For this month we will gather at Mama’s Pizza in a private room, SO EVERYONE CAN HEAR!

Tuesday April 13th
6:30pm – Gather and Eat
7:00pm – Meeting Agenda begins

Mama’s Pizza
5800 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, TX 76107-5057
(817) 731-6262

Speakers:
Gerry Tyson, Founder of the Tyson Organization, one of the premier national voter contact firms.
Steve Lerma, Candidate for Commissioners Court, Precinct 4

We will be talking about our campaign plan and our partnership with Bill White for Texas.

We will be talking about our baseball game outing, and fundraising.

We will be making final plans to attend the Texas Young Democrats Convention April 23rd, 24th and 25th.

THIS IS A DIFFERENT LOCATION – NOT THE LOCATION ON CAMP BOWIE.

We just held the year’s first Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Forum. All of the campaigns complemented us on the event, and we had great press coverage. What’s next?

Where and When:
Tommy’s Hamburgers
Tuesday, November 3rd, 6:30pm
3431 W. 7th Street
Fort Worth, Texas

Not a paid-up member? That’s okay – come anyway ! Whether a student or a professional, Young Democrats is for those ages 18-40.

Meeting Agenda:

• TCYD executive board will be talking about our 2010 campaign plan.
• FUN stuff, campaign staff and internship opportunities, philanthropy and of course social events (parties).
• Representatives from the statewide campaigns are always invited, and often attend.
• It’s time to think about leadership opportunities and officers for the coming year.

The TCDP Needs Poll Watchers and Poll Greeters During Early Voting
October 20th – October 31st

These are extremely important roles to fill. Please call Liz or Josh at the County Party HQ (817) 335-VOTE (3683) to volunteer and get a short training session scheduled. The TCDP needs your help for Early Voting NOW.

Click Here for Pollwatcher Reference Materials

If you want to volunteer for election day on November 4th, please email tarrantpollgreeter@gmail.com.

Information on these Critical Roles for Victory follows below:

Get Involved in Victory: Take Off on November 4th for Democracy

Make Plans Now!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008

The Party Needs You!
First: Early Vote
We need volunteers willing to be Poll Watchers,
Poll Greeters, Drivers, Canvassers and Phone Bankers.
Everything comes down to 12 short hours on this day.

12 hours that will have a direct and potentially harmful effect on the next four years of your life.  Please consider taking off Election Day and volunteering for the full day if you have not already done so.

If you would like to volunteer as a Poll Watcher, Poll Greeter, or Driver, email Liz at tarrantpollgreeter@gmail.com.

If you would like volunteer as a canvasser or phone banker, please email Claudia at volunteernow@tcdp.net and let her know how you will help protect the future of our country.

Learn About These Critical Roles for Victory:
• Pollworker / Election Worker / Clerk – Election Workers work at the polls on election day and during early voting to ensure voters are able to exercise their rights in an honest and well-organized manner. Tarrant County needs approximately 2,500 Election Workers for each general election.
• Poll Watcher – Candidates, political parties, and nonpartisan groups can appoint poll watchers to observe any part of the process, including: polling places, transportation of ballots, ballot counting, and the early voting ballot board. Read More…
• Poll Greeter – Remind and persuade voters coming to vote to vote straight party Democratic! (You must stay 100 feet away from the polling location)
• Canvassers
• Phone Bankers – Join us in defending our voting rights at Party Headquarters
• Drivers – We always need volunteers to get people to the polls who cannot drive themselves.

Texas CDA/Texas YDA Trip To The Battlegrounds

The Texas College Democrats and Obama for America are funding free trips for students to swing states for Election Day Weekend!

One bus is going to leave from HOUSTON and go to FLORIDA, and another is going to leave from DALLAS and go to COLORADO. All travel and housing will be free of charge! Here are the details:

WHAT: Travel for Change to Florida and Colorado!

WHEN: Buses leave Thursday night, 10/30, at 7:00 PM from Houston or Dallas. Buses return on Wednesday evening, 11/5. You will be in a swing state for the 5 most important days of the campaign.

WHEN: A bus from Houston will travel to Florida. A bus from Dallas will travel to Denver. Details for where to meet the bus TBA.

