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Message from the Chair
I hope you'll notice the first item the newsletter this week. The Colorado Democratic Party's Youth Initiative is expanding into Northern Colorado, and they are meeting next Tuesday evening. We made some great advances in our outreach during the last cycle and we are looking for the next generation of organizers and candidates. Passing the word and supporting this group will help.
Please join Senator Kefalas, Representative Fischer and Representative Ginal for their latest Community Town Hall this Saturday morning. Our legislators will be delivering an update the current session and answering your questions. See the details below.
I want to thank all the people that produced, attended and contributed to our 2013 Annual Dinner and Silent Auction again. Our new treasurer, Patsy Morris, has most of her job done already and is pleased to announce that the Silent Auction this year was the best ever. The volunteers that put together the auction were spectacular, again. That really worked out pretty well.
November 5, 2014 seems like a long time from now, but I'm hoping to write the same sentence on that day too.
--William Russell
"We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be no longer synonymous. We must prepare for the coming hour. The claims of the Future are represented by suffering millions; and the Youth of a Nation are the trustees of Posterity."
--Benjamin Disraeli
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 Party News
Tuesday, April 16
Larimer County Young Democrats Meeting
Join the Larimer County Young Democrats for their first official happy hour/planning get together. Please join and help us get this group off to a great start. Please bring other young dems! The more the merrier :)
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 16, 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Saturday, April 20
Barackfast for the Larimer County Democrats with Special Guest Sen. Mark Udall
Join us at a special Saturday Barackfast to benefit the Larimer County Democrats. Sen. Mark Udall will join us as our special guest.
Barackfast is a monthly breakfast hosted by Dan Shaner that started out in 2007 as a monthly breakfast to support Barack Obama's presidential campaign. It has expanded to support candidates, causes and charities. Enjoy a hearty breakfast, Expect to meet friends you never knew you had and bring friends to share.
Date & Time: Saturday, April 20, anytime between 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: 3401 Terryridge Road, Fort Collins
Park on Highway 1 and walk down if you can. Carpool. Bring a friend who has never been to a Barackfast.
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Community News
Monday, April 15
Civil Unions in Colorado
On March 12th Civil Unions became the law of the land in Colorado legislature and Governor Hickenlooper has signed it! This means that starting May 1st anyone can obtain a civil union and The Center is hear to help you understand what civil unions mean for you. On April 15th at The Center in Ft. Collins at 5:30pm our Legal Director Mindy Barton will be walking us through the protections and the benefits civil unions have to offer. For more information check out www.coloradocivilunions.org.
Date & Time: Monday, April 15, 5:30 pm
Location: The Center, 100 N. Mason St., Fort Collins
Saturday, April 13: Community Town Hall with Sen. Kefalas, Rep. Fischer and Rep. Ginal Senator John Kefalas will host an open forum Community Town Hall with Representatives Fischer and Ginal in Ft. Collins on Saturday, April 13, 2013. Please stop by for a legislative update and open dialogue from 10:00 am to 11:30 am at the Harmony Library at 4616 Shields St. in Ft. Collins. Senator Kefalas, with Representatives Fischer and Ginal, host their open forum Community Town Hall meetings on the second Saturday of each month. All of their town hall meetings and community conversations are free, nonpartisan, and open to the public.
Date & Time: Saturday, April 13, 10:00 - 11:30 am
Location: Harmony Library, 4616 Shields, Fort Collins
Saturday, April 20: Sen. John Kefalas hosts a Community Conversation Senator John Kefalas will hold an open and informal Community Conversation at Truman's Coffeehouse on Saturday, April 20th from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at Truman's Coffeehouse, 2555 South Shields Street, Fort Collins (inside the Raintree Athletic Club). Senator Kefalas holds open dialogue, Community Conversations on the second Saturday of each month. Citizens are encouraged come and engage in a robust dialogue, to ask questions and share input. All of his town hall meetings and community conversations are free, nonpartisan, and open to the public. Date & Time: Saturday, April 20, 9:00 - 10:30 am
Location: Truman's Coffehouse, 25555 S. Shields, Fort Collins
Sunday, April 21:
Namaqua Forum presents: The Oceans and Climate Change
On Sunday, April 21 the Namaqua Forum will present "The Oceans and Climate Change" from 6:30 - 8:00 pm in the Gertrude Scott room of the Loveland Public Library. Dalton Meyer & Kayla Kruit, of the Loveland High Ocean Science Bowl team, will focus on climate induced changes specifically changes in the cryosphere, sea level,
acidification, marine life, currents, albedo effect.
This is the third in the Forum series "Adapting to Climate Change." An additional program will be held on May 19 focusing on global water supplies. Date & Time: Sunday, April 21, 6:30 - 8:00 pm Location: Loveland Public Library, Gertrude Scott Room, 300 N Adams AveLoveland
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Regular Meetings
Larimer County Democrats Monthly Meeting
Monthly business meeting. All are welcome!
Date & Time:Third Thursday of the month, 6:30 pm social, Meeting at 7:00 pm
Location: Larimer County Democrats Office, 606 S. Mason Street, Fort Collins
Email Secretary@LarimerDems.org for questions or more information.
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Contact Us
Visit www.larimerdems.org/officers.html for a full list of Larimer County Democrats elected leaders and committee chairs.
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Newsletter Submission Information
Our deadline for newsletter items is Sunday at 5:00 pm for publishing by email on Tuesday mornings. Most items are limited to 75 words (not including title and "date & time, location, contact" type information). If your submission is longer, it will be cut. We suggest including a link for additional information. We will run each newsletter item up to two times. Please send newsletter items to newsletter@larimerdems.org
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