Join the LEADERSHIP BUREAU of the Normandy Chapter of Democrats Abroad France and help us get out the vote  and plan informative events across the Normandy and Picardy region. Send in your candidacy by 15 February 2019 to the Normandy Elections Officer at ampelosky@hotmail.com.

Join the Normandy Democrats for a festive holiday lunch at 12:30 on Sunday, 16 December 2018 at the Bistro du Port in beautiful Honfleur. RSVP to canstevens@gmail.com.

Under a very hot Norman sun, Normandy Democrats celebrated Independence Day and Bastille Day with an American barbecue on 14 July in Villequier.

Celebrate Independence Day and Bastille Day at a Franco-American barbecue in the lovely Normandy town of Villequier on 14 July 2018 starting at 13:00. RSVP to christine.normandy@gmail.com.

Democrats Abroad Normandy commemorated D-Day and laid a wreath in honor of the fallen in a moving ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery.

Join us at 11:30 on Saturday, 2 June 2018 at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer to lay a Democrats Abroad wreath to remember D-Day. Then we will have lunch together at the nearby D-Day House restaurant on Omaha Beach. RSVP to Candice at canstevens@gmail.com.

Don't miss the WWII Film Festival on 1-4 June near Utah Beach which features a Band of Brothers actors reunion. www.wwiifoundation.org/events/film/

What will happen in the 2018 elections? How can you make a difference?  Bring your ideas and questions to a NORMANDY TOWN HALL with DA Chair Joe Smallhoover on the afternoon of Sunday, 6 May in Villequier (76). For more information, contact christine.normandy@gmail.com

Now is the time to request your ballots for the 2018 elections at http://www.VoteFromAbroad.org. Primaries in states such as Texas and Illinois are as early as March. Expat voters can help take back the House and the Senate!

Democrats Abroad France met in Paris to develop strategies for winning back the House and the Senate. All France voters will receive state-specific information on elections. For more info, see http://www.democratsabroad.org/voting