31st LD Pizza & Strategy Meeting
East Pierce Fire & Rescue
10105 24th St E
Edgewood, WA 98371 Map
Join us on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 for our biennial pizza & strategy meeting! This is a great opportunity to meet with newly elected committee chairs from our reorganization meeting and discuss our strategy for the next two years. Pizza will be provided!
We will be holding a food and goods drive at our Pizza and Strategy meeting to benefit members of PASS (and possibly other furloughed government employees).
Please consider bringing items to donate or GIFT CARDS to help our friends get through these hard times.
31st LD Reorganization Meeting
10105 24th St E, Edgewood, WA 98371-2132, United States Map
The 31st Legislative District reorganizes every 2 years. During this meeting, a new Executive Board will be elected to office (all Democrats living in our district are welcome to run for the Executive Board. See below for positions and descriptions). New Bylaws are also proposed for 2019.
The 2019 reorganization will take place on January 12, 2019 at 11:00 AM at the Edgewood Fire Station (10105 24th St E, Edgewood, WA 98371).
For more details, visit: 31stdistrictdemocrats.org/2019-reorganization/
Executive Board Positions!
You do not have to be a PCO or a member to become an officer of our organization, so this is your opportunity to participate, to run for a leadership position, and to help us set the local agenda for next year and the crucial 2020 presidential election.
We will be voting on the following 31st Distrct Democrats Executive Board positions (for an expanded description of each position, see here: 31stdistrictdemocrats.org/officer-duties/):
- Chair
- First Vice Chair (Pierce County)
- Second Vice Chair (King County)
- Two (2) 31st Distric Democrats State Central Committee Members
- Pierce County Representatives
- King County Representatives
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- Membership Committee Chair
- Communications Committee Chair
- Outreach/Public Relations Committee Chair
- PCO Coordination Committee Chair
- Fundraising/Events Committee Chair
- Website/Technology Committee Chair
31st LD Holiday Party
27725 Sumner-Buckley Hwy E, Buckley, WA 98321, United States Map
Instead of a meeting for December, we will be holding our annual holiday potluck this month. Please join us on Friday, December 14th, at 7PM!
This party will feature:
Camaraderie as we come together to celebrate a year of resistance, and look toward the future.
Food and drinks! Main course (meat) and scalloped potatoes as well as plates, cups, and cutlery will be provided. Please bring sides and drinks to share, according to the following guide:
If your last name starts with …………please bring:
A-F……………………………Hot Side Dish
G-J……………………………Cold Side Dish/Salad
K-N……………………………..Chips/Dips, Pretzels, etc.
O-R……………………………Dessert
S-Z……………………………Water, Soda, or Other Nonalcoholic
We will also need help setting up (starting at 4:00 PM). If you have any questions, please contact Ingrid Curtis at 253-862-7865.
31st LD Pizza and Phonebanking
Edgewood Fire Dept District No 8
10105 24th St E
Edgewood, WA 98371-2132 Map
This month, we will be hosting a Pizza and Phonebanking event instead of our regular general meeting! Please bring your appetite, your cell phone, and a laptop if you have one. We will also be discussing urgent member business between 8:30 and 9.
League of Women Voters 31st District Candidates Forum
Bonney Lake Senior Center
19304 Bonney Lake Blvd E
Bonney Lake, WA 98391 Map
The League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County are holding a Candidates Forum for Legislative District 31. Free public forum to hear the candidates and ask your questions before voting.
Candidates Invited:
Senate: Phil Fortunato, Immaculate Ferreria
House of Representatives, Position 1: Victoria Mena, Drew Stokesbary
House of Representatives, Position 2: Mark Boswell, Morgan Irwin
Kim Schrier Meet & Greet
Auburn Library
1102 Auburn Way S.
Auburn, WA 98002 Map
Join Dr. Kim Schrier for conversations about the issues that matter to you!
