Minutes for September 13, 2008

Democratic Women of Johnson County, Tennessee

Minutes from September 13, 2008 Meeting: Pending Approval

Meeting called to order by Wanda Payne at 10:05 am

Welcome of everybody and thanks to Flo Bellamy for set up of the facility and for snacks by Kitty Hegemann, Carole Mauldin, and Wanda Payne

Minutes presented by Kitty Hegemann: Approved

Treasurer’s Report presented by Carole Mauldin: After paying for the billboard the balance is $401.33

Old Business

• The billboard will be up in front of American Hardware by October 1, 2008.
• We will have a booth for the Cranberry Festival on October 11. 9:00 am-12:00 noon: Evelyn Cook, Louise Hamm, Romayne St. John. 12:00 noon-3:00 pm: Jill Bontrager, Louise Hamm, and Penny Smith.
• If members can be found to man a booth at the Pumpkin Festival, we will participate.
• The last voter registration was August 30 and manned by Kathy Terrill and Pat Criswell in the morning and Kathleen Gehr and Kitty Hegemann in the afternoon. There were six people registered and a total of 15 over the summer registrations.
• The election is November 4, 2008.

New Business

• Wanda moved to authorize buying a pop-up canopy for the sum of $150 or less. The purchase was approved.
• Kathy Terrill volunteered her canopy for the Cranberry Festival, which she will put up, and if we precipitate in the Pumpkin Festival, we may also use her canopy. This will give the DWJC time to find a canopy for a reasonable price.
• A second billboard has been donated. Thanks to Gloria Griffin on 421. We will give her a donation for her generosity, which has already be given by an anonymous patron. Wanda has secured the materials, workers, and equipment to put up the billboard. Approved.
• Johnson County Democratic Headquarters will be located across from Food Country and will open Saturday, September 20, 2008 with an open house. The facility has a kitchen and restroom. Wanda, Trenton Davis, Terry Thompson, and Kay Davis will clean the facility Monday, September 15, 2008. Anyone who wants to help should be at the headquarters by 10:00 am. Janet Meek will try to secure a guest speaker for the open house.
• Wanda Payne has secured a vendor to print tee-shirts for $5.25 each with the same slogan as will appear on the billboards. We will sell them for $10.00 each.
• The DWJC will not meet in October: Approved.
• Nominating committee will meet and select a slate of candidates for officers to serve for 2009-2010. The slate will be presented at the November 8. Committee members are Kitty Hegemann, Karin Bell, and Bobbie Smith.
• Amend the By-Laws: The DWJC will meet bi-monthly on odd months of the year. (The by-laws say that this must be voted upon at the next meeting.)
• There will be a call bank event the last week of October. More information will be forthcoming.

Program: Janet Meek from the Democrat Resource Center

• Our goal is to win this election. She presented a list of those who vote only in the general election or vote sporadically. Early voting begins in one month. Our job is to make sure people vote.
• The finding is that 1/3 McCain, 1/3 Obama, 1/3 Undecided
• The call sheets are from Vote Builder. The JC Dems will call the people, fill out the sheets, and call Janet Meek to come pick them up. They are people who have voted in the Democratic primary at least once in the last ten years. There are 1031 names on the list.
• We have members who are able to make calls, and they will be contacted.

Next Meeting: November 8, 2008

Snacks: Karin Bell and Kathy Terrill

Meeting Adjourned: 11:15 am

Submitted by: Katherine Hegemann, September 15, 2008