Membership Meeting on Wednesday, November 19th

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—from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM at 132 North Main Street in West Bend.

Come join us in discussing the past election and help us brainstorm our plan moving forward.

We will have a guest speaker from the community. Jen Mesko, a Special Education teacher at West Bend High School will be talking to us about a Holiday celebration she puts on for students in need of some cheer in their lives. This is a project she takes on for a group of people in our community who are often overlooked. See “Sock Drive” below to learn about what the Washington County Dems are doing for this holiday celebration.

We will have snacks and beverages afterwards!

We Need SOCKS—lots & lots of socks—for our November Service Project

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The Washington County Dems will be doing a “sock drive” as part of a holiday event for West Bend high school students in need of cheer.

Jen Mesko, a special education teacher at West Bend High School, organizes the event in her ‘spare time’ because she sees such a need amongst her students. She reaches out to her peers to ask them to nominate students they think might benefit from such an event and to ask for donations. She provides food and gifts for the students in attendance as well as an atmosphere of hope, promise, and cheer.

This year the Washington County Dems have volunteered to do a “sock drive” for the students. Please donate NEW socks at the office for this important event. Please keep in mind that that these socks are for high school students—they often wear funky, fun socks. We will have a bin at the office for sock donations. Please bring a pair or tow to our meeting on Wednesday or to your office shift or drop them off during office hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Friday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Saturday from 8:00 AM to Noon.

A Special ‘Thank You’ from a Member

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The Washington County Dems recently received the following note along with a donation towards keeping our office open:

“In Honor of the ‘Canvassers,’ ‘Callers,’ and ‘Door Hangers’ and all the Other Volunteers in the 2014 Election—Democracy and Education are not a one-time thing, but an evolving and continuing process. Thank you for your efforts in trying to better Wisconsin.”