A "Many Hands Make Light Work" Brochure Folding Social
Edgewood Fire Station (10105 24th St E, Edgewood, WA 98371) Map
This year we have three opportunities to flip our district from red to blue in the state legislature:
- Immaculate Ferreria for State Senate
- Victoria Mena for State House pos. 1
- Mark Boswell for State House pos. 2.
In support of them, the 31st District Democrats have printed some fantastic, informational tri-fold brochures to help get the word out.
These brochures are great for handing out to friends, family, and neighbors in our district who have yet to learn about why our candidates are the best option for the 31st and for Washington.
However, they need to be folded! Join us during social hour at 6:15 PM on Wednesday, September 26 at the Edgewood Fire Station (10105 24th St E, Edgewood, WA 98371 for casual hanging out and brochure folding.
Letter Writing and Postcard Party
Edgewood Fire Dept District No 8
10105 24th St E
Edgewood, WA 98371-2132 Map
As informed Democrats, we already know that we have awesome experienced, passionate, and truly progressive local candidates running for Washington State Legislature in our district (Immaculate Ferreria, Victoria Mena, and Mark Boswell). Unfortunately, many of our neighbors have no idea who these candidates are, or why they’re so important. Getting the word out about our candidates, and what’s at stake in our district, remains the biggest challenge we have to overcome. Fortunately, there are a number of ways we can help - and two of them just got easier and a lot more fun!
Community Letter-to-the-Editor Writing!
Letters to the Editor might possibly be the best way to advocate for candidates. If published, they are free, they have a wide reach, and they allow us to highlight the unique qualifications and attributes that make our candidates the best fit for our District. Rather than coming across as partisan and generic, they allow us to speak directly to our neighbors about real issues and concerns that we have in common.
However, writing a Letter to the Editor can sometimes be a daunting task: what should you emphasize? How specific should you be? How can you be persuasive but not too wordy? What if you need help formulating ideas, or expressing yourself, or editing? After all, is it even worth the effort?
It is worth the effort, and when we write with others, we can inspire and help each other. The result? More letters! Better letters! Letters that speak to a wider range of issues and voters!
So JOIN US on Wednesday, August 22 at 6 PM at the Edgewood Fire Station (10105 24th St E, Edgewood, WA 98371), during our General Meeting Social Hour. Bring your ideas (or not), your enthusiasm, and your sense of fun. And maybe a pen and paper. Together, we can turn our vague ideas into incisive prose that will speak directly to the hearts of our neighbors.
Postcard Writing
We know that door-knocking and phone-calling are the two tried-and-true methods that we rely on to reach and inspire voters - but they don’t have to be the only ways! Postcards have the advantage of being unique, personal, minimal effort, and relatively inexpensive. Plus, you can get creative by making your own postcards, or sending hand-made ones from Etsy (search for Blue Wave Postcards).
Join in on the fun and creativity on Wednesday, August 22 at 6 PM at the Edgewood Fire Station (10105 24th St E, Edgewood, WA 98371), during our General Meeting Social Hour to write postcards to voters!
Bonney Lake Days
Allan Yorke Park, 19501 Bonney Lake Blvd E, Bonney Lake, WA 98391-8849, United States Map
31stdistrictdemocrats.org/
Come join the 31st District Democrats at our booth at Bonney Lake Days!
We are always looking for volunteers to help us set-up, tear-down, and engage with the public about the 31st District Democrats! To volunteer at our booth, contact Donna De Prospo at (253) 350-9713.
Bonney Lake Days is packed with entertainment for the whole family on Saturday with stage shows, activities for kids, vendor booths, and fun competitions! See the complete event and activity line-up below.
www.ci.bonney-lake.wa.us/section_community/parks_recreation/special_events.shtml#bldays
Auburn Fest
Les Gove Park
910 9th Street SE
Auburn, WA 98002 Map
31stdistrictdemocrats.org/
Come join the 31st District Democrats at our booth at Auburn Fest!
We are always looking for volunteers to help us set-up, tear-down, and engage with the public about the 31st District Democrats! To volunteer at our booth, contact Donna De Prospo at (253) 350-9713.
