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March 3, 2010 - Affordable Health Coverage for All Pennsylvanians
Dr. Dwight Michael, Gettysburg family physician, and Chuck Pennacchio,
Executive Director of Health Care for All PA, with a check for $2.3
billion, representing the savings to Pennsylvania governments,
businesses, and individuals with the comprehensive, publicly financed
and privately delivered health care reform now being considered in the
state legislature. Michael and Pennacchio presented the plan to about
seventy area residents at a forum sponsored by Gettysburg Area Democracy
for American on Wednesday evening, March 3 at the Lutheran Seminary in Gettysburg.
December 2, 2009 - Service Committee Blanket Drive
Elaine Jones, Gettysburg Democracy for America Chair, and Denise Weldon-Siviy, Service Committee Chair, celebrate with blanket donors at Wednesday night’s DFA meeting at the Lutheran Seminary. The Community Service Committee of Gettysburg Area DFA has already gathered more than sixty-five blankets in its drive to collect new and “gently used” blankets for area families in need. The blanket drive will continue through Friday, December 11. Blankets can be dropped off at Musselman Library at Gettysburg College or at the Weldon-Siviy home at 129 Lincoln Avenue in Gettysburg. For more information call 334-6990.
October 24, 2009 - Gettysburg Participates in International Day of Climate ActionRead more about this successful event at this link: http://www.eveningsun.com/localnews/ci_13634653
October 20, 2009 - What a Great Rally in Harrisburg!According to organizers,
more than 1,200 were present. TV was there, and the energy was great! As
Anne commented, for the first time we felt like we are part of a real movement, one that is not going to go away until we've achieved our
goals. Congratulations to Dwight
and Kate for speaking at the rally!
September 2, 2009 Meet-Up - A Conversation
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Upcoming Events
Wednesday, June 2nd at 6:30 p.m. - DFA Meet-Up Picnic at Joe Breighner's home
Are you tired of the Tea Party Gang and the Immigration nonsense? Ready to have some fun?
Join us for an "Arizona Papers Please Picnic" on Wednesday, June 2nd at 6:30 pm in Joe Breighner's garden on the Fairfield Road!
It's a potluck picnic. Just bring your family, your favorite dish, your legal and illegal friends, and your papers (real or fake). We will provide a main dish, water. cider and place settings.
Email elainelynchjones@gmail.com with the number you think will come, whether you will bring a salad, casserole, dessert or something else -- and I will send you directions to Joe's.
DFA is taking a summer break, so this will be our last formal Meetup until September. You are invited to join our Steering Committee meetings in July and August for planning and grassroots strategizing every third Wednesday at the Seminary in Valentine 310. All are welcome!
Check our Events Calendar for more!