Sunday, July 15, 2007

Minutes from July 14, 2007

Democratic Women of Johnson County
Regular Monthly Meeting
Saturday, July 14, 2007
JCMC Community Center


Meeting called to order at 10:10 am

Reading and approval of the minutes from June 9, 2007 by Katherine Hegemann

Treasurer’s report by Carole Maulden: $344.33

Meeting items presented by Katherine Hegemann

  • Brochures: get copy of file to Terry Warden to take to the prison for inmates to take care of printing
  • Directory of members: Carole and Kitty will coordinate and get members to allow personal information to be published; those present at the meeting said they had no objections to their personal information being published
  • Old Butler Days (August 10 & 11, 9 am-9 pm): Friday 11 am-3 pm Louise Hamm and Karin Bell, Saturday 11 am-3 pm Shirley Brahaney and Carole Maulden
  • Johnson County Fair (August 18 11 am-5 pm): 11 am-3 pm Terry Warden and Evelyn Cook, 3 pm-5 pm Shirley Brahaney and Kitty Hegemann
Meeting items presented by Evelyn Cook, President
  • The call list first contact should be completed by the next meeting
  • Next meeting August 25
  • Honor Shirley Brahaney as first president and main organizer of DWJC by Evelyn Cook
  • Next year get going, vote Democratic, organize Young Democrats, and complete the call list to enlist new members
Organizing a Young Democrats Club: Terry Warden, Shirley Brahaney, and a representative from the Democrat Resource Center, Janet Meeks
  • Terry Warden has wanted to see a Young Democrats organization since she moved to JC. There is no Young Democrats (YD) on the high school level in TN
  • Janet Meeks: state Democratic employee and coordinates E TN Democrats
    The face of TN Democrats is changing and becoming more progressive
    Democrats need to attract younger people
    Vote Builder database to find interested voters
    YD are 18-40 years old
    Identify by voting in 2004 and 2006 in the primaries
    Barack Obama has a strong YD at ETSU
    HS YD have to be restarted since 9 out of 10 will leave the area after graduation
    If a HS YD is organized: what will the school allow? Use community service projects as YD. Identify goals and objectives. Need strong leadership. Need one Dem teacher and 2 strong Dem young people to organize and lead. Some YD organize outside of HS.
    Using Vote Builder: people are very busy; we must get out of our comfort zone and talk and educate people about the issues
    The 1st District needs to use technology (50% of county chairs have no email)
    Young people use email, My Space, You Tube
    County parties need to have a fire set under them to get active
    New state party leaders are leading TN Dems to a strong, progressive way (Graham Sasser is 38)
    Emphasize the voting records of Davis and Alexander.
    Letters to the Editor of the local newspaper
  • Terry Warden needs a list of potential YD
Evelyn assigned Romayne to check and bring to meeting information about DWJC shirts. Carole is going to find large buttons and order 30 for us.

Adjourn meeting at 11:10 am

Submitted by: Katherine Hegemann, Secretary
07/14/2007

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