AuburnFest will include two entertainment stages, a beer garden, food vendors, craft and specialty vendors, community and non-profit vendors, a car show, a literary showcase & small press fair, as well as several free activities including Bocce, face painting, hands-on art activities, an indoor playground, the Discovery Playground, a spray playground, and much more!
www.auburnwa.gov/things_to_do/community/auburnfest_s_p3508.htm
Edgewood Community Picnic
11001 24th St E, Edgewood, WA 98372-1880, United States Map
31stdistrictdemocrats.org/
Come join the 31st District Democrats at our booth at the Auburn 4th of July Festival!
We are always looking for volunteers to help us set-up, tear-down, and engage with the public about the 31st District Democrats! To volunteer at our booth, contact Donna De Prospo at (253) 350-9713.
The Edgewood Community Picnic is an annual summer event created to bring our community together. You can find all kinds of family fun at the event. We have games and prizes for the kids, local vendors and organizations, main stage entertainment, and much more! Each year gets bigger and more fun!
edgewoodcommunitypicnic.com/
Candidate Forum - 31st Legislative District
1116 Fryar Ave, Sumner, WA 98390-1512, United States Map
Hosted by The League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County.
Meet the candidates for the Legislature in the 31st Legislative District and ask your questions in this non-partisan candidate forum.
Candidates are:
Senate: Phil Fortunato, Jeff Benson and Immaculate Ferreria
House of Representatives Position 2: Morgan Irwin, Mark Boswell, Steve Skutt
Advance reservation not required.
www.eventbrite.com/e/primary-election-candidate-forum-31st-legislative-district-tickets-47559798638
31st Candidates Meet & Greet
Bonney Lake, Washington (call for location)
Donna DeProspo is hosting a candidate house party in Bonney Lake on Sunday, 7/15 at 3PM!
Call Donna DeProspo at 360-889-0377 to get the exact address.
Candidate Forum - Pierce County Council District 1
27225 Sumner-Buckley Hwy E, Buckley, WA 98321, United States Map
Hosted by The League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County.
Meet candidates running for County Council District 1 and ask your questions at this non-partisan forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County and the University of Washington Tacoma. Candidates include Milton Tremblay, Sharon Hanek, Dave Morell and Lorra Jackson.
www.eventbrite.com/e/primary-election-candidates-forum-pierce-county-council-district-1-tickets-4...
Auburn 4th of July Festival
Les Gove Park
910 9th Street SE
Auburn, WA 98002 Map
31stdistrictdemocrats.org/
Come join the 31st District Democrats at our booth at the Auburn 4th of July Festival!
We are always looking for volunteers to help us set-up, tear-down, and engage with the public about the 31st District Democrats! To volunteer at our booth, contact Donna De Prospo at (253) 350-9713.
Celebrate our country's birthday at Les Gove Park. The event includes a noon bike parade (meet East of the Bocce Courts), various entertainment on two stages, an arts & craft area with over 50 artists,a car show, 17 inflatable rides, a rock wall, euro-bungy trampolines, train rides and other fun activities for children. The event also offers bingo, mini golf, bocce, a book sale, food concessions, and so much more! Come see for yourself, this naturally shaded park and spray park will keep you cool during the afternoon.
Wristband sales begin at 10:00 AM. You can purchase a wristband for $5 for unlimited activities which include 17 inflatable rides, tubs o' fun, bungy trampolines, rock wall, train rides, mini golf, two pony carousels, R.C. Truck Racing and balloon art.
Leashed, licensed and well-behaved pets welcome.
www.auburnwa.gov/things_to_do/community/4th_festival_s_p207.htm
General Body Meeting
East Pierce Fire & Rescue Station 118 10105 24th St E, Edgewood, WA 98371 Map
Join us for our next general body meeting.
Please join us for social hour at 6 PM: mingle with local Democrats, join or form a committee, and become an integral part of our efforts to make the 31st Legislative District a more inclusive and equitable place to live. The meeting itself begins at 7 PM.
