Hello members,

It is time for election of our President and our Director of Finance, each of which is a two year term. We will have nominations open for these positions until May 8th, 2011 at which time we will then produce an online ballot for you to vote for the officers of our organization.

We have two positions which are appointed according to our constitution by the CEA Executive Board, which will be vacated as well, these are Membership Chair and Communications Chair. If you are interested in this or would like to put a colleagues name in on the ballot, please do so as well.

If you would like to be a site steward or continue to be a steward at your campus please put in your name on this piece as well.

Start phone banking and getting the word out to support the Creighton Override. We will be shortly starting to have times where we need to have people volunteer to phone bank and to do community walks. Today, you will have received information about the Yes on the Creighton Override campaign. CEA has been behind the scenes working with to get this information into your hands as community members, members of the district, members of CEA. We can not be divided right now and must stand together to work for our students and our jobs in the Creighton District.

We will need people to sign up for shifts to phone bank at AEA Headquarters from 5-7:30 every Monday and Thursday starting after the primary election. Please send contact the CEA Executive Board by emailing ceaprez@gmail.com to sign up for an hour shift on one of these days. We will be sending a flyer out and posting it online here shortly.

We are down to the final push and need all the help we can get. Please volunteer to help elect our own Penny Kotterman as the next Superintendent of Public Instruction. There will be phone banks at the AEA Headquarters Office, the AEA Mesa Office, and the AEA Southern Region Office in Tucson as noted below. Food and refreshments will be served at each. This is our final “get out the vote” effort before Tuesday’s Primary Election. Please encourage your members to volunteer. If they are able to bring their own cell phone, it would be very helpful!

If a member is unable to make one of these phone banks in person, but he/she still wants to volunteer, have them contact AEA member Pam Duty. She can provide a phone script and calling list that members can use from their home. Pam Duty: cell 602-579-2097 or email pdutyinaz@yahoo.com.

Phoenix area volunteer opportunities
Phone bank on Thursday, August 19 from 5-8pm.
Location: AEA headquarters office at 345 E. Palm Lane in Phoenix.
Phone bank this Saturday, August 21 from 11am-4pm (pick a 2-hour shift).
Location: Glassman Campaign Office at 1027 E. Washington in Phoenix.
Phone bank on Monday, August 23 from 5-8pm.
Location: AEA headquarters office at 345 E. Palm Lane in Phoenix.
Contact person: Pam Duty- Madison District CTA (cell phone: 602-579-2097 or email at pdutyinaz@yahoo.com)

East Valley volunteer opportunity
Phone bank this Saturday, August 21 from 10am-2pm (pick a 2-hour shift).
Location: Mesa AEA Office at 1032 E. University Drive in Mesa.
Phone bank on Monday, August 23 from 5-8pm.
Location: Mesa AEA Office at 1032 E. University Drive in Mesa.
Contact person: Janie Hydrick- Mesa EA (cell phone: 480-628-1845 or email at Hydrick@aol.com)