Nonpartisan Community Partnership Proves Perfect Collaboration for Success

“Unity is strength, …when there is teamwork and collaboration. Wonderful things can be achieved,” Mattie Stepanek

 
 

And so, it was… a very successful Community Wide WONDERFUL nonpartisan Voter registration effort, involving partners: California State University Bakersfield, Bakersfield College and BCSW,
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., – Kappa Omega Omega Chapter, The League of Women Voters, and lead by the Bakersfield(CA) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated, Zadie Hurd, President; Shirley Gordon, International Trends and Service Co- Chair; and Prof. Denise L. Norris, Social Liaison for the Bakersfield Chapter of the Links, Incorporate.

With all partners focused on their individual organization mission, which includes a nonpartisan, inspiring and enlightening mission to educate, inspire and enlighten both students, and the community, this community partnership registered voters with vigor and passion– this endeavor resulted in connecting and communicating with close to 400 students, at three different campus locations: BCSW, CSUB and BC main campus, and registered close to 100 students.

These newly registered, includes pre- registration of 16-17 year olds, online registrations, QR Scans to register, paper registration forms and an untold number of these new registrants who inspired yet even more possible new registrants.

“We loved this collaboration and look forward to working together again, “stated AKA President, Harriet Edwards. “We need more collaborations, such as this” stated, Mary Helen Barro, President, The League of Women Voters of Kern County. “We had just the right people to make an impact and in an initial big way,” stated Denise L Norris, The Bakersfield Chapter of Links Incorporate Social liaison.

She continued, “With future, and an earlier planning schedule, I am certain even more impactful and dynamic organizations, would have participated. Norris continued, “Unfortunately, and with only a one-month long window to implement, and most importantly prior to the registration deadline of October 21rst, we had to act fast! Even with this time constraint, we are so wonderfully blessed that these strategic organizations saw the need, and vision to educate and register students, and then were able to commit early.

We are so honored, thankful, and extremely pleased about all our community partners- it was a perfect collaboration, and a win, win, win, win and win! Also, kudos goes to my students at both colleges, who made poster signs with conviction and passion.

Norris continues, “We look forward to collaborative Voter Registration and GOTV endeavors, and trust to collaborate with even more dynamic and impactful organizations in the future,” Norris concluded.

For more information about:

CSUB- visit Www.csub.edu

Bakersfield main campus and Southwest campus visit:
Www.bakersfieldcollege.edu

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc,Kappa Omega Omega Chapter contact:
Harriet Edwards, President – [email protected]

The League of Women Voters- Mary Helen Barro, President- [email protected]

The Bakersfield (CA) Chapter Links Incorporated- Zadie Hurd, President, –
[email protected]