Coffee Chats and Potlucks
Oct 7 Coffee Chat
Guest Speakers included:
Marysa Mullin - who spoke about how the Piedmont Persisters are sponsoring and coordinating protests in our region, things to know about safely attending, and how to prepare the best messages for the event.
Coach Dave Mastervich - write-in candidate for School Board Member - Midway. Coach Dave provided us with his background and experiences and answered questions from the group about current educational issues.
Joyce Moore - write-in candidate for School Board Member - Stanardsville. She relayed how she got here and requested support for her write-in efforts.
Sara Ratcliffe - gave us an update on her campaign status and where is her next focus.
Sep 19 Potluck
Guest Speakers included:
Steve Catalano - candidate for Board of Supervisors - Stanardsville. Steve spoke to the group about the current status of the reservoir, what would need to come next, and the means to get there. He also provided information regarding the Ruckersville Firehouse.
Greene County Democrats - announced the launching of our new Volunteer Initiative. As part of the Executive Committee's efforts to transition our organization to an "always ready" status, we have restructured and automated the process for fellow Democrats to help each other and the Execs elevate our organization to a new level.
Sep 2 Coffee Chat
Sep 2 Coffee Chat
Sep 2 Coffee Chat
Guest Speakers included:
Jason Snow - candidate for Board of Supervisors - Stanardsville. Jason spoke more on his positions and vision for Greene Country and Stanardsville specifically as the potential representative for that precinct.
Linda Copeland - provided an update on the healthcare project on which she has taken the lead. She presented the form on which she is gathering signatures to petition the UVA Medical Mobile Services to start servicing Greene County. A driving force, Linda is well on her way to achieving this goal for Greene County.
Aug 15 Potluck
Sep 2 Coffee Chat
Sep 2 Coffee Chat
Guest Speakers included:
Culpeper County Democrats Committee - the CCDC has established a "Voter Impowerment Project" that is designed to help instruct concerned voters on the most effective ways to make their voices heard when communicating with the government.
The tiger team of Mary Jo Monahan (CCDC Chair), Allison Howard (former Washington Post editor), and Dan Else (former defense policy analyst at the Congressional Research Service) gave an overview of how their program works and provided a sampling of the instruction that the three member tiger team would present to the participating voters.