Informal get together (PARTY) 8 PM Tuesday night at the Brewery up at the TRACKSIDE (that's at Union Station 123 W 14th street) to Welcome Christine Akers, a dynamic lady who is traveling from Buffalo and giving her time and DEMOCRATIC LOVE to the Sestak Campaign for a few days this week. Christine was one of our Erie Fellows in the summer of 2008, and later became one our Staff leaders here at the Campaign for Change in 2008. Ask her if she has ever carried any important luggage?

On Wednesday President Obama turns 49.  He has accomplished a great deal in his first year and a half, but he still needs the help of hardworking volunteers to make sure Democrats get elected this Fall.

To celebrate the President's birthday, we are going to be reaching out to volunteers who worked so hard for the President in 2008 and ask hem to volunter again.  Come to Evan Geraniotis' house on August 4 to make 49 phone calls for the President's 49 birthday

Aloha! Food, drinks, raffles and fun! Cost is $20 per person or $35 per couple. Paid for by The Committee to Elect John Hornaman.

Dahlkemper Invites Local Small Businesses to Lender-Borrower Matchmaking Event on Aug. 11

Small businesses must call Rep. Dahlkemper’s Erie office to register 

Washington—Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (PA-3) is partnering with the Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission and the U.S.

Dahlkemper to Hold Constituent Office Hours on Wednesday in Erie County 

Congresswoman available to meet with constituents one-on-one in Erie 

Washington—Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (PA-3) will hold Constituent Office Hours on Wednesday, August 11th from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at her Erie office, located at the Intermodal Transportation Center, 208 East Bayfront Parkway, Suite 102, Erie, PA 16507.

Dahlkemper to Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Social Security with Local Seniors in Erie on Friday 

Washington—Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (PA-3) will commemorate the 75th anniversary of Social Security with a birthday celebration on Friday, Aug. 13 at 10:30 a.m. at the Erie West Senior Center located at 1210 West 8th Street.

On Saturday, August 14 at 9:30 AM, there will be an LGBT Conference Call in offices for Joe Sestak, Democratic candidate for US Senate, across the state. The way this works is that people would come to the local office, and the office will dial into the call and listen to Joe Sestak talk about LGBT issues. If someone has a question for the Congressman, and we know about it beforehand, they can ask him (because we have 20 offices across the state, each office only gets one question).

PA Health Access Network (PHAN) Leadership Initiative Training

This special training will offer an in-depth look at all the great changes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will bring to Pennsylvania families, youth, seniors and small businesses. Learn how to educate others on the new health care reform law and hear from recent graduates about what they have learned as they’ve started to educate folks in their communities. We'll teach you everything you need to know!

Some topics to be covered include:

Rally behind Congresswoman Dahlkemper!

We need to really rally the troops for these demonstrations on Monday. Let's stand up for a Congresswoman who stood strong for health care reform in the face of intense pressure and opposition. We can potentially arrange for transportation--please contact me right away so we can get this together. See the action alert below with all the
background and details.

Public Forum on Community College planned in Erie on August 16, 2010

"Community College? / Yea? or Nay?"  That's the title of a Public Forum to be held on Monday, August 16 at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 Perry Hwy (PA Rt. 97, 0.5 mile north of I-90 exit 27).

The Forum will begin with opening statements by a panel of four guest speakers representing a spectrum of viewpoints, from support to criticism.  Then questions, comments and opinions and will be taken from the audience. 

We will be registering new voters at the Celebrate Erie Festival on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (8/19-8/22). We will be having a Table at the Festival but Organizing for America volunteers will be also walking up and down State St.

Besides registering new voters we will be also distributing materials promoting the Democratic Candidates for Fall 2010: Joe Sestak for Senate, Kathy Dahlkemper for House of Representatives and Dan Onorato for Governor.

Schedule:

We will be registering new voters at the Celebrate Erie Festival on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (8/19-8/22). We will be having a Table at the Festival but Organizing for America volunteers will be also walking up and down State St.

