“Yes, We Can!”

A Newsletter for Liberals, Progressives and Democrats of Lebanon County

July 2016 Issue

Information Update links:

www.lebanondemocrats.com for facts and reference material https://www.facebook.com/LebanonCountyDemocraticParty for all the latest news

https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/lebdems to DONATE

www.lebanondemocrats.com/volunteer to VOLUNTEER

CALENDAR

(It goes without saying that calendar info may change without notice.)

Events in the calendar are of interest to Lebanon County Democrats, but are not necessarily sponsored by the LCDC or even the Democratic Party.

LCDC=Lebanon County Democratic Committee, 23 S. 6th St, Lebanon

I. Message from the Chair

FROM THE CHAIR…..

Now is the time for all good Democrats to come to the aid of their candidates!

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As we race toward November’s election, now is the time to volunteer  -

for LCDC (contact  Bea Brown, (873-7680),

for the coordinated campaign - PAVICTORY2016 (Hazel Diaz, 304-0692),

for the LCDC booth at the Lebanon Fair (Steve & Jackie Grumbacher, 838-8485),

for the Picnic (Bruce Gettle, 813-5319),

for the Fiesta Latina (Cesar F. Liriano, 383-7166),

for the campaigns -

Lorraine Scudder  - Scudderforthe101@outlook.com, 717-222-8386

Jake Long for the 102nd (507-5653),

Jody Rebarchak for the 104th (514-8040),

Mike Parrish for the 6th CD (Cornell Wilson (679-1509),

Rick Daugherty for the 15th CD (610-504-4376).

CALL NOW TO HELP DEMOCRATS WIN IN NOVEMBER! or you can email Bea Brown who will help you find a good volunteer opportunity -gretnabrowns@comcast.net.

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ALL Democrats are welcome at our Executive Committee Meetings as we do regular business PLUS include at those meetings a MINI-SEMINAR SERIES.  The meeting begins at 7 pm, the mini-seminar at approximately 7:30 pm, location is our HQ at 23 S 6th St, Lebanon.  Put these dates on your calendar:

July 6 - Bob Kefauver on Fundraising

July 20 - Joe Bachman on Tools for Analysis and Managing Field

Operations

August 3 - Anne Wakabayashi and Mitch Kates on Recruiting

Candidates

November 16 - Greg Paulson on Election Rules & Procedures

Don’t miss these opportunities to learn more about electing Democrats!

II. Time to Person Up!

The Summer has traditionally been a slow time for campaigns because nobody’s thinking about elections until October, so things start warming up on Labor Day. Except this year, nobody will let anyone forget that there’s an election coming up where everything’s at stake. So, as exhausting as it might be to think about, please help our candidates at:

A. Voter Registration at the Lebanon County Library

B. The Lebanon County Fair

The Democratic Party will have a booth at this year’s fair from July 23-30 at the Lebanon Expo Center. If you’ve never been, it’s a real treat to see animals, exhibits, rides, entertainers and lots of other things, plus great carnival food and games. We need volunteers to answer questions, register voters, talk up our great candidates and to show that Democrats are friendly neighbors.  We have slots from 2-4 (not Saturday), 4-6:30 and 6:30-8:45 every day of the fair. If you can spare the time to meet new people and help the cause, here are the open slots as of today (7/1):

Sun Jul 24 4-6:30

Mon Jul 25 2-4

Mon Jul 25  6:30-8:45

Wed Jul 27 2-4

Wed Jul 27 6:30- 8:45

Thu Jul 28 6:30-8:45

Fri Jul 29 2-4

If these slots don’t work for you, any time will do, and you can share the booth with other Democrats who’ve already signed up. Sometimes it take 2-3-4 people to handle the crowds, so the more the merrier!

The evening slots are the busiest and the afternoon slots are the lightest. For more info, contact us.

