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CFDW Statewide Meeting on Feb 4th
"The State of the Unions"
We will hold our next statewide meeting on Saturday Feb 4th at 12 noon at the Gelston House in East Haddam. It is close to Route 9 and a lovely spot by the river. Lunch will be ordered off of the menu. We hope to have most of the place to ourselves, being in the middle of winter! Please click on the link for the menu and directions. Gelston House
Our guest speaker is Lori J. Pelletier, the Secretary-Treasurer of the Connecticut AFL-CIO. "In her capacity as Secretary-Treasurer, Lori serves as the state labor federation's chief legislative advocate, representing the AFL-CIO at the Connecticut General Assembly on workers' issues ranging from workers' compensation and unemployment compensation to corporate accountability and workers' rights. Lori helps direct a wide range of activities for the AFL-CIO, such as political action and education, organizing, local coalition-building and community services."
Don't miss this exciting presentation about the "State of the Unions" and how the unions' issues are the Democrats' issues too!
On our agenda will be review and possible action of change in the bylaws regarding "at large" memberships.
Please RSVP to Liz Duarte by 2/1/12.
Email at: eduarte432@gmail.com
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What's Happening for Winter/Spring
More information to follow
March Statewide Meeting:
Monday March 26th at 6:30 PM at the Colchester Cragin Memorial Library
We plan to have updates of the General Assembly Session hopefully from local representative Linda Orange. Light dinner will be served and we will work on invitations for the event in April.
Ella Grasso Recognition Dinner:
Saturday April 21st at 6 PM at the
Case Mia - Mt. Carmel, East Hartford
Ana Gould of East Hartford is our recipient of the Ella Grasso Award. We are very proud to honor Ana, Past President of CFDW.
June CFDW Workshop:
Saturday June 16th from 9 am to 2 pm
Location to be announced.
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National Federation of Democratic Women's Convention in Louisville, KY
The NFDW convention will be held in Louisville, KY from Thursday May 31st to Sunday June 3rd. Thursday is a day of sightseeing organized by the Kentucky State Federation. Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning are the actual dates of the convention. It is a wonderful time to be with fellow Democratic women and to get truly inspired for the upcoming elections. Go to the NFDW website for the latest information on the convention. The Brown Hotel (click on name to go to website) is an historic beautiful hotel. It will be grand to stay there!
Southwest Airlines is presently showing fares to Louisville for $149 one way out of Hartford; Providence Airport is $187 one way.
Consider joining us, it is great fun. Even my husband Paul enjoyed the evening social activities, especially when he was singing with the women from West Virginia!
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Women 2 Women Recruitment Campaign
Our project to reach out to Democratic women new to our area or not having been involved with our clubs, has begun. Belinda Jones, our Campaign Committee Chair, along with Penelope Bellamy and Stephanie Farber, from the Hilltop Brigade, are going to local clubs to help them get started with the program. If your club is interested in reaching out to Democratic women to increase membership and develop our volunteers for 2012 election, please contact Belinda Jones at sbjones20@comcast.net
The Shoreline League of Democratic Women has been working on this project since September. Their members are calling over a thousand women and have already increased their membership while getting Democratic women excited about campaigning.
The Groton Club will be hosting a kick-off to the campaign on Monday January 16th from 5-7 pm at the Groton Inn and Suites.
The Cheshire Club scheduled Belinda Jones and Penelope Bellamy to speak at their next meeting on Saturday February 11th at 10 am.
Our clubs are already making a difference!
Thank you~
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Selling Donkey Pins
We are selling rhinestone donkey pins. See the photos below: the width of each pin is about 1.5 inches. The price for the pins are $20 each. If you are interested in purchasing a pin, they will be at all the CFDW events coming up. If you would like any sooner, please email me at eduarte432@gmail.com and I will arrange to get the pins to you.
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