Besides registering new voters we will be also distributing materials promoting the Democratic Candidates for Fall 2010: Joe Sestak for Senate, Kathy Dahlkemper for House of Representatives and Dan Onorato for Governor.

Schedule:

We will be registering new voters at the Celebrate Erie Festival on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (8/19-8/22). We will be having a Table at the Festival but Organizing for America volunteers will be also walking up and down State St.

Besides registering new voters we will be also distributing materials promoting the Democratic Candidates for Fall 2010: Joe Sestak for Senate, Kathy Dahlkemper for House of Representatives and Dan Onorato for Governor.

Schedule:

Meet the new officers and discuss important issues concerning the 2010 election.

Please discuss any issues with your ward chair prior to the meeting.

We will be registering new voters at the Celebrate Erie Festival on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (8/19-8/22). We will be having a Table at the Festival but Organizing for America volunteers will be also walking up and down State St.

Besides registering new voters we will be also distributing materials promoting the Democratic Candidates for Fall 2010: Joe Sestak for Senate, Kathy Dahlkemper for House of Representatives and Dan Onorato for Governor.

Schedule:

Boehner in Erie Sunday!

You are all cordially invited to a meet-up this Wednesday in Erie hosted by Marc Stier, PennACTION's Statewide Director. Let's meet, share some food and coffee (it ain't no tea party!), and discuss what we're all working on, where we stand and what yet needs to be done to keep moving the progressive cause forward. There are just 70 days remaining until Election Day and countless critical issues hang in the balance.

Rep. Dahlkemper, NIST Director Dr. Gallagher to Tour Composiflex in Erie on Thursday

Washington—Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (PA-3) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director Dr. Patrick Gallagher will tour Erie manufacturing company Composiflex on Thursday, August 24 at 9:20 a.m. followed by a press conference at 10 a.m. Composiflex is located at 8100 Hawthorne Drive in Erie.

Women’s Equality Day - 90th Anniversary Women’s Right to Vote August 26, 1920 

Celebrating the 90th Anniversary Women’s Right to Vote August 26, 1920 

Commemorate Your Right to Vote!

What:  Celebration of the 90th Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote   (Passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution)

When:   Thursday, August 26, 2010, Lunch hour, noon – 1 pm We are scheduling a press conference for 12:30 pm

Where:  The Erie County Courthouse, 140 W. 6th St .

Callahan, PA Democratic Party Chairman and OFA-PA Hold Conference Call to Announce “Moving America Forward” Weekend of Action

“Pennsylvania VOTE 2010” to hold more than 60 events to elect Democratic candidates in November

Philadelphia— Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan and candidate for Congress in the 15th Congressional District, Pennsylvania Democratic Party  Chairman Jim Burn and Organizing for America-Pennsylvania (OFA-PA) will hold a conference call on Thursday at 2:00 p.m.

Click here for a PDF of the flyer.

Please join Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper and the Campaign Team for the Grand Opening of our New headquarters. Learn more about the campaign, find out who you can get involved and why we need your help!

Please call (814) 520-8012 to RSVP.

Food & Drink – Basket Raffles - Bring a Friend!! Donation: $10 per person. Information or Reservations:  Alice @ 814-864-9474 or alicen14@verizon.net.

Please join us for a PA Victory 2010 Canvass on behalf of Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper and the Democratic Ticket on Saturday, August 28th to go door-to-door across the Congressional District.

With fewer than 100 days to go before the November elections, we've circled the weekend of August 28th and set an ambitious goal: 200,000 doors, nation-wide.

But if we're going to reach out to to 200,000 voters nationally, we'll need folks like you to step up, put your walking shoes on, and sign up for a canvass shift!

Join Chris Mong and Ethan Smith for a brief meeting.

It took 72 years of tireless and tenacious work for women to be granted the right to vote. Join us in celebrating the 90th anniversary and bid on auction items to help us fund the chapter's annual activities around women's issues.  The admission fee of $10 which includes lots of food, drink and good company.  

Please park on Fox Hollow instead of the driveway.