Pat Priest lives in Oconee County, where she is very involved with the Oconee County Democrats. She likes to do win-win projects; she's currently planning an energy-efficiency workshop that will be held at a local arts foundation building. Volunteers will spread out and put what they've learned to good use right then and there in the historic building -- learning while helping a cherished institution. Priest thinks it's important for Democrats to build social networks and to show what we care about when planning events.