Dear Tony,

I have a very important request for you before the end of the year. This year has been a remarkable period in our fight to solve the climate crisis, and I want to thank all of you for the support you've shown along the way. Because of you, the pendulum has begun to swing toward reality.

As temperature records are broken and extreme weather ravages the globe, I share your frustration that our leaders still do not acknowledge the scale of this crisis. But we have also seen very significant change in many parts of the world -- from a new climate change law in Australia, to a price on carbon in the state of California.

These signs of progress give me genuine reason for hope. Next year, we will be putting even more resources into growing our global climate movement -- and we will need your help.

Before the year ends, please take this last chance to make a tax-deductible contribution of $5 to The Climate Reality Project. You will help us educate people about the reality of climate change and grow a global movement to solve this crisis.

http://forms.climaterealityproject.org/2011donate

For years, I have been training thousands of people to deliver my slide show about climate change and what we can do to solve it. Our Climate Presenters now number more than 3,000 people around the globe. These Presenters are community leaders who are at the forefront of the climate movement.

In September, I worked with our Climate Presenters on a unique event that took place over 24 hours all across the globe. 24 Hours of Reality received more than 8 million views online, and it was a wakeup call to the world that climate change has increased our vulnerability to extreme weather.

Around the world, our leaders are beginning to listen. A new law in Australia will set a price on carbon in a country that is 80% dependent on coal. And California formally approved a policy that will reduce carbon pollution in the world's seventh-largest economy.

I know that even this recent progress is not nearly enough when you consider the scale of this crisis. I hope you will join me in the work we've planned for the future. In the coming year, we will double our efforts to build a movement to solve the greatest challenge of our time.

Will you help The Climate Reality Project share the truth about climate change and grow the global movement to solve this crisis? Make a tax-deductible contribution of $5 to help Climate Presenters around the world.

http://forms.climaterealityproject.org/2011donate

Thanks for all you do,

Al Gore
Founder and Chairman
The Climate Reality Project

--- On Fri, 12/30/11, pauline wang wrote:

From: pauline wang
Subject: Dinner

Tony -- there are just 35 hours left of this final fundraising quarter of 2011!

We are SO CLOSE to reaching our goal -- we just need a few key supporters to step up in these final hours. Will you be one of them?

Your good work talking to friends and neighbors, writing letters, and making online contributions, are what made 2011 such a successful year for our campaign. Now we’ve got just one deadline to go -- and it’s an important one.

If 89 of you can donate just $20 in the next 35 hours, we’ll beat our goal. Please click here to get your help in before the deadline at midnight!

With your help, we’re going to beat this goal and stay on track. Thank you for all you’ve done for us this past year, and all I know you’ll do in 2012.

Have a great New Year,

Have you made plans for New Year’s Eve?

Whether you’re going out with friends or staying in to watch the ball drop on TV, don’t let the year end without doing your part to keep Mitt Romney far, far away from the White House.

We’re $1,180 away from our year-end goal – that’s just 118 $10 contributions from people like you. Will you help us win Nevada in 2012 by clicking here to give now?

Once that clock strikes midnight tomorrow, that’s it – our last chance to build on our organization before 2012 kicks off will be long gone. And we all know what it’s like to wake up on New Year’s Day with regrets.

So don’t just hope that Mitt Romney is defeated in 2012 – make a commitment. Click here to help us reach our goal by making a $10 contribution today!

We can make 2012 another great year for Democrats. But we can’t afford to wait for 2012 to get ready. We have just a few hours left in 2011 and $1,180 to raise.

Can I count on you to help?

Have a great time tomorrow night – and an early Happy New Year!

Thanks,

-Chris

Chris Anderson
Finance Director
Nevada State Democratic Party

Tony,

I just wanted to reiterate what Shelley had to say about the recent poll showing her leading Dean Heller by the narrowest of margins.

This is a big opportunity for us to finish the year strong! Not just with a good poll, but also by beating our online goal for the month! Please, click here to donate $10, $25, or whatever you can, right away.

