ST.. MARYS – The Elk County Democratic Committee, along with the Pennsylvania Coordinated Campaign, is pleased to announce the grand opening of the Northcentral Pennsylvania Victory 2016 Democratic Election Headquarters on Wednesday, Aug. 24, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Refreshments will be served. The headquarters is located at 69 Erie Ave., in St. Marys (former Radaelli’s/Tangled Threads building), the headquarters will serve as a hub for the coordinated campaign in northcentral Pennsylvania.
Kerith Strano Taylor of Brookville, candidate for U.S. Congress PA-5 District, Jerri Buchanan of DuBois, candidate for Pennsylvania Senate 25th District, and Jay Notarianni of Wilcox, candidate for Pennsylvania House of Representatives 75th District, will all stop by throughout the evening.
Yard signs, buttons, bumper stickers and literature for candidates for state and federal office will be available at the grand opening.  The headquarters will have regular hours starting in September and running through Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8.
In addition to the open house festivities, the Elk County Democratic Committee will hold a brief monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Hank Holmes, organizer for the Pennsylvania Victory 2016 Coordinated Campaign, will be there to talk about phone banking, canvassing and other GOTV efforts.
Attendees are encouraged to stay afterwards and participate in the headquarters’ first organized phone banking event.
With the headquarters’ opening, the campaigns are seeking volunteers to staff the office, organize and phone bank with day, evening and weekend hours available.  If you can donate some time, please contact Rich at 814-594-5500 or e-mail chair@elkdems.com.
Staff from the coordinated campaign will also have scheduled hours at the headquarters.
More information about the Elk County Democratic Committee is available on its Web site – www.elkdems.com or its Facebook page – www.facebook.com/ElkCoDC.
