BROKEN PROMISES

Volunteers out in full force for literature drop in Mill Woods

By Paula Stein

Newspaper articles, Rutherford Show exposure, phone calls, word-of-mouth, enlisting of friends and family....all of these contributed to a successful literature drop in Mill Woods on August 22.  The object of this drop: exposing the broken election promises of Carl Benito the Progressive Conservative who, unfortunately, was elected in this constituency.  But he won’t be again as the constituency will be back in the fold of the Alberta Liberal Party after the next election!

The success of the literature drop was made possible through the assistance of approximately 50 Liberal volunteers from across the city, as well as the combined efforts of Alberta Liberal Party (ALP) and the Edmonton Mill Woods Constituency Association. For their efforts on behalf of ALP, Erick Ambtman and Corey Hogan deserve lots of credit, and a huge vote of thanks. And volunteering their time on behalf of the Mill Woods Constituency Association were Judy Axelson, Joyce Assen, Neil Evans, Mel Regalbutto, Weslyn Mather and Paula Stein. To the volunteers who came from every corner of Edmonton – THANK YOU!

Volunteers gathered at the North Millbourne Community Hall at 1:30pm to meet and receive their bundle of brochures and a map. The organization and bundling of the brochures and the provision of the maps is a credit to the work, time and energy of Judy Axelson and Joyce Assen. What a great job they did! Once small groups were organized, off they went to deliver the information to households in the constituency.

While the volunteers were off doing their deliveries, other volunteers stayed behind to prepare the hot dogs and pop for the returning groups. After a couple of hours, as these groups returned, folks were invited to enjoy hot dogs and pop as a thank you for their efforts. Mel Elsalhy did a super job on the grill, assisted by Joyce Assen.

People were able to sit and mingle and chat as North Millbourne Hall has a great patio area, excellent for just such a gathering. In a matter of about three hours everything was done. What super organization yielding such an excellent result!!

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