Subject: INVITE | REQUEST: Hon. Willie L. Brown, Jr. Honored at Emerge CA's Reception (Wednesday, June 1st)
From: Hala Hijazi <[email-masked]>
To: Hala Hijazi <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 18:51:33 -0700

*Dear Emerge California & Emerge America Stakeholders,*

I hope this note finds you well and I hope your week is off to a great
start. On behalf of Emerge California <http://www.emergeca.org/>, an
affiliate of Emerge America <http://www.emergeamerica.org/>, and the only
4-month training program in CA designed to recruit, train, and position
democratic women to run and to win elected ​offices and to serve on boards
and commissions​, thank you for your leadership, continued support, and for
all that you do in SF, regionally, and nationally.

*Emerge Alumnae London Breed, President of the SF Board of
Supervisors* and *Libby
Schaaf, Mayor of the City of Oakland* and *I, Emerge CA Board of Directors
and Fundraising Chair* are thrilled to *Co-Chair Emerge CA’s Annual San
Francisco Reception: Sharing the Legacy & Passing the Torch *and are even
more thrilled to announce that the *Hon. Willie L. Brown, Jr. is our 2016
Special Guest and Honoree*.

Emerge CA's 2016 Annual Reception will take place on *Wednesday, June 1st,
2016 at 5:30pm-8:00pm*, at the City Club of San Francisco, 155 Sansome
Street.

For over 50 years, Mayor Brown has been invaluable, instrumental and key to
shaping public policies and politics in California. He has been a
trailblazer in engaging diverse constituencies, including empowering women
and providing them with opportunities in leadership positions.

Because of stakeholders and investors like yourself and Mayor Brown over
the past 15 years, Emerge CA has reached significant milestones including: (
*i*) training over 400 women, 50% of whom have already run for or have been
appointed to office; (*ii*) boosting a win rate of 70%; (*iii*) more than
300 appointments to commissions and boards; and (*iv*) our deep commitment
to diversity – with 54% women of color.

Friends, we are grateful for all your investments in support of our diverse
initiatives and communities. To that end and to sustain our one-of-a-kind
and successful statewide program, we respectfully request your
consideration to attend our reception and to join our list of 2016 sponsors
and host committee members at the *$2500 Senatorial Sponsor level* (*write
or raise*) or at any other level that is personally meaningful to you and
to your organization.

For more information on the list of sponsorship opportunities, please see
attached. For more information about Emerge CA and for Reception Details,
please *CLICK HERE*
<http://www.emergeca.org/events/emerge-californias-2016-annual-san-francisco-reception>
and if you are interested in making a contribution online, please *CLICK
HERE* <https://act.myngp.com/Forms/131309635235743488>.

I have spent over 10 years serving on this volunteer working board and
investing in the leadership of women, especially women from
under-represented communities and I could not be more proud and excited
today ​as I was the 1st day that I joined. Because of our collective
efforts and ​investors like you, we are recruiting and positioning
qualified women to serve in public offices and at the same time, making
history! ​

Thank you for your continued generous support and consideration and I look
forward to your response.

If you have any questions, please email me at [email-masked] or call me
on my cell at 415-307-4607.​

Warmly ​and with ​gratitude,

Hala

Hala K. Hijazi

Board of Directors | Chair of Fundraising, www.EmergeCa.org
<http://www.emergeca.org/>

Delegate, Senate District 11, CA Democratic Party

Political Partner, www.TrumanProject.org <http://www.trumanproject.org/>

Founder, Professionals VIP Network
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tQWbyTcVHo&feature=youtube_gdata_player>

Member, Kamala Harris for US Senate Leadership Circle

Member, President Obama | Democratic National Committee's National Finance
Committee

415-307-4607