The Last Thursday of each month! You can expect to find a group of downtown professionals in attendance.

The next Happy Hour will be Thursday, June 24th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Click here for the Facebook Event RSVP (not required)

Come mingle with other downtown professionals and residents in the newest Democratic group.

The Vault Underground Lounge
525 Taylor Street

Complementary Valet Parking

No charge to attend * Happy Hour Specials

RSVP on our Facebook Event Page.

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

Commissioner Roy Brooks and State Representative Lon Burnam to speak at the Tarrant County Young Democrats Monthly Meeting.

The Tarrant County Young Democrats are pleased to announce that they will have Commissioner Roy Brooks and State Representative Lon Burnam as their guest speakers at the meeting. Commissioner Brooks currently represents Precinct #1 on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court. Commissioner Brooks was first elected in 2004 and received over 55% of the vote. He was unopposed when he won re-election in 2008. Before serving on the Commissioners Court, Commissioner Brooks served three terms on the Forest Hill City Council. He is also a former President of the National Association of Black County Officials, which consists of appointed and elected African American county officials from around the country.

State Representative Lon Burnam represents District 90, which includes the areas of Como, Riverside, and the Hemphill Corridor in Fort Worth. He was first elected in 1996 and is running for re-election again this year. Representative Burnam will be speaking about the documentary “Gasland” which will be premiering on HBO later this month. The movie is about a documentary filmmaker who goes to 24 states to see what effects natural gas drilling has had on them.

Save the Date: Saturday July 10th

The Tarrant County Young Democrats are having a membership event at the Ballpark with the Texas Rangers. If you take part in the canvassing before the game, tickets will be complementary as a Thank you. More details to come.

Downtown Democrats of Fort Worth Happy Hours

The Last Thursday of each month! You can expect to find a group of downtown professionals in attendance.

The next Happy Hour will be Thursday, June 24th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Come mingle with other downtown professionals and residents in the newest Democratic group.

The Vault Underground Lounge
525 Taylor Street

Complementary Valet Parking

No charge to attend * Happy Hour Specials

Upcoming Democratic Events:

A Message from the Paula Pierson Campaign

Paula Pierson Super Walk
Saturday, June 19th
9am at Campaign HQ

Breakfast will be served starting at 9am.  There will be a short training session and then you will be out to hit the doors by 10am.  After the walk everyone will meet at J. Gilligans, where lunch will be served.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Mike DiStefano, Volunteer Coordinator at (817) 845-1393 or by email at mdistefano10@gmail.com

Paula Pierson Campaign HQ
103 S. Mesquite St.
Suite B.
Arlington, TX 76006

A Message from the Chris Turner Campaign

As summer quickly approaches, our campaign is moving into high gear. With Election Day less than six months away, we’ve put together a grassroots campaign plan that will engage voters in every corner of our district.

Because of the huge success of the last campaign’s Mega Walks, we’re bringing them back!  During our Mega Walks in 2008, over 200 volunteers helped the campaign knock on over 12,000 doors!

If you didn’t get to participate in a Mega Walk in 2008, here’s how it works:

We focus our volunteer efforts on one Saturday a month and by having dozens of volunteers knocking on doors at the same time, we cover a lot of territory and make a huge impact.  On Saturday, July 10th, volunteers will hit the streets again to talk to voters about our campaign for the second Mega Walk of 2010.

So what are you waiting for?  Mark your calendar for all the walk dates: July 10th, August 7th, September 11th and October 2nd and sign up for the July 10th Mega Walk.

If you have any questions please contact Grace at 817-561-4900 or via email at grace@votechristurner.com

Bill White for Governor

This week, Bill White released all tax returns for his years in elected office and called on career politician Rick Perry to stop stonewalling and agree to attend debates. Not surprisingly, Perry turned to slash and burn politics and lied about Bill White’s record as a successful businessman. Our campaign will continue to aggressively push Rick Perry to debate as we move into the summer.

In order to effectively communicate our message and reach out to Texans to introduce Bill White, we need your help to reach out to your friends, family, coworkers and neighbors. The best way to do this is to get involved with other supporters in your neighborhood.

Here are some upcoming event near you:

• Bill White Birthday Bash on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 from 6 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. at Fort Worth HQ.
• House District 94 Phone Bank on Thursday, June 17, 2010 from 6:30 P.M. – 8 P.M. at Buck N Loons.
• Mega Walk w/ State Rep. Paula Pierson on Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 9 A.M. at Rep. Pierson’s HQ.

If you aren’t able to make it out to any events, please contact the office to learn about other opportunities to support Bill and the campaign.

