CCDemClub NEWSLETTER #160, 3/19/2020
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 CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE (NEW)
Jamie Raskin mobile office: open once a month in Westminster!
EVENTS
March 21 (1 of 2): NEXT Patriots Resist Rally CANCELLED (NEW)
March 21 (2 of 2): NEXT Postcard-Writing Meeting CANCELLED (NEW)
March 29: CANCELLED: VOCAL Earth Day All Month meeting (NEW)
April 5: VOCAL Project Clean Stream Volunteers Needed
April 6: April Carroll County Democratic Club meeting CANCELLED (NEW)
April 7: “Harvest the Vote” Book Event in Frederick (UPDATED)
April 25: VOCAL Project Clean Stream Volunteers Needed
May 1: 2020 CCRE Bridging the Gap Conference – REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
May 4: May CC Democratic Club meeting
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)
Dear friends,
By now, you should have received the Carroll County Democratic Club’s email cancelling our next in-person meeting on April 6.
At this meeting, we were going to do two things: host a forum of the candidates for Judge of the Circuit Court of Carroll County and hold elections for Club officers for the 2020-2021 club year.
First, I will be contacting each of the Judge of the Circuit Court candidates to ask if they could do a teleconference – telephone interview – with me so that we can share with you this important candidate information so you can be an informed voter.
Second, we will be sending an email to our members requesting a vote by return email for our slate of officers for the upcoming club year. We will announce the results of the election to our entire club email list.
The Club will continue sending out our weekly email newsletter and we will keep you updated on the status our May 4th meeting.
Also, the Club’s weekly Postcard Writing Groups will not meet until the danger of COVID-19 has passed. If you are not yet an authorized postcard writer, please go to Postcards to Voters – https://postcardstovoters.org/ – and follow their instructions on how to become one. Also, Turn PA Blue – https://turnpablue.org/ – will be starting postcard initiatives in addition to their other virtual activities to help turn our neighbor Pennsylvania back to a blue state. Please sign up for their updates and see how you can get virtually involved. They are impressively organized!
As per Maryland’s Primary Election, please check in on the Carroll County Board of Elections website at https://elections.carrollcountymd.gov/. There you will be provided links to the latest info from the MD State Board of Elections which will dictate the policies county boards will follow. Here is the message on the home page of the CC Board of Elections:
“The safety and health of our customers and staff is top priority. Until further notice this office is closed. If you need to reach the office please email cc…@carrollcountymd.gov. A staff member will contact you as soon as possible.”
Though their office is physically closed, they continue to steadfastly do the work. I can personally vouch for their responsiveness and their commitment to Carroll County voters and to our electoral process. They will keep us updated as soon as decisions are made about the primary election.
Please follow and stay up to date with the health and public safety recommendations issued by: our local government at https://www.carroll-lhd.org/covid-19 , our state government at https://health.maryland.gov/ , and the CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/ .
Let’s pull together to get through this crisis. Stay well.
Kate Sanner
President of the CC Democratic Club
ABSENTEE BALLOT INFORMATION (NEW)
All this information is from https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/absentee.html !
Please refer to that site for up-to-the-date information, as dates and arrangements are changing rapidly!
EARLY VOTING INFORMATION (UPDATED)
All this information is from https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/early_voting.html !
Please refer to that site for up-to-the-date information, as dates and arrangements are changing rapidly!
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 CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE (NEW)
We will be meeting weekly on Saturdays from 10 AM to 12 Noon at the Westminster Public Library, ONCE MEETINGS RESUME!
Patriots Resist Rally CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE (NEW)
We will let you know when the rallies can resume.
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 21 (1 of 2): NEXT Patriots Resist Rally CANCELLED (NEW)
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March 21 (2 of 2): NEXT Postcard-Writing Meeting CANCELLED (NEW)
When the meetings can resume, we will let you know!
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March 29: CANCELLED: VOCAL Earth Day All Month meeting (NEW)
From VOCAL: Given the uncertainty and rapidly changing landscape around the COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided that a safe, successful event is in question.
Therefore, the in-person Earth Day All Month Expo scheduled for Sunday, March 29th is being cancelled.
However, VOCAL will still produce an online directory of local environmental stewardship in Carroll County, so please email if you have a suggestion for an organization to include. We are also re-evaluating other plans for the month so stay tuned for more information.
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April 5: VOCAL Project Clean Stream Volunteers Needed
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 CANCELLED (NEW)
The meeting scheduled for April 6, at which we were to have a Forum for the 3 primary candidates for Judge of the Circuit Court, and vote for officers, has been CANCELLED. We will let you know when meetings resume.
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April 7: “Harvest the Vote” Book Event in Frederick (UPDATED)
NOTE: right now, it is NOT clear if the following event will be cancelled due to COVID-19. Please go to https://curiousiguana.com/page/2/?tribe_paged=2&tribe_event_display=list to check the status of the event.
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
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
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
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
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