Campaign Schedule for September

By Aziz P. -
Courtesy of Lawrence, here's Dean's campaign schedule for the rest of this month:

Sunday, September 15, 20021:00pmSpeak at North Dakota Democratic Party lunch, Holiday Inn, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Friday, September 20, 20026:00pmSpeak at AFL-CIO COPE dinner, Southfield Weston Hotel, Southfield, Michigan
Saturday, September 21, 20026:00pm Speak at Keene County Democrats spaghetti dinner, Keene, New Hampshire
Sunday, September 22, 20025:00pm Speak at National Education Association's State Presidents' meeting, Radisson Hotel, Burlington, Vermont
Monday, September 23, 20025:00pm Attend reception for Julie Thomas, candidate for Congress, Iowa City, Iowa
 6:00pm Attend reception for University of Iowa Young Democrats, Iowa City, Iowa
 7:00pm Address students at University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Tuesday, September 24, 200212:00pm Attend lunch for Julie Thomas, candidate for Congress, Iowa City, Iowa
Thursday, September 26, 20026:00pm Reception for New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus, Manchester, New Hampshire
Friday, September 27, 200211:30am Keynote speaker, American Lung Association of Maine Annual Meeting, Marriott Hotel, South Portland, Maine
Saturday, September 28, 20027:00pm Keynote speaker, OutVote 2002, Menger Hotel, San Antonio, Texas
Sunday, September 29, 200211:00am Keynote speaker, Stonewall Democrats of Austin brunch, Austin, Texas

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