Ina

Our Kids Need Ina's Help! Ina Needs Your Help!

With 6 candidates vying for 2 seats, the Trustee Area 2 race promises to be especially challenging! Ina's commitment to a Clean Re-Election Campaign means she has to communicate her Positions on the important Issues before the 2010 SCUSD Board to over 50,000 SCUSD residents who are eligible to VOTE!

If you agree with Ina's positions on Fiscal Responsibility, Administrative Accountability, Supporting Teachers & Staff & Transparency in Governance, and if you agree with Ina that with greater focus on Mastery of Basic Skills, SCUSD can Narrow the Achievement Gap & Every Can Reach Full Potential, then please help Ina get her message out to the VOTERS!

Money! The most cost-effective way to communicate a Clean Campaign Message to Voters, which intelligently informs them of a Candidate's position on complex and important issues, is by Direct Mail. Each mail-piece costs roughly 50 cents per Household to create & deliver. So, if you can afford to donate $25 or $50 or more, then you will help educate 50 or 100 or more Voters about why Ina's Re-Election is so important to them, their kids, & their Community. By foregoing just one movie, or taking just one bag lunch to work instead of eating out, you can help Ina reach 20 Voters with a $10 donation! Scroll Down ...

Time! In these difficult economic times, not everyone can help with a monetary donation. Ina will have Campaign Literature to educate Voters about the Issues our SCUSD Board must grapple with during her next term. Any time you can volunteer to help distribute this information to Voters will help tremendously! Also, the more Voters Ina can informally chat with face-to-face, the more Voters will have an opportunity to hear Ina's Positions on the Issues & learn about the challenges facing SCUSD! If you'd like to host a small (or large!) gathering of friends & neighbors to meet Ina, that would be just great! Scroll Down ...

Share! Regardless of your ability to contribute time or money to support Ina's Clean Re-Election Campaign, please let your SCUSD friends & neighbors know that they can make a difference by casting their Vote for Ina's Re-Election. And, if you know any US Citizens who reside in SCUSD & will be 18 by November 2, then please, please, please encourage them to Register To Vote! Click Here For Voter Registration Information!

Here's How To $upport Ina with a Donation -- Remember: Every Dollar Count$!

Ina believes political candidates' funding should come from supporters, not from their own personal funds. Therefore, Ina did not use any of her own money to finance her 2006 campaign. Once again, Ina has committed to not using any of her own money to finance this 2010 campaign! If you believe Ina has the education, the experience, the intelligence, the passion, the dedication, the insight, the financial background, the business acumen, the legal and analytical expertise, the fairness, the compassion, and the courage to make our school better, then please Make Great Public Education Happen for our Community by supporting Ina's campaign.

Donations for Ina's 2010 Re-Election Campaign have ranged from $1 to $750 thus far. The more you can donate the more it will help, but any amount is greatly appreciated because your donation shows you affirmative support what Ina wants to accomplish in the coming Term. Donations to Ina's 2010 Campaign have come in from people all over the United States, of diverse faiths and cultures, of varied political party affiliations, from small children to septuagenarians, who believe with Ina that every American child deserves a great education, and that when people with Ina's expertise and skills want to step up to the plate to help Make Great Public Education Happen, they merit support from people all over the Country, not just their own Community. All these generous, good-hearted people support Ina because they share Ina's passion for education, and share Ina's conviction that a solid education is the key to success in our society and that access to great public schools is the birthright of all Americans.

So, whether you live in Santa Clara or elsewhere, whether you have school-age kids or you don't, whether you are a home-owner or renter, please consider making a donation in whatever amount you can afford to "Bendis For School Board 2010" (Committee ID # 1289597) so you can help Ina make a difference!

You can make out a check to "Bendis for School Board 2010" & mail it to Ina (or drop it off in the box provided) at:

Ina K. Bendis, 3129 Barkley Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051

Please remember to include your name and address in the "NOTE" area and, if your Contribution is over $99.99, Ina will also need your occupation & employer. Thanks so much!

Alternatively, you can donate through PayPal®. Just Click Here! & Log-In. Click on "SEND MONEY" (top of LogIn page) & enter inabendis@yahoo.com as recipient.

(Please make sure to designate your Contribution as a "GIFT" so PayPal® does not inappropriately subtract a commercial transaction fee!)

Please remember to provide your name & address in the "NOTE" area and, if your Contribution is over $99.99, Ina will also need your occupation & employer. Thanks so much!

Here's How To Support Ina with Your Time & Effort -- Remember: Every Vote Counts!

With six candidates vying for two seats, the "Trustee Area 2" race promises to be especially challenging! Ina's commitment to a Clean Re-Election Campaign, focused solely on the Issues facing the 2010 SCUSD Board, means she has to get her message out to over 50,000 residents of SCUSD who are eligible to VOTE! If you would like to help support Ina's Clean Re-Election Campaign by Precinct Walking, Hosting a Meet-&-Greet or in other way, please email bendisforboard@yahoo.com!
[IMPORTANT! This is NOT the email address to use for PayPal® donations (see above).]

Please Tell Your Friends & Neighbors to Vote for Ina!

Please remind your SCUSD friends & neighbors to Vote on Election Day, and let them know how important it is for our Kids & for our Community to Re-Elect Ina K. Bendis to the SCUSD Governing Board & to Support a Clean 2010 SCUSD Election Campaign!

"Cast your VOTE based on each candidate's Qualifications, Voting Record & Positions on Issues Affecting Education!

VOTE for candidates who demonstrate positive, constructing Walking & who reject negative, destructive Talking!"