Walk with other Democrats from Kane and McHenry
On Saturday, July 22nd at 11:00 a.m., Founders’ Days are hosting their 59th annual parade as part of the Founders’ Days celebration. The goal of the parade is to show off the best of the best and celebrate how the Algonquin and surrounding communities are shaped by those who are a part of it — from its social organizations to its businesses; from its local leaders to its Fire, Police, and other village entities.
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What to Wear: Dress for the weather, but please wear your Dundee Dems t-shirt if you have one. If you are not wearing a Candidate’s tee shirt, please wear seasonal attire in honor of the day.
Please bring candidate signs. The parade’s theme is A Circus so wear your best clown outfit.
Candy: please bring bags of wrapped hard candy. No water guns!
Line up for the parade will begin at 9 AM. Walkers usually include statewide candidates and McHenry County and Kane County candidates.
Join us for our monthly meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month. We discuss township politics, election events, candidates, as well as committee initiatives. These meetings are open to the public.
Hybrid meetings starting in February 2023. 40 people allowed in person. Zoom for attendees beyond that. Details coming soon.
The Kane County Democratoc Women present a forum on off-target damage caused by herbicide drift from agricultural and lawn applications. Why drift happens, how to identify herbicide damage in your environment, and what can and can’t be done to stop it.
Featured Speakers
Sue Styer
Retired Science Teacher
Patsy Hirsch
Community Garden Advisor
RSVP on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/events/1302874343646122/
The Kane County Democratic Women (KCDW) will host a forum on “The Environmental Drift!” on Thursday, July 27, 2023, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Kane County Government Center, Building A, 719 S. Batavia Ave., Geneva, IL.
The purpose of the forum is to bring the community together to create awareness of herbicides and lawn applications that are sprayed in the environment and signs that these chemicals are drifting into other areas and affecting vegetable gardens, trees, and native plants and possibly our health. The presentation will include PowerPoint slides that show the effects of herbicides, and attendees will learn about the broken regulatory system and ways community members can advocate for change. Several weeks later, a tour of the speaker’s property is available to see firsthand the effects of chemical drift on keystone oak trees that are 100 to 200 years old. Our forum speakers include:
- Sue Styer: Sue grew up in a family of gardeners. She is a retired science teacher who teaches local community classes on gardening and composting as a volunteer. Sue grows vegetables and native plants and does natural areas restoration.
- Patti Hirsch: Patti grew up on a family dairy farm that also raised vegetables. Patti volunteers at a local community garden where she teaches people how to grow their own food and how to compost, while helping them to reconnect with nature through natural areas restoration activities.
The forum is free and open to the public. Questions regarding the Women & Power Speaker Series or the Kane County Democratic Women can be sent to KCDW Chair, Carolyn Bird Salazar at kcdw@kcdwomen.com
ABOUT THE KANE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN: The mission of the KCDW is to harness the political power of Democratic women to create positive social change through engagement, education, and empowerment. Meetings are open to the public and held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. They alternate between Oak Street Bar and Grill Restaurant in North Aurora and Carmina’s Mexican Restaurant in Elgin.
Join the Kane County Democratic Women on the first Wednesday of every month for their general meetings. Every month’s meeting is either at Carmina’s Restaurant at 1055 N Randall Rd. Elgin or Oak Street Restaurant at 945 Oak St. North Aurora.
This will be one of many community canvassing events where we go out and introduce ourselves to the Elgin Community! We will trying to get people to become Precinct Committeemen. This will be a new way to get people to our group. See you then!
The Hampshire Dems will be marching in the Coon Creek Country Days parade in Hampshire on Sunday, 8/13 at noon.
Moire info available at: http://www.hcccd.com/index.html
Join us for our monthly meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month. We discuss township politics, election events, candidates, as well as committee initiatives. These meetings are open to the public.
Hybrid meetings starting in February 2023. 40 people allowed in person. Zoom for attendees beyond that. Details coming soon.
Join the Kane County Democratic Women on the first Wednesday of every month for their general meetings. Every month’s meeting is either at Carmina’s Restaurant at 1055 N Randall Rd. Elgin or Oak Street Restaurant at 945 Oak St. North Aurora.
Senator Villa is having her petition kick off the first weekend of petitions.
Sat 9/9/23
1050 W Roosevelt Rd, West Chicago
Shifts at 10, 12, 2
Sun 9/10/23
1050 W Roosevelt Rd, West Chicago
Shifts at 11, 1, 3
Can you spare 2 hours this weekend to help us collect petition signatures in Batavia? We need YOUR help to get back on the ballot in 2024!
Petition headquarters will be at Sidecar Supper Club in Batavia upstairs in their beer garden.
Saturday Shifts: 10am, 12pm, and 2pm
Saturday Sign-up
Sunday Shifts: 11am, 1pm, and 3pm
Sunday Sign-up
All shifts end with a celebratory beverage of your choice! Join the Team and have some fun with us this weekend!
