(posted on behalf of Sheryl Williams)

WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY!!!!! I was afraid to hope, but am soooo glad enough Americans and especially Ohioans had the sense to vote for Barack Obama. Now the even harder part of turning our country around begins...

As for Gahanna Progressives, we will resume our meetings with Tuesday, Nov. 11, 7 PM at the Gahanna Library meeting room. That is Veterans Day. I checked and the library will be open. The plan is for a general discussion of our campaign experiences. Whether you volunteered with a specific campaign or spent time convincing friends and family on how to vote or had an interesting experience, come share!

Folks,

A reminder Gahanna Progressives will have a booth at the Flea Market this Sunday, Sept 21, 9 am-5pm. Again it will be at the high school parking lot, Hamilton Rd.

Come talk politics, learn some new facts, meet candidates and the Gahanna Obama campaign field organizer. And we may have a fun surprise for you.

See you there.

Sheryl

The Sept. 4 Gahanna Progressives is cancelled. The date was so close after our Aug. 26 meeting and so many members are involved in helping campaigns, that we decided to pass on this date.
Stay tuned for a later date in Sept. Like Sept. 28, Sunday 2-4 PM at the library. A message to confirm will go out to the group list.

The next Gahanna Progressives meeting will be Tuesday, August 26, at the Gahanna Library, 310 Granville St.
We have the room from 6 to 8:45. Come early and socialize.

The program will start around 6:30.

Stephen Renner is providing information on:
'Our Carbon Footprint'.

Stephen is a scientist and the discussion should be very useful.

Bring some snack to share if you wish.

We may also have a candidate visit after our program.

See you there.

The next cleaning of our Adopt a Highway section of Hamilton Rd between Clark State Rd and Rte. 62 will be Sat. Aug. 23rd, 9 AM.

A few of our members who participated in the first cleaning can't make it this time, so if you want to help, reply to Sheryl after Aug. 8th. We will meet at the Peace Lutheran Church lower front parking lot.

Cleaning takes an hour or so. This time, thanks to Stephen Renner, we have the mile of road mapped into sections and a plan to limit our walking distances.

After we're done, we will meet at a coffee shop to be designated for some coffee and conversation.

Nancy Garland is hosting an event for us in Gahanna.

Aug. 14, Thursday, 6 PM at the Woodside Green Park Shelter.

This is an opportunity to talk to Nancy one on one and learn how her experience can benefit Gahanna if she is elected to the Ohio House of Representatives for our district, the 20th.

The Democratic Party plans to work hard this time around to take our district back from the Republican, Jim McGregor. If we can get a Democratic majority in the Ohio House, there is a better chance for the economic and social progress that is currently lagging in
Ohio.

At this gathering you can get more information on why to vote for Garland, beyond the fact she is the endorsed Democratic candidate.

As we are encouraging everyone to vote early/absentee, it is wise to get your information now so you are ready when early voting starts, Sept 30.

We are all encouraged to bring friends and questions.

If you have questions beforehand, contact her campaign at

Gahanna Progressive Friends,

Jack and I will host a meeting at our place next Friday, Aug. 1, about 6:30 PM. Laura Peck, Obama staffer for Gahanna and Westerville will join us to fill us in on how the campaign hopes to take Gahanna this fall.

I hope you will come by for some refreshments and to talk with our friends and get some info.

If you can't make it at 6:30, come when you can.

658 Bugle Ct.
Gahanna
855-9521
saw52@columbus.rr.com

Directions:
Hamilton Rd to
Clark State Rd to
Theori Ave to
Bugle Ct.

You can only turn one way at each of these intersections, so it is pretty simple to find us.

White house with black shutters.

See you next Friday.

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to be trained and ready for 2008 elections! This 2.5 day training, running from 2-9pm Friday, 9am-6pm Saturday, and 9am-3:30pm Sunday, combines lectures from highly experienced trainers, stimulating exercises, and interactive simulations. We're counting on you to organize around issues that matter, help build campaigns for the future, and elect progressive candidates to office.

See the website for more information.

Check the city's website [direct link is available from this website] for the exact time and location. It is not known at this date.