There will be food, refreshments and friends starting at 5:30 PM.

Karen’s home is at 300 W. Broadway, Columbia, MO 65201.

We are hosting this party to raise funds to keep our permanent, year round Headquarters in downtown Columbia humming along straight through the fall campaign season.

Every dollar raised now is one less dollar we have to worry about looking for to pay for our rent, internet, phone, postage or paper. It means that we can truly focus on fulfilling our mission: to protect Democratic incumbents and support Democratic challengers to electoral victory.

Hope to see you there!

The Heatland Men’s Chorus from Kansas City will be here to perform their musical documentary “And Justice For All.”

This will be a multimedia performance focusing on the Civil Rights Movement and the struggle for equality by ethnic minorities,  women,  gays and lesbians down through our history.

Tickets are $10 and available online at the Missouri Theater

Proceeds benefit the Center Project, Mid-Missouri’s  gay and lesbian community center.

Sponsored by The City of Columbia Human Right’s commission, Missouri Arts Council,  KBIA, and the Columbia Daily Tribune

The meeting will feature opportunities to get involved and energized as a progressive citizen in the spring semester as the Fall 2010 election approaches. MU graduate Brian Goldstein, who took over January 4th as the new Executive Director of the Boone County Democratic Central Committee, will be the guest speaker.

Immediately following Goldstein’s speech, the College Dems will move to Boone Tavern to watch President Obama deliver his State of the Union Address.  All are welcome to join us for fun, food and drinks.

Newly elected President Amanda Shelton is excited about the upcoming meeting and party, saying, “I am looking forward to working with Brian and many community leaders in the coming year to energize and coordinate our mutual efforts on progressive issues. Our newly elected executive board is ready to bring both professionalism and vitality to our student-run organization and the thousands of progressive voices we represent.”

The College Democrats also hosted elections at their last meeting in December and will be introducing the new 2010 leadership at January’s meeting.  New Executive Board members are listed below:

President: Amanda Shelton

Vice President: Iavora Vlaytcheva

Treasurer: Doug Cowing

Secretary: Alanna Bauer

Communications Director: Tyler Ricketts

Political Director: Jonathan Hutcheson

Membership Director: Eric LeFevre

Philanthropy Director: Jenny Cashen