C. Pridefest

This is the first year we’ve participated with a booth at the Central PA Pridefest in Harrisburg on July 30th. We sharing the space with the Dauphin County Democratic Party and it would be great to show our commitment at the event. If you’d like to help, contact Cornell WIlson.

D. Fiesta Latina

Our fifth annual Fiesta Latina will host close to 1000 potential voters at Beautex Park in Lebanon on Saturday, August 27 from 11 AM to 4-ish with free food, door prizes, games, dancing, music, speeches (short), and Lebanon’s first Lebanon Idol contest! Everyone who has volunteered in the past has had a great time and we hope you will join us this year and have a great time, too! We need people to help set up and take down, serve food, help kids with games, register voters, greet our guests and push our candidates. You can do it! And you’ll really feel good afterward. For more info, contact us.

III. Democrats Clean Up!

Cornell WIlson would like to thank all the Democrats that came out to volunteer at the Community Clean-up on June 25th. Also the Democrats who helped clean up Beautex Park on July 18th and those who helped clean up the highway with Bobbie Warshaw and Paul Heise.

IV. Pipeline News

Hello Concerned Citizens of Lebanon County - here are some updates on what's happening with Sunoco's Mariner East Pipeline Project (also called the Pennsylvania Pipeline Project).

1. The first ruling by an appellate court in Pennsylvania involving Sunoco's pipeline project was issued last week in favor of allowing a citizens' suit to proceed challenging Sunoco's claim of eminent domain authority. The PA Commonwealth Court President Judge denied Sunoco's attempt to appeal the dismissal of its preliminary objections to the case against it challenging its right to use eminent domain for the Mariner East Pipeline Project. In February 2016, the Philadelphia County Common Pleas Court had dismissed Sunoco's preliminary objections to the suit filed by the Clean Air Council (CAC) and several landowners. Sunoco appealed that lower court ruling to the Commonwealth Court, but now the CAC's case can proceed in the Philadelphia court.

See the Lebanon Daily News article at this link:

http://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2016/06/23/pa-court-rules-against-sunoco-mariner-east-suit/86289976/

2.  PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has accepted for review Sunoco's applications for permits for its 300-mile Mariner East pipeline to cross streams and wetlands across the southern portion of Pennsylvania, from Houston in Washington County to Marcus Hook in Delaware County. DEP issued public notices of the permit applications in the PA Bulletin of June 25, 2016. The DEP announced a 60-day public comment period on the proposed project and will accept written comments until August 24, 2016. In Lebanon County, the project proposes a 20-inch and 16-inch pipeline that would cross Cornwall Borough and the Townships of South Londonderry, South Annville, South Lebanon, West Cornwall and Heidelberg.

The PA B notice can be seen at this link:

http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol46/46-26/1076b.html

Watch for more information about these items!

Pam Bishop and Doug Lorenzen, for

Concerned Citizens of Lebanon County

concernedcitizenslebco@gmail.com

Like us at facebook.com/ConcernedCitizensofLebanonCounty

Support us at https://www.GoFundMe.com/StopSunocoPipeline

V 371 Obama Accomplishments

Our thanks to Stan Kastrava for alerting us to this great and verified list!

http://pleasecutthecrap.com/obama-accomplishments/

VI Other News

A. Democratic Headquarters Office Hours during June are 4-6pm every Tuesday. Obviously the closer we get to the convention, the more hours the office will be open. If you are interested in working the office, greeting visitors, registering voters, answering questions and being a representative of the local Democratic party, please contact Bea Brown

B. We are fortunate to have Hazel Diaz hdiaz@pavictory2016.org (717) 304-0692 as the PaDems Coordinated Campaign Organizer for Lebanon County. Hazel is a Lebanonian, bilingual and a real go-getter and will be working for all the Democratic candidates we can vote for. She and all of us will need YOUR help this Summer and especially this Fall if we are to conquer the forces of Donaldness--I mean darkness--that threatens us all. Contact Hazel before she contacts YOU!

