Thank you all for attending the convention! We found the following items left behind. Please contact Dena Horton at 360-883-5594 or chair@bluedonkeys.com if you are missing any of the following items and we can make arrangements to return it to you:

• A woman's multi-color shawl
• A woman's light blue shawl
• A case for eyeglasses
• A baseball hat
• A water bottle
• A video camera

Thank you to the many volunteers who helped plan, organize, and implement a very successful County Convention and Legislative District Caucuses on Saturday, April 19th! Please see the table below to find the list of delegates and alternates who will continue on to the 3rd Congressional District Caucus on May 17th in Napavine, Washington and the State Convention on June 14th in Spokane, Washington. Packets will be mailed to the delegates and alternates with registration forms and further instructions for next steps.

More information about the State Convention can be found here.

We’re assembling a fantastic auction to raise more funds than ever in this incredibly important election year. Help us go from “Our House to the Statehouse to the White House” by donating or helping us create some amazing packages. Here are the sorts of things we’re looking for:

For the Political Animal:

• A progressive dinner in honor of progressive politics
• The (Audacity of) Hope and Dreams (from My Father) Obama-rama Basket filled with items from Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Indonesia, and Kenya
• The Living History Experience Hillary Basket with items from (It Takes a) Village(s) in Illinois, Arkansas, Massachusetts, DC, and New York
• Chris Gregoire-eous Dinner—meal featuring menu of food items from around the great state of Washington

What Do You Have? Offer to Share:

• A fabulous collection (toy cars, dolls, sports items, teacups, political or community memorabilia) Would you be willing to host a special viewing event/dinner?
• An area of expertise or knowledge (wills, wine, bread baking, tax preparation)
• Sports, theatre, or event tickets
• A great home or office location in which to host an event, meal, or reception
• A place at the beach, mountains for a weekend getaway
• Access to special shopping opportunities like the Nike employees store
• Rides on a helicopter, llama, balloon, antique car, blimp, boat. Fun!

What Can You Do? Offer a Service:

• Contribute hours of sewing or alterations to empty someone else’s mending basket.
• Pruning or garden design
• Culinarily inspired? Do a Greek, Italian, French, or African dinner
• Like to cook? Offer a soup/salad/bread or other “meal of the month” along with home delivery (this is fun to do with a group of friends)
• Pet care, housesitting, plant watering, rides to the airport
• Lead a theme tour—local geology, gardens, historic homes (or talk a friend into it)

Lack time to think about this but committed to helping out? Buy a VISA gift card or gas card. Your Procurement Committee will creatively pair your generous donation with something else.

And we’re also open to other great ideas, of course! To donate items, contact any
member of the Procurement Committee, or contact the Procurement Chair, Temple Lentz, at 360.798.0043 or 503.349.7089 or email temple.lentz@gmail.com.

Procurement Committee: Holly Chamberlain, Jackie Chambers, Angie Laughlin, Temple Lentz, Eric Olmsted, Lisa Hunter Schauer, Tracy Shawa, Jane Young.