[Davis Democrats] Davis Dems: Yolo United Newsletter June 16th, 2008 Issue

[G Richard Yamagata PhD]

This is the first newsletter issue from Yolo United, a team of 
Democratic groups working strategically in Yolo County to promote 
democratic values for the November election and beyond.

We apologize if you get this email multiple times. We are in the process 
of getting a listserve up and running that you will be able to opt-in 
to, but for now we are relying on the email lists of our groups and 
thus, there will be some duplication.

Send submissions for future issues or comments to Barbara Archer, 
communications chair, Yolo United, at bdedavis at gmail.com.

The issues covered in this newsletter are:

• Voter Database Training in Sacramento on Saturday, June 21st
• Yolo United Potluck in Central Park in Davis on Saturday, June 21st
• 4th of July Democrat Event in Davis

TRAINING IN VOTER DATABASE AND VOTER ACTION ON SATURDAY, JUNE 21ST

Everyone is invited to participate in a voter database and voter action 
training this Saturday. The particulars are:

Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008,
Time: Database training - 9 am - noon
Voter Action - noon to 3 pm
Location: Central Labor Council, 2840 El Centro Road, Sacramento

To carpool, meet at Common Grounds coffee shop in the Safeway Shopping 
Center in South Davis at 8:20 am. Look for Randy Milliken who will have 
a sign.

The 2008 campaign for president has some tremendous advantages over past 
campaigns. A key one is the recent development of a web-based tool that 
allows neighborhood leaders, precinct captains and phone bank 
coordinators to organize and sort the voter database for walking and 
calling lists and then add the corrections, Voter ID and other changes 
directly to the database via the web.

The Obama campaign used this to great success in the California primary.
In addition to the database training, there will be a training in how to 
convince a decline-to-state, undecided, even a Republican voter to vote 
Democratic in the November election.

In the afternoon, participants are encouraged, but are not required to 
use their skills to walk for congressional candidates Charlie Brown and 
Bill Durston.

For those not able to attend who want to become neighborhood/precinct 
leaders or database trainers, please contact Kevin Wolf 
(kevin at wolfandassociates.com – 530-758-4221) or Judy Tischer 
(judy.tischer at gmail.com – 530-661-0657).

YOLO UNITED POTLUCK ON SATURDAY, JUNE 21ST

Yolo United will be hosting a potluck dinner on Saturday, June 21st, 
from 6 - 8 p.m. at Central Park in Davis at the oak tree (4th and C 
Streets). Bring a dish to share and your own utensils.

Come join the fun, learn about the ’08 campaign, make a donation, 
register to vote and/or sign up to volunteer. It’s time to activate for 
democracy!

For more information contact Claire Black Slotton at 
democracygirl at gmail.com or at 530-574-3476.

COME AND CELEBRATE THE 4TH OF JULY WITH LOCAL DEMOCRATS

The Yolo County for Obama ‘08 campaign and the Davis Democratic Club 
have coordinated their plans for the Independence Day celebration in 
Community Park in Davis. The Davis College Democrats will join them in 
distributing red, white and blue helium balloons to children and 
information to their parents.

Local elected officials, candidates and campaign representatives will 
greet the public. You are invited to enjoy a memorable July 4th by 
registering voters, recruiting volunteers and blowing up balloons. For 
further information, contact Carl Schmid at cwschmid at comcast.net. The 
broad participation for this fun event makes a prototype for forthcoming 
events at Davis Election Headquarters.






-- 
Barbara Archer
bdedavis at gmail.com
G Richard Yamagata  PhD
CEO/President   VME Inc.   http://www.vme.net/   http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html
Phone: 530-VIV-VMEI or 530-848-8634

G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of 
Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic 
Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, 
Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business 
Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of 
Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis.

For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, 
Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award

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