Hazel sez::

“We are gearing up for the General election on November 8th and will be accepting applications for campaign fellows to work with us through that date.

“To apply, you should send your resume and statement of interest to hdiaz@pavictory2016.org

“Fellows will be integral to our organizing work here in Lebanon and winning this campaign for Democrats up and down the ticket!”

D. Fiesta Latina Sponsorship

If you or someone you know would like to sponsor our 5th annual FIesta Latina, please read on!

Fiesta Latina celebrates Latino culture in Lebanon.  The Fiesta has grown every year and is much anticipated by families throughout the area.  There will be free Latino foods, music, a singing contest, dancing, games and drawings and both children and adults attending. In the past we have had between 400-800 attendees. The event will begin at 11:00 a.m. and close at 4:00 p.m.  Setup can begin any time after 9:30 a.m.  Take down must be completed by 5:00 pm.

You or your organization or company can sponsor and participate in this great event.

Become a Major Sponsor ($100) and you can bring a banner or sign, be listed as a major sponsor on any materials printed after August 1 and speak about your business or organization to our audience at the event, if you wish.

If you’d like to sell items to our audience, become a Retail/Sales Sponsor ($50).

Any food you provide must be free to attendees, but you may sell non-food items. Tables, chairs and canopies must be provided by you. All requests for vendor space must be received by August 1, 2016.  

You can also sponsor the event as a Friend ($25), a Candidate ($25), or as a non-profit (Free).

If you would like to reach a large and enthusiastic audience with your message and products, you can reserve a space at the Fiesta by completing and returning the following form. Include your check with your letter and make your personal check payable to: LCDC Hispanic Initiative. (By law, LCDC may not accept checks from corporations) If you have any questions, please contact either:

Cornell Wilson, (717) 679-1509 or wilsoncornell@yahoo.com or Cesar F. Liriano, (717) 383-7166

Name of Organization/Business: ___________________________________________

Service or product (Sales):___________________________  

(Circle one below)

Contact:____________________________________________________

Address:____________________________________________________

Phone:________________________ Email:________________________

*All requests for vendor space must be received by August 1, 2016.  

Send to: Lebanon County Democratic Committee Hispanic Initiative, Box 1128

Lebanon, PA 17042, Attention:  Cornell Wilson

E. Latino Idol

We’re having the first ever Lebanon Latino Idol singing contest to be held at the Fiesta Latina this year. If you know anyone with the guts and talent to try for it, please let them know!

IF YOU LIKE TO SING AND WANT TO BE

LEBANON’S LATINO IDOL

at this year’s FIESTA LATINA,

SIGN UP FOR:

1:30 PM -- 6 to 17 years old (parental approval needed)

2:30 PM -- 18 and over

First prize --$100 VISA card.

Second prize -- $50.00  VISA card

Contest limited to 5 contestants in each age category, first come, first served, so sign up NOW! (Deadline: August 1)

To sign up or for more information, go to::

http://lebanondemocrats.com/idol/

or call (717) 769-2609

lebanontravel@outlook.com

Sponsored by Lebanon County Democrats Hispanic Initiative

VII. General Election Candidates:

The last of the primaries are over, but we technically still have two candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for President at the Convention in Philly in July.  Our Lebanon county delegates to the convention are Commissioner Jo Ellen Litz, former Lieutenant Governor Mark Singel and Bea Brown. Watch for them on TV and cheer them on!

US President

Sec. Hillary Clinton -- www.hillaryclinton.com ,717-873-7680 (Bea Brown), 717-644-4698 (Jo Ellen Litz)

Sen. Bernie Sanders  - www.berniesanders.com, 717-867-0779 (Lou Caputzal), 717-926-0473 (Dan Sidelnick)

US Senate:

Katie McGinty – info@katiemcginty.com, 215-948-2520

PA Attorney General

Josh Shapiro – www.joshshapiro.org,  215-886-7376

PA Auditor General

Eugene DePasquale – www.Eugene4pa.com, 484-941-2885, sean@eugene4pa.com

PA State Treasurer

Joe Torsella – www.joetorsella.com, 610-940-1612

US Congress

6th District

Mike Parrish – mike@parrishforcongress.com,   717-679-1059 (Cornell Wilson)

15th District

Rick Daugherty – ardaugh@aol.com, 610-504-4376

PA General Assembly

101st District

Lorraine Scudder  - Scudderforthe101@outlook.com, 717-222-8386

102nd district

Jake Long – www.jakelong2016.com, Jake@jakelong2016.com, Rita Russella 267-253-2887

104th District

Jody L. Rebarchak – jodyrebarchak@gmail.com, 717-514-8040

VIII.       CONTACTS

For the overall best source of government and media contacts, see this link:

http://www.whatisworking.com/contact-congress-address-phone-twitter-html/

Most representatives do not expect people to be paying attention.  That’s why the more people call and express their opinions, the more likely we will be listened to. Even if you know they will never vote your way on an issue, they do keep records of how many constituents disagree with them and it might help if they hear push back from their colleagues.

United States Senate:

Sen. Bob Casey (Dem)                      (866) 802 - 2833 (toll free) or (202) 224 - 6324

http://www.casey.senate.gov/

Sen. Pat Toomey (Rep)                      (814) 453 - 3010

http://www.toomey.senate.gov/

US House of Representatives:

Dist. 15, Rep. Charles Dent (Rep) (717) 867-1026  http://dent.house.gov/

342 W. Main St, Annville, PA 17003

Dist. 6, Rep. Ryan Costello (Rep)     (610) 376-7630 in Wyomissing https://costello.house.gov/

840 North Park Road, Wyomissing, PA 19610

State Senate:

District 48, Sen.  Mike Folmer            (717) 787 - 5700 http://senatorfolmer.com/

        101 Municipal Bldg, 400 S. 8th St, Lebanon, PA 17046

State Assembly:

District 101, Mauree Gingrich (717) 838-3823 http://www.repgingrich.com/

1044 E. Main Street,  Palmyra, PA  17078

District 102,  Russ Diamond              (717) 277-2101 http://www.repdiamond.com/        

2230 Lebanon Valley Mall, Lebanon, PA 17042

District 104, Sue Helm                        (717) 651-0100 http://www.rephelm.com/

2090 Linglestown Rd., Suite 100, Harrisburg, PA 17110

PA House Democratic Caucus  http://www.pahouse.com/

County Democratic Commissioner:

Jo Ellen Litz            (717) 644 - 4698 http://www.joellenlitz.com/

Lebanon City Council:

Wiley Parker

Cornell Wilson        (717) 679-1509          wilsoncornell@yahoo.com

PA State Democratic Party: http://www.padems.com/

Lebanon County Democratic Headquarters  

http://lebanondemocrats.com/

PO Box 1128 or 23 S. 6th St.,

Lebanon, PA 17046                                        (717) 273-8761 (answering machine)

Chairman, Lebanon County Democratic Committee

Lois Herr                  (717) 371-5721   herrlk@me.com

County Vice Chair

Cornell Wilson        (717) 679-1509          wilsoncornell@yahoo.com

City Vice Chair

Lee Cessna            (717) 507-2751 leecessna@hotmail.com

Lists of the districts and their constituencies can be found at our website: http://lebanondemocrats.com/lebanon-county-democratic-committee/lebanon-county-democratic-committee-2/

To contact the White House go to: www.White House.gov

IX.         RESOURCES

a.      LCDC Website:  lebanondemocrats.com

We now have a Community News section on the website for community events or news not directly related to LCDC, but of interest to some of our members. http://lebanondemocrats.com/community-news/

Joel Smith is seeking photographs of local democrats at democratic functions or with democratic candidates. He’d like to compile a photo album for our website. If anyone has photos email them to lebanoncountydemocrats@gmail.com and please try to include the names of the individuals in the photo, date of the event, and event name if applicable.

