May 2007                                Vol. 14, Issue 5

 

Pres:  Andra Pond                                  Sec: Anne Clarke

1^st VP:  Louise Rulon                             Treas: LaVera Ellison

2^nd VP:  Tina Willis Rodriguez                 Historian:Joyce Smith

3^rd VP & Chaplain:  Mary Sue Noe         Parliamentarian:  Tibbie Roberts

a     Next Meeting:  Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at Mrs. Willis’ Restaurant on Bridges Street, Morehead City, beginning at 5:30 p.m.  Delores Kennedy, 3^rd District DWNC Director, will be our guest and she will perform the installation of officers. 

a     Upcoming Speakers:  Tina Rodriquez will be our new 2^nd Vice President and part of her duties is to obtain the speakers for our programs each month.  Please contact Tina with any ideas you may have for topics for upcoming meetings.  

a     Sick List: Please keep the following individuals in your thoughts and prayers:  Jean Charlton, Will Fowler, Donald Fulcher, Sonny Geer, Larry Harris, Andra Pond, and Bob and Rhea Williams.

a     Important Dates:   Sept. 21-23 – NCDW State Convention

a     2007 Dues:  If you have not already paid your dues for 2007, please be sure to send them in as soon as possible.  These need to be paid so that the Treasurer can send our fees to the State Democratic Women.  Please send your payment to LaVera Ellison, 1106 Lennoxville Road, Beaufort, NC 28516.

 

 

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Carteret County Democrats Information

Phone Number:  252-726-1607

E-mail:  www.carteretdemocrats.org

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Democrat Monthly Meetings

County Democratic Party meets at 6:30 p.m. monthly on the 1^st Tuesday.  Sean Conner, Chair, 728-6062.

Democratic Women meet the fourth Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at Mrs. Willis’ Restaurant.  Joyce B. Smith, President.

Senior Democrats meet at 11:30 a.m. monthly on the 3^rd Thursday.  Bernice Donaldson, Acting President, 247-6664.

Young Democrats meet at 5:30 p.m. monthly on the 2^nd Tuesday.   Eric Lindblade, President, 223-5753.

Please check with the officers of these groups to see if these meetings are being held as normally scheduled and where they are being held.

CARTERET COUNTY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN

April 24, 2007

The Carteret County Democratic Women met at Mrs. Willis’ Restaurant at 5:30 p.m. on April 24, 2007, with 18 present.

President Joyce Smith called the meeting to order. Louise Rulon, 2^nd Vice President, gave the invocation and Nicki Hooper, 1^st Vice President, led the Pledge of Allegiance.

President Smith recognized Buck Wilde, newly elected Chairman of the Carteret County Democratic Party.  President Smith called on Mr. Wilde for comments.  Mr. Wilde stated the Party has a pretty aggressive agenda, fund raising and recruiting speakers for the 2^nd Saturday Democratic Party Breakfasts.  It was reported that Joyce Smith was elected 1^st Vice-President of the Carteret County Democratic Party.

President Smith asked if there were any corrections to the minutes of March 27, 2007 as printed in the April Bridge Builder. There were no corrections. Minutes were accepted as printed. Louise Rulon called attention to a correction in the newsletter.  She stated the Democratic Women meet on the Fourth Thursday and it should read 4^th Tuesday.

President Smith called on LaVera Ellison, Treasurer, for her report. Ms. Ellison reported there were 26 paid members.  She reported a balance of $1,462.34 as of March 22, 2007.  Receipts totaled $249.36 and disbursements totaled $78 leaving a balance of $1,633.70 as of April 21, 2007.

President Smith asked Chairman Wilde to contact Darlene Leonard and Melanie Arthur and ask them to be present at the 3^rd District NCDW Annual Meeting at Mrs. Willis’ Restaurant on May 5, 2007.  Chairman Wilde said he would and that he and Wade Nelms plan to be present.

A sign-up sheet was passed around for those working at the convention.  President Smith reminded members to get things for our Chinese Auction to Nicki Hooper or bring them to the 3^rd District meeting.  She reminded members this was an easy way to raise money.  She told Nicki and Irv Hooper they would need plastic cups to put in front of items for sale and a roll of double tickets.  Ms. Hooper showed some cards that Mr. Hooper had created on the computer of some of his prints. President Smith assured them they would sell well. About 30 people are expected to attend.

Anne Clarke, member of the Nominating Committee, presented the slate of officers for 2007-2009. They were Andra Pond, President; Louise Rulon, 1st Vice President; Tina Rodriguez, 2^nd Vice-President; Mary Sue Noe, 3^rd Vice-President; Anne Clarke, Secretary; LaVera Ellison, Treasurer; and Joyce Smith, Historian.  Tibbie Roberts made a motion to elect the Slate of Officers for 2007-2009 presented by the Nominations Committee by acclamation. Ms. Hooper seconded the motion. The motion carried.

President Smith announced that Louise Rulon was nominated as “Volunteer of the Year” by CCWRC and she received the award.

Ms. Rulon reported on a trip sponsored by the CCWRC to Branson, Missouri on September 15-23, 2007.  Information on this trip was printed in this month’s issue of the Bridge Builder.

Tina Rodriguez announced the CCWRC was sponsoring a free seminar by Cecil Harvell on Legal Advice at 1:30 p.m. on May 3, 2007 in the Bryant Student Center at Carteret Community College.

Ms. Rulon introduced our speaker, Caroline Farmer, Special Council for the N.C. Attorney General’s Office. Ms. Farmer passed out information on Protecting Your Good Name and Freeze Access to Your Credit. She informed members of ways they could protect themselves from identity theft, the importance of checking your credit report, personal information you should never give out on line or to people on the phone, and how to place a security freeze that keeps new creditors from accessing your credit report without your say so. She gave us telephone numbers to call to stop pre-approved credit card applications coming through the mail and telemarketers from calling you.

With no further business, the meeting adjourned.

 Respectfully submitted,

Daphne Faircloth, Secretary

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3^rd District DWNC Annual Conference

The 3^rd District DWNC Annual Meeting was a great success.  The visitors to our county had a great time and enjoyed the festivities of the day. 

We could not have pulled it off without all of the support from Mrs. Willis’ Restaurant.   The meals were wonderful and Jamie Willis Ballou and her crew went out of their way to make this a grand event. 

Those of you who were unable to attend missed a truly good time.  Our Party Chairman Buck Wilde attended and noted his appreciation of work of the Democratic Women, both local, district, and state.

Andra Pond took a bad spill while we were trying to clean up after everyone left.  The Rescue Squad was called and they checked her out.  She refused to go to the hospital and the EMT’s felt that she had not broken anything so she would probably just be really sore.  We were all really frightened for her and wanted to take her home but being the true trooper she is she went back to work cleaning up after catching her breath and receiving band aid treatment.  

We raised $160 from the Chinese Auction thanks to all of you who so generously donated items for this event.

Irv Hooper sells Chinese Auction tickets to the DWNC President, Barbara Faison while other members meet and chat.

Delores Kennedy, 3^rd District DWNC Director, led the annual meeting.

Congressional candidate, Marshall Adame, spoke at the meeting.  He will be running against Walter Jones, Jr.