UPDATE

If you’re in the Grand Junction area and couldn’t make it out to the our “Convention Conversations” community forum on Wednesday, here’s a couple photos from the event and some great local press. 

DNC team discusses GJ involvement
Grand Junction Free Press – May 29, 2008

DNCC Community Forum
KREX-CBS Grand Junction – May 28, 2008

Also, remember that if you’re on the Western Slope or any of the other great destinations throughout Colorado, there are plenty of ways that you can be a part of the Convention experience and attract Convention visitors out to see more of this beautiful state and region. You can find out more here.

We were treated today to a warm welcome in Grand Junction, where we held our eighth in a series of Convention Conversations community forums for residents of Mesa County.

State Rep. Bernie Buescher served as our gracious host at Mesa State College, making a strong case for Convention attendees to make their way "over to the good side of the mountain" during either the weekend before or after the Convention - or both! With some 200 lakes on the top of the Mesa and the red-rock Colorado National Monument, the natural beauty in and around Grand Junction is certainly a compelling draw. Short of that, he said he hoped at least a couple hundred cases of Palisade Peaches make their way to Denver for Convention week.

On the topic of Colorado businesses getting involved in the Convention, our CEO Leah Daughtry suggested that some of the well regarded wineries on the Western Slope explore partnership opportunities with catering companies serving the host of events in and around Denver during Convention week. As one attendee commented after the event, "We don't just sorta do wine here."

Unfortunately our staff was just here for a brief mid-day swing, so we'll have to take his word for it. Until next time.

Marking its eighth stop overall and first on Colorado’s Western Slope, the DNCC’s traveling community forum series will visit Grand Junction next Wednesday, May 28th at 11:30 am MT at Mesa State College. DNCC CEO Leah D. Daughtry and Colorado State Representative Bernie Buescher will provide local residents with the opportunity to ask questions, share ideas and find out how they can become involved in the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

The series - "Convention Conversations: A Traveling Forum Sponsored by the DNCC" - launched in September and has visited cities throughout Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West in recent months, with stops in Denver, Boulder, Pueblo, Lakewood and Colorado Springs, Colo.; as well as Las Vegas and Salt Lake City.

WHEN:
11:30 am, WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2008

WHERE:
Mesa State College
Campbell College Center – Liff Auditorium
1151 Elm Ave.
Grand Junction, Colo.

NOTE: Members of the public interested in attending the forum are asked to RSVP to rsvp@demconvention.com or (801) 328-1212, ext. 205, as space is limited.