On the ground

(The DCDC will not be able to provide transportation to this event but we will help connect interested parties looking to join carpooling groups to make the trip. Please contact us if you are interested.)

This Sunday, October 12th, please join Sen. Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, Sen. Hillary Clinton, and President Bill Clinton for a rally in Scranton, where they will talk about Barack’s vision for creating the kind of change we need.

The Delaware County Democratic Committee is looking for volunteers to man the telephones this week at the Gillibrand Campaign satellite office located at 98 Main Street, Delhi, NY.

Phone banking for Congresswoman Gillibrand will take place every weeknight between 5:00 and 8:30 pm. We provide the chair, the phone and the list … and maybe even a cookie.

If you would like to volunteer to help us re-elected Congresswoman Gillibrand, you can leave a comment on this post or send an email to Matt Northrup at mnorthrup [at] stny.rr.com.

Senator Chuck Schumer has made a practice of visiting every county in the state at least once every year. This year, he will come to Delaware County for a meeting with community leaders and other concerned citizens here in Sidney.

The meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 3rd from 2:15 to 3:15 pm at the Sidney Memorial Library, 8 River Street (corner of River and Main).

The meeting is open to the public so, if you will be in the area that afternoon, please stop by to meet, greet and let the Senator know what we need.

If you want to do your bit to help to make sure that Congresswoman Gillibrand keeps her seat in November, here’s your chance.

The Gillibrand campaign is looking for volunteers to phonebank, canvass door-to-door, enter data, staff our offices, and much more.

The campaign has an office in Delhi and there is also an option to help out from home. You can contact Sarah Gitlin, the campaign’s Western Field Organizer, at Sarah@kirstengillibrand.com or 212-203-9206. Or you can get in touch with us here at the DCDC by using the contact page on this web site.

Even if you only have an hour, you can use it to make sure our country heads in the right direction. Sign up as a volunteer today!

The 2008 DCDC Annual Dinner was held last Saturday, June 21st, at the SUNY Delhi Alumni Hall Hospitality Center and a good time was had by all.

We had a rather lengthy but highly distinguished roster of speakers, including Congressman Steven Israel (NY2, Assistant Democratic Whip, and more), Congressman Maurice Hinchey and Delaware County CSEA Union President George Lawson.

The Democrat of the Year award was presented by Joan Homovich (last year’s recipient) to the lovely and talented Tom Coddington. Additional remarks and congratulations were offered by fellow Hartwick alum and DCDC 2nd Vice Chair Tom Schimmerling.

I think Lenny Sienko, former DCDC Chair and current Hancock Town Chair, summed it up for us all: “The decor, the food, the service, the atmosphere, the presentations were all done with ‘a touch of class’.”

If you missed it (or if you were there and want to relive fond memories), check out these photos from the event, courtesy of Dan Flanagan: