Last year only 20% of us voted, and yet we lost a seat by only 300 votes.
Let's not spend another year complaining about the results of our failure to vote.
What is at stake in this election is no less that the future of an entire generation of East Ramapo students.
A victory on May 17th requires that we all take responsibility for the campaign. Now or never, people!
To help get out the vote in your neighborhood call Micheal Miller at 845-598-5378
To make phone calls, volunteer your services, or get info including where to vote: log onto www.poweroften.us Voter Outreach Days We will be knocking on doors to get out the word about the Election Day – May 17th. Wear comfortable shoes as we will be walking once we get to the neighborhoods. Saturday, April 30 at 10:30 AM We will meet in the parking lot at Lowe’s (100 Overlook Boulevard, Nanuet, across the street from COSTCO)
Sunday, May 1 at 2:00 PM We will meet in the parking lot at the Kennedy Plaza (Rt 59 and Kennedy Dr, just west of Spring Valley High School, by the 7-11)
Monday, May 2 at 5:30 PM We will meet in the parking lot at the Kennedy Plaza (Rt 59 and Kennedy Dr, just west of Spring Valley High School, by the 7-11)
Wednesday, May 4 at 5:30 PM We will meet in the parking lot at the Kennedy Plaza (Rt 59 and Kennedy Dr, just west of Spring Valley High School, by the 7-11)
Meet and Greet Fundraiser
with our new ERCSD School Board Candidates Friday, May 6th from 7:00 – 9:00pm at the Home of Joanne Silas, 12 East Court, Pomona, NY 10970
Refreshments will be served. SUGGESTED CONTRIBUTION: $50
A Note on the importance of using our online phone bank
Dear Power of Ten Stakeholders, I want to add an exclamation point to this plea for more volunteers for phone calling and door-to-door canvassing:
I pledged to myself to start making ten phone calls every night until the election. Ten phone calls went by in no time and I ended up making 20 calls in 45 minutes. All but two of the people I called knew a bit about the issues in East Ramapo but haven't voted in school elections in years. BUT THEY CARE!!!! They wanted to know who to vote for, where to vote, when to vote..... They absolutely want to get the majority back on the board and will go to vote on May 17. These were the easiest calls I have ever made!
We have thousands of calls to make and need hundreds of volunteers to make them. My reading is that is if we can contact all of our registered voters, we can easily win this election. PLEASE, let\'s do it!! It is SO IMPORTANT this year! This is the only year that we can regain our majority on the board. If we really care about the children in our community, now is the time to set aside some time for these calls. And we must get started NOW because there is no way that we can make all of these calls in the last week.
Thank you in advance,
Mimi Calhoun (former East Ramapo School Board Member)
School Board Scandals Attract Media Attention An article in
The Jewish Daily Forward reviews the latest developments
Federal Civil Rights Investigation Begins The U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights has begun an investigation of allegations made by the Spring Valley NAACP of discriminatory practices within the East Ramapo Central School District.
On learning of the investigation, Willie Trotman, president of the Spring Valley NAACP said "In keeping with our mission the NAACP continues its struggle for the fair and equitable treatment and access to quality educational opportunities for
all children in the East Ramapo Central School District."
The mission of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED NOW:
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
REGISTER/LOGIN TO OUR SITE
SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST
USE THE ONLINE PHONE BANK TO MAKE CALLS FROM HOME!
VOLUNTEER ON ELECTION DAY
MAKE A DONATION (Really needed right now!) 
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