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**We are grateful to our sponsors donors partners and volunteers **
We’re so grateful for our amazing supporters - committee members, teachers, donors, partners, volunteers, and vendors—you’re the heart of everything we do. With your help, we’re building a future where every voice matters.
Thanks for powering up with us—we couldn’t do it without you!
** Power UP Coordinating committee**
Dear Carolyn
Thank you for your incredible work in guiding our students through the Power uP campaign. Your insights and dedication to teaching them helped shape their understanding of voting and its importance. You truly made a difference in their lives and helped them stay engaged and encouraged and feel empowered about their future.
Dear Rhonda
Thank you for all your hard work in securing the teachers, resources and donors that helped make the Power uP Campaign possible. Your dedication to finding people who shared our vision was vital to our success. You’ve truly been a driving force in ensuring we had the support and items we needed to make this campaign a success.
Dear Jennifer,
I can’t thank you enough for all the time, energy, and support you poured into mentoring the youth leaders throughout the Power uP Campaign. From guiding them on social media to being present at our events, you helped them develop the skills and confidence they needed to succeed. I especially appreciate your constant encouragement and the personal touch you brought as a mentor. Let’s keep this momentum going and continue creating positive changes!
Dear Pat
Thank you for your incredible effort in helping us reach more people during the Power uP Campaign. Your support in expanding our outreach, especially with the additional connections you brought to the campaign, was invaluable. Thanks to your leadership, we were able to connect with more voters, register new voters, and create a larger impact.
Dear Lillian
Thank you so much for bringing your special analytical skill to the Power Up Campaign. Your neutral and clear explanations of the ballot measures and propositions was appreciated by all those attending the vote by mail events. You made their task easier. Your comprehensive summaries of voting history, process, and importance sparked passion in the students. Their passion combined with their learning is what allowed them to make significant gain in the voter turnout in our district.
Dear Ellen,
Thank you for the incredible support you brought to our Power uP Campaign. Your leadership and the connections we made through the BAPACSD Foundation with important funders and organizations significantly contributed to the success of our efforts. Your commitment, vision, and advice were invaluable, and I truly appreciate everything you did. Let’s continue making an impact together!
Dear Marley
Thank you so much for being a youth ambassador for the Power uP Campaign. Your unique insights and presence really made a difference. I especially loved the awesome artwork you contributed—it really helped make the campaign stand out. You played an important role in pushing us forward, and I’m so thankful for your help. Keep being amazing, and I can’t wait to see what we do next!
Dear Henry,
Thank you for your leadership and commitment as lead youth ambassador to the Power uP Campaign. The goodwill you brought from your connections and the new relationships you built within our community made all the difference. Your influence with both adults and students expanded our reach and impact. I’m proud to have worked alongside you and look forward to future efforts together! Event Manager Clara Carter, Multi Cultural Convention Services Network MCCSN and Women In Tourism and Hospitality sdwithit
Kim, Danielle, Gerry, Jenny, Julia and Philip
Thank you for being our “go to support team”. Your knowledge, perspectives and availability when we “thought we saw smoke” prevented many fires.
** Schools ** Power up With YOUth and democracy in San Diego 4th District are better for the successful efforts of San Diego Unified School District E led by Dr. Sharon Whitehurst Payne. These students and their teachers, who led and influenced their friends, family, and peers to vote. They also designed and implemented this historic first of its kind campaign creating prototypes that are used as a “role model” throughout California.
Mock Voting
Johnson Elementary For Stem and Science Dr. Tracey Jenkins- Martin
Materials, Promotion, Advocacy and Events
Johnson Elementary For Stem and Science Dr. Tracey Jenkins- Martin
Nye Elementary - Dr. Pamela Thompson. Tammy Robinson
Bell Middle School - Dr. Precious Jackson- Hubbard, Karen Lacey-
Jackson
Millennial Tech Middle School - Dr. Nicola Labas, Sarah Hillard,
Brittany Cook
Morse High School - Dr. Cynthia Larkin, Sonja Taylor, Laura
Stauffer,
Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy Juan House, Alicia Martinez,
Julieta Morales
** Volunteers **
** Volunteers **
Voting
Vote ByMail
Bethel African American Methodist Church Dr. Harvey Vaughn, Patricia Bevelyn, Vivian Patterson, Nikeeta McLeod, Dorothy Vails-Weber, Tommy and Joann Vance, Marley White, Jennifer White
St. Stephens Cathedral Church of God In Christ Pastor McKinney, Henry Anderson
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church San Diego Pastor Anderson, Clara Carter, Charlotte Jackson, Hazel Jenkins. Henry Anderson
Jackie Robinson Family YMCA Anna Arancibia
Register to Vote
Bayview Baptist Church San Diego
Pastor Brooks, Pat Murray, Valry Carroll, Donna Gibson, Dinah
Goodspeed, Sarah Holmes, Debra Jarvis, Carolyn Johnson, Iris
Payne, Doris Rawlings, Gracelia Smith, Francis Story, Loretta
Swanagan
Crawford High School San Diego Dr. Reashon Villery, Counselor
Tim Shaw
Mock Voting
Johnson Elementary For Stem and Science - Dr. Tracey Jenkins-
Martin
Entertainment
Celebration Supporters
Danielle Anderson, Janice Dickens, Valerie Dixon, Sandra Freow,
Judith Green, La Tosca James, Debra Jarvis, Catherine Jones,
Nolen McFarland, Deb McKissack, Kim Milton, Josie Moore,
Theresa Nevills, Rhonda Shephard, Earnestine Simmons,
Jan Turner, Xochitl Villanueva ,
** Vendors **
Clara Carter, MCCSN
CWJ Audio Visual Carlton Jones
Planet Zoo Entertainment Wayne Daniels
Shack on Wheels Chicken Shack 619
Joshua Briggs Party Supplies
Jaqailah Bell Digital Marketing Specialist
Erica’s Balloons Erica Lagrone
Steve Cooper Lifestyles Steve Cooper videographer
Nailah S. Hunter Fantasy Painting Entertainment
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