If anyone has content suggestions for the website please send an email to lebanoncountydemocrats@gmail.com. The committee is open to any suggestions that will help maintain a successful web and social media presence.”

Blog: http://lebanondemocrats.com/blog/ (for a list of posts by our members)

b.      Facebook pages Check out these sites for more information from the Lebanon County Democratic Party on local events. If you haven’t joined this Facebook page, now’s the time!!

Lebanon County Democratic Party on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/LebanonCountyDemocraticParty

“Like” us at this site!

Lebanon County Democratic Committee:

http://www.facebook.com/groups/lebanondemocrats/?fref=ts

Lebanon County Young Democrats FB page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lebanon-County-Young-Democrats/126279714230948?fref=ts

Women’s Democratic Club of Lebanon Valley

https://www.facebook.com/WomensDemocraticClubOfLebanonValley

c.      And we’re tweeting, too!

Twitter @LebDems https://twitter.com/LebDems/

d.      This newsletter and past issues

http://lebanondemocrats.com/lebanon-county-democratic-committee/newsletter/

e.      Lebanon County Events and Fundraisers FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/358050654287490/?fref=ts

f.       Southeastern PA Progressives

This website http://progressivenetwork.wordpress.com/ is a great source for information on activities in the region.

Their calendar is here:

https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=shai1h1t8njlst6u25on6ula60@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York

g.      Latest Election Results (2016 Primary Election)

Complete Official Lebanon County Results:

h.      Calendar of Events

LCDC is now using Google Calendar for all of our events. The direct link to our public calendar is https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=lebanoncountydemocrats%40gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York you can also search for our calendar by using our Google Calendar ID:lebanoncountydemocrats@gmail.com.

Our public calendar can be added to your already existing private Google Calendar. For instructions on how to do this you can visit https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37100?hl=en.

Don't use Google Calendar? Not a problem! You can still view all of our events at http://lebanondemocrats.com/eventcalendar/.

To add, cancel, or correct event listings please email webmaster@lebanondemocrats.com.

i.       Political Statistics of interest

John Harvey has found an interesting website that has all types of statistical and demographic information related to politics. For example, here is a graph comparing the change in family income for each president since Kennedy.

http://politicsthatwork.com/graphs/median-income-president

j.       True Blue News

The PA Democratic Committee puts out a regular bulletin with news about Democrats state-wide. There is news about the Governor, legislature, county and general news. Not sure how to subscribe to it, but it looked pretty good. You can try writing to pressoffice@padems.com if you’re interested.

K. Philadelphia Convention

Info on the Convention this summer is available here:  http://www.phldnc.com/help-make-history/

L. Thinking about running for office?

Please get in touch with the Campaign Committee at Campaign@lebanondemocrats.com, text or call 717-873-7680 and we can steer you to the resources you will need.  Also, plan to attend the LCDC Seminars we are scheduling for 2016.  

M. Anna Cunha Century Club

We need your support as a donor and member of the Anna Cunha Century Club. Contributions of $50, $75 or $100 or more are welcome to sustain our party in Lebanon County, but a contribution of $100 or more can make a larger impact as we prepare for the 2016 national and state campaigns.

Century Club donations can be made by check or online through Act Blue.  We are only halfway to our budgeted goal and need to pay our bills and prepare for the fall campaign. Dig deep to win in November.

X.        NEWSLETTER

If there’s anything you want to share with this newsletter audience, please let us know.

Please feel free to share it with like-minded Democrats or progressive Independents.

This newsletter is also available at http://lebanondemocrats.com/lebanon-county-democratic-committee/newsletter/.

Take care.

Steve & Jackie Grumbacher, stevegru@comcast.net, (717) 838-8485

(All content of the newsletter is exclusively the responsibility of the editors, so if you would like to contribute or correct, please contact us directly.)