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Volunteer Opportunities
Sally Lyall, LCDC Volunteer
Coordinator
Call Sally: 299-3040
Email Sally:
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DEAR LCDC VOLUNTEERS,
Little Things Make Big Differences
1.
Stay home and research issues on your computer. Lois Herr needs
you.
2.
Stay home and add precinct phone numbers to our database, using
www.anywho.com. This can be taught in 10 minutes at Ken Ralph’s
house, at Sally’s house, or at headquarters.
3. Come
out on TUESDAYS (March 23 thru April 27) and join the TUESDAY
NIGHT PHONATHON team at headquarters from 6:30 to 8:30, or any
time between. Bring your cell phones and your good personalities.
Randy,
Cynthia, and Sally will be there to work with you. EASY and fun! The more
the merrier and the money-er!
4.
Greet at the polls on Election Day, May 18th! You will be
trained on some very basic, but highly effective ways to make a difference.
Want to
sign up? Need more information? Contact me.
With
thanks,
Sally
Lyall, Volunteer Coordinator
717-299-3040 or
sbwlyall@comcast.net
List of Volunteer Services Needed
Please contact
Sally Lyall at 717-299-3040 or
sbwlyall@comcast.net
Let Sally know
what hours you are available to help that day.
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Bi- lingual in Spanish
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Bi-lingual in another language
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Veterans’
Concerns – Would the volunteer be in a committee interested
in the concerns of veterans?
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Volunteer
at Democratic Headquarters; 53 N. Duke Street in Lancaster;
Volunteer must find parking either on the street or at a parking
garage. October tends to be the busiest month when extra office
helpers are appreciated.
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Data
Entry – Volunteer needs good typing and computer skills
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Write
letters (to the Editor)
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Lawn
Signs – My Yard – Is volunteer willing to place a
candidate’s sign in own yard or window?
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Distribute Lawn Signs- Can volunteer deliver lawn signs?
(usually August – October)
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Prepare
Literature - Commonly known as “envelope stuffing”;
Usually at headquarters’ basement; Usually on Saturday and or
Sunday afternoons; Busiest time is September and October.
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Distribute Literature – Commonly know as “lit drops.”
Volunteers leave candidates’ campaign literature at doors. This
is usually done in evenings, Saturdays or Sundays and for a 2 -3
hour period. No knocking on doors or talking to voters required.
Wearing sneakers is a must!
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Registering voters - Greta Aul is the chair person who
organizes the precincts where we concentrate on registering
voters. This is frequently a door to door activity. Also, we
register voters at our Democratic booth/display at the county
parades and fairs.
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Parades
– Wednesday nights in September, we walk with our candidates and
Democratic parade float in Denver, Ephrata, and New Holland.
Also, we usually participate in a late September parade in
Millersville. This year, we may also be in Manheim.
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Protests-
Is volunteer willing to make a sign, a statement, and be
present to support causes or protest the appearance of someone
(Ex: Karl Rove) in Lancaster?
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Raise
funds- We are always in need of people who know how to make
money for the good of the party.
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Give
events – We need people to help organize and plan events.
Example: Lois Herr wants to have a fundraiser picnic at a site
in Paradise this summer. She needs a volunteer willing to help
organize that event?
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Wreaths-
Marjorie Gardner is the chair of this fund-raiser. We get
together on a Saturday in July to wire the pinecones and make
the bows. We get together on the last Saturday in November to
make the wreaths. Committee people (and anyone else) sell the
wreaths to neighbors and friends for $25 each. Does the
volunteer have some dexterity with crafts?
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District
Leader- Would the volunteer like to be a leader of committee
people in their school district? Is volunteer already doing
this?
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Committee Person – Would
the volunteer like to be their neighborhood “go to” person for
the Democrats in that voting precinct? These are the real foot
soldiers of the party who find the poll watchers and greeters
for Election Day, walk with the candidates through the
neighborhood to meet the voters, put up yard signs and keep a
supply for willing neighbors to also put up signs, etc., etc.
Is the volunteer already a committee person?
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Phone
Coordinator– Working with Sally Lyall, Volunteer
Coordinator, to make the calls to inform and activate our
volunteers. Busiest time of year is in late August & September.
A streamlined system makes the calls targeted and limited in
number.
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Make
Phone Calls – These volunteers would make survey calls for
candidates or generally help with other calls as needed.
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Phone
Calls – GOTV (Get Out the Vote) – These volunteers are going
to be calling voters within a 10 day period before election day.
Scripts will be provided for Democrats, Republicans, those with
answering machines, etc.
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Phone
Calls – Election Day – These volunteers must keep Election
Day available between 4 and 7pm. They will be calling the
Democrats who have not voted and reminding them of the need to
vote, where they go to vote, and how much time they have left
until 8pm closing. This is a crucial and very satisfying short
term volunteer experience.
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Judge of
Elections – The volunteer will receive training from the
Board of Elections and must be willing to commit to the entire
Election Day. Pay is $85. This can be an elected or an
appointed position. Frequently, we receive calls just before
Election Day, with an emergency opening for a Judge. We are
trying to take care of this need by having willing Democrats
train for the “just in case” scenario.
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Inspector-
The volunteer will receive training from the Board of Elections
and must be willing to commit to the entire Election Day. Pay is
$80. This can be an elected or an appointed position.
Frequently, we receive calls just before Election Day, with an
emergency opening for an inspector. We are trying to take care
of this need by having willing Democrats train for the “just in
case” scenario.
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Greeter
– These volunteers stand outside the polls wearing
Democratic pins or buttons, and say, “Hello,” to the voters.
This can also be a time to inform voters of the candidates on
the Democratic slate or to answer questions.
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Give
Rides to Polls – Occasionally, we receive a request. It’s
our least used activity, but it’s good to have a few willing
drivers in each voting area.
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