Newsletter 3/25/2021

CCDemClub NEWSLETTER #212, 3/25/2021

NEW and UPDATED items are marked and highlighted. 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 wilsoncpu@gmail.com.

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Note from the President

Our virtual CC Democratic Club meeting will take place on Zoom on Monday, April 5th from 7-8 PM.  

You should have already received an invitation via email to attend the meeting. It will be necessary to RSVP that you will attend in order to get the Zoom link for the meeting. You will also receive an agenda and also some guidelines for the meeting.

We are looking forward to restarting our meetings!

Take care and stay well.

Kate Sanner

President of the CC Democratic Club

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Your CCDemClub in Action: Two More Donations (NEW)

The club has made two more donations for good local causes: $25 each to the Campaign Against Prejudice, as well as the Maryland Poor People’s Campaign.

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Moving Forward: A Conversation with 2020 MD Electoral College Voter Corynne Courpas

Kate Sanner, host of Moving Forward (and president of the CC Dem Club), interviews Corynne Courpas about her experience as a 2020 MD Electoral College Voter during a period of pollical strife and COVID-19, her decades-long involvement in public service, and her insights on the role politics plays in our lives, the importance of local elections, and turning your passion for a cause into political activism.
*Ms. Courpas is also a Director of the CC Dem Club.

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EVENTS

April 5, 2021: Club Meeting via ZOOM!

The CC Democratic Club will hold its first Virtual meeting via Zoom on Monday, April 5, 2021 from 7-8 PM. Before the meeting, you will be sent an email that will contain: 1) some guidelines about attending a Zoom meeting and 2) an agenda for the meeting. You will receive a separate email that will contain the link to the Zoom meeting (and a phone number in case you want to call in instead of using the video function.)

May 20, 2021: Virtual Victory Gala fundraiser (UPDATED)

The Carroll County Democratic Central Committee’s “Annual Victory Dinner and Silent Auction”, scheduled for Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Martin’s Westminster, has been RESCHEDULED as the “Virtual Victory Gala” on Thursday, May 20, 2021, 7pm-9pm.  For info, contact the CCDCC at ccmddemocrats@gmail.com.

June 19, 2021: HSCC Wolfstock

The Humane Society of Carroll County has announced that the 5th annual Wolfstock will be at the Ag Center in Westminster on June 19th.  Mark your calendar.  This is a fun fundraiser that includes over 60 vendors, Jack Russell racing, animal demos, goat yoga, pet contests, live music, food, craft brews.

A variety of business sponsorships are available.

Your support will assist with pet adoptions, education, spay/neuter, medical treatments for animals in the care of the HSCC.

Appropriate covid precautions will apply.  Call 410-848-4810 for more information.

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About the Club (UPDATED)

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. Our email address is ccdemclubmd@gmail.com 

FACEBOOK Page: www.facebook.com/CarrollCountyDemocraticClub

Your club in action: https://ccdems.com/your-cc-democratic-club-in-action/

Officers and meeting information: http://ccdems.com/ccdemclub-2020-21/

The newsletter will always have the LATEST information on upcoming meetings.

The meeting minutes are posted in our Google Group folder: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByGlJGvA6lW3bGlfdUlJTTVpcGs

We now have 77 paid members, in 52 memberships, with at least 33 NEW/FIRST-TIME MEMBERS! AMAZING! To join by check OR PayPal:  https://ccdems.com/dues/

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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, wilsoncpu@gmail.com

The newsletter was first published on February 25, 2017. The CCDemClub newsletter archives can be found at https://ccdems.com/newsletter-archive/

Archived links are at https://ccdems.com/archived-links

– Mark

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Standard Links

  • Jamie Raskin:  Contact his district staff at 301-354-1000 if you need any assistance.
  • 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.

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From the Carroll County Democratic Club