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Introducing the

Bill Shields Volunteer of the Year Award!

Bill Shields, past president of Grand Dems, was the embodiment of volunteer service to The Grand and the Surprise Community. This award was created in his honor.

2025 Nominations are Currently Being Sought.
Click the button below for more information and to nominate a member. Completed Nomination Forms must be received by November 7th.

Volunteer for a Grand Democrats Committee

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Elections Committee

  • Organizes and implements a Get Out The Vote (GOTV) program often in concert with Democratic Party efforts.

  • Organizes and implements voter education, registration activities and AVEL (Active Early Voting List) registration.

  • Provides candidate and ballot initiative petitions for members to sign.

  • Organizes a Rally for candidates during election years.

  • Canvases Precincts with Voter Guides for Democratic Candidates.

  • Organizes and implements postcard writing, phone banking & texting campaigns.

  • Organizes advocacy efforts, including sending interested members “Call for Action” emails on federal and state issues. For more specific information, click here.

Contact granddems@gmail.com for more information

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Fundraising Committee

  • Develops fundraising events to provide a time for members, friends and donors to socialize as well as to raise funds for Democratic issues and activities.

  • Ensures that net profits of fundraising events and campaigns will be expended on donations to Democratic candidates and Democratic organizations such as ADP, MCDP, & LD29.

  • If you like to throw parties, this committee is for you!

Contact granddems@gmail.com for more information

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Membership Committee

  • At Meetings: sign in members, sign-up new members, collect memberships dues and donations.

  • Creates a Plan to attract, retain and track membership.

  • Maintains accurate and up-to-date membership and other contact lists.

  • Develops and distributes membership literature at meetings and community events.

Contact granddems@gmail.com for more information

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Nominations Committee

  • Encourages the development of future Board members as a continuous process by consulting with members regarding their abilities and availability to serve as a future Board member.

  • Prepares a slate of candidates for Board vacancies for discussion and approval at the October Board meeting.

  • Presents the slate of Officers and At-Large Directors to the membership at its October Meeting.

  • Conducts an election of the Board at the November meeting, taking additional nominees from the floor for specific Board positions.

Contact granddems@gmail.com for more information

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Community Outreach Committee

  • Currently has two Projects: Adopt-a-Street and Food Bank.

  • Adopt-a-Street:

    • Meets on Saturdays several times a year to clean-up an area pre-assigned to Grand Dems

    • Dates and times TBD each year

    • Clean-up equipment is provided by Grand Dems.

  • Food Bank Currently works with Valley View Community Food Bank, collecting non-perishable food at General meeting.

Contact granddems@gmail.com for more information

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Program Committee

  • Plans and implements educational programs for membership meetings.

  • Reaches out to speakers from organizations that lean left and to Democratic Candidates for office as well as public officials elected in AZ.

  • Confirms their attendance thru written or oral communications.

  • Introduces Guest Speakers at the meeting.

  • Gives a club memento to candidate and public official speakers and a gift card to other speakers.

  • Sends thank you notes to speakers afterward.

Contact granddems@gmail.com for more information

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Public Relations Committee

  • Provides notices of meetings and events to print and digital media and local Democratic groups.

  • Sends notices of Grand Dem events to the Tockify Administrator for inclusion on our website events calendar.

  • Creates posters for the Dems’ meetings, events, and post throughout Grand.

Contact granddems@gmail.com for more information

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Social Committee

  • Plans and implements Social Events for members.

  • Implements social time at the meetings (provide cookies and coffee/tea setup and can/basket for donations).

  • Confirms meeting places for Blue Breakfasts and Blue Dinners.

  • Submits Tockify Event requests to Tockify and Mailchimp administrators.

Contact granddems@gmail.com for more information

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Technical Committee

  • Maintain and enhance the Grand Dems website and provide technical support for the site.

  • Send out e-blasts to the general membership and others on mailing list.

  • Submits photos and upcoming events to be posted to website.

  • Maintains the Master Calendar on the website

Contact granddems@gmail.com for more information

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