CCDemClub NEWSLETTER #159, 3/12/2020
NEW and UPDATED items are marked and highlighted in the Table of Contents, and in the details.
For UPDATED items, I’ll try to highlight the changed or new bits (like this!)
For information on joining the club, see “About the Club” at the end of the newsletter.
Any problems, or to submit items for the newsletter, email me at wils…@gmail.com.
– Mark
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Note from the President (NEW)
ALL ARE WELCOME AT OUR MEETINGS AND EVENTS!
Postcards 4 Maryland postcard writing group! (UPDATED)
Jamie Raskin mobile office: open once a month in Westminster!
EVENTS
March 14 (1 of 2): NEXT Patriots Resist Rally (NEW)
March 14 (2 of 2): NEXT Postcard-Writing Meeting (NEW)
March 17: Jamie Raskin in Westminster
March 29: VOCAL Earth Day All Month meeting (UPDATED)
April 5: VOCAL Project Clean Stream Volunteers Needed (NEW)
April 6: April Carroll County Democratic Club meeting
April 7: “Harvest the Vote” Book Event in Frederick
April 25: VOCAL Project Clean Stream Volunteers Needed (NEW)
May 1: 2020 CCRE Bridging the Gap Conference – REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN (UPDATED)
May 4: May CC Democratic Club meeting (UPDATED)
May 14: Carroll County Democratic Central Committee Victory Dinner
About the Club
About the Newsletter
Et Cetera! (Various Other Resources)
Note from the President (NEW)
The CC Democratic Club is happy to provide the link to the video recording of the Congressional District 1 candidate forum hosted by the Club.at the Taneytown Public Library on March 2, 2020. You can view it at https://youtu.be/wMmy93nVzMc.
Participating in the forum were Jennifer Pingley, RN of Cecil County (https://www.electjenrn.com/), Mia Mason of Frederick County (https://miadmason.us/), and Allison Galbraith of Harford County (https://www.flipthefirst.com/). In addition to watching the video, I would recommend you sign up for each of their mailing lists so you can get their newsletters and learn more about their positions on issues before the Maryland Primary. Early Voting for the MD Primary takes place on April 16th though the 23rd; Primary Day is April 28th.
The Club’s next meeting will take place on Monday, April 6, 2020 from 6:30 – 8:30 in the Large Meeting Room of the Westminster branch of the Carroll County Public Library. In addition to a short business meeting at which we will elect officers for the next Club year, we will also host a forum for the three candidates for the Judge of the Circuit Court of Carroll County which is a non-partisan race. Our courts are an important part of our government – at the federal, state, and local levels. We should all be as informed as we can be before we vote for who will serve on the bench.
Also, save the date of May 4 for the last regularly scheduled meeting of the Club year. At the May meeting, which will be held in the Large Meeting Room of the Finksburg Library, we will have the swearing in of the officers elected at the April meeting, a speaker from Human Services Programs of Carroll County who will do a short presentation on their new and current initiatives, and hopefully, a political guest. More details to follow.
Please note that there will be a Club special event on June 1 to keep us engaged and motivated ahead of the November elections. We will also have our annual Democratic club picnic in July at Lions Club Park in Union Bridge (the exact date is now being planned). More details to follow.
The Club’s postcard writing group will be meeting again on Saturday, March 14 from 10 AM to 12 Noon. Unfortunately, all the meeting rooms at the Westminster Public Library were booked, so we will meet up in the lobby and then find a table at which we will work for the two hours. I will provide the postcards (no cost to you); you provide the postcard stamps and 2 hours of your time. Bring a pen and colored pens if you have them.
Please stay engaged and get others engaged with the CC Democratic Club. Remember, you don’t need to be a member to attend our meetings, activities, or to volunteer (though we would love it if you do). Thank you for all you do to give Democrats an important presence and vibrant voice in Carroll County
Kate
EARLY VOTING INFORMATION
All this information is from https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/early_voting.html !
When can I vote early?
For the 2020 Elections, these are the dates:
Primary Election – Thursday, April 16, 2020 through Thursday, April 23, 2020 from 10 am until 8 pm.
(Primary Day itself is April 28.)
General Election – Thursday, October 22, 2020 through Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 8 am until 8 pm.
Where can I vote early?
For Carroll County, there are TWO centers:
Westminster Senior Activities Center
125 Stoner Avenue
Westminster, MD 21157
South Carroll Swim Club
1900 W. Liberty Road
Westminster, MD 21157
In general, you can vote in an early voting center in the county where you live. See a list of the 2020 Primary early voting sites (PDF).
ALL ARE WELCOME AT OUR MEETINGS AND EVENTS!
Did you know that you do not have to be a member of the CC Democratic Club to
attend our meetings and events? Our activities are open to anyone who would like to
attend and participate. (Almost all our activities are free. Our picnic in July is free to paid
members.)
That being said, we would love to have you as a member! Membership costs $15 for an
individual and $25 for a couple per club year. You will get a very spiffy membership card
and the gratitude and camaraderie of fellow CC Democrats. Most importantly, your
membership dues help the Club extend its outreach in the community, so please
consider joining. You can join at any meeting, or by contacting Treasurer Mark Wilson, wils…@gmail.com.
Postcards 4 Maryland postcard writing group! (UPDATED)
The CC Democratic Club has formed the Postcards 4 Maryland Carroll County postcard writing group
We will be meeting weekly on Saturdays from 10 AM to 12 Noon at the Westminster Public Library. The next meeting is THIS Saturday, March 14. Unfortunately, all the meeting rooms at the Westminster Public Library were booked, so we will meet up in the lobby and then find a table at which we will work for the two hours.
We will be writing postcards through Postcards to Voters, Postcards to Wisconsin (they are providing the cards – we provide the stamps), postcards for PA through a MD based allies group, and any other battleground state postcard campaigns I learn about. Please bring postcards if you have them. I will let you know where to order some for purchase to use going forward and I will also have some to sell at cost. Please also bring postcard stamps. Postcard postage is $0.35. You can buy books of 20 stamps at the post office or rolls of 100 stamps. I will also have stamps you can purchase for use that day. The room seats 10 people so if you plan to come, let me know. If the group grows over time, I will try to get the larger library room. We will be meeting on Saturday March 14.
Jamie Raskin mobile office: open once a month in Westminster!
NOTICE: Congressman Jamie Raskin’s staff has a mobile office in Westminster once per month, on the second Wednesday of every month from 10am to 12noon at the Westminster Library (50 East Main Street, Westminster, 21157). Congressman Raskin says “No appointment is necessary for mobile office hours but constituents are encouraged to contact my District Office at 301-354-1000 ahead of their visit to ensure they bring with them proper documentation that may expedite service requests. As always, you may request assistance at my permanent District Office (51 Monroe Street, Rockville, MD 20850) Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.”
EVENTS
March 14 (1 of 2): NEXT Patriots Resist Rally (NEW)
This is a peaceful gathering to spread our beliefs in social justice, including human rights and the environment.
We focus on positive messaging through our signs, but also take on pressing issues that deserve direct responses.
We meet across from the Westminster Branch Library, from 1 to 2pm every Saturday. We have been demonstrating weekly for three years. We invite and welcome new faces to the event.
There are no organizers for this event. It is an organic gathering that lets our fellow Carroll Countians understand that there are people in Carroll with a conscience who are working for social justice locally, nationally, and globally.
Any questions please email In…@carrollcan.org.
Upcoming Patriots Resist Rallies: March 21, 28.
NOTE: from now on, only the NEXT rally will be listed individually in detail.
Subsequent rallies will be listed by date only, as above.
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March 14 (2 of 2): NEXT Postcard-Writing Meeting (NEW)
We will be meeting weekly on Saturdays from 10 AM to 12 Noon. The next meeting is THIS Saturday, March 7, in the LARGE meeting room of the Westminster Public Library. See the bulletin above for details.
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March 17: Jamie Raskin in Westminster
Details as they become available, but he’s planning on being in Westminster on St. Patrick’s Day.
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March 29: VOCAL Earth Day All Month meeting (UPDATED)
From VOCAL: Did you know the 50th anniversary of Earth Day is April 22nd?
VOCAL will celebrate all month by promoting environmental stewardship and “outdoorism” in Carroll County.
A kickoff event will be held on Sunday, March 29th 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the large meeting room of the Finksburg library.
And you can help! Organizations and agencies in Carroll County will showcase their activities, promote their Earth Day and other related events, and recruit volunteers interested in protecting the planet.
RSVP for Expo on Facebook Event Page
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April 5: VOCAL Project Clean Stream Volunteers Needed (NEW)
VOCAL Carroll County is looking for Project Clean Stream volunteers at two of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s local events:
Sunday, April 5 – Bear Branch Nature Center 2:00 – 4:00PM
Saturday, April 25 – Piney Run Park 10:00AM – Noon
Sign up at the expo (Sunday, March 29th 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the large meeting room of the Finksburg library) or email VOCAL at VOCALcarr…@gmail.com to participate.
RSVP for Expo on Facebook Event Page
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April 6: April Carroll County Democratic Club meeting
We have reserved the Large Meeting Room of the Westminster branch of the Carroll County Public Library for the Club’s April meeting on Monday, April 6 from 6:30-8:30 PM. NOTE THE SPECIAL LOCATION AND TIME!
At this meeting, we will have a forum for the 3 primary candidates for Judge of the Circuit Court. This is a NON-PARTISAN race. Forty-five minutes has been allotted for the forum. I have sent an email invitation to each of the candidates. I would appreciate your contributions of questions for the forum
Following the forum, we will have our monthly meeting at which we will have the election of Club officers, in addition to other Club business and updates/announcements. We will also choose a date for the club picnic.
