MORRISON-DEANE-GOODMAN DINNER AND RALLY,
Nov. 8th in Hamlet:
Hackney, Goodwin, Kissell and Statewide Candidates to Speak
Note: Changed Date, Location, Additional Keynote since April 2007 posting
On the heels of the successful event last year where 500+ Democrats from the region turned out, the 2nd Annual Morrison-Deane-Goodman rally has been re-scheduled for Thursday, November 8, 2007.
Instead of the Hamlet Fairgrounds, the dinner and rally will be at American Legion Post 49. The post is on Veterans Drive, just down from Hamlet City Lake and Business U.S. Highway 74 in Hamlet.
The anticipated charge is only $10 per person for dinner. Candidates and others may purchase ads in the program book. Ad costs will span between $25 and $500. Doors will open at 6 pm.
Another terrific change is confirmation of who will deliver formal remarks: Representative Joe Hackney, the esteemed Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Hackney has served in the General Assembly since 1980, and was recently installed as President of the National Conference of State Legislatures. He represents Chatham, Moore, and Orange counties in Raleigh.
Speaker Hackney will arrive after attending a fundraiser reception that same date for State Representative Melanie Wade Goodwin at the Hamlet Train Depot on Main Street, Hamlet. That reception begins at 5 pm. (More information on the Goodwin reception will appear later in a separate posting.)
In addition to remarks from Speaker Hackney, others will have the microphone. The 2006 Democratic nominee for Congress, Larry Kissell of Montgomery County, and state party chairman Jerry Meek will address the assembled crowd. As at all political events, the Richmond County Democratic Party will allow other Democratic candidates for Statewide, Congressional, regional and local offices the chance to greet the crowd.
The event is held in honor and memory of three great Democrats who hailed from Richmond County: Cameron Morrison, former Governor and U.S. Senator; C.B. Deane, former Congressman and early advocate for civil rights reforms in the 1950s; and, R.W. Goodman, longest-serving elected Sheriff in North Carolina at 44 consecutive years and political patron for more than six decades.
Please mark your calendar and make plans to attend!
We particularly ask Statewide and regional candidates to put this as a must-attend event in ink on their schedules. Not only will you have the rare opportunity to meet a multitude of Democratic voters from Richmond and surrounding counties, this may be one of the few times before the May 2008 primary for you to get your message directly and in-person to a solidly Democratic corner of the Eighth Congressional District.
For more information, contact the following:
Svea Strong
Chairman, Richmond County Democratic Party
910-997-5866
Letmeread@carolina.rr.com
Robbyn Sumpter
Treasurer, Richmond County Democratic Party
Secretary, Senior Democrats of North Carolina
910-582-2950
sumpter@etinternet.net
Regarding sponsorships, ads:
Wayne Goodwin
Chairman, Eighth Congressional District Democratic Party
910-997-1301
gwaynegoodwin@gmail.com
4 comments:
Update #1 -- just received word that Dan Besse, Winston-Salem alderman and a 2008 Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor, plans to attend. ... Dan also attended last year, even winning one of our many door prizes at the Richmond County event!
As various candidates and other persons of note RSVP, I will update or comment here on the blog. Or, you may RSVP yourself by posting a comment ...
Update #2 -- Pat Smathers, mayor of Canton and Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor, has RSVP'd, along with his wife.
If you would like to attend and/or buy an advertisement in the program book and/or sponsor the event in order to get free tickets for supporters, consider the following:
$500 back cover + 50 tickets + listing as a Gold Sponsor
$500 inside front cover + 50 tickets + listing as a Gold Sponsor
$500 inside back cover + 50 tickets + listing as a Gold Sponsor
$400 full page inside + 40 tickets + listing as a Gold Sponsor
$200 half-page inside + 20 tickets + listing as a Silver Sponsor
$100 quarter-page + 10 tickets + listing as a Bronze Sponsor
$50 sponsor + 5 tickets + listing in Program Book
$25 friend + 2 tickets + listing in Program Book
Please reserve your ad today. We need to receive your monies and preferred ad copy NO LATER THAN October 28. Please send it to the attention of Wayne Goodwin, below, and make your personal check or campaign committee check out for the proper amount to "Richmond County Democratic Party", putting in the memo section "MDG Dinner Ad." THANK YOU in advance for your support!
For ads and tickets, the mailing address is P.O. Box 1654, Hamlet NC 28345.
For more information, contact the following:
Ms. Svea Strong
Chairwoman, Richmond County Democratic Party
910-997-5866, Letmeread@carolina.rr.com
Ms. Robbyn Sumpter
Treasurer, Richmond County Democratic Party
Secretary, Senior Democrats of North Carolina
910-582-2950, sumpter@etinternet.net
Regarding sponsorships, ads only:
Hon. Wayne Goodwin
Chairman, Eighth Congressional District Democratic Party
P.O. Box 1654, Hamlet NC 28345
910-997-1301, gwaynegoodwin@gmail.com
Today I received word that State Representative Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County will attend. Tricia is the youngest member of the legislature, representing the 100th District, and is an award-winning educator. Her district includes Matthews and parts of Charlotte and other areas in Mecklenburg. Glad to have you, Tricia!
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