(Food banks all over the state are feeling the pinch. If you can, please consider helping out online or off. – promoted by Brian Leubitz)

“This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change.”
President-elect Barack Obama

Across the country, food banks are struggling to keep up with increased demand.  And with the holidays approaching, Democrats Work is doing something about it.  We need your help.

Today, we are launching the Yes We Cans Virtual Food Drive to help you donate to the food bank in your community.

In California we are helping the FoodLink for Tulare County, Food Share, Inc., Butte County Gleaners, Inc., Community Resources Council, Inc., FIND, Inc., Second Harvest Food Bank serving Santa Cruz & San Benito Cos., Food Bank for Monterey County, Community Food Bank, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, San Francisco Food Bank, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, Redwood Empire Food Bank, Second Harvest Food Bank serving Santa Clara & San Mateo Cos., Second Harvest Food Bank serving Riverside & San Bernardino Cos., Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, Los Angeles Regional Foodbank, Alameda County Community Food Bank, San Diego Food Bank, San Joaquin Food Bank, and Senior Gleaners, Inc.!

Here’s how it works:

1.    Click here to go to our Yes We Cans Virtual Food Drive website. 

2.    Put food or cash contributions in your shopping cart.

3.    When you check out, you will be able to designate one of over 200 food banks that will receive your donation.

No matter where you live, you can give to a food bank in your area.  Put turkey on the table in Colorado or fill a child’s bowl with mac and cheese in Atlanta.  Together, by making donations through Yes We Cans, we are giving food banks the power to buy in bulk and provide more food than each of us could donate individually. 

This election was about bringing positive change to our country.  We don’t have to wait for others to act: we can make a difference in our communities year-round.  Thanks to you, we are putting our values into action when they are needed the most. 

Yes We Cans!

Also! — If you want to volunteer or deliver goods directly to your local food bank, you can find the location of one near you by visiting Feeding America.  And please send an email to [email protected] so we can keep track of what the Democrats Work community is contributing this holiday season. 

(I’ll be at the Debbie Cook event in San Pedro – should be a lot of fun and a great way to brand Democrats as the party of service. – promoted by David Dayen)

Across the country — and in both northern and southern California — hundreds of Democratic volunteers will put their values into action during our day of service on Saturday, September 6th — cleaning up neighborhoods and parks, supporting public schools, feeding the hungry.  Will you join us?

Just click on the links to see all of the details and sign up for an event in California this Saturday:

• San Francisco: Paint and garden at El Dorado Elementary School with Dean Corps and Democrats Work volunteers 
• Sunnyvale: Make classroom kits for teachers with Hope in Action and Obama Works volunteers 
• San Pedro: Land conservation project with Congressional candidate Debbie Cook

RSVP on our website or send email to [email protected] to get involved.   

If you RSVP by midnight tonight, we will make sure you get a free Democrats Work button or t-shirt to wear while you volunteer!   

This is a great time to be a Democrat in California.  Let’s show our friends and neighbors how Democrats get things done!

Well, this isn’t going to push Brian’s announcement off the front page, but we are pretty excited about what the California delegation is going to be doing in Denver next Wednesday, and hope he plans to be a part of it.

Democrats Work, Volunteers for America, and the DNCC are hosting “Delegate Service Day”. Over 1,000 of the great convention delegates including Michelle Obama and President Jimmy Carter will be fanning out across Denver to give back to the city that is inviting them in.

The California delegation will be assisting in four different projects; building a playground, restoring a park, and two projects directed at improving the lives of young people.

A full list of events follows.

The first round votes have been counted and we are down to the final five!  

Thousands and thousands of people cast first round votes in “Serve with the General” – the contest that will send General Wes Clark to one lucky Congressional District to participate in a community service project.  The race to get into the final round was extremely close!

Now it is time to pick from the final five districts: Washington’s 8th (Darcy Burner), California’s 4th (Charlie Brown), North Carolina’s 10th (Daniel Johnson), Colorado’s 4th (Betsy Markey), or Minnesota’s 3rd (Ashwin Madia).

Click here to cast your final round vote!

(Every district starts back at zero votes for the final round, so make sure you cast a final round vote.)

You get to decide where Democrats will roll up their sleeves at a community service event with General Clark this summer.  

So cast your vote today!  The final round of voting ends this Friday, June 6th, at 12:00 midnight eastern time.  

Thank you for your participation and for putting your Democratic values into action.  Spread the word!

Wes Clark will be joining a Democrats Work community service project this summer, and Democrats Work and WesPAC are running a contest to decide who will Serve with the General.

Thousands of people have already voted, but voting is so close that as of this morning California’s 4th district has 70 votes separating it from first place ~ and only 17 votes before it drops out of the top 5!

On Friday, the top 5 vote getting districts will move on to the final round. A handful of votes will decide if California’s 4th is pushed out or wins it all.

If you would like to meet Gen. Clark, or to help bring him to California to serve on a community project, cast your vote here.

Today, the WesPAC and Democrats Work communities launched a contest to determine which Congressional District General Wes Clark is going to visit this summer.

This won’t be an ordinary visit.  General Clark will travel to one Congressional District where a Democratic challenger is fighting to change the direction of our country to work side-by-side with area Democrats to make a positive impact through community service.  We want you to tell us where we should put our values into action.  

You can cast your vote here: www.DemocratsWork.org.

For 34 years, General Clark served our country in the United States Army.  Service is a cornerstone upon which our country was built. It is central to what makes America great.  That’s why we’re excited to have General Clark join us.  We’re ready to bring a service project to a community near you. But it can only be successful if we hear from you.

Vote to bring General Clark to your district.  Or vote to send him to a district where you want Democrats to roll up their sleeves at a community service project.  We’ll invite the Democratic challenger for Congress and his or her supporters – and all of you who vote for the winning district – to join me at the service event.  And we will show everyone how Democrats gets things done.    

   

Vote here: www.DemocratsWork.org

Democrats Work has helped spread a new politics of service across the country, mobilizing thousands of Democrats at more than 80 service events  cleaning up neighborhoods and parks, supporting our troops, caring for veterans, working at food banks, planting trees.  Many of you helped make that happen.

Cast your vote today to bring that same spirit of service to a great part of our country.  It is our job to spread the word far and wide.  It is your job to make sure your favorite district wins!

 

The first round of voting will only last until Friday, May 30th, so get your vote in today.  Only the top five vote-getters will move on to the final round!