March 2019 Newsletter

A Note From Our Chair...

Hello Pinellas Democrats!

As we reflect on Women's History Month, we are fortunate to have so many amazing women running for and serving in elected office. We look forward to City Councilwoman Lisa Wheeler Bowman speaking to us on March 25th. Speaking of amazing woman, we are proud to feature Raemona Clark as our member of the month! Please click on the link below to read about Ramona and her very politically active endeavors.

Please bring any nonperishable food items to the meeting. This month we are donating to the High Point Neighborhood Family Center in Clearwater.

In the spirit of sustainability and being good stewards to our beautiful planet, we are moving away from printing agendas to presenting them on screen at our meeting. This month’s agenda is attached if you would like to print it or refer to it during the meeting.

As always, we want to hear from you. If you have any ideas for speakers, if you can recommend a person for member of the month, if you want to offer suggestions or feedback on training, etc… Please email chair@pinellasdemocrats.com

In It to Win It With You!
Barbara

From Our Finance Chair...

Lots of resources are needed for a successful Pinellas Democratic Party. Besides people - volunteers and candidates - we need adequate financial support. I believe we share a vision of a winning 2020 election. I hope we will do our part in making that possible.

One critical element is a process that makes for predictable revenue, allowing the PDC to plan and execute winning activities for campaigns this year and next. It's simple but vitally important we all participate.

We initially called this campaign In It To Win It! Seems it's become a mantra for our party.

The goal is to have at least 200 individuals sign up for a monthly donation of $20 (whatever works for you) via our In It To Win It donation page on ActBlue. Here's the link (or you can click the BIG BLUE donate button below): https://secure.actblue.com/donate/init

Donor benefits (besides the satisfaction of substantive, sustainable help for the PDC) are:

New In It To Win It pin
Discounts at fundraising events
Name listed on PDC website home page (you can opt out & cancel pledges at any time)

Last but not least! Save-the-Date! We will have our first Fun-Fundraiser, June 2nd! The PDC Beach Party at Alden Suites Beachfront Resort! 12-6pm.

All my best,
Larry Biddle

Announcements...

Check out the latest information from our House Districts, Clubs, Caucuses and Committees. It is expected that each group will have a minimum two sentence update and contact information. Click on the White Category Heading (or an underlined hyperlink) to access information about each group.

News from the Districts

House District 64:
House District 65:
House District 66:
House District 67:
House District 68:
House District 69:
House District 70:

News from our Clubs

Greater Pinellas Dems:
Greater Tarpon Springs Dems:
Gulfport Dems:
Largo/Mid Pinellas Dems:
North Pinellas Dems:
On Top of the World Dems:
South St. Pete Dems:
St. Pete Dems:

News from our Caucuses

Democratic Women's Club of Upper Pinellas:
Democratic Black Caucus:
Democratic Hispanic Caucus:
Democratic Progressive Caucus:
Democratic Veterans Caucus:
Stonewall Democrats:
Environmental Caucus:

News from our Committees

Public Relations:
Campaign:
Diversity & Inclusion:
Finance:
Issues:
Outreach:
Voter Services:
Young Democrats:

The 4th Monday of the month is our

NEW MEETING DAY!

Next meeting, March 25th!

7:00 p.m.

Clearwater Marriott, 12600 Roosevelt Blvd N, St. Petersburg, FL 33716

PLEASE bring non-perishable food items to donate to local food banks!

Click on the link below for the agenda with links to the minutes.

At each monthly meeting the Pineallas Dems will be collecting food items to donate to local food pantries. Click on "Charity Donation" to find out about this month's charity and how you can help.

At our February meeting our guest speaker, Ms. Gwendolyn Reese, spoke to us about the Harvard University diversity survey we could take online. Click here for a link to that survey.

Be Informed...Get Involved!

Click on the links below to find out more about YOUR Pinellas County Democrats. You'll find our monthly Agenda; Here is a link to last month's minutes. You'll also find a "cheat sheet" for Robert's Rules of Order that we adhere to in our meetings. Click on "Guest Speaker" to learn about our speaker presenting at this month's PDEC meeting. Click on the "Get Involved" button for a list of opportunities to volunteer and engage with your community. We have a section, "What's Your Question?" where we'll do our best to answer any question you might have related to the Pinellas Democrats. We also feature a "Member of the Month" - check this out as we celebrate our successes, both large and small. We also offer ongoing training opportunities; click on "Training Opportunities" to check out VAN training that's available now. Finally, click on the "Add Your Voice" button to share information with your Newsletter team. Feel free to offer suggestions for "Member of the Month"; new opportunities to become involved in the community or notices of trainings. You can also submit a question and we'll do our best to answer it. The newsletter is compiled by volunteers for volunteers. We need YOU to help make this a living, engaging and up-to-date document. We're in this to WIN IT! Get off the bench and get in the game! Let's have fun and make positive change.