Help Local Candidates! Volunteer Competition!

I just finished reading the article on KELOLAND.COM that lays out the Republican response to the seven point plan Democrats will implement when we END Republican majorities in both the House and Senate.  It is a sad day when common sense approaches are dismissed as impractical.  It is time to bring balance to Pierre.  

We have a good slate of candidates running for House and Senate seats - now we need to help them win!

For every hour a volunteer puts into a local candidates race; their name will go into a lottery.  One lucky winner will sit down for coffee with Senator Johnson at his Sioux Falls office!  The competition will run from Friday, Sept 17 to Friday, November 5th.  

To enter, the volunteer can either e-mail me at engels.lisaandrichard@gmail.com or fill out a form at the SDDP office.  The following information is needed for each entry:

Name:

Phone Number:

E-mail Address:

Candidate(s) Name:

Date Volunteered:

Number of Hours:

Are you ready to get started?  Here are some upcoming opportunities:

District 9  (Coordinated by Lisa Engels 366-4893/ engels.lisaandrichard@gmail.com)

District 9 is one of the few districts in the entire state that has a Democratic majority.  With your help, we will make certain that our fine Democratic candidates will represent District 9 and Minnehaha County next year.

 

Saturnday - Sept 18th

Meet at Hartford Pizza Ranch parking lot at 10 AM.  We will be canvassing the city of Hartford and carrying literature for Mark Anderson, Reynold Nesiba and Sue Nipe. 

 

Sunday - Sept 19th

Meet at the Cubby's Gas Station on 12th street (just west of the I-29 Exit before Marion Rd) at 1 PM.  We will be canvassing the area around Marion and 12th Street.  On Sunday we will carry literature for Trudi Hatch, Mark Anderson, and Reynold Nesiba.

Sunday - Oct 10th

Meet at the Subway on Russell Street by Southeast Technical Institute and the I-29 exit at 1 PM.  We will be canvassing the area around Marion and HWY 38 and will carry literature for Trudi Hatch, Mark Anderson and other local candidates who volunteer with us.

Thursday - October 14th

Meet at the Subway on Russell Street by Southeast Technical Institute and the I-29 exit at 5:30 PM.  We will be canvassing the area around Russell and Madison and will carry literature for Trudi Hatch, Mark Anderson and other local candidates who volunteer with us.

District 10 (Coordinated by Cathy Avery 929-8270/ cathy@sddp.org)

This Sunday we will be canvassing in Harrisburg for George Gulson.  He is a fantastic candidate - motivated, compassionate, and has an impressive history of leadership in District 10.  For 32 years, he served as Principal and Superintendent in the Brandon Valley School District.  He has also served on the board of directors for the Brandon Development Corp, the Brandon Community Foundation, and United Way.  Think of what he can do as the State Senator of District 10 if he were elected!

 

Meet at 2:00pm at Mary Clark's house, 47156 Club House Rd, which is located in Baker's Crossing.  Following the canvass, Mary will provide an appreciation meal in her beautiful home.

Distict 13

        October 17th - Day of Action: Lit drop for the Matt Parker campaign. Contact  Carmen Toft to help out at carmentoft@gmail.com

Phone Banks (Coordinated by Lisa Engels 366-4893/ engels.lisaandrichard@gmail.com)

Every Wednesday in October or by Appointment

I will meet you at the South Dakota Democratic Party Office to call Persuadable voters.  Every little bit helps, if you have 15 minutes to an hour to spare, come down to the SDDP office on Wednesday evenings between 5:30 and 8:30 PM and help with voter outreach.

In the next few days I will be working with our local candidates to schedule volunteer opportunities.  We will post these opportunities as they become available at http://www.minnehahadems.com/

 

With your help, we can and will bring much needed change to Pierre!  And one lucky winner will be seating down with Senator Johnson for coffee!

Thank you for all you do,