince people they should care about getting involved)
- A constantly improving use of evolving technologies to communicate with voters and get them to the polls (We ALL know how expensive getting an efficient, up-to-date technological platform can be!)
Our Act Blue link is an easy and fast way to give and get it off your mind!
PLEASE CLICK HERE and GIVE TODAY so that we can invest your gift in the tools we need to vote in a better tomorrow!
Bob Peickert, DPDC Chair
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INTERVIEW TIMES OPEN FOR JULY 25 AND AUG 8
THANKS to all our campaign workers, activists and candidates who went to Wellstone last weekend. We have heard rave reviews.
We have skipped the weekend of Aug 1-2 so that folks could attend DFA training in the city. Please call AMY at 630-699-5071 if you are still interested and we will find out if there is still room.
POTENTIAL CANDIDATE
We need to get your questionnaire and give you your candidate check lists in order to make an appointment to interview. If you wish to schedule an interview for this SATURDAY, we need to hear from you right away.
Write to psjordal@yahoo.com to get your questionnaire which you can fill out and return on line.
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Keep an eye on the skies and on our calendar here.
JULY
- Go to our ACTBLUE page RIGHT NOW, give as much as you can comfortably afford. We've set an ambitious goal because we have lots of challenges ahead and many great candidates to elect. Give now!
- Become an area organizer
in our Summer Issue Canvass. 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 canvass organizers will begiven on a personalized basis. Please call and let us know you want to really get involved in the most important aspect of garnering votes!!
- 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
- 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!
IMPORTANT NOTICE!
Unfortunately, BLUE FEST will not be held this year,
but get ready for an even bigger, better, 2010 version
with family fun, candidates, old-fashioned food on
August 7, 2010.
 Buy American/Buy Local Expo coming in September |
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The Illinois Democratic Women (IDW) is an affiliate of the National Federation of Democratic Women, which was formed in October 1971. The Federation has two seats on the Democratic National Committee. IDW is comprised of professional and career women, women who work in the home and retired women. IDW works to unite this wonderful diversity of devoted women behind one common goal - the support of our Party and the involvement of women in the political process.
For information on
becoming a member or to see
our brochure, please e-mail
Laura Fletcher
Membership Chair
lfletch0822@comcast.net
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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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- 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
- ALSO PLEASE ASK THEM TO CONSIDER A FINANCIAL INVESTMENT AS WELL!!
- Please forward this email widely and ask folks to sign up at our website here.
- and ask them to get involved.
- Sincerely,
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 - AMY TAUCHMAN
- Executive Director
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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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