January —Recognizing the need to
modernize
badly outdated facilities, providing our children a
better future became our goal. |
We hired an expert, Larry Tramutola, to help
us formulate a strategy. |
Catherine Regan arrived early to help out at
the Pancake Breakfast at Capri |
| held a
fundraiser at each site . . . |
The campaign was truly a grass
roots effort |
Doug DeVore and Carol Skiljan conference
on relative merits of maple versus boysenberry
syrup on one’s pancakes. |
What would a proper campaign be without
clowns and balloons, such as these at the
Mission Estancia fundraiser? |
A future beneficiary of Proposition O:
Robert Navarro, sixth grade class of 2006. |
Bidding was high on "Casino Night" at Park
Dale Lane . . . "What do I hear bid for
Leslie’s Sprite bottle? She’ll even throw
in her "O YES" button!" |
Press coverage was fair and accurate throughout. |
| . . . set
up phone banks . . . . . . walked precincts . . . |
Volunteers like Bonnie Drolet (foreground)
kept the phone lines at Coldwell Banker
sizzling many an evening! |
Thank you, Pat White, and the
Board of Trustees, for having
the courage to bring this bond
issue to the voter! (Warning:
Pat’s enthusiasm is contagious.) |
Three days and counting! Amy ("we can’t get
her off the phone") Leon (Phone Bank Chair), Christy Guerin (Campaign Manager),
Marla Strich (Citizens for Better Schools
Chair), and Trish Vonder Reith (Precinct Captain). |
"Move over, Tim, I’m giving you
a break!" |
Shannon Kuder turned her home into election headquarters. "O.K., whose white Toyota
is parked in Flora Vista’s precinct station?" |
Hopes were high at command post, as Sharon
South points to encouraging vote tallies with
Amy and Emily Andrade. It was after midnight
when those at headquarters finally learned the
election results: |
| 
Marla has a captive audience . . .
"Did you hear the one about the man,
the horse, and the nonprofit organization,
called Citizens for Better Schools?"
|
76%
YES ON PROPOSITION O! 
March 26, election day: Christy gives last
minute instructions at the "Get the Vote
Out" rally
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| . . . and then came Election Day! |
"We did do it together! We did it for our kids!" |
