• Are You On The List?
• Kennesaw & Georgia State Pulling In New YDs
• YD-Idol: YDs Stretch Their Vocal Cords To Raise Money
• Campaign Training Sept 8th & 9th
• Savannah Pride Sept 15th
• Look Out Omaha, Georgia, Not Nebraska, Here We Come
• YDG Leaders Profiled In Southern Voice

Are You On The List?

30,000 in 3 years. That's the goal Young Democrats of Georgia has set for ourselves. What are these 30K you might ask? We're on a statewide mission to locate 30,000 new young people ages 18-39 who are not currently voting. We're going to target, locate, educate and motivate these 30,000 young people into voting and voting for Democrats by the end of 2010. Who are these 30,000 people you might ask? Are you one of them? They could be your friends, roomates, family members, co-workers. Stay tuned...

Kennesaw & Georgia State Pulling New YDs

Young Democrats of Georgia Chapters at both Kennesaw State University and Georgia State University held tabling events this week to signup new Young Democrats for their respective chapters. Congrats to Caroline & Jason at KSU and Zach & Luisa at Georgia State and all their hard-working members for reaching out to their fellow students and getting them involved.

Did your chapter host a Back-To-School event? Send pictures and/or story to me at tim@georgiayds.org for our blog at www.georgiayds.org.

YD-iDol: YDs Stretch Their Vocal Cords To Raise Money for YDG

A big thank you to Young Democrats of Georgia and our friends from Young Democrats of Tennesee who all pitched in at the recent Young Democrats of Georgia Karaoke Fundraiser in East Atlanta: YD-iDol on August 20th.

We had a number of special guests including Alexandra Acker, Young Democrats of America Executive Director, and Christ Anderson, Executive Vice President for Young Democrats of America, as well as our friends Phillip and Lindsay from YD Tennesee who joined about thirty Young Democrats of Georgia members and supporters to sing our hearts out and raise some cash for YDG.

Chris Anderson was the lucky winner of our contest to sing the Worst Karaoke Song Ever as determined by the online poll at www.georgiayds.org. Thanks Chris for giving "My Heart Will Go On" your best!

Campaign Training Sept 8th & 9th

Democracy for America is bringing their national training to Atlanta on September 8th & 9th. You can find all the details at www.dfalink.com/gatraining. Cost for the training is $60 ($70 at the door) and includes all your materials and lunch both Saturday & Sunday. Don't miss your opportunity to be part of this national event, network with your fellow activists, and learn valuable skills.

Scholarships are available to Young Democrats. Send an email to tim@georgiayds.org before August 31st with your reason for why you'd like to attend this training ! YDG will be sponsoring 5 YDs to attend this event.

Savannah Pride Sept 15th

Young Democrats of Georgia will be tabling at Savannah Pride in Savannah, Georgia on September 15th. If you're out at this cool festival, be sure to stop by our booth. Interested in volunteering? Shoot me an email - tim@georgiayds.org. Festival details are at www.savannahpride.org

Look Out Omaha, Georgia, Not Nebraska, Here We Come

The Young Democrats of Georgia Fall Leadership Retreat is fast approaching. If you have not yet sent your RSVP to tim@georgiayds.org, do it now! On September 21st-23rd we'll be gathering at Florence Marina State Park in Omaha, Georgia to plan, train and strategize our taking back of our state. Chapter leaders and organizers are strongly encouraged to attend! Cost is $10 and covers your food and lodging for the weekend. This event is open to all members of the Young Democrats of Georgia and our Chapters.

YDG Leaders Profiled In Southern Voice

Checkout this latest article about the Young Democrats of Georgia in this week's Southern Voice - http://sovo.com/2007/8-24/locallife/feature/7377.cfm#

Look for more coverage of YDG as we continue to expand and increase our outreach and effectiveness at mobilizing a new generation of young voters!

*Don't forget to post your chapter events to www.georgiayds.org, click on Calendar. Our calendar is linked with several others around the state and to most of our chapters.*