[Cal Dems] Nov. 27 Digest: Holiday Treats for the Troops!

[Marshall Geck]

CAL BERKELEY DEMOCRATS
Email Digest, November 27, 2006

Birthdays for 11/27-12/03: Happy Birthday from Cal Dems to Kristiau
Horn, Kathryn
Blancas, Morgan Wallace, Krista Fuentes, Alexandra Reider, and Jackie Law.

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CAL DEMS ANNOUNCEMENTS:

>> HOLIDAY TREATS FOR THE TROOPS!

Help us reach our $1000 goal for holiday care packages! Stop by the
table this week all the way through finals to donate money and write
letters for the troops. Also, bring your friends to the party THIS
FRIDAY, 10pm at 2421 Piedmont (check the Facebook event for more
information: http://berkeley.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2218860286).
Donate to this very worthy cause! Contact Natalie
(natalie at caldems.com) with questions.

>> Cal Dems is looking for a new Secretary!

Like to become a member of the Cal Dems board and jump-start your
career in politics? Then you should consider applying for Cal Dems
Secretary for Spring 2007. The position includes writing our weekly
digest and keeping track of club membership. Download an application
at http://caldems.com/docs/secretaryapp-sp07.pdf . Applications are
due Sunday, December 3 by 5pm.

>> PVC Meeting
Wednesday, November 29, 7pm, 50 Barrows

Start your engines PVC, its time to get to work on our holiday
project! There are still plenty of opportunities to get involved in
the coming weeks. Contact Marshall (marshall at caldems.com) or Nathan
(nathan at caldems.com) if you are interested.

>> Thursday Meeting
Thursday, November 30, 7pm, 130 Wheeler

Cal Dems will be creating cards to go in our care packages to the
troops stationed in Iraq. Come help us make the holidays a little
better for those serving our country overseas.

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PROGRESSIVE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy,
but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher
standard."

George McGovern

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

>> Japanese American Culture Show
Wednesday, November 29, 7pm, Zellerbach Playhouse

The Japanese American Culture Show involves three skits reflecting
upon the Japanese American internment experience in addition its
relevance to the present. We will also be featuring film, taiko, and
dance performances (both traditional and modern). For more
information, contact the Berkeley NSU Community Service at
nsucommunity at gmail.com

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PROGRESSIVE OPPORTUNITIES:

>> Capital Fellows Program

The prestigious Capital Fellows Programs offer yearly 64 college
graduates the opportunity to contribute to state government
policymaking by working for 10-11 months as full-time, paid policy
assistants in the California State Assembly, Senate, Executive Branch
or within the California Court System. For more information, visit
http://www.csus.edu/calst/programs