Events
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The NC Academy of Trial Lawyers is at 1312 Annapolis Drive. This is at the intersection of west-bound Wade Avenue and north-bound Oberlin Road (across from the Oberlin Road Animal Hospital).
Meet and talk with Ed Ridpath and other local candidates. For more information or to RSVP please call 919-552-9558.
Call 828-5656 to sign up to call. 6:30-9 PM
The NC Academy of Trial Lawyers is at 1312 Annapolis Drive. This is at the intersection of west-bound Wade Avenue and north-bound Oberlin Road (across from the Oberlin Road Animal Hospital).
Come and meet Raleigh City Council Candidates:
Paul Anderson -- District A
Joyce Kekas -- At-Large
Russ Stephenson -- At-Large
At the home of Fran Saltman and Bill Page. 1200 Manchester Drive, on the corner of Wilmbleton (map below). 6:00 to 7:30 pm. To RSVP or for more information, contact Bill Page at 782-1467 or wepage@earthlink.net
Bring your friends and neighbors!
Contributions Welcome. Children too!
Click below for a map
October 4th Meeting
On October 4, 2005 the Southern Wake Democrats met in Fuquay-Varina. Three 2005 candidates: Dawn Parker, Holly Springs Town Council, Debra McHenry, Board of Election District 2, and John Byrne, incumbent Fuquay-Varina mayor talked with the group about their platforms, and joined in a discussion about being grassroots Democrats.
Several upcoming events:
John Baker 2006 Sheriff Barbecue Oct 29 9 - 3
Billy's Place (formerly Disco World)
4836 Old Smithfield Road, Apex
$ 10.00 a ticket
Contact: Parrish Womble at 552-6534 or 422-8652
HollyFest Oct 29 9 - 3
If you'd like to work this festival, please contact Linda McCarley at lindamccarley@bellsouth.net
Lindy Brown 2006 Commissioner Oct. 29 9 am
An organizational meeting to help elect Lindy Brown as
Wake County Commissioner will be held at the Golden Corral on Hwy 70 in Garner
Contacts: Lindy Brown at 779-2296 or electlindy@aol.com
Ed Ridpath Kickoff 2006 House 37 Nov. 19 4 pm
Middle Creek Community Center, 123 Middle Creek Park Drive, Cary
Contact: Ed Ridpath at 567-2099 or info@EdRidpath.com
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, November 1 at the Golden Corral on Hwy 70 in Garner. If you want to eat, please arrive around 6:30, the meeting will start at 7 pm. We’ll be inviting more 2005 candidates to speak as well as working on the final week of 2005 “Get Out The Vote”. Pass the word to other Democrats; we look forward to seeing you there!
For additional information, please contact Michelle Hall at mhall25@nc.rr.com
Doors open at 7:30.
Tickets: $15
Purchase your tickets online at www.the-pour-house.com.
Or call 821-4948 to RSVP.
Please join us at a barbecue and show your support for John Baker, candidate for Sheriff (again) of Wake County. We will be serving good food from 11 am until 7 pm:
Fish, chicken, 2 vegetables and cornbread - all for $ 10.00!
We'll be at Billy's Place (formerly Disco World) at 5836 Old Smithfield Road, Apex.
For further information, please contact:
Parrish Womble at 552-6534 or 422-8652
5:30-7:30 PM
Hosts: $1000
Patron: $500
Sponsor: $250
Guest: $100
RSVP: 834-2343 or brad@bradmiller.org
State Senator Janet Cowell will share her experience as a first-term legislator who grappled with budget issues, a new state lottery, and a struggling state and national economy. Join us at the Clarion Hotel - one block from Goodwin House. Meet-n-greet at 6. Dinner service at 6:30.
Please RSVP by 10/7 to wakedemmen@bellsouth.net, or call 919-363-3664, but PLEASE RSVP it's IMPORTANT!
Format
Public forum: opening statements, panel discussion, Q&A
Time and Place
October 10, 7:30 – 9:30 PM,
Sponsors
Orange
Come out anytime between 11AM and 7 PM!
$7 per plate and donations are also appreciated.
$100 - Individual
$250 - Host
$500 - Silver Sponsor
$1,000 - Gold Sponsor
Fundraiser for Senator Janet Cowell
Thursday, October 20th
5:30pm - 7:00pm
At the home of Judy and Frank Harmon
114 Brooks Avenue, Raleigh (corner of Brooks & Hillsborough)
Suggested Tickets: $75
Sponsorship Levels:
Gold: $1,000
Silver: $ 500
Bronze: $ 250
RSVP and more information: Jared Wiener at 821-2777 ext. 204
North Carolina Democratic Party Headquarters
220 Hillsborough Street,
Raleigh
Cost: $5.00 for lunch
Tentative Agenda
10:30 am Registration opens
11:00 am Welcome
& Announcements
11:30 am Panel of Campaign Professionals
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm Speaker June Atkinson,
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction
1:45 pm Club Reports, Officer Reports, Club Ideas
3:00 pm
Adjournment
Overnight accommodations with a Wake County Teen Democrat’s family for Friday
and/or Saturday night are available if requested in advance. The Clarion Hotel
on Hillsborough Street is half a block from the NCDP
headquarters.
Information: Susan Oller 919-786-4447 or soller@ncdp.org
2005 Candidates Forum (10/24/2005 )
The Fuquay-Varina Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to host the 2005 Candidates Forum on Monday, October 24th. The event will take place at Windsor Point Retirement Center (1221 Broad St./Hwy 55) from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Mayor John Byrne has no opposition for his upcoming third term and will welcome the audience before turning the program over to the moderator. The forum will be moderated by an unaffiliated outsider to ensure fairness to all candidates. There are 7 candidates vying for 2 seats on the Town of Fuquay-Varina Board of Commissioners.
Questions to be considered for candidates participating in the forum can be submitted to Sue Tarabokia via email or by mailing to 121 North Main St., Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526 Attn: Candidates Forum. All questions will be filtered through Chamber staff and the moderator. All questions will be presented to each candidate and will not be directed at any one specific candidate. Attendance and responses from candidates will also be covered by The Fuquay-Varina Independent.
The leadership of the North Carolina House of Representatives cordially invites you to attend a fundraiser for
Bernard Allen
House District 33
Special Guests:
The Hon. James B. Black, Speak of the NC House of Representatives
The Hon. Joe Hackney, Democratic Leader, NC House of Representatives
The Hon. and Mrs. Charles Meeker, Mayor of
Progress NC 2005: Strategies for Unifying and Advancing a Progressive Agenda
8:00 Registration
8:45 Welcome
Featured Speakers: Joel Rogers, John Simpkins, Jennifer Weiss, Douglas Gould, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
7th Annual Defenders of Justice Awards
5:30-8:30 PM
Heavy hors d'oeuvres
2005 Recipients:
Legislative Advocacy:
State Senator Martin Nesbitt, Buncombe County
State Representative Henry M. "Mickey" Michaux, Jr., Durham County
Litigation:
Patterson, Harkavy, LLP
Policy Research & Advocacy:
William Schweke
Grassroots Empowerment:
Linda Virgil, Caught Before Fallen, Nash County
FLOC - Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Dudley
Special Honorees:
In Memory of Deborah Greenblatt
In Memory of Carol Kirschenbaum
Conference only: $60
Conference & Defenders of Justice Awards: $90
Defenders of Justice Awards only: $50 (tax deductible)
Musical Guest: Winifred Garrett, harpist, of Mallarme Chamber Players
