October Dinner and Meeting Recap

In case you missed it, our regular October Club meeting was replaced by our annual dinner and fundraiser.  A huge thank you and appreciation is extended to the volunteers who helped set up, breakdown, serve food and drinks and organize the dinner. The evening was a success and it couldn’t have happened without volunteers, Barbara and Al Miller, Nancy Jones, Sue and Art Walenta and Marty Suess.

The evening at the Kensington Community Center was filled with chatting, tasty food, drinks and our fabulous keynote speaker, Fiona Ma. She’s running for Board of Equalization District 2 and the Club endorsed her.  In case you don’t know, Fiona was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 2002 and the State Assembly in 2006.   She was the 112th woman to ever be elected to the California Legislature and the first Asian woman to ever serve as Speaker pro Tempore since 1850.

Fifty attendees mingled, networked, and of course, ate and drank. You couldn’t turnaround without running into an elected official or a candidate. See the pictures from the dinner on the next page.

Before the dinner, on September 23, the Club held an endorsement meeting for the Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District board candidates. Forty people attended the meeting and Club members voted to endorse Len Welsh.

October Calender

  • Tony Thurmond Oakland House Party Home of Amy Lemley Tuesday, October 14, 6:00 p.m. 5468 Shafter Ave Oakland contact- Walt@TonyThurmond.com
  • El Cerrito Planning Commission, Wednesday,  October 15, 7:30 p.m. El Cerrito Council Chambers, 10940 San Pablo Ave
  • Designing Healthy Communities Thursday, October 16, 6:00 p.m. San Pablo Community Center 2450 Road 20, San Pablo
  • Contra Costa County Central Committee Meeting  Thursday, October 16, 7:30 p.m. Martinez Senior Center, 818 Green St, Martinez
  • Sierra Club West Contra Costa County Candidate Meet and Greet Sunday, October 19 2:00-5:00 p.m. 2627 Sonoma Street El Cerrito
  • Phone Bank for Betty Yee at Hilary’s House Sunday, October 19 4:00-7:00 p.m. 1001 Elm Court El Cerrito
  • DPCC Ultimate Women’s Power Luncheon with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Hilary Clinton, Monday, Oct. 20 11:00 a.m. Fairmount Hotel 950 Mason Street, San Francisco-for more information call 415-681-1048
  • El Cerrito City Council Meeting, Tuesday, October 22, 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers, 10940 San Pablo Ave
  • AC Transit Open House Workshop Thursday, October 23, 6:00 p.m. Richmond Civic Center 325 Civic Center Plaza Richmond
  • El Cerrito Free Folk Festival Saturday, October 25, 12:00 p.m. El Cerrito High School, 540 Ashbury Ave, El Cerrito
  • Phone Bank for Betty Yee at Hilary’s House Sunday, October 26 4:00-7:00 p.m. 1001 Elm Court El Cerrito
  • Janet Ableson and Gabriel Quinto Election Returns Party Tuesday, November 4 7:30 p.m. 7 Pomona Ave El Cerrito

 

  • ELECTION DAY-TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4