Make being a Democrat fun! Providing a social lively atmosphere with
food and drink is a great idea. Some bumper stickers, buttons, prizes
and yard signs to give to your guests are always a hit.

GETTING THE WORD OUT

Make up a flyer announcing a Democratic House Party with date, time, and
location. Post in public forums and hand out as widely as possible.
Contact the local and state Democratic Party, community organizations,
and candidate campaign headquarters announcing the party. If your event
is part of a nationwide DNC “Party Building” effort, register your event
and invite other Democrats to attend here: Create an Event. Try to get
the event posted on the websites of local political and community
organizations.

GET RSVP’S

Be sure to get RSVPS! On flyers and ads announcing events be sure to put
your contact info for people to RSVP so you know how many people will be
attending to best plan for space, food, and materials.

ATTEMPT TO GET LOCAL POLITICIANS TO COME AND SAY A FEW WORDS AT THE
HOUSE PARTY

Politicians love opportunities to reach more voters. Contact local
politicians and candidates to invite them to the house party. Make the
house party a political event. Also try to get people from community
organizations or non – profits to come and talk.

CIRCULATE A SIGN IN SHEET

Be sure to have a sign in sheet for people to sign with contact
information. This will help you build email and phone bank lists as
well as recruit volunteers.

FOLLOW UP

After the event contact all the people who signed in. Ask for advice on
how to improve the next house party and how to reach more people. Tell
everyone that next time EVERYONE SHOULD BRING ONE PERSON to get more people
involved. Build a list-serve to notify people of future events and
opportunities to volunteer.

LET US KNOW HOW IT GOES.

Keep the state party informed about how it went and what the attendance
was. Take pictures of the party for us to put up on our website. We can
build valuable networks and publicity around the debate parties and make
grassroots people feel connected to the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.

REGISTER YOUR PARTY AND INVITE FELLOW DEMOCRATS: