“Yes, We Can!”

A Newsletter for Liberals, Progressives and Democrats of Lebanon County

September 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

Starting Tuesday, September 6, the LCDC Office Hours will be Monday 4-7, Tuesday 4-6, Wednesday 4-6, Thursday 4-6 and Friday 4-6. Drop by to help, schedule some hours or shop!

Our campaign has at least one opportunity for YOU to win votes almost every day from now until victory. Please check your appointments and see when you can help and contact the appropriate person to volunteer. You know in your heart how important it is to win this one…

CONTENTS

• Message from the Chair -- GET INVOLVED!

• Campaign in Lebanon County

• Campaign Products for Sale!

• Meet Mike Parrish

• LCDC Fall Dinner

• Jake Long Fundraiser

• Fiesta Latina--Thanks for a great success!

• Our Candidates--List of contacts

• Contacts--Office-holders’ contacts

• Resources

• Masthead

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

From the Chair:  The title may say “chair” but there’s no sitting down between now and the election - we all need to be working to register voters and inform them about the high stakes in this election - at all levels.

Join with your Democratic friends at our two Lebanon meetings in September:  Wednesday Sept 7th, 7 pm at Heisey’s Diner is the COUNTY committee meeting.  Wednesday, September 21st, 7 pm at HQ is our EXECUTIVE committee meeting.  If you are an elected committee member, we expect to see you; if you are a Democrat but not an elected committee person you are also welcome.

Another opportunity takes place on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9-10 when the State Democratic Party meets in Harrisburg; there are Deminars that you might find useful and the Friday evening dinner is a wonderful time to get together for only $20.16 if you make a reservation in advance.  Go here for full information about the 2-day meeting: http://www.padems.com/state-committee/meetings/fall-meeting-information/  

Because of a resignation, I had the opportunity to appoint a new State Committee Member - Female - and have chosen Hazel Diaz.  That brings our State Committee Delegation to 4:  Franz Messerschmidt, Laura Quick, Hazel Diaz, and me (ex officio).

Don’t forget to support your local candidates Lorraine Scudder (101st), Jake Long (102nd), Jody Rebarchak (104th), Mike Parrish (CD 6), and Rick Daugherty (CD 15).

And volunteer either through PAVictory16 or LCDC - we’re working together and are STRONGER TOGETHER!

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CAMPAIGN IN LEBANON COUNTY

CITY

Philip Duffy (703-463-8641) is running the Coordinated Campaign in Lebanon City. Look on the calendar for activities, which include phone banking, canvassing, and voter registration events.

Phonebanks are every Tuesday and Thursday from 5 until 8pm. Canvassing and Voter registration are every Saturday and Sunday. Please see Calendar for details. Contact Philip Duffy 703-463-8641.

COUNTY

If you’d rather help out somewhere elsewhere in the county, Click on Carla O , or call her at 503 840-2448. She’s in charge of the coordinated campaign for the non-Lebanon city parts of the county and has already set up a number of phone banks (see calendar above) and other opportunities to support all of our great candidates.

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CAMPAIGN PRODUCTS FOR SALE!

Starting September 6 the LCDC Office Hours will be Monday 4-7, Tuesday 4-6, Wednesday 4-6, Thursday 4-6 and Friday 4-6.  Campaign buttons, pins, signs, t-shirts and bumper stickers will be for sale at the office during those hours. Here are some of the fine campaign materials available:

2” PINS -- $2 ea or 3 for $5      

T-SHIRT  $20

RIGHTS YARD SIGN   $2     

HILLARY YARD SIGN $5

LAPEL PINS $10                      

BUMPER STICKER

$2 or 3 for $5

CAR MAGNET

$6 or 2 for $10

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MEET MIKE PARRISH, RUNNING FOR CONGRESS

WHEN: Sunday, September 18th, 2016, 4-6 pm

WHERE: at the home of:

Lois Herr

210 Lancaster Avenue,

Mount Gretna PA 17064

Mike will discuss his key policy issues, like investing in the next generation, improving our schools, and building a Twenty First Century economy where small businesses and working families can thrive again.

For more information about Mike Parrish and his campaign, please visit www.ParrishForCongress.com

Please RSVP to 717-371-5721 or email chair@lebanondemocrats.com

For more information about Mike, visit:  www.parrishforcongress.com

Or contact Cornell Wilson at wilsoncornell@yahoo.com or 717-679-1509

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LCDC FALL DINNER

This year, in lieu of ads for the program, the Fall Dinner fund-raising effort will include Sponsorship of the event. Below is the invitation to the Dinner itself. Please click to see the sponsorship opportunities.

2016 LEBANON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY

ANNUAL FALL DINNER

YOU AND YOUR GUESTS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND

THIS YEAR’S THEME IS “STRONGER TOGETHER”

BUFFET STYLE DINNER

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

JOSH SHAPIRO - CANDIDATE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL

SILENT AUCTION

CASH BAR

ON THE 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2016

COCKTAILS  BEGIN AT 5:00 P.M.

DINNER WILL BEGIN AT 6:30 P.M.

Tickets: $40 per person

ALL ABOUT YOU CATERING

302 East Lehman Street

Lebanon, PA.  17046

LOOK FOR YOUR INVITATION BEING SENT IN THE MAIL

AND REPLY NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 7, 2016

• PLEASE CONTACT JASON J. SCHIBINGER AT 717-926-5149 IF YOU WANT TO DONATE AN ITEM FOR THE SILENT AUCTION OR CONTRIBUTE AS A SPONSOR FOR THE EVENT

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SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS

We are seeking sponsors for the 2016 Lebanon County Democratic Party Annual Fall Dinner.