Potluck & Panel: Meet the 31st LD Candidates
27725 Sumner-Buckley Hwy E, Buckley, WA 98321, United States Map
Summer is finally here — Join us for a Meet & Greet with local candidates at a wine social + BBQ & Potluck with members of the Lake Tapps Resistance League & 31st LD Dems!
Dinner will be followed by a moderated forum on Healthcare & jobs with Bryana Cross Bean talking with the local 31st LD & Pierce Cty candidates: Immaculate Ferreria-Allah, Victoria Mena & Mark Boswell followed by an open Q&A
5:30 PM - Wine Social
6:00 PM - BBQ hosted by 31st LD Dems
6:45 PM - Panel discussion with candidates on Healthcare & Jobs moderated by Atty Bryana Cross Bean
7:30 PM - Open Q & A with candidates
8:00 PM - Clean up
The 31st LD Dems will provide free burgers & brats, so please bring your favorite side dish, salad or dessert to share with everyone.
Buckley Log Show - Day 2
Buckley Log Show Grounds
344 N River ave
Buckley, WA 98321 Map
Come join the 31st District Democrats at our booth at the Buckley Log Show!
We are always looking for volunteers to help us set-up, tear-down, and engage with the public about the 31st District Democrats! To volunteer at our booth, contact Donna De Prospo at (253) 350-9713.
The 45th Annual Buckley Log Show will be held on June 23rd & 24th, 2018.
Held the last full weekend in June, the Annual Buckley Log Show & Parade honors the community spirit of Buckley as it preserves the past, celebrates the present, and embraces the future.
www.cityofbuckley.com/logshow
Buckley Log Show
Buckley Log Show Grounds
344 N River ave
Buckley, WA 98321 Map
Come join the 31st District Democrats at our booth at the Buckley Log Show!
We are always looking for volunteers to help us set-up, tear-down, and engage with the public about the 31st District Democrats! To volunteer at our booth, contact Donna De Prospo at (253) 350-9713.
The 45th Annual Buckley Log Show will be held on June 23rd & 24th, 2018.
Held the last full weekend in June, the Annual Buckley Log Show & Parade honors the community spirit of Buckley as it preserves the past, celebrates the present, and embraces the future.
www.cityofbuckley.com/logshow
Tools and Training for PCOs
Auburn Library
1102 Auburn Way S.
Auburn, WA 98002 Map
Whether you're a new PCO, or want to meet and coordinate with other PCOs, or just want to brush up on your skills, you're welcome to join us as we:
- go over PCO rights, roles, and responsibilities
- answer your questions
- learn how to use the Votebuilder tool
- learn about canvassing 101
Bring your computer or tablet. We will be gathering in the Meeting Room of the Auburn Library.
31st Democrats May Meeting and Candidate Endorsement Vote
10105 24th St E, Edgewood, WA 98371-2132, United States Map
Social Hour will begin at 6 PM. Those who wish to vote on candidate endorsements may begin registering at this time.
Regular meeting business will begin at 7 PM.
Voting registration closes at 7:30 PM; Endorsement voting will commence at 7:30 PM.
For more information on the candidates, read candidate questionnaires here: 31stdistrictdemocrats.org/endorsements/ and watch a recording of our Candidate Forum here: 31stdistrictdemocrats.org/video-8th-cd-candidate-forum/
For full rules and endorsement voting eligibility, including information on how to vote in absentia, see here: 31stdistrictdemocrats.org/standing-rules-regarding-endorsements/
For general meeting information, go here: 31stdistrictdemocrats.org/monthly-meeting-information/
Garden Party Fundraiser
Edgewood Gardens
Fine wines. Scrumptious desserts to delight your taste buds. Breathtaking views. Inspiring Democratic speakers.
BUY TICKETS NOW: secure.actblue.com/donate/31stdemswin
We hope you and your friends will join us on Sunday, May 6 from 2 – 5 PM for a dazzling afternoon of engagement and relaxation at the enchanting Edgewood Garden, located on a private 32-acre landscaped estate with stunning views of Mt. Rainier!
