Minutes from February 9, 2008

Johnson County Democratic Women Meeting Agenda, February 9, 2008

Meeting called to order by Wanda Payne at 10:04 am: Welcome and thank you

Minutes from previous meeting – additions or corrections – Kitty Hegemann: Motion to approve-Judy Walsh, 2nd-Carole Maulden, approval by voice vote

Treasurer’s Report – Carole Mauldin – dues: With a deposit of $130 the total is $370.58, pass hat for flowers and postage, at the request of Wanda Payne additional donations were requested for the flowers for Evelyn Walsh’s funeral

Old Business

• Committees--Membership: Chair Missy Newman, Vice Chair Carole Maulden; Public Relations: Chair Kathleen Gehr, Vice Chair Kitty Hegemann; Program: Chair Evelyn Cook, Vice Chair Helen McQueen; added to committees: Missy Newman-Membership; Jill Bontrager-Program
• Event Calendar–Carole had a copy and the P & PR committee will decide which we shall attend as the DWJC and present this in March; we can publicize all the Democratic candidates
• Goals for ’08: 1. Increase Numbers, 2. Identify Independents and contact, 3. Get influential Dems to write positive LTE’s regarding election, 4. Help w/voter registration–FL, FC, & Fred’s on Saturdays, April–Sept.(two Saturdays per month), 5. Get out the vote with phone banks, door to door, and post cards, 6. Get out advertising billboard-$350 (possible); Half Page of The Tomahawk-$540 (with the help of the JDC): Motion by Kitty to support the billboard for October, 2nd by Kathleen Mount, approval by voice vote, 7. VEEP on JC Democratic Council/By laws–vote

New Business

• Early Voting: 2000-454, 2004-206, 2008 (primary)-955
• Divide into Committees: 1. Membership–Identify potential Dem women from master list and assign to member to address post cards to join us. Also, start list for District/Ward Supervisors who would be in charge of phone banks and door to door campaigns for each precinct. They divided the call lists and will make the calls. They will identify potential new members and mail them postcards. 2. Program–Brainstorm about good program topics for each month. March: Wanda will present a program about writing Letters to the Editor. April: Jill will present a program about health care proposals by Obama, Clinton, and McCain. May: Bobbie Smith will present a program about the stand on war of Obama, Clinton, and McCain. June: Judy Walsh will present a program about the economy and plans for by Obama, Clinton, and McCain. At the end of each program, Evelyn Cook will present “Myth Busters.” 3. Public Relations–Determine community events we want to participate in and how can we raise money to advertise our candidates in September & October. Pass the hat and member donations to raise money. At the events we attend, herbal and black tea for $.50 per cup (cups and ice we can get for free), donation box. We will participate in: The Sunflower Festival @ Mountain City on June 28; Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention @ Laural Bloomery on August 24; The Cranberry Festival @ Shady Valley the second weekend of October

Reconvene and share information: See above

Evelyn Cook met with Mary Sturdivant concerning a disable Iraqi veteran living in Gatalin, TN. His home was repaired upon discharge from the military; however, the recent tornados caused extensive damage. Evelyn asked if we would like to assist this person. The group decided to bring money at the March meeting to go into a fund at the JO CO Bank for this vet.

Adjourn: 11:04 am

Date: 02/10/2008
Submitted by: Katherine Hegemann