Keeping Cal and California Blue: Cal Berkeley Democrats Win California College Democrats Chapter of the Year Award
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Contact: Mia Hodge
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KEEPING CAL AND CALIFORNIA BLUE: Cal Berkeley Democrats Win California College Democrats Chapter of the Year Award
After two previous nominations, 4500 telephone calls, and 6000 home visits, the Cal Berkeley Democrats have earned the recognition of the California Young Democrats 2011 College Chapter of the Year Award. Chosen from among over 25 other California College Democrats Chapters, the Cal Berkeley Democrats received this honor on April 30th at the California Democratic Party Convention in Sacramento.
Some of the campaign accomplishments noted in the presentation of the award were: registering 5100 voters on the UC Berkeley campus; participating in the invasion of Congressional District 11 and knocking on 2500 doors to help gain a Democratic seat in the US House of Representatives for Congressman Jerry McNerney; participating in the invasion of Assembly District 15 and knocking on 300 doors to help win Assemblymember Joan Buchanan’s seat in the California State Assembly; and distributing over 5500 pieces of literature about the progressive Democratic slate in preparation for the November 2010 election. Furthermore, CYD acknowledged Cal Berkeley Democrats’ extensive efforts in hosting Campus Camp Wellstone, a progressive activist training for Bay Area college students which was held on the UC Berkeley campus in March.
California Young Democrats honored Cal Berkeley Democrats Field Director Jeremy Pilaar for spearheading many of these efforts with the California College Democrats Man of the Year Award. They also honored Paula Villescaz as California Young Democrats Woman of the Year for her long-standing commitment to the organization. The Cal Berkeley Democrats will continue their campaign efforts in the lead-up to the November 2012 election, and continue to advocate progressive values at UC Berkeley.
Contact Cal Berkeley Democrats Communications Director Mia Hodge for more information or photographs from the event.
Wow. I came looking for your site when I read about the sophomoric and let’s just say in-bad-taste College Repubs “bake sale” effort. Glad to hear while you are out growing a voting base and building the future of California, the opposition on campus is distracting themselves with less effective pursuits.
Congratulations on your award. It bodes well for the future.