Busy Night

Tonight was a busy night. I went to two meetings. One at BENNU Legal ...
they are...BENNU Legal Services NFP is a nonprofit company that works with suburban-based immigrants, as well as entrepreneurial businesses, to build stronger and healthier communities. BENNU Legal provides legal and business counseling services to families and small-business entrepreneurs on a sliding-fee scale, often on a low bono basis. Through its services, BENNU Legal helps families to obtain legal benefits available under US immigration law, as well as to create jobs and assist entrepreneurs in realizing the American Dream. Website at http://www.bennulegal.org/.

I was contacted by one of their members through my Linked In account and then through Facebook. Being a lawyer, bilingual and working in International Trade Compliance, this organization is one I would like to be involved with, help grow and help it succeed. This is for both personal growth, the need to volunteer, legal growth the need to develop my legal aspects of life, and political growth; the benefit to help my political resume. I may be considered to join their advisory committee and possibly their board. This was a great meeting. The GMLV also hosted this meeting, the Green Oaks, Mundelein, Libertyville, and Vernon Hills Chamber of Commerce allowing this to be a good networking meeting as well. These 4 towns fall within Libertyville Township where I am a trustee.

I then went to a Libertyville Township Democrats meeting at Del Parra's house. He is running for a District 15 Lake county board position. The meeting was very informative. I officially became a member of this group. They are developing a newsletter to be published 2x a year. We are looking to start offering endorsements for candidates as well. This is a new, young group that will soon start getting legs and building within the Township. Tom Jurgens is running it well, and quite organized. here is the website, although a little behind today; http://libertyvilledems.org/.

I am excited to be reaching out and getting involved with various organizations that are positive for the areas where I live and for the Dems as well.