Third Saturday Breakfast

There will be no Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast in the month of December.

Please check back soon for the January speakers and enjoy the holidays.

The October Wyandotte County Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast will present a panel on crime in Wyandotte County, featuring District Attorney Jerome Gorman on October 15th.

A breakfast buffet is available at 8:15 am and the program begins at 9:00. Cost for the buffet is ten dollars, which includes tax, service and tip; five dollars for students and those with limited income.

All Democrats are welcome to attend. Reservations are requested by Friday, October 14th, but not required. To RSVP Email Scott Mackey or call the county Democratic Party office at 913-287-2300.

Again, please remember the Painted Hills Golf Club is the new location for the Breakfast!

Saturday, September 24 - Slovenefest,

at Holy Family Parish, 6th Street and Ohio, from 5 to 10 pm

Friday, September 30

- Special Committee on Redistricting holds a public hearing on redrawing congressional and state legislative districts at the Jack Reardon Convention Center, Wyandotte 1 room, from 9 to 11:30 am. Individuals wishing to present testimony should contact the Legislative Research Department, 785-296-3181, at least 24 hours before the hearing.

Saturday, October 8

- Clay County Democratic Central Committee golf tournament at Paradise Point Golf Course, Smithville, Missouri. Call 816-455-8683 for more info.

Sunday, October 9

- Wyandotte County Head Start music benefit at Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester, Kansas City, Missouri, from 7:30 to 10:30 pm. Kelley Hunt and Trampled Under Foot are the featured performers. Requested donation is $15. There will be a silent auction and a drawing.

This is a benefit to raise money to help with repairs to the Bryant building, which houses Head Start offices and several classrooms. This benefit in is honor of, Burlene Mackey, who passed away January 1. For more information, contact scottmackey08@yahoo.com

The August Wyandotte County Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast will meet Saturday, August 20th at Painted Hills Golf Course, 7101 Parallel Parkway.

Our speaker this month will be Joan Wagnon, State Chair of the Kansas Democratic Party. Joan Wagnon was secretary of the Kansas Department of Revenue from January 13, 2003 until January 2011. She was the first and so far only female mayor of Topeka, holding office from 1997–2001. Prior to her election as mayor, Wagnon was Executive Director of Kansas Families for Kids, represented Topeka for 12 years in the Kansas House of Representatives, and was executive director of the Topeka YWCA.

A breakfast buffet is available at 8:15 am and the program begins at 9:00. Cost for the buffet is ten dollars, which includes tax, service and tip; five dollars for students and those with limited income.

All Democrats are welcome to attend. Reservations are requested by Friday, August 19th, but not required. To RSVP Email Scott Mackey or call the county Democratic Party office at 913-287-2300.

The September Breakfast will feature a panel on labor unions: Donna Birks, Tri-County AFL-CIO President and UAW 31 Treasurer; Sharon Al-Uqdah, Greater KC American Postal Workers Union local 67 president; and Judy Ancel, director of the UMKC Institute for Labor Studies.
Mayor Joe Reardon spoke to fifty-nine Democrats who attended the July Breakfast.
Again, please remember the Painted Hills Golf Club is the new location for the Breakfast!

The annual Dave Peterson Memorial Golf Tournament will be Sunday, August 28. The tournament benefits United Way and the Tri-County AFL-CIO Community Services program. For more information, call the UAW Local 31 office at 913-342-7330.

The KCK NAACP will be sponsoring the 93rd Annual Freedom Fund Celebration Banquet at the Jack Reardon Convention Center on Saturday, September 3. The dinner begins at 6 pm.
The speaker will be Dr. Bernard Franklin and the theme is NAACP: Affirming America's Promise.
Tickets for the dinner are fifty dollars. For additional information, contact dinner chairperson Clyde Townsend, 299-1569; co-chairperson Mary Ann Flunder, 621-6975; or co-chairperson Loris Jones, 342-1513.

The June Wyandotte County Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast will meet Saturday, June 18th at Cheeseburger in Paradise, 1705 Village West Parkway.

We will feature a panel, featuring UMKC Professor Max Skidmore, that will discuss Social Security, Medicare and the Paul Ryan republican budget.

A breakfast buffet is available at 8:15 am and the program begins at 9:00. Cost for the buffet is ten dollars, which includes tax, service and tip; five dollars for students and those with limited income.

All Democrats are welcome to attend. Reservations are requested by Friday, May 20th, but not required. To RSVP Email Scott Mackey or call the county Democratic Party office at 913-287-2300.

We will present a panel discussion, featuring UMKC Professor Max Skidmore, on Social Security, Medicare and the Ryan republican budget in June.

We had forty-six Democrats attend our May Breakfast to listen to state Representatives Louis Ruiz and Stan Frownfelter and state Senator David Haley discuss this year's legislative session.

The April Wyandotte County Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast will meet Saturday, April 16th at Cheeseburger in Paradise, 1705 Village West Parkway.

Check back soon for this months speakers.

A breakfast buffet is available at 8:15 am and the program begins at 9:00. Cost for the buffet is ten dollars, which includes tax, service and tip; five dollars for students and those with limited income.

All Democrats are welcome to attend. Reservations are requested by Friday, April 15th, but not required. To RSVP Email Scott Mackey or call the county Democratic Party office at 913-287-2300.

We are seeking volunteers for our Election Night Early Returns Project. The Wyandotte County Democratic Central Committee has been getting results from almost all the precincts in Wyandotte County at the polls for the past two years. The project has been very successful and extremely accurate.

Candidates are especially encouraged to help supply volunteers.

You can respond to this email or call the Party office at 287-2300 to volunteer or for more info.

We are asking for a hour of your time on the upcoming primary and general election nights.

The primary is on Tuesday, March 1 and the general election is on Tuesday, April 5.