Stroll through idyllic garden paths, enjoy the company of friends (old and new), and rub shoulders with several Democratic candidates who will be discussing with us their strategies for making our community a more vibrant, healthy and inclusive place to live, work and raise families in 2018 and beyond.
We will also be hosting a silent auction of unique gift baskets perfect for Mothers’ Day, Fathers’ Day, or graduation gifts, so you can save yourself the time –and aggravation– of shopping malls, while supporting local Democrats.
So please, mark your calendars, or better yet, purchase your tickets now! Tickets are $31.00 each.
This special fundraising event promises to not only uplift your spirits, it will give a boost to our efforts to galvanize citizen engagement in local politics and increase voter turnout. You’ll be helping us do the important work of hosting voter registration drives, petition signing and information booths at summer fairs and farmers markets. This work is necessary to build support for local candidates who will stand strong for our shared values as articulated in our 2018 Platform, creating a Blue Wave of Democratic victories in 2018.
(Please be advised that Edgewood Garden is a private residence, and is NOT open to the public. Directions to the venue will be included in the receipt that will be sent to your email address via our donation processor, ActBlue.)
BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW: secure.actblue.com/donate/31stdemswin
8th CD Candidate Forum
Edgewood Fire Dept District No 8
10105 24th St E
Edgewood, WA 98371-2132 Map
The 31st Legislative District Democrats will host a forum featuring three candidates running for U.S. Congress in Washington’s 8th Congressional District. Jason Rittereiser, Dr. Kim Schrier, and Dr. Shannon Hader will answer questions posed by local citizens whom they would represent if elected in November.
The forum will be held Wednesday, April 25, during the regular monthly meeting of the 31st LD Democrats at East Pierce Fire & Rescue Station (10105 24th St E, Edgewood, WA 98371). The meeting will start at 7:00pm, and the forum will begin at 7:30pm. Candidates and the public are invited to arrive as early as 6:00pm for coffee and conversation.
31stdistrictdemocrats.org/8th-congressional-candidate-forum-on-april-25-7pm/
31st LD Democrats 2018 Caucus
Bonney Lake High School
10920 199th Ave Ct E
Bonney Lake, WA 98391 Map
We will be electing delegates to the Washington State Democratic Convention which will be held in Wenatchee on June 16 - 17, 2018.
We welcome all residents of the 31st Legislative District who declare they are Democrats to attend the Caucus. Participants may vote for and run to become a delegate at the State Convention.
Participants will also have a chance to vote on the 31st Legislative District Democrats’ Platform. The public is invited to help build this Platform by making suggestions and comments on our website. Go to www.31stdistrictdemocrats.org for more information.
The 31st District Democrats are an active group of engaged residents who meet at 6 PM on the 4th Wednesday of most months at the Edgewood Fire and Rescue Station, 10105 24th St E, Edgewood 98371. New members are always welcome!
31st Dems PCO Party!
10105 24th St E, Edgewood, WA 98371 Map
So you are a PCO (Precinct Committee Officer) - congratulations! Now what?
Most of you have probably heard it said over and over that PCOs are critical to getting Democrats elected in our LD, state, and nation. You might be aware of our plan to get as many PCOs elected in our LD as possible. You might have considered becoming a PCO yourself, or maybe you already ARE a PCO.
But you probably still have questions, from “What is a PCO?” to “What does a PCO do?” to “How can I be a more effective PCO” to “How can I get more support as a PCO?”
Join us at 6:15 on February 28 (during pre-meeting social hour) for snacks, information, and support. This is an ideal time to learn about this all-important position in the Democratic party:
- Ask and answer questions about what a PCO is, and why they are important
- Talk to other PCOs about how to be effective
- And most importantly, build a network of support among PCOs, because each of us is much stronger and more effective together than we can be alone
If you are thinking of becoming a PCO, or if you just want to know what we’re talking about when we say “PCO,” or if you already are a PCO but you want to know what happens next, please join us!
31st District Democrats February Meeting
10105 24th St E, Edgewood, WA 98371-2132, United States Map
