Johnson County Democrats

Dear Fellow Thicke Supporters,

Francis will be giving his world famous farm tour, chatting about his book, and giving out fresh Radiance Dairy Ice Cream. Friends, fans, and volunteers are all invited to come hang out with Francis, see his farm, and help brainstorm about volunteering. All you need to do is show up to his farm this Sunday from 2-5pm.

Sunday, August 29th, 2-5 pm
1745 Brookville Road, Fairfield, IA

W on Burlington and N on Brookville (3 miles, on the right)

33^rd Harkin Steak Fry

Sunday, September 12, 2010

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (doors open at 12:30 pm)

Warren County Fairgrounds, Indianola (off Highway 92 in Indianola)

Tickets for the Steak Fry are $30 per person and $15 for students.  Tickets can be purchased on my website at www.tomharkin.com or by calling (515) 277-9966.  Kid’s meal tickets are $5 for children ages 5 – 10 and are available at the gate the day of the event.

If you would like to purchase tickets directly from the campaign, you may send checks to: Citizens for Harkin P.O. Box 811 Des Moines, Iowa 50304 or go online to www.tomharkin.com

Contact Molly Scherrman at (515) 277-9966 or molly@tomharkin.com.

Our coordinated campaign office has just recently strengthened  our
staff adding Nancy Porter, and Maureen Donnelly for  office management
and volunteer coordinating,   Here is a message from Nancy:

New! New! New!

New for DEMS, new for YOU!

We have a great new office at 36 Sturgis Corner Drive and if you haven’t seen it, then it ‘s way past time to stop by!  Say “hello” to Doug or Mandy or Meredith or Katie or Matt or Maureen.  Say hello to all of our hard working staff then greet and meet and be a VOLUNTEER.

We need you, we want you in ways too numerous to mention.  We need cooks, bakers, phone callers, data entry, computer smart, doorknockers., parade walkers, fundraiser attendees, writers (letters to the editor) , signatures (petitions, letters).  If you don’t like the before mentioned, we always need gofers (folks to bring in water and diet drinks or take out signs), cleaner uppers, word spreaders (tell everyone the Dem Headquarters is the place to meet!)  Don’t be shy, be part of the continuous transition to support the priorities you have and the candidates who support your goals and ambitions for a better world.

If you don’t like what you’ve read, then come help us change for a better beginning to our collaborative world of the Dems in Iowa, Johnson and Linn counties.

The September Central Committee Meeting will be held

Thursday September 2 at 7:00.

AT OUR OFFICE AT 36 STURGIS CORNER DRIVE

(Not at the Iowa City Public Library as had been previously announced)

The main activity will be phone calling—this will be a WORKING MEETING. Please come at 6:00 or earlier if you can to begin calling. We will break for brief important business meeting at 7:00, then go back to calling.

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Executive Committee Meeting will be held August 26 in the County headquarters on 36 Sturgis Corner Drive at 7:30. It will similarly focus on phone calling.

Text “IOWA” to 64336 for important updates from Roxanne about her campaign!

Dear Friends,

Roxanne Conlin will be at Prairie Lights Cafe on July 30th from 5:30 to 7:00 PM.

The suggested donation for this event is $25, but we welcome your presence and support at all levels.

Please RSVP to Allie Panther (alliepanther@gmail.com) or Regenia Bailey (bailey@avalon.net).

Even an hour of your time would help.

To volunteer, call (319)-337-8683 or stop by our office at 36 Sturgis Corner Drive. Our office is open Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm, Friday and Saturday 9am-7pm, and Sunday 12pm-8pm. Call or do data entry at the office—a great way to meet and work with fellow Democrats.  You can find out about our canvass activities as well.  You can even get call lists that you can do at home if you would like. Donate office supplies—call and see what our current needs are.   A plate of cookies or other treats would help “stoke” our volunteers and lift their spirits to do yet another list.  .

Fill out a vote-by-mail application—and get your friends and relatives in to apply as well.  This is an important part of our efforts—this allows us to be more effective in late October on Election Weekend since it reduces the number of voter contacts we need to do then.

Talk to your friends and relatives about the importance of this election.  After the excitement of the historical 2008 Presidential Election and the many Democratic victories we celebrated, this up-coming election might seem tame in comparison.  With Grassley’s recent record and a great candidate Roxanne Conlin we have a good chance to make history again with a second Democratic Senator.  With a re-election of Governor Culver and our Democratic State Legislators we can continue to make Iowa a progressive state we can be proud of.  With the re-election of Dave Loebsack, we will continue to have a hard working and responsive Representative in Washington.

Even if you don’t have the time right now to help out there is an important way you can help.  Donations are urgently needed to support our Coordinated Campaign office. You can send a check to Johnson County Democrats P. O. Box 1773 Iowa City Iowa 52245,

or donate online (CLICK HERE TO DONATE).

Dennis Roseman, Chair, Johnson County Democrats

First Lady Mary Culver, will be walking along with Congressman Dave Loebsack, Senator Bob Dvorsky & Representative Nate Willems and other elected officials and Johnson Couinty Democrats in the Solon Beef Days Parade.

When: Saturday, July 17
Where: Solon, Iowa
Staging Area: West 5th ST
Start Time:  10 am

Please see below for complete instructions and a link to map of parade route.

Parade staging area is located off of West  5th St where you will be directed into the school grass field staging area next to the football stadium.
The Parade will start promptly at 10:00 am ending up at the Nursing Home where the Parade is finished.

Here is map of Parade:
http://beefdays.com/files/2009/06/parade_map.png

Please park accordingly for once the Parade starts you will not be allowed to drive through the Parade route or leave before the Parade is completed. If you would like to leave early please park at the High School parking lot located on W 5th St.

JULY 3rd Morse Parade at 5pm.  Line up beginning at 4:15 PM on the street in front
of the Morse Community Club

JULY 4TH Coralville.  Line up at 11:30 am; parade to start at noon, Gieco/McGreager’s Parking Lot

(NOTE: WE EXPECT TO HAVE IMPORTANT DETAILS ON CORALVILLE LINE-UP INFORMATION IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  LOOK FOR THIS IN FUTURE UPDATE)

JULY 4TH Oxford.  Times TBA   We heard 2, we remember 3
JULY 4TH Hills.  Line up at 5:30pm; parade to start at 5:30pm, the most Southern Street ending at Stutsman’s

Call Robin Butler@ 330-5587 for more details or to RSVP