Putting the Ventura County Central Committee on the Map: Obama Inauguration Fundraiser
Written by KK01 on January 27th, 2009A big thank you to those of you who were able to join us at the Ventura County Democratic Party Central Committee Inaugural Celebration Dinner on January 20th, 2009. The event took place at the My Florist Cafe and Wine Bar and drew activists, donors and elected officials from throughout the county to beautiful downtown Ventura for an evening of dancing, dining and fun. Thanks to some generous support from local small businesses, our silent auction introduced some of the wonderful things downtown has to offer while helping raise money at the same time. The event showed the community that the Democratic Party of Ventura County and its affiliated clubs offer residents and members an opportunity to come together and fight for change while putting a little bit of “party” back into the Democratic Party.
The event also provided an opportunity to honor the work of Sue Broidy and Helen Conley, who both worked so hard to turn register voters and turn overall registrations in the county blue. We now have more registered Democrats in Ventura County than we do Republicans–and while we lost on some local races and initiatives this cycle, we are committed to making electoral gains in the coming months and years.
The evening was a resounding success and we hope to put together other future events.
These are a handful of the people who made this evening happen. Pictured from left to right: Dante Atkins, KK Holland, Brian Leshon, Ron Suckle, David Atkins.
