Casino Night was a Success!

Thank You to everyone who attended our Casino Night fundraiser at Cafe Cabernet on Friday Night. It was a lot of fun, we had a good turn out and raised money for America's 2nd Harvest and our organization. We also learned that Poker is very popular! There is an LCYD meeting tonight at the FDP HQ, I hope you can join us, and if not, I hope you have a pleasant holiday.

I want to thank our sponsors:

America's 2nd Harvest of the Big Bend, Inc
Business for Better Government
Cafe' Cabernet
Florida Building and Construction Trades Council
Florida Senate Victory
Florida Electrical Workers Association
J. B. Clark
GT Entertainment
Hinkle & Foran
Hopping Green & Sams

Rep. Curtis Richardson
Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley
Commissioner Cliff Thaell

and I also want to thank the companies that donated door prizes:

Chilli's

Gil's Tavern
Hooters
Jasmine Cafe

Paradigm
Sierra Club
Starbucks
Wine Warehouse
Zaxby's

Vegas in Tallahassee!

Thanksgiving is almost here. In that spirit, the Leon County Young Democrats have partnered with America's Second Harvest of the Big Bend to raise money so everyone in our community may have something to be thankful for this holiday season. Click on the link above to learn more about Second Harvest.

Join us this Friday night, November 18th at Café Cabernet on North Monroe for the 1st Annual LCYD Casino Night featuring blackjack, roulette, poker and craps courtesy of GT Entertainment. This event is a charity fundraiser, so all money collected will be donations. Throughout the night, local politicians and celebrities will be stopping by to give out door prizes donated by local businesses and our sponsors. It's going to be a real taste of Vegas right here in Tallahassee!

We hope you can join us.

1st Annual LCYD Casino Night
Friday, November 18, 2005 - 8:00-Midnight
Café Cabernet - 1019 N. Monroe Street

For more details, contact Chad Fetrow at cwfetrow@yahoo.com or Thure Caire at Tcaire@gmail.com

Heart Walk This Weekend

Today's Tallahassee Democrat, our local daily newspaper, ran a story about Kate Gonsalves a 22 year old survivor of heart disease. She works at one of the local Tropical Smoothies here in town and one of the reasons that Tropical Smoothie is raising money for this weekends Heart Walk at every store.

The LCYDs have committed to help raise money and participate in this event, but at this time we don't have our goal number of participants. We need more of our members to sign up today, while there is still a week to fundraise.

We have a LCYD meeting tonight and we will discuss whether to continue to participate in this American Heart Association fundraiser, with out your commitment we probably will shift our focus for the weekend. Click the link in the title bar to sign up now.

Heart Walk 2005

The Leon County Young Democrats are proud to annouce their participation in the 2005 Heart Walk in support of the American Heart Association. Every man, woman, and child is at risk from heart disease and stroke, America's No. 1 and No. 3 killers. The American Heart Association is working to prevent, treat, and defeat these devastating diseases by funding new breakthroughs in research, increasing people's knowledge and power over their health, and advocationg for healthier communities. The Heart Walk is the AHA's main public fundraiser for the year.

The 2005 Heart Walk will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at Southwood. We will be meeting at 8:30 am. We need at least 8 team members (more are fine), so if you would like to be part of our team, you will need to:

1. Respond to this post or contact me directly.
2. Click on the link above to register at the Heart Walk 2005 website. To join the Leon County Young Democrats team, just start at "Register Here" on the home page and follow the directions from there. Don't worry, it's easy and pretty self-explanatory.

Our team goal for fundraising is $800, meaning each individual's goal will be about $100. To accomplish this goal, you can either send friends and family an e-mail from the Heart Walk 2005 website which allows them to contribute directly to your individual goal online, or you can collect cash and checks with a collection envelope you can get from me. I recommend a minimum donation of $5 per person.

Everyone who participates will get a t-shirt, but I am STRONGLY suggesting that we all wear our new LCYD t-shirts during the walk. If you do not have one yet and would like to participate in the Heart Walk, please contact me about purchasing one. Don't worry if you think you won't be able to raise your individual goal...just join our team and collect as much as you can. You can contact me at cwfetrow@yahoo.com or at 322-8356.

Hope to see lots of YD's at the event!