1308 West El Paso St
Fort Worth TX, 76102
Phone: 817-344-9523

Tarrant County Democratic Party Internship Program
June 1st – Aug 6th – Not too late to get on-board – Hurry!

The Tarrant County Democratic Party is currently recruiting for its 2010 Summer Field Intern Program.  This 10-week program will teach you the fundamentals of political field work. If you have always wanted to get involved in the campaign process, you think you’d like to work for a campaign one day or you are looking for a unique and fun way to spend your summer this program is for you.

You will learn how to organize and execute a canvass operation be it door to door, phone banking or a virtual phone bank. This is a hands on opportunity to be the change you seek.

• Elements of the Program:
• Door to door canvassing
• Phone Canvassing
• Virtual Field work
• Use of latest targeting techniques and tools
• Opportunity to organize and manage a canvass operation.
• Fundamentals of voter targeting
• The program begins on June 1st and runs through August 6th.
• Please send a resume along with a short essay answering the question:

Why I support the ideals of the Democratic Party to:

keith@tcdp.net

Please expect to spend 20-25 hours per week in this program.

This is an unpaid internship.

]]> http://www.tarrantyoungdemocrats.org/2010/06/14/next-meeting-newsletter-update/feed/ 0 http://www.tarrantyoungdemocrats.org/2010/05/15/downtown-democrats-of-fort-worth-happy-hour/ http://www.tarrantyoungdemocrats.org/2010/05/15/downtown-democrats-of-fort-worth-happy-hour/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 21:30:57 +0000 admin http://www.tarrantyoungdemocrats.org/?p=164 Tarrant County Young Democrats is starting a new tradition:

The Downtown Democrats of Fort Worth Happy Hour. Our second edition will be on Thursday, May 27th.

Come celebrate …or procrastinate… with other Downtown area Democratic Professionals:

The Tarrant County Young Democrats present

“Democratic Professionals Happy Hour”

@ The Vault Underground Lounge

525 Taylor Street

Complementary Valet Parking, Free Appetizers & Happy Hour Specials!

Thursday May 27th, 5:00pm to 7:00pm

And yes, there are drink specials!

For more information, please email lee@tcyd.org, or call 817-601-5331

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

We’ll have two staff members from Senator Davis’ office:

Charles Boswell, District Director

Anthony Spangler, Communications Director

Mr Boswell was the former Fort Worth City Manager and Mr Spangler was with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram covering government and politics. They will both speak on the their perspectives of moving from local government and journalism to issues of the state government.

The Democratic Professionals Happy Hour. Our inaugural edition will be on Tax Day: Thursday, April 15th.

Come celebrate …or procrastinate… with other Democratic Professionals:

The Tarrant County Young Democrats present
“Democratic Professionals Happy Hour”
@ The Vault Underground Lounge
525 Taylor Street
Complementary Valet Parking
Thursday April 15th, 4:30pm to 6:30pm

And yes, there are drink specials!

For more information, please email vicepresident@tarrantyoungdemocrats.org, or call 817-601-5331

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 THAN NORMAL. We are searching for a great regular location for our meeting, centrally located, with a private room.

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

Where and When:

Blue Mesa Grill
Tuesday, March 9th, 7:00pm
1600 South University
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.

At our last meeting we held officer elections and heard a very interesting presentation from TCU professor Adam Schifffer. Also speaking to our YD’s was State Rep Marc Veasey.

The Tarrant County Young Democrats will have two guest speakers at the next meeting:

Tarrant County Constable Sergio DeLeon

Tarrant County Clerk Candidate Mary DeSantiago

Meeting Agenda:

Welcome from President Greg Snow
Sergio DeLeon
Mary DeSantiago
Introduction of your 2010 TCYD officers
TCYD Game plan for 2010 elections by Lee Henderson
Discuss Bill White event in conjunction with Southwest Democrats
Baseball outing membership Recruitment event.
We will be discussing how to increase membership
Representatives from the statewide campaigns are always invited, and often attend.

President, Greg Snow, president@tcyd.org
Vice-President, Lee Henderson, vicepresident@tcyd.org
Treasurer, Nick James, treasurer@tcyd.org
Secretary, Jace Reeder, secretary@tcyd.org
Outreach Director, Jeremy Dawson, outreach@tcyd.org

And the following executive board members were appointed:

Social Director, Jaime Jaco, social@tcyd.org
General Counsel, Ryan Ray, counsel@tcyd.org

• Featuring State Representative Marc Veasey
• Also, TCU Political Science Professor Adam Schiffer
• Officer elections for 2010
• Representatives from statewide campaigns usually attend to talk about their candidates.
• Opportunities to get involved in local campaigns

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.