Monday, September 6, 3 – 7pm

James Crawford Elks Lodge
220 Sunset Road, Ann Arbor 48103

• Everyone is invited – Membership is not required – Come make new friends!
• Vicki Dischler and friends will provide the musical entertainment!
• Minimum donation of $10 per person, plus additional donations requested.
• Children 10 and under are free.
• The A2DP will provice non-alcoholic drinks and there will be a cash bar.
• Please bring a dish to pass (last names beginning with A-M bring salads & N-Z bring desserts).
• Admission includes The Elks Lodge famous BBG ribs, chicken, catfish & veggie burgers.

Hope to see you there!

For more info: call (734) 945-1639 or message abannister@annarbordems.org.

When: Wednesday, September 8, 8:00 p.m.

Where: Rackham Auditorium on the U-M campus.

The College Democrats at the University of Michigan present Moving Michigan Forward with special guests Governor Howard Dean, Congressman John Dingell, and Congressman Mark Schauer.

Doors open at 7:15 p.m. Students and community members are welcome.

Tickets are free — get yours while they last.

• Reserve tickets online. You can pick them up at the door at 6:30 p.m. on September 8.
• Tickets can also be picked up at the WCDP office,
  912 N. Main St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
  Contact Brad O'Conner at 734-332-4572.

Did you hear about
the election November 2nd?

It's coming up fast, and our friends in the western part of the county have been busy preparing for a fantastic ground game in the last two months of the campaign.

The campaigns of Mark Schauer for Congress, Christine Green for State Representative, and Adam Zemke for County Commission had a great meeting of supporters and volunteers in Western Washtenaw on August 25.

Hosted at the home of WW Dems Guerin Wilkinson and Mary Waldron, the event focused on organizing for the mad dash to Election Day on November 2.

Volunteer Opportunities

Can you help any Democratic candidates out west? Get in touch with the campaigns directly TODAY. Every volunteer and every vote will matter: up and down the ballot, we've got to give it our all.

From the Committee to Elect Wes Prater

Wes Prater, Democratic candidate for Washtenaw County Commissioner in the 4th District, will host a fundraiser on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010.

Where:

• Aubree's Pizzeria
  2122 Whittaker Road
  Ypsilanti Township

When:

• Thursday, September 23, 2010
  5:00 until 8:00 p.m.

Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar.
Suggested Contribution: $50.00 Per Person

Make checks payable to: Committee To Elect Wes Prater.
(No corporate checks, please.)

RSVP:

Please RVSP to prater808@aol.com, or call 734-944-0808.

Visit Wes at www.wesprater.com for more information.

Annual Dinner Celebrates
90 Years of Women's Suffrage

Many thanks to all who attended, contributed, and volunteered!

It was a fantastic evening, and for those of you who couldn't make it in person, we are very happy to thank Anne Savage for capturing the event in photographs.

Annual Dinner in Pictures

All of Anne's photos from the Annual Dinner can be found on Flickr. There are an incredible number of wonderful photographs to view. Check them out - you just might be in one!

Annual Dinner in the News

• AnnArbor.com covered the event. Please take a moment to read the article and add your comments to the conversation.
• The Heritage papers covered the event as well, and posted a story with video. If you have a minute to read the story and express an opinion, your opportunity is just a click away.

What's Next?

Energized, we now return to our work for the balance of 2010: electing more and better Democrats at all levels. Looking for a way to help? Keep on reading down this page for volunteer opportunities.

Thanks again to all our members and supporters.

U-M Commencement with President Obama

Anne and Chris Savage Coverage

Many thanks to Chris and Anne Savage for providing the photographs and report on the entire event.

Chris and Anne are hard-working and talented activists, and the WCDP was pleased to support their application for press credentials to the commencement address.

Visit Eclectablog for the details and many, many more fantastic images.

All of Anne's copyrighted photos from the event can be found at Flickr.

If you are not a formal member of the Michigan Democratic Party (the Washtenaw County Democratic Party is the local unit of the MDP), now is the perfect time to do so. If your membership has expired, now is the time to renew.

Members have a voice in local and state party programs and policies, and membership helps support the organizational structures crucial to electoral success.

To renew your membership or to join go to:

http://michigandems.com/

For further information please contact WCDP Vice-Chair for Membership Doug Kelley at kelleyvill@comcast.net, or 734-662-1731.