Orange County Democratic Women
OCDW Board Members
President
Linda Foxworth (l_foxworth_2000 @ yahoo.com)
President Emerita
Anne Thomas (hawt @ earthlink.net)
Vice President
Gwen Jordan (jgwndljr @ aol.com)
Co-Secretaries
Betsy Russell (elizabethrussell @ nc.rr.com), Lynn Knauff (lknauff @ nc.rr.com)
Treasurer
Ann Rauchbach (asrauch @ nc.rr.com)
Program Chair
Mary Bushnell (marybushnell @ gmail.com)
Publicity Chair
Lori Graham (honeygrm8 @ yahoo.com)
You may contact members of the OCDW board. However, to make the email address valid, please remove the spaces around the @ symbol before sending or the email will bounce back.
OCDW February Meeting
Orange County Democratic Women
Meeting – Thursday February 25
7:30 – 9:00 PM
Durham Technical Community College – Orange County Campus
525 College Park Drive in Hillsborough.
Directions: http://www.durhamtech.edu/orangecountycampus.htm
Featuring the Political Junkies: Michael Carmichael and Steve Gheen
Steve Gheen, a North Carolina attorney and veteran of many Democratic political campaigns, is the founder of The Political Junkies, a webzing. He has held Democratic Party leadership on the state and national levels, and his passion is working for Democratic victories. Michael Carmichael worked as a political consultant for at least eight US Democratic presidential campaigns, as Press Secretary and Special Assistant Attorney General under NC Attorney General Rufus Edmisten, and for over two decades based in Oxford, England, as advisor to international political and commercial clients. Discussing politics, history, culture and American presidential campaigns, Carmichael has appeared as a public affairs expert on the BBC’s World Service, Today, Hardtalk and PM, as well as on NPR, SKY, Al-Jazeera and European network broadcasts. The Political Junkies plan to talk about “Democratic Women: from Women's Rights to Political Power.” They are also prepared to comment on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision changing law regarding corporations’ political contributions.
Membership renewal time is here. Please note the attached Membership Application. To simplify our record keeping, we ask you to complete this form each year and to submit it, along with your check for dues and any contribution you might choose, to the treasurer by mail or to one of the officers at an OCDW meeting. We ask you to renew your membership by March 31.
OC Democratic Women Holiday Party
ORANGE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN
HOLIDAY PARTY – DECEMBER 17TH
SUGARLAND
140 E FRANKLIN STREET – CHAPEL HILL
7:30 – 9:00 PM
Make plans to attend this year’s OCDW Holiday Party at Sugarland.! See http://www.sugarlandchapelhill.com/ for updated information about this delightful, delicious accomplishment of OCDW past president, Katrina Ryan. Winning 2009 candidates and OCDW program presenters have been invited to be our guests. Come share this evening with our members, former program presenters, and elected officials. State Senator Ellie Kinnaird and House Speaker Joe Hackney are among those who plan to share the evening with OCDW members.
Please note that parking will be free in the municipal lots on East Rosemary. Coupons for parking payment will be available at Sugarland. Members and invited guests will receive two tickets as they enter, one for a sweet or gelato, and another for coffee or tea. For more information, contact Linda Foxworth at 919 942-0045.
OC Democratic Women Meeting
Orange County Democratic Women Meeting
Thursday November 19th
7:30 – 9:00 PM
Rev. Sharon Freeland, Executive Director of the Orange Congregations in Mission in Hillsborough, and Chris Moran, Executive Director of the Inter Faith Council, will discuss the work of their agencies and the strain on human services in Orange County during the current difficult economy. The public is invited.
The meeting will be held at the Durham Technical Community College – Orange County Campus, 525 College Park Drive in Hillsborough.
Directions: http://www.durhamtech.edu/orangecountycampus.htm
OCDW Municipal Candidates Forum
Orange County Democratic Women
Municipal Candidates Forum
Thursday, October 22nd
7:30 – 9:00 PM
OWASA Community Room
400 Jones Ferry Road in Carrboro
(lower floor of the Administration Building)
The OCDW Municipal Candidates Forum will start promptly at 7:30. All twenty–two Democratic and Independent candidates from Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough have agreed to participate in the forum. PLEASE NOTE: There is a UNC- FSU football game scheduled for 8:00 pm on Thursday night. Traffic will be heavier than usual. Please plan ahead, choose your routes, and allow extra time!
For the benefit of all Orange County citizens, candidates from the three municipalities will
respond to an introductory question in the first half of the program. After all candidates have spoken, those attending will choose to join one of three sessions in which candidates from one of the three towns will respond to questions related to the town where they are on the ballot. The space at OWASA will lend itself well to this format.
OCDW Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board Candidate Forum
Please join the Orange County Democratic Women
on Thursday, September 24th
at 7:30 – 9:00 PM in OWASA Community Room
(lower floor of the Administration Building)
This meeting includes a forum, open to the public, featuring Chapel Hill - Carrboro Board of Education Candidates. Each candidate will answer specific questions from our moderator, after which there will be a time for responses to questions from those attending. Candidates for the three seats are: Michelle (Shell) Brownstein, Mary Anne Gucciardi, J.M. (Joe) Green, Gregory McElveen, Christine Lee, and Susana L. Dancy.
Join the OCDW
Join the OCDW! Simply download our attached application and send it in. There are wonderful benefits to becoming a member of the Orange County Democratic Women. Most importantly we support Democratic women running for elected office and help ensure Democratic victory down-ballot. By joining you can help make history and break more glass ceilings!
