Today,
we have four important items for you, our fellow democrats to read...
GRAFTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC SUMMIT MEETING
Canaan Meeting House
1169 US Route 4 – Canaan NH
www.canaannh.org/boards/meeting_house
SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2014
10:00 AM -12 noon
1. Welcome and introduction of guests – Martha Richards
2.
Assessing where we are – Planning for 2014 Liz Kurig
a.
Update from Hassan Campaign
b.
Update from Shaