Happy New Year, Georgia Democrats! As 2009 begins and the inauguration approaches, we have so much to look forward to as Democrats.

For those of you heading to DC for the Inauguration, we hope that you will plan to join us for two great Georgia Events:
* The Georgia Inaugural Champagne and Jazz Brunch
Sunday, January 18, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, located at 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW in Washington DC. The event begins at 10:00 a.m., and tickets are $75.00 per person. To purchase your tickets in advance, please click here.

* The Georgia State Society's Inaugural Gala
Monday, January 19, 8:00 pm to midnight
Washington, DC.
The Honorable Sanford Bishop, Chair of the Georgia State Society, and the members of the Georgia State Society cordially invite you to put on your tuxedos and ball gowns, and join them for the Georgia Inaugural Gala, beginning at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, January 19, 2009 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History on 10th Street and Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC.
Tickets are $200.00 per person and may be purchased online by clicking here.

For those of you staying in Georgia, please visit our website, www.georgiadnc.com. We will be updating the blog with reports from the Inauguration throughout the week.

The DNC Winter Meeting will be held on January 21 at 12:00 noon at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington DC. We will post a report from the meeting on the blog and we will email out a full report of the meeting when we return to Georgia. As many of you have heard, President-Elect Obama has appointed Governor Tim Kaine to be the new Chair of the DNC. Click here to read more. To submit questions for Chairman Kaine, please click here.

At the Winter Meeting, the DNC will elect the remainder of the Officers to serve for the next four years.

Sincerely,

Your Georgia DNC Team
Jane Kidd, Chair, Democratic Party of Georgia
Michael Thurmond, 1st Vice Chair, Democratic Party of Georgia
Page K, Gleason, DNC Member
Richard Ray, DNC Member
Sally Rosser, DNC Member
David Worley, DNC Member