We will be returning to the All About You Catering this year on Saturday, October 15, 2016, from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.  Dinner will be served family style, with a cash bar and a silent auction.  We are still lining up candidates for the upcoming primary, and public officials.  This will be a great opportunity to meet and speak to candidates for the upcoming primary election.

GOLD LEVEL OF SPONSORSHIP: $500.00

Includes the following benefits:

Headliner recognition at the dinner

A separate table for your organization’s promotion materials

Time during the program to speak about your organization

Recognition in the printed program, on the website, and during the dinner

Four (4) tickets to the dinner

SILVER LEVEL OF SPONSORSHIP: $250.00

Includes the following benefits:

Space at a table for your organization’s promotion materials

Recognition in the printed program, on the website, and during the dinner

Two (2) tickets to the dinner

BRONZE LEVEL OF SPONSORSHIP: $100.00

Includes the following benefits:

Recognition in the printed program, on the website, and during the dinner

One ticket to the dinner

PATRON LEVEL OF SPONSORSHIP: $25.00

All patron level sponsors will receive recognition in the printed program

Plan to attend our activities in 2016. For an updated calendar of events visit:

www.lebanondemocrats.com

Mail contributions to:

Lebanon County Democratic Committee

ATTN: Jason J. Schibinger

P.O. Box 1128

Lebanon, PA 17042-1128

Questions: Call Jason Schibinger @ 717 926-5149

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JAKE LONG FUNDRAISER

You are invited to attend the Friends & Football with Jake Long Fundraiser

Who: All Voters in the 102nd State House Representative District

Why: Elect responsible and honest representation for Lebanon County

What: Football Fundraising event for Jake Long for the 102 Campaign

When: Sunday, October 9 starting at 1:00 PM

Where: Downtown Lounge:  734 Cumberland St,  Lebanon PA

You are invited to meet with Jake Long on Sunday, October 9, in the meeting room of the Downtown Lounge in Lebanon for an opportunity to gather and discuss the November election issues with Jake Long while watching the Philadelphia Eagles at their 1:00 PM kickoff.     Refreshments will be provided.

The campaign is now entering a crucial time and resources are needed to get
our message to the voters.  Contributions and more volunteers are essential
for a victory in November.

Show your support as a Host - $250…Patron - $100…Friend - $50

(All contributions are welcome)

Please RSVP to:  (717) 926-0473 or dsidelnick@gmail.com

All Donations can made online at www.jakelong2016 or mailed to

Jake Long for the 102

PO Box 6

Annville, PA 17003

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¡FIESTA LATINA!

Our fifth Fiesta Latina, under the leadership of Cesar F. Liriano, was the biggest success ever, reaching at least 700 attendees from all over the state, many sponsors, great media coverage and resulting in 55 new voter registrations. The First Latino Idol contest was also a big hit and everyone is looking forward to the Second contest at next year’s Fiesta. Our thanks to all our volunteers and those who worked so hard to make it such a notable event for Lebanon City and County. This is one of the reasons that we have become the envy  of many much bigger counties’ Democratic Committees.

Our thanks to our Sponsors:

MAJOR SPONSORS OF FIESTA LATINA:

- BRUSHSTROKES ON CANVAS

- MIKE PARRISH FOR CONGRESS

- JOSH SHAPIRO FOR ATTORNEY  GENERAL

-  CPA WIRELESS (BOOST WIRELESS)

- JAKE LONG FOR THE 102

- RICK DAUGHERTY FOR CONGRESS

oTHER SPONSORS AND VENDORS

- LEBANON TRAVEL

- DEPT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES

- MPL

- PA DEPT OF CORRECTIONS

- COMMONWEALTH OF PA STATE CIVIL SERVICE

- PA DEMOCRATIC LATINO CAUCUS

- JG MULTI-SERVICES

- WELSH MOUNTAIN HEALTH CENTER

- OFFICIAL WEAR

- OASIS CHURCH

- AMERICAN RED CROSS

- E & E DISCOUNT BEER WAREHOUSE

- TRANSFORM 30

- EDWIN MINIMARKET

-SOLAR CITY

-COMCAST/RABCOM

-JUNTOS DE LEBANON

-NAACP

-HOSPICE AND COMMUNITY CARE

-MANICATO TAINO CULTURAL CENTER OF LANCASTER PA

-RICH VARIETY

-PA CHAPTER - MOMS DEMAND ACTION FOR GUN SENSE IN AMERICA

-THIRTY ONE GIFTS

-SWEEP THE STREETS/MENTOR A MOTHER

- ARTIST LEAGUE OF LEBANON

And our great volunteers! Unfortunately, there were so many whose names we never caught, so our deepest apologies if you were there and are not listed. Please contact us so we can acknowledge you (and call on your help next year!) We’d also like to know if you have any anecdotes from your experience that might help us and inspire others!

Cesar F. Liriano and family

Cesar B. Liriano and family

Guadalupe Barba

Sergio Uraga

Aurelis Garcia

Millie Hernandez

Faridis  Villamizar

Martin Rodriguez

Juan Salazar

Daris Balbuena

Julio Liriano

Doris Garcia

Any Tineo

Angel Sena

Luz Torres

Cornell Wilson

Soon Slayman

Bea Brown

Barb and Bob Lauver

Paul Heise and Bobbie Warshaw

Becky and Julianna Fullmer

Jake Long

Carla O

Phillip Duffy

Hazel Diaz

John Kearney

Alan Olson

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OUR CANDIDATES

General Election Candidates:

US President

Sec. Hillary Clinton -- Laura Quick, 838-1597

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

104th District

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

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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 17042

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 17046

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 17042                                        (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

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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.

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MASTHEAD

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.)