Larimer County Democrats News: February 2, 2016

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Message from the Chair

Greetings!

We are now selling tickets to the Larimer Dems Annual Dinner on April 2. We are still in the process of finalizing plans for our special keynote speaker, and we will let you know as soon as they have been confirmed. Click here to purchase your tickets now and get the early-bird low price!

Nominations are now open for awards to be presented to Larimer Dems at our annual dinner. If you want to nominate someone, please email me at chair@larimerdems.org with a name, contact information, and a brief paragraph describing why you nominated that person. Award categories are:

Extraordinary Achievement Award
Volunteer of the Year Award
Rookie of the Year Award (for new faces in our party who have made a great contribution)
Robin Murphy Davis Award (for someone who develops a new or unique practice to benefit the party)

We are also looking for silent auction items for the dinner. Whether it's a gift card to a local business, a work of art, a gift basket, or William's famous lobster dinner, your donation will help us pay for caucuses and get out the vote in 2016. Please email Martha Coleman at newsletter@larimerdems.org if you have an item to donate.

I'm sure you're all excited about the results last night in Iowa, and we look forward to our own caucuses on March 1. If you're still not sure where to go for your precinct caucus go to our website for site locations.

Thank you for supporting the Larimer Dems!

-- James Thompson, Chair

Party News

2016 is Here -- and it's Time to Volunteer!!

There are many great ways to volunteer with the Larimer Dems. Whether it is helping people find their precinct for caucus, being on the set-up or check-in crew at Assembly or helping out with the Annual Dinner and Silent Auction, there are many opportunities to get involved. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Elaine Branjord via email at volunteer@larimerdems.org, or give her a call at 970-682-2727.

Thursday, February 11

Estes Park Meetup

The Estes Park Meetup has been revived and the dusted off !! We meet monthly in the Hix room at the USBank in Estes every 2^nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM. Our next meeting will be on Feb 11 with representatives for the presidential campaigns making short presentations and then going into Q & A.

Date & Time: Thursday, Feb. 11, 7:00 pm

Location: U.S. Bank, Estes Park Branch

(in the Hix Room)

363 E. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park

Info: Contact John Ericson at 970-586-5042

Legislative News

Saturday, February 6

Rep. Ginal's Monthly Community Coffee

Linda Rumney, Director of the Larimer County Office on Aging will be joining our Community Coffee to address senior issues in Fort Collins. Then, we will spend the final half of Community Coffee on general Q&A.

Date & Time: Saturday, Feb. 6^th, 9:00-10:00 am

Location: Mugs at College and Olive

(downstairs)

261 S College Ave, Fort Collins

Speaker: Linda Rumney,

Director of the Larimer County Office on Aging

Campaign News

Thursday, February 4

Bernie Barnstorm

Come and meet other Bernie Sanders supporters, learn about caucusing in Colorado, and enjoy good local brews and tasty refreshments.

Date & Time: Thursday, Feb. 4, 6:30 pm

Location: Fort Collins Brewery

1020 E Lincoln Ave., Fort Collins

Every Saturday and Sunday

Phone Banking and Canvassing for Bernie

For exact times and places check the Bernie events website, map.berniesanders.com, or follow the "events" link on the main Bernie web page, www.berniesanders.com.

For more information, call the Bernie Sanders campaign office, (970) 449-4276, or

e-mail Rita Kissen, kissen@maine.edu or

Lynette McClain, lynettemcclain@berniesanders.com

Community News

Monday, February 8

League of Women Voters: Grassroots Politics in the Colorado Legislative Process

The public is cordially invited to a discussion on: "League of Women Voters: Grassroots Politics in the Colorado Legislative Process," featuring Bob Bacon, former State Representative and State Senator, and Jean Fredlund, chair, Legislative Action Committee of the Colorado League of Women Voters. Senator Bacon will talk about all the factors which influence a bill becoming statutory law, and Jean Fredlund will describe how the League lobbies for a bill the League has decided to support or oppose.

Date & Time: Monday, Feb. 8, 7:00 pm

Location: Pathway Hospice

(Meeting Room)

305 Carpenter Rd., Fort Collins

Regular Meetings

Larimer County Democrats Monthly Meeting

Monthly business meeting. All are welcome!

Date & Time: Third Thursday of the month

6:30 pm social, 7:00 pm meeting

Location: Larimer County Democrats Office

606 S. Mason St., Fort Collins

Email: secretary@larimerdems.org for more information.

Contact Us

Visit www.larimerdems.org/officers.html for a full list of Larimer County Democrats elected leaders and committee chairs.

Newsletter Information

The deadline for newsletter items is Sunday at 5:00 pm for publishing by email on Tuesday. Most items are limited to 75 words (not including title,date & time, location, contact info). We suggest including a link for additional information and run each newsletter item up to two times. Please send newsletter items to newsletter@larimerdems.org

The Larimer County Democratic Party distributes information on candidates and candidate events and invites candidates to speak at our party functions because this information is helpful to those who care about political progress. The Larimer County Democratic Party Newsletter includes announcements of events for independent groups and initiatives not affiliated with the Democratic Party. Inclusion here is for information only and does not imply an endorsement.

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