UPCOMING EVENTS COVERED IN THIS WEEK’S NEWSLETTER
DATE & TIME | EVENT & LOCATION |
|---|---|
November 27 | Thanksgiving Day. Happy Thanksgiving!! |
November 29 | Small Business Saturday. Shop Local, Support Local Businesses!! |
December 2 @ 1 PM | So You Want to Run for Office? Virtual Training by the NDTC |
December 3 @ 6 PM | HCDP Holiday Potluck & Monthly Meeting / Bring Donations for Copper Country Angel Mission / Chris Mapps joins our meeting. |
December 4 @ 6 PM | Writer-Activists Monthly Letter-to-the-Editor Workshop by Voters Not Politicians |
Events featured in our newsletter can also be found on the Events Calendar on the main page of our website.
HOLIDAY CHEER, CHARITABLE DONATIONS, AND CANDIDATE CHRIS MAPPS AT THE DECEMBER MEETING
OUR NEXT GET-TOGETHER PROMISES TO BE BOTH FUN AND INFORMATIVE
A potluck, a chance to support a worthy local charity, a new candidate for State Senate, and our monthly meeting! We’ve got a full schedule for you next Wednesday.
We do hope you’ll join us (and please RSVP using the button below) - it will be a chance to share holiday cheer. And also, to look back at how, together, we’ve risen to the challenges this new administration has brought, while we encourage each other to continue the fight!
Join us for our Holiday Potluck Party and December monthly meeting at 6 PM Wednesday December 3rd, at the Super 8 in Houghton.
It’s a Potluck Holiday Party - starting at 6 PM. Bring a festive dish to share if you can, or just bring your festive spirit and enjoy some quality time with your fellow Dems before we settle down to business at 7.
You are invited to please bring a contribution - monetary or food - for the Copper Country Angel Mission in Calumet. (Find out more about the work of the Mission on their website).
At the meeting, you’ll have a chance to hear from Chris Mapps, the recently announced candidate for the MI Senate.
Remote attendance is available by Zoom. Click here at 7 PM Wednesday to attend by Zoom.
Membership in the Houghton County Democratic Party is encouraged, but not required, to attend meetings. We welcome all Houghton County residents who support progressive Democratic government to attend our meetings and events and also to become involved.
“SO YOU WANT TO RUN FOR OFFICE” TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FROM THE NDTC
On Tuesday, December 2nd from 1-2 PM the NDTC holds a free virtual live training on So You Want to Run for Office. Join us to learn the following:
Understand the steps necessary to run for office
Explain best practices for choosing which office to run for
Identify what support you'll need from your team
Prepare for sharing your decision to run with friends and family
This training is right for you if you're considering a run for elected office but haven't yet made the commitment to run or filed your candidacy.
THIS IS AN ONLINE TRAINING SESSION. For more information and to enroll CLICK HERE.
MONTHLY LETTER-TO-THE-EDITOR WORKSHOP
The group Voters Not Politicians is offering a monthly online training opportunity for those of us who’d like to be active writers of Letters-to-the-Editor, but may not know how to go about it. The next session takes place next Thursday, December 4th, at 6 PM.
From the organizers:
“Put your writing skills to work to make transformational change in Michigan!
Voters Not Politicians volunteers meet monthly to share tips and strategies for writing compelling Letters to the Editors, Op-Eds, and Blog posts about policies affecting Michigan's democracy. Join us to share your voice with fellow pro-democracy activists and with your wider community.
Each volunteer-led meeting will include training on how to write Letters to the Editor, tips shared from volunteers from different regions, and a policy discussion on current VNP policy priorities. We will also sharing helpful curated talking points on each policy topic.”
Governmental & Community Meetings
There are no local city, village or county board meetings scheduled for the coming week.
THUR NOV 27
A wise man once said that a thankful heart is the parent of all virtues. This Thanksgiving let's give thanks for all we have been blessed with, as we share our bounty with kindness and compassion for those less fortunate this holiday season.
SAT NOV 29
Small Business Saturday is an annual event that takes place nationwide on the Saturday following Thanksgiving to encourage more holiday shopping at local small businesses. The idea for the day originally came from American Express in 2010, as a way to support their small business customers during the rise of the Cyber Monday online shopping phenomenon. Each year local businesses hold special sales or longer hours on this day to welcome shoppers. Please remember to patronize local small businesses as you do your holiday shopping this year.
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