The county Commission on the Status of Women invites you to their annual celebration and fundraiser - Women's Equality Day Breakfast, Wednesday, September 1st, 7-9 AM at the Wyndham Hotel, 1350 N. First Street, San Jose.
Guest speaker is Lynne Twist, author of "The Soul of Money", fundraiser, and global activist. Tickets are $45 per person, or $450 for a table of ten. DAWN wants to fill one table at this event. Please advise ASAP if you are interested in sitting at the DAWN table. Call Carol Garvey at 275-6981.
The Silicon Valley for Kerry Swing State program is ready to start phoning and letter writing. You can choose to write letters to Missouri or phone voters in Ohio. We will hand out lists and scripts and go right to work. Thursday, September 2nd, 5:00-8:00 pm At the home of Edel Young, 460 Ferne Ave, Palo Alto. Edel has kindly offered to supply Chinese take-out
Please RSVP and indicate your preference for phoning or letter writing to
SwingStates@SiliconValleyForKerry.com.
Help register voters at the San Jose Tapestry Arts Festival, September 4, 5, and 6. Contact Julia Liu at festivals@sccdp.org to volunteer.
The monthly luncheon will be on Friday, September 10, 2004. Ira Ruskin, Democratic candidate for the 21st AD, will be the speaker. Ira, currently on the Redwood City Council, has made enormous contributions to the community. Come hear why his candidacy is receiving such broad support! Lou’s Village, 1465 W San Carlos St, San Jose. 11:30AM Reception, 12:00 Noon Lunch. $20 per person. RSVP to Debi @ (408) 988-1770 OR debi99@aol.com by Wednesday September 8.
US Rep Mike Honda, Hon Nora Campos, Hon Cindy Chavez, Hon Judy Chirco, and Hon Ken Yeager, invite you to a Campaign Kick-Off for Nancy Pyle, San Jose City Council District 10. With special guest, US Rep Zoe Lofgren. Sunday, September 12, 11 am - 2 pm. Nancy Pyle for City Council Headquarters, 6838 Leyland Park Drive, San Jose, 95120. RSVP John Persson @ 408-997-7444 or jon.persson@sbcglobal.net. Refreshments and food will be served.
Please join Assemblywoman Rebecca Cohn in walking the precincts of the 24th Assembly District for the 2004 Re-election. 10:00 am. Rebecca Cohn for State Assembly campaign office - 1400 Coleman Ave., Suite C15, Santa Clara, 95050. 408-235-8568. Post walk BBQ. If you are available to walk or volunteer, please contact David Wilson at 408-235-8568.
Phone banking to voters in Nevada. Wednesday, September 15 6 - 9 pm. The office of Otto Lee, Intellectual Property Law Group LLP. 12 South First Street, 12th Floor, San Jose, California 95113. Bring your cell phone, although there will also be some landline phones available.
Help contact voters in swing states. Wednesday, September 15, 6:00-9:00pm. At the home of Geoff Bough, 356 Covington Road, Los Altos. Bring your cell phone to help call voters in states such as Ohio, Missouri, and Nevada.
Come to the Silicon Valley Latino Democratic Forum's Annual Luncheon, September 17 at the Mexican Heritage Plaza. For more information, contact svldf@aol.com.
South County Democratic Party Headquarters, GRAND OPENING! 15335 Calle Enrique, Suite 3, Morgan Hill (1/4 mile from Monterey Highway, just off Watsonville Road). Friday, September 17, 6pm-9pm. Free barbeque. Stop by and Enjoy the Fun. Presented by the South County Democratic Club. For information contact Mark Moore at (408)779-1510 or markmoor@garlic.com.
Assemblymember Simon Salinas and State Senate Candidate Peg Pinard
will be in attendance. There will be a Silent Auction of a number
of unique items to raise money for the South County Democratic Club.
Help register voters at the Santa Clara Art and Wine Festival, September 18 and 19. Contact Julia Liu at festivals@sccdp.org to volunteer.
Help contact voters in Swing States such as Missouri, Ohio, and Nevada. Saturday, September 18, 1:00-5:00pm. At the home of Geoff Bough, 356 Covington Road, Los Altos. Bring your cell phones.
Saturday, September 18th and Sunday, September 19th the Nancy Pyle for City Council campaign will start it's first weekend of precinct walking. Nancy, the Democratic Party's endorsed candidate for San Jose City Council in the 10th District, needs your help. After the walking is done, there will be a cookout where you can stay and enjoy friends, community and good food!
Saturday, September 18th at 9:30 A.M.
