4th of July Parade participants needed

We have a great spot for our Deval Patrick visibility in the Plymouth 4th of July parade. We have cool red, white and blue pinwheels with "Deval Patrick for Governor" printed on them. We have lots of green Deval Patrick t-shirts to wear. We have about 10 people to march but we want more. Now all we need is lots more energetic marchers to show all the grassroots support Deval has out there.

This is going to be a fun way to help get people to want to find out more about Deval Patrick. If you can walk 5 miles and hand out toys to children, you are qualified. We will meet at 8 AM on July 4th and be done by 12:30 PM. There is lots going on in Plymouth if you want to hang around for the fireworks at night or you are free to take off to a cookout or go to the beach for the afternoon.

Email me at jalfieri@fas.harvard.edu
or call (508) 746-9437 if you can join us. I will give you all the details.

The parade is always lots of fun and over a thousand people will see it. It will get a positive buzz about Deval going in an area where people have barely thought about the primary race yet. Rumor has it that Tom Reilly is marching in the parade. A good showing for Deval is essential.

Southeast region Patrick coordinators meet

About 50 local organizers for Deval Patrick from towns and regions in the Southeast gathered at the IBEW hall in Lakeville on Tuesday, June 27. Speakers from the campaign included Nancy Stolberg, Reuben Kantor and John Walsh (in photo). With only 12 weeks to go before the primary, the coordinators were sent out to garner pledge cards, recruit volunteers, organize phone banks and canvassing and help with house parties and visibilities. Kantor conducted a workshop on using the "Community Tool" designed by a Patrick volunteer. According to Campaign Manager John Walsh, the campaign has been contacted by candidates from all over the country about this new tool that gives designated volunteers unprecedented access to phone bank lists, canvassing information and voter preferences. Field coordinator Nancy Stolberg noted that it incorporates the best of the Dean and Kerry campaigns and empowers the grassroots but keeps accurate measures of confirmed supporters.

Patrick supporter Mayor Robert Nunes of Taunton announced that Deval Patrick will hold a town meeting forum at the Portuguese American Club at 175 School Street in Taunton on July 17th. The event is free and the campaign is encouraging Patrick supporters to bring as many people who are undecided or who have not been paying attention to the governor's race to the event.

One of the IBEW union members who offered the hall for Patrick supporters to use for phone banking. On the way out, another member showed me a miniature model of the wind generators at Cape Wind. It was so cute. I wanted to take it home with me

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Door-to-door canvassing in Plymouth!

You've canvassed in NH and Maine and Ohio. Now it's time to get out there and canvass in Massachusetts. The Patrick campaign is hitting the streets. It started off with Randolph and Newton and is moving throughout the state. For those of you on the South Shore, Plymouth is canvassing next week on Saturday, June 24. Whether you're a pro or and amateur, come on down and introduce Democrats and unenrolled voters in Plymouth to the DFA endorsed candidate for governor - Deval Patrick.

I canvassed in Randolph last Saturday and it is AMAZING how few people are paying any attention to the candidates. The primary is less than 100 days away!!! We have the best candidate. We just have to tell people about him. The other campaigns will be out and about soon. Let's get out there first and work the hardest. That strategy has taken us this far and it will take us to victory in September and November.

For more info about canvass in Plymouth, email me at janalfi@yahoo.com

DFA meeting - 100 days to primary

Let's get busy!!!
Wednesday, June 7
Braintree Borders - 7 PM
Be there!!

Lots to talk about!!!
Events!!!
Visibilities!!!
Flyering!!!
Tweaking Below Boston for user friendliness!!!
Convention forensics!!!

Deval Patrick and Phil Dunkelbarger victories in September are the top priorities right now. But we can also think about the other local candidates who we want to support in November. . . Mulvey, McMullen, and more!!!!

Come!!! Bring your ideas!

Victory 2006 convention

Deval Patrick meets with his delegates on the convention floor on Friday night. Here, he is talking to Kathy Woodbury of the Plymouth delegation.



Endorsed gubernatorial candidate Deval Patrick is flanked by former Senator George McGovern (L) and U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern as he speaks at a party at Viva Bene on the Friday night after the convention opening.


Plymouth and Barnstable Senate District whip Jack LaLond of Plymouth watches like a hawk as voice votes are registered and delegates are challenged. Out of 28 Plymouth delegates, only 4 votes went to Tom Reilly and two of them were from ex-officio State Senator Therese Murray (R) and her daughter (in yellow shirt), an add-on delegate. No votes went to Gabrieli. The district gave 78% of its votes to Deval Patrick.