WHO: Any college student or recent alum. We have 110 spots to fill!

COST: FREE! Includes transportation and housing.

Get on the bus! And recruit friends to get on the bus too!

Send confirmed names for the bus (along with email, phone number, and what college the student attends) to tory.lauterbach@gmail.com ASAP as you get them, and you can update us as more people sign on to get on the bus.

Bus space will be guaranteed for the first 110 people who RSVP.

P.S. Please email any questions about the trip to tory.lauterbach@gmail.com.

Campaign This Weekend! Wendy Davis Campaign

It’s 11 days out to election day, we need to contact thousands of voters.

We’re starting at 10 am tomorrow.

2nd Shift At 1-3pm

Take your pick or go for both!

805 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104

Please call 817.806.4440 to let us know you’re coming. You may ask for Brian, or tell them your calling to volunteer for this Saturday. 817.845.0734 – cell

Campaign This Weekend! Dan Barrett Campaign

There are 12 days left before the final vote is cast to decide who will represent District 97 in the Texas State House.  We are no longer entering into the final push…..WE ARE IN IT!!! We had great success last weekend, thousands of doorhangers were placed on our supporters doors thankign them for their support and telling them where they could vote.  

This weekend kicks off our SUPER DUPER EARLY VOTING EXTRAVAGANZA! (OK…. it’s a bit of a stretch but there are a lot of volunteers opportunities out there and we have to make sure we stand out!) It will be a full weekend of dedicated voters and volunteers making a difference for our community. Record numbers of voters turned out in the first three days and this weekend will be no exception.  Let’s make sure they are OUR voters!

These final 2 weeks are a crucial time for our campaign and it is important that we connect with ALL voters and supporters before Election Day.  We have identified our supporters, now we need to make sure they get out and vote. 

We need people to:

• Put out doorhangers for our supporters
• Phonebank supporters to make sure they vote

We are working at a fast pace from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm every day at the headquarters.  If you have any free time (even if it is and hour) during the week or this Saturday and Sunday please stop by!!

Where:  Campaign Headquarters
6453 Southwest Blvd.
Fort Worth, Texas 76132

Sign up online or call the campaign at 817-732-1470

Chris Turner for State Representative Campaign

Live in Arlington? Don’t forget about Chris Turner for HD-96 (817) 561-4900

Officer Nominations Update

Last night’s meeting resulted in the following nominations. As everyone seems to be heavily involved in campaigns, we moved to postpone the elections until the December meeting, and November’s will be reserved for further nominations, speeches, and other campaigning and schmoozing.

Next Meeting, November 18th, 7PM @ Tommy’s Hamburgers

Nominations were as follows:

President

Lee Henderson nominated Brian Bucy
Ryan Ray nominated Laurie Anne Hughes

VP, 1st, Membership and Communications

Ryan Ray nominated Lee Henderson

VP, 2nd, Finance

Lee Henderson nominated Ryan Ray

VP, 3rd, Community Service

Lee Henderson nominated Kathy Murray

Treasurer

Lee Henderson nominated Christine Tham

Secretary

Ryan Ray nominated somebody, but Lee didn’t write it down.

Remember, Social Director and Webmaster are appointed positions, but it pays to campaign at the meeting for these positions too!

/// And Apparently David Floyd nominated himself for the bliss of unemployment.

/// And Jessica Anacker didn’t tell anyone what she was interested in !

Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 18th, 7PM

Tommy’s Hamburgers
5228 Camp Bowie Blvd Fort Worth, TX 76107

Coming Up, Saturday  September 20th: Opportunity for Public Service

TCYD will be participating in the 17th Annual Trinity Trash Bash Saturday September 20th from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

We will be meeting at Hope Church at 8:30am (This is at the corner of Beach and I-30 on the east side of Fort Worth)

There will be a party afterwards at Rockwood Park 11:30 to 1:30.

Meet at the campaign headquarters located at: 103 South Mesquite Suite B Arlington, Texas 76010 (Across the street from the library in a green brick building–look for the yellow and blue Paula signs.)
We meet at 9:00am for breakfast and a quick training session then head out to hit our first door by 10:00am.

