Minutes for April 14, 2007

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Johnson County Democratic Women

Regular Monthly Meeting

Saturday, April 14, 2007

10:00 am

Cook’s Cafeteria

Meeting called to order at 10:10 am

Reading and approval of the minutes from March 10, 2007

Treasurer’s report of a balance of $379.19

Challenge prizes to the Program Committee: Evelyn Cook, Lydia Lewis, Helen McQueen, Evelyn Walsh, and Judy Walsh

Program by Wanda Payne: John Edwards, Presidential Candidate for 2008

• Restoring America’s Moral Leadership in the World
• Guaranteeing Affordable, Quality Health Care for Every American
• Eliminating Poverty
• Strengthening America’s Middle Class
• Leading the Fight against Global Warming
• Halting Global Warming by Capping Carbon Emissions
• Creating the New Energy Economy and 1 Million Jobs
• Meet the Demand for More Electricity through Efficiency

Katherine Hegemann will work on fact sheets for all the Democratic candidates

Meeting items presented by Evelyn Cook, President: 4 scandals

• Paul Wolfowitz (Republican) scandal at the World Bank
• Treatment of wounded military personnel scandal
• Deleted Executive Branch e-mail regarding federal prosecutors scandal
• Firing of federal prosecutors scandal

Report: Democratic Party of Johnson County, TN by Darlene Atwood

• Officers: Terry Thompson, President; Wayne Ward, Vice President; Darlene Atwood, Secretary; Shirley Brahaney, Treasurer
• Representation on the Executive Committee by each district
• What it means to be a Democrat: Darlene will copy this and we will have as handouts.

Evelyn Cook

• An independent voter called her and said, “It’s time I got off the fence.”
• The DWJC needs to do a better job of getting the word to our members about Democratic Party general meetings
• The country is facing moral bankruptcy and we must set as our highest priority to elect a Democratic president in 2008
• The Republican in Johnson County do not see the dire consequences of staying on the current national path
• Change the next meeting to May 19, 9:00 am, Community Center, Committee meetings, seconded, and approved
• We must work district by district to get people involved in the Democratic Party
• The next meeting will not have an end time; we will work until we’re done
• We need to survey all members as to time of meetings: Should they be later?
• Publicity Committee will set a schedule for people to man the tables at festivals

Committee Assignments: Flo Bellamy, Publicity; Lynn Ong, Publicity; Joan Williams, Membership; Belinda Gelman, Publicity; Donna Rosenberg, Membership

The Publicity Committee needs to meet before May 1

Adjourned meeting at 11:12 am

Submitted by:

Katherine Hegemann

April 14, 2007

Agenda for April 14, 2007

Johnson County Democratic Women

Regular Monthly Meeting

Saturday, April 14, 2007

10:00 am

Cook’s Cafeteria

Meeting to be called to order at 10:00 am

Reading and approval of the minutes from March 10, 2007

Treasurer’s report

Program by Judy Walsh: Roles of the Political Parties

Meeting items presented by Evelyn Cook, President

Committee Reports: Membership (Chair Carole Maulden), Program and Social (Chair Helen McQueen), Publicity and Public Relations (Chair Katherine Hegemann)

Committee Meetings (last 10 minutes of the general meeting)

Adjourn meeting

Minutes for March 10, 2007

Johnson County Democratic Women

Regular Monthly Meeting

Saturday, March 10, 2007

11:00 am

Cook’s Cafeteria

Meeting called to order: 11:07 am

Attendees: Darlene Atwood, Karin Bell, Evelyn Cook, Katherine Hegemann, Mary Hazel Hensley, Dee Lewis, Lydia Lewis, Carole Maulden, Lynn Ong, Helen McQueen, Reba Robinson, Bobbie Smith, Romayne St. John, Kathy Terrill, Evelyn Walsh

To all new members: Join a committee

Reading and approval of the minutes from February 10, 2007

Treasurer’s report of $319.19

Program by Publicity and Public Relations:

• Publicity and Public Relations Report
• Monthly PSA to The Tomahawk and WMCT Radio
• Article on Evelyn Cook becoming President (Celia)
• Included in The Progress Edition of The Tomahawk on March 21 there will be an organization listing and group photo (Celia)
• DWJC Website on http://johnsoncountydemocraticwomen.blogspot.com/ (Kitty)
• Fund raisers
• Input from those present: voting and voting machines
• Brochure: Young Democratic Voters—quotes from, need for Sunrise Festival (June 1 & 2) and Trade Days (June 22-24)

Meeting items presented by Evelyn Cook, President:

• March 31 election of JCD officers and executive board, upstairs in Courtroom, 10 am
• Vote and approve of a booth at Trade Days
• History: Louis May-The Democratic Party in Johnson County meets in a phone booth and the Republicans held a scavenger hunts to find a Democrat; Look Magazine determined in the 1930s that Johnson County was the most Republican county in the US; Evelyn has a 4 volume history of the TN Democratic party up to 1040; Evelyn’s mom was made a colonel in the TN Guard shortly before her death
• Two goals: 2007 establish a Young Democrats group; 2008 get out the vote

Darlene Atwood:

• The Johnson County voting machines are safe
• In the last election, 52% of votes were cast during early voting
• By the next election, there will be Vote Centers established in the county where anyone from the county may vote early

Dee Lewis: Can a person be a member even though she can’t attend the meetings? Yes

Carol Maulden, Membership Committee: Every member will be getting a sheet of Democratic voters to call and get them involved and voting.

Adjourn meeting at 12:07 pm