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This is the official Partybuilder Group for the Democratic Party in Berks County. The County Party's Official Website can be found at BerksDems.org.

Below is information on the local effort here in Berks County for the Cops-'n'-Kids Literacy Program. The national site is http://www.cops-n-kids.org

For more information about starting a program in your area http://www.wesharefoundation.org/cops.kids.prog.c.htm

Cops-'N-Kids Spring Book Drive

 

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GoggleWorks is proud to participate in the Greater Reading Cops-'N-Kids

Child literacy Program. Starting Thursday May 1st, you can drop off new

of "gently used" children's books (pre-school through 4th grade) in a

designated box located in the Cohen Gallery on the 1st Floor.

 

 The Cops 'n' Kids Children's Literacy Program is a non-profit

organization originally founded in November of 1997, by Julia Burney, a

police officer for the city of Racine, Wisconsin. The program's purpose

is simple: allow otherwise at-risk or financially constrained children

to enrich their minds through the power of reading by providing them

with the materials to do so. The program initially began with local

police officers distributing these books out of the trunks of their cars

to children in the community while on routine patrol.

  

For more information, please go to http://www.grcnk.org/

For more information on the Goggleworks: http://www.goggleworks.org

I'm honored to be running as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in the 6th Congressional District, pledged to Barack Obama. I've been a grassroots supporter of Senator Obama's for years, having first contributed to his campaign in 2004 when he was running for Senate from Illinois. I admired his courage in opposing the Iraq War in 2002, when that was a risky stance to take, and I am proud to be part of his campaign of hope.

I am Co-Chair of Berks for Obama, www.berksforobama.com, and currently working hard to register voters in advance of the March 24 deadline for voting in the Primary.

I've never run for anything before, and don't think I ever will again, but I would love to attend this historic convention in Denver, representing the 6th CD and Berks County, and I ask for your vote on April 22. Thank you!
I had a great time at the dinner last night with my Democratic friends, and fellow volunteers and activists. Seamus McCaffery, candidate for PA Supreme Court gave a funny and inspiring talk that really made us think about the importance of the various races for judges. Judge McCaffery pointed out that these are TEN YEAR positions, but that many voters pay no attention to them. We have the chance to take a Democratic majority on the PA Supreme Court this year if we elect Judge Debra Todd and Judge McCaffery. Judge Todd would be the first Democratic woman ever on the PA Supreme Court. We must get out the vote for her.

We must also elect our three candidates for Superior Court. There is no excuse for ignorance on these races--all these candidates have informative websites, where you can read their resumes, their opionions, and newspaper articles about them. One candidate's spouse told me that 20% of Dems don't go on down the line and vote for their judge candidates, but that the Republicans always vote for their judges. These races are important--you can learn more about these candidates here:

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