Sunday, September 19th at 11:00 A.M.
All precinct walking will begin at Campaign Headquarters, 6838 Leyland Park
Dr. Precinct walking will take place weekly, so it would be great for volunteers
to commit to specific days for the remainder of the campaign. To RSVP for either Saturday or Sunday please contact Leland C. Wilcox, Volunteer Outreach Director, at volunteer@nancypyle.net or 408-997-7444.
Please Join House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, and special guest Governor Howard Dean at the home of Zoe Lofgren and John Marshall Collins for an event to help elect Democrats all over America. Sunday, September 19, 2004 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, 695 S. 16th Street, San Jose, California. Individual tickets $100, $250, and $500. Sponsors $1,000, $2,500, and $5,000.
Send checks to Campaign for a New Majority, C/o Collins+Day, 50 W. San Fernando Street, Suite 350 San Jose, CA 95113; to RSVP, for information, or to pay by credit card, call Vicki Day (408) 271-2619, or contact Beth Wladyka at wladyka@dccc.org. http://blog.dccc.org/newmajority/sanjose.php.
Contributions and gifts to Campaign for a New Majority Committee are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. Paid for by Campaign for a New Majority Committee, a joint fundraising committee authorized by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Democracy for America, 430 South Capitol St., SE, Washington, D.C. and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Unless otherwise allocated by the contributor, Contributions to Campaign for a New Majority Committee will be allocated as follows: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Inc. -- 75%, Democracy for America -- 25%.
Help contact voters in swing states such as Missouri, Ohio, and Nevada. Sunday, September 19, 1:00-4:00pm. At the home of Lilija Tushinski, 2564 Diericx Drive, Mt. View. Bring your cell phones.
Please join Peninsula Republicans for Kerry-Edwards. This non-partisan event is open to all: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, Republicans! Come hear an American hero and very thoughtful Republican say why he is working to elect John Kerry and John Edwards. Republican Former Congressman and Decorated Korean War Veteran Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey. Also hear great music; featured band: the Avalanche Choir, along with members of Sweet Rebecca and the Dead Horse Cavalry.
Sponsored by Reid Dennis, Silicon Valley Business Leader, along with Jim Ludwig, Community Leader, Jerry Hill, San Mateo County Supervisor, George Comstock, Mayor Portola Valley, Mike Cobb, former Mayor Palo Alto, Malcolm Dudley, former Mayor Atherton, David Bomberger, former Mayor Belmont, Albert & Joel Schreck, Community Leaders, Lee Boucher, Business Leader & Human Rights Activist, Stan Kawczynski, former Mayor, Sunnyvale and Vietnam Era Veteran, Jon Silver, former Mayor Portola Valley, Gail Slocum, former Mayor Menlo Park, Carroll Ann Hodges, former Mayor Woodside, Trish Hooper, Community Leader-Volunteer Extraordinaire, Danna Breen, former Chair Portola Valley Conservation Committee, Helen Hooper McCloskey, former member California Republican Party State Central Committee, and other concerned Republicans (and former Republicans) for Kerry-Edwards.
Saturday, September 25, 2004, 5:00 to 8:30 PM. Light Dinner & Refreshments. Suggested Minimum Donation: $50 to Kerry-Edwards Victory 2004. Angel: $250. Favored Seating: $500 and up. At the home of Jon Silver, 355 Portola Road (cross-street: Georgia Lane), Portola Valley, CA 94028.
RSVP to Peninsula Republicans for Kerry-Edwards, c/o Jon Silver: jon3silver@yahoo.com, 650-851-7519 or 650-868-4310. Our observant Jewish friends are encouraged to come and break their Yom Kippur fast with us; according to our local Rabbi, the Jewish calendar says that “Tzeit Hakochavim” will be at 6:27 PM in Portola Valley.
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo invites you for a Sunday Brunch and Panel Discussion, HOW THE DEMOCRATS CAN WIN. A discussion of the efforts to win the House, the Senate and the Presidency. Get the inside scoop from Special Guests Mark Gorenberg, California Finance Chair for the Kerry Edwards Campaign; Mary Hughes, Senior Advisor to Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi; Celinda Lake, Democratic Pollster and co-author of the Battleground Poll. Sunday, September 26, 2004 / 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jennings Pavilion, Holbrook Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Avenue, Atherton. Contribution: $100 per person / $500 Sponsors. RSVP or questions: EshooforCongress@sbcglobal.net or 415-495-0368. Space is limited.
First Presidential Debate: University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, Thursday, September 30 (9 pm Eastern, 6 pm Pacific)