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April 7: “Harvest the Vote” Book Event in Frederick
The Curious Iguana bookstore in Frederick, MD will host author Jane Kleeb who will
share her new book, Harvest the Vote: How Democrats Can Win Again in Rural
America. The event runs from 7pm to 8pm. Harvest the Vote is an urgent and stirring road map showing how the
Democratic party can, and should, engage rural America.
This event is free but registration is preferred; click https://curiousiguana.com/event/jane-kleeb-harvest-the-vote/ to register. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event. Here is the Facebook link to get a free
ticket and reserve your place: https://www.facebook.com/events/199001544608651/
About the book:
The Democratic Party has lost an entire generation of rural voters. By
focusing the majority of their message and resources on urban and
coastal voters, Democrats have sacrificed entire regions of the country
where there is more common ground and shared values than what
appears on the surface.
In Harvest the Vote, Jane Kleeb, chair of Nebraska’s Democratic Party
and founder of Bold Nebraska, brings us a lively and sweeping argument
for why the Democrats shouldn’t turn away from rural America. As a party leader and
longtime activist, Kleeb speaks from experience. She’s been fighting the national party
for more resources and building a grassroots movement to flex the power of a voting
bloc that has long been ignored and forgotten.
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April 25: VOCAL Project Clean Stream Volunteers Needed (NEW)
VOCAL Carroll County is looking for Project Clean Stream volunteers at two of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s local events:
Sunday, April 5 – Bear Branch Nature Center 2:00 – 4:00PM
Saturday, April 25 – Piney Run Park 10:00AM – Noon
Sign up at the expo (Sunday, March 29th 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the large meeting room of the Finksburg library) or email VOCAL at VOCALcarr…@gmail.com to participate.
RSVP for Expo on Facebook Event Page
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May 1: 2020 CCRE Bridging the Gap Conference – REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN (UPDATED)
Title: My County, ‘Tis of Thee: Others in America.
May 1, 2020 – 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Register for this outstanding free event at https: https://forms.gle/oeHLkjHPJ3YEjtjs6
or visit their website: www.carrollcitizensforracialequality.org
Are you registered to vote? Tuesday, April 7th is the deadline to register to vote in the 2020 Presidential Primary Election. You can register or update your info online here: https://bit.ly/1qxkgbT #MDvotes #CCMDVotes
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May 4: May CC Democratic Club meeting (UPDATED)
Monday, May 4, beginning at 6:30 in the LARGE meeting room at the FINKSBURG Public Library!
Note the special location!
Installation of officers. Kelly Combass, Director of Development for the Human Services Programs of Carroll County, Inc., will be the speaker at 6:30 PM. May is National Community Action Month. HSP has some new initiatives she will talk about.
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May 14: Carroll County Democratic Central Committee Victory Dinner
The Carroll County Democratic Central Committee invites you to its Annual Victory Dinner and Silent Auction.
Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Martin’s Westminster.
6:30, Reception
7:30, Dinner
8:30, Program
$80.00/person in advance, $85.00 at the door, $50 for students.
Keynote speaker: Senator Bill Ferguson, new President of the Maryland Senate.
Contact Anita Riley, 410-781-0206, dolce…@verizon.net.
Please mark your calendars and plan to join us that evening!
And thanks in advance for your support.
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About the Club
FACEBOOK Page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/CarrollCountyDemocraticClub/posts/?ref=page_internal
We work to promote Democratic ideals and candidates. We also present speakers on topics of interest to voters at our meetings. We’re based in Westminster.
Regular meetings resume March, April, May of next year.
The meeting minutes are posted in our Google Group folder:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByGlJGvA6lW3bGlfdUlJTTVpcGs
To pay CCDemClub annual dues, send a check made out to “”CCDemClub” to:
Mark Wilson, Treasurer, 1699 King Richard Road, Eldersburg, MD 21784.
$15 for a single, $25 for a couple. You will receive a spiffy club membership card in the mail!
Back to our regularly-scheduled program….
About the Newsletter
We send out a weekly newsletter listing all the news and upcoming events for the next month or so, emphasizing the newly-added or updated events.
As always, you can also go to ccdems.com/events at any time to see the full calendar and details.
To ADD an EVENT: send the information, including (if possible) a URL, to Mark Wilson, wils…@gmail.com.
The newsletter was first published on February 25, 2017.
Et Cetera! (Various Other Resources)
Moving Forward Podcast: moving-forward.libsyn.com With host Kate Sanner
To get on the Carroll County Democratic Central Committee’s mailing list, email Tom Scanlan at trsc…@gmail.com.
To give DIRECTLY to the local food bank, Carroll County Food Sunday, go to the CCFS donation page: http://ccfoodsunday.org/how-to-help/
This page is always available, and ensures your donation directly benefits folks here in Carroll County.
From the Carroll County Democratic Club