4 Blockbuster Opportunities Now Through June 5th

Photo Gallery link and thank yous for the 2017 GALA

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Website     Get Involved     Elections     About     Blog     Contact Wednesday May 10th, 2017  Greetings! Every day brings something exasperating to our computer screens, TVs and radios. If we pay too much attention, we find the energy slowly draining away from us and find our optimism and enthusiasm turning into a small current of despair. Then, it starts---we begin to avoid meaningful conversations with friends and family, maybe get all righteous on Facebook with folks we don't even know, or, worse yet, we buy the disempowerment messages that abound and merely check out.  THEN, "they" win.    WE HAVE THE PERFECT SOLUTION FOR MAKING SURE THEY DON'T: IT WILL GET YOU ACTIVE  HELP YOU MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS ADD MORE ENJOYMENT TO YOUR SUMMER MAKE A TRUE DIFFERENCE--FROM YOUR HOMETOWN TO WASHINGTON DC It's our summer issue canvass. In conjunction with Americans For Democratic Action, we'll teach you a very low-key way to knock on doors and really find out what your neighbors care about while simultaneously intersecting with those folks out there who are JUST WAITING for your invitation to join us in creating a COMEBACK AGENDA for Illinois, electing a solid 6 member swing block to the County Board and giving them the tools to move their neighbors to the polls. While that was, in fact, a really long sentence, the actual surveys are short and not overtly political while the data and volunteers we gather are priceless. Will you join us? YOU THOUGHT OUR JANUARY 9th EVENT WAS BIG? LET'S TOP THAT. We have room in the two training sessions for 300 each. Get your friends and neighbors to get on board. This train is bound for glory and a real chance for optimism in our lives again. SIGN UP FOR OUR JUNE 5th COMPREHENSIVE ISSUE CANVASS TRAINING at the Bricklayers Training Hall in Addison HERE DONATE JOIN US NOW AND CHANGE YOUR PART OF THE WORLD SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM MEET AND GREET MAY 16th If you are a high school or college student, or parent of a student, and are interested in a summer project that helps our country and increases your knowledge about government and politics, this INTERNSHIP opportunity might be just for you. A joint effort of our Young Dems and Ground Team Action Groups, this comprehensive 3 part program over 8 weeks will be outlined at this Meet and Greet. RSVP FOR MAY 16 Applications will be due on the 31st of May and part 1 of the program will begin approximately June 12th. Need more info? Write to us here PROSPECTIVE COUNTY BOARD ORIENTATION JUNE 1st  2018 is a very interesting year in the DuPage County Board elections and, when we join together to support the DPDC strategy for this unique year, we stand a very STRONG CHANCE of easily re-electing Liz Chaplin and also putting 5 new Democratic faces on the board.  If you are interested in being part of this strategy and possibly being a candidate to run in your district in 2018 (or want to prep yourself for 2020), please join us at this Orientation on June 1st.  RSVP REQUIRED HERE ACTIVIST EXPO  May 20th: Coalition for a Better IL6th DPDC WILL HAVE A BOOTH AT THIS EVENT! - Sign Up to Canvass with Us - Learn How to Get Involved in Your Township  - Join a Committee to Put Your Professional Skills to Work for a better 6th District  The two training programs lead by the coalition will be: (1) Using Social Media for Advocacy and Team Building (12:15p & 2:15p) (2) Running for Office - Easier than you think, More important than you can imagine! (1:15p) QUESTIONS? Please write to the organizers  here HAVE YOU JOINED AN ACTION GROUP YET OR BECOME A PC? It is time for all of us to raise our hands to volunteer for SOMETHING. It's ok to start really small like giving $5 or 1 hour a month. Dip your toes in and feel how great the water of belonging, involvement and ACTION feels.  TO GET A LIST OF ALL OF OUR ACTION GROUPS AND WHAT EACH GROUP DOES TO FURTHER OUR DEMOCRATIC MESSAGE GO HERE TO SIGN UP FOR ONE OR MORE OF THESE ACTION GROUPS GO HERE For more details on what other activities are available and to get details on being A "PC" (Precinct Committeeman) in your neighborhood! CLICK HERE PHOTOS AND THANK YOUS FROM THAT GREAT GALA! We had such an amazing crew for this year's gala and we want to thank them all! Remember you can find hundreds of wonderful photos of the evening  (with more going up this week) right here. Special thanks to Tina Tyson-Dunne for the photo gallery! So MANY great folks pitched in this year! THANK YOU TO ALL. Alex Donner Allison Larson Amanda Recupido Anna Schiefelbein Arlene Kendorski Audrey Peickert Barb Mevis Bea McLean Brandon Smith Brooke Wilson Carol Gabert Carrie Brasser Cathy Clarkin Christina Moss Christine Patterson Cynthia Borbas Dan Bailey Dan Markwell Donna Conrad Donyetta Jenkins Emma Peca Erin Crilly Eileen Steed Husna Ghani Janice Reinhart BIG THANKS TO THE HEAD OF THIS YEAR'S GALA, MICHELLE GALE Jeff Mond Jill Plotke Jim Butera Jim McCormick Joanne Johnson John Jacobs Joe Costa Judy Studenski Julia Keirse Kali Emerson Karen Peck Kathleen Boylan Kathy Carrier Kathy Errera Karen Hoffman Keith Marvin Ken Neumann Lauren Murillo Leanne Reis-Ong Linda Masse Liz Ward Lynn Collier Maggie Wunderly Please write to say you'll join our GALA team for next year here! Marc Cook Maureen Stiebris Nasir Jahangir Patrick Kushman Paul Adams Paula Masilotti Peter Gale Rachel Gale Rafath Waheed Rosie Hong Samantha Wilson Sarah Smith Sara Kurganov Sarah Sippy Sheryl Woods Sonia Bhagwakar Sufyan Sohel Susan Hobson Susan Warren Suzanne Magnuson Tim Berneche Tina Tyson-Dunne Tony Delgado Ummehani Majeed A GREAT MOTHER'S DAY PRESENT: A New DPDC Website!! Watch for it's beautiful roll-out on Sunday May 14th at dupagedemocrats.com Looking forward to making our world a better place WITH YOU! Sincerely, The Democratic Party of DuPage County Democratic Party of DuPage County  |  630-629-1125  |  info@dupagedemocrats.com  |  http://www.dupagedemocrats.com

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