To walk with us, meet at the campaign office, 805 W. Magnolia Ave, at 9:30AM Saturday. Call us at 817-806-4440 so we can plan for your attendance.

Following the block walks you’ll have a chance to eat lunch with campaign staff, and learn more about all the different ways you can help us send Wendy to Austin in November.

For more information,
contact
Taylor McCarty at
817-277-0044

When: 11AM-5PM Saturday, August 2nd

This is a come-and-go event. Pick a couple of hours that work for YOUR schedule and come help the Phillips campaign. Please do your part in “Takin’ the Fight to Northeast Tarrant County!”
Date: Saturday, August 2, 2008
Time: 11:00am-5:00pm

Be one of the 100+ Volunteers from across Tarrant County to walk the walk and Register Voters!!!

Join Us Saturday, July 26th 9:00AM @ Wendy Davis Campaign Headquarters
805 W. Magnolia Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76104 817.806.4440

Click for map.

We especially need Deputy Voter Registrars to help us. It’s easy to be deputized, call us at party HQ for info (817-335-8683).

Registering and turning out first-time voters is not only fun, but also essential to Victory in November!

This is Your Chance to Register dozens of new Democratic Voters!!

ALSO!
If you want to help out but cannot make the walk on Saturday, please join us Friday evening as we prep the walk packs!
We need 20 Volunteers to help us get all of the walk packs ready for Saturday Morning.

If you want to have a good time with some fun Democrats Friday night, then join us at 7:00 p.m. at the Wendy Davis campaign office.
Click for map.

Wendy Davis for State SenateVolunteer Opportunities

Weekend Blockwalking

Saturday, July 19 – 9:30 a.m.Our most important need for volunteers right now is in our blockwalking program. Please take a couple of hours and join us Saturday morning for our weekend volunteer blockwalking event. We’ll meet at 9:30 for training, and walk from 10 until about noon.If you’ve never walked blocks before, don’t be afraid; it can be surprisingly easy and fun. We’ll train you first, and then we’ll head out into the neighborhoods.To walk with us, meet at the campaign office, 805 W. Magnolia Ave., at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Call us at 817-806-4440 so we can plan for your attendance.

“Eat & Greet” Volunteer Orientation Lunch

Saturday, July 19 – 12:45 p.m.Do you want to help elect Wendy Davis to the Texas State Senate, but you’re not sure where to start? Join us this Saturday for our “Eat & Greet” Volunteer Orientation Lunch.Meet us at the campaign office (805 W. Magnolia Ave.) at 12:45 p.m. You’ll have a chance to eat lunch with campaign staff, and learn more about all the different ways you can help us send Wendy to Austin in November.We couldn’t do what we do without our amazing volunteers… come join us Saturday, and make a real difference in our community.

 

 

 

 

  What: Block walking this Saturday. When: Saturday, July 19, 2008 Where:           Dan Barrett Campaign Headquarters

 6453 Southwest Boulevard

Fort Worth, Texas 76132(Click here for a map)    (Across 183 from Dan’s Legislative office in the shopping center……look for the red and white Dan Barrett signs.)  

What Time: 9:00 am coffee/doughnuts and training

9:45 out the door

10:00 knock on the first door

12:30 return for lunch 

For more information, contact Taylor McCarty at 817-277-0044 or email atcampaign@danbarrett.com or sign up to volunteer at www.danbarrett.com

Walk in District 92 to help Kalandra Wheeler (District 92), Jerry Lee Phillips(County Commissioner, Pct. 3), and all of our other fantastic Tarrant County Democratic candidates. The campaign will be promoting the entire Democratic ticket in NE Tarrant County. We will meet for breakfast (dutch treat) at 9 am. Door knocking starts at 10 am.  DATE:      Saturday, July 19, 2008 TIME:       9 a.m. for breakfast (dutch treat) 10 am – 12:30 pm – door knocking LOCATION: Braums 309 N. Main St. Euless, TX (map)  This walk is being coordinated with our other local Tarrant County Democratic candidates.  Come join this historic coordinated effort as we turn NE Tarrant Couny BLUE

OUR OFFICE 
5722 Forest Bend Dr. Suite 107
Arlington, TX 76017

For more infomation:
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