There will be many, many polls between now and the end of this campaign. And the most important lesson to draw from this one is that our message is resonating -- we can win this thing if we don’t let up.

Let’s seize this momentum and finish this quarter off by beating our goal! The deadline is just 2 days away, please get your contribution in as soon as possible.

Thank you for all your help!

-Jessica

Jessica Mackler
Campaign Manager
Berkley for Senate

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This email was sent to: tojulei@yahoo.com

It's not all that often that Michelle and I get to host a casual meal with friends.

That's one of the reasons we're both excited about the upcoming dinner with three supporters and your guests.

It's the first one we've ever done like this together, and we'd love to have you and whoever you choose to join us.

Chip in $3 or whatever you can today -- and you'll automatically be entered to be one of our dinner guests.

I enjoy these dinners not just because they're a way to connect with supporters across the country.

They also say a lot about what kind of campaign we're running.

We don't take a dime from D.C. lobbyists or special-interest PACs -- never have and never will. Instead, we believe in the kind of politics that gives everyone a seat at the table -- so we're literally offering these seats at dinner to folks who are willing to step forward and be a part of it.

There are just a few days left to add your name for a chance to be one of our guests at the next dinner, and help build this campaign before 2012 finally arrives.

Make a donation of $3 or whatever you can today -- and automatically enter to be there:

https://donate.barackobama.com/Me-and-Michelle

Thanks,

Barack

I know we've been asking a lot of you lately.

We wouldn't be doing that, especially this time of year, if this weren't so important.

Folks, this campaign has an important financial deadline coming up. It's going to be the last one we'll have before 2012. And what we're able to raise before the 31st is going to have a big effect on what we're able to do next year to re-elect this president.

From the get go, we built this thing one person at a time, each pitching in what they're able. Please step up and donate $3 today -- or whatever you can. Every donation is going to count:

https://donate.barackobama.com/End-of-Year

We've come a heck of a long way since 2008, but we've still got a lot of work left to do if we want to see this country go where we all know it needs to.

This last week before the deadline will make a big difference.

Thanks so much,

Joe

P.S. -- Right now, any donation you make automatically enters you for a chance to sit down for dinner with Barack and Michelle. You shouldn't pass that up.

Tony -

It's getting exciting.

We just passed our $7500 goal towards our "10k in the final 10 days."

With four days left in 2011, I know now more than ever that we can make our mark.

Your contribution of $15, $50, $100 or more today will get us there.

I can never THANK YOU enough and will always remember what you have done to help me help Nevada.

Dina
P.S. $15, $50, $100 or more is what it will take to reach our goal.

To Contribute by Mail:

Titus for Congress

PO Box 50614

Henderson, NV 89016

Tony --

I just saw the seating chart for Dinner with Barack and Michelle, and I thought you should see it, too.

The President and First Lady are right here. Where do you want to sit?

Take a look, then donate $3 or whatever you can to be automatically entered for a chance to win.

I've put a lot of dinners together for the President and Mrs. Obama.

Sometimes they've been for foreign dignitaries and heads of state. Sometimes they've included governors, artists, and musicians. The seating can get pretty complicated, but I have to say, this one was easy.

One table, six guests, and the President and First Lady.

So really, my job's done. The only thing that's missing is who the guests will be.

Click here to give $3 or whatever you can and be automatically entered for a chance for you and a guest to have dinner with the President and First Lady:

https://donate.barackobama.com/Barack-and-Michelle

I'd love for you to be there.

Thanks,

Julianna

Julianna Smoot
Deputy Campaign Manager
Obama for America

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Merry Christmas!!!

Mike

Have Chuck Swindoll's devotionals blessed you this year? If so, please let us know!

December 24, 2011

Four Seasonal Dangers and Strategies
by Charles R. Swindoll

Read Colossians 3:1--2; Romans 12:2

In this season of extreme busyness, we Christians need to stay alert to any potential dangers. I'll mention only four of them . . . along with some strategies that will allow us to combat each risk.

First is the doctrinal danger of substituting the temporal for the eternal. A couple of scriptures give needed counsel here:

Set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. . . . Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is---his good, pleasing and perfect will. (Colossians 3:1--2; Romans 12:2 NIV)

It's important that we rivet into our heads exactly what we're celebrating. It is our Savior's arrival, not Santa's. The significance of giving presents is to be directly related to God's presenting us the gift of His Son---and our kiddos need that reminder year in and year out.

Second is the personal danger of impressing but not imparting. We represent the King. We are His chosen ambassadors, doing His business "in season and out of season." Then let's do it this season! People are wide open to the gospel these days. Forget about trying to impress others by what you buy. Spend more time imparting what you already possess.

Third is the economic danger of spending more than you have. Before every purchase, think. Ask yourself some direct, penetrating questions: Is this within my budget? Is it appropriate? Is it really saying what I want it to say? Gifts you make are often much more appreciated and much less expensive than those you buy. Stretching the dollar usually involves planning ahead. A safe rule to follow is this: if you don't have the cash---don't buy it. For example, my wife and I decided years ago that Christmas cards had to go. No offense, now. That's just an illustration of something God spoke to us about. We found it saved us many dollars and gobs of time.

Finally, there's the psychological danger of getting built up for a letdown. One of the most effective maneuvers of the world system is to create a false sense of excitement. The Christian can get "high" very easily on the crest of Christmas. But the cold that sweeps in on the tail of a fading afterglow can be a dangerous, depressing experience. Guard yourself. Keep a firm hand on the controls. Don't be deceived. Enjoy the 25th . . . but not at the expense of the 26th.

If you stay occupied with the Person, you'll seldom have to fight off the plague. Make Hebrews 12:3 your aim---consider Him. Fill your thoughts and desires and expectations with your unfailing Lord.

When the wrappings and ribbons are in the trashcan and the manger scene is back in the attic and the friends and family have said goodbye and the house feels empty and so do you . . . there is One who waits to fill your heart and renew your hope. He was there on December 24.

He'll be there on the 26th.

Excerpted from Come Before Winter and Share My Hope, Copyright � 1985, 1994 by Charles R. Swindoll, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Used by permission.

Tony --

A lot of people think that the presidential election starts with the caucuses. We know that isn't true.

We started our work here in Nevada months ago -- and we're going to keep it up after the caucuses pass. Over the next few weeks, as election watchers shift their focus over to early caucus states like ours, we have an opportunity to ramp up our organizing and build the kind of organization we need to win in 2012.

It starts with each of us committing to play our part. Pledge today to attend your local caucus and get involved in the work to re-elect President Obama.

In a large Western state like ours, it takes a lot of grassroots heft to organize each and every neighborhood and build the operation we'll need to get out the vote next fall.

Since last spring, tens of thousands of Nevadans have said they're in for 2012. Volunteers across the state have had thousands of one-on-one conversations. And this campaign has made more than 380,000 phone calls to ask folks to get involved now in our efforts for 2012.

The Republicans have swung through our state for the debates, and a few of them have opened an office or two. But we're the only ones building the kind of ground game that's needed here in Nevada.

It's all thanks to the work of thousands of volunteers and supporters like you. And we aren't about to slow down.

Let's keep that momentum going -- through the caucuses and into the months that follow. Pledge to caucus today:

http://nv.barackobama.com/Nevada-Pledge-to-Caucus

Thanks,

Luke

Luke Hayes
Nevada State Director
Obama for America

Another year over ? and what a twelve months it?s been. Thanks to your hard work and dedication, we?ve built on our organization and momentum this past year.

Next year, Nevada will once again be a national political battleground, and it will be up to each of us to stand strong and fight to get Nevadans back to work.

That fight will be long, and it will be tough. But this weekend we pause to spend time with our friends and loved ones.

So between now and next year, I hope you?re able to have a memorable holiday season.

From all of us here at the Nevada State Democratic Party, a sincere thank you for all you do. Have a wonderful holiday season!

- Roberta

Roberta Lange
Chair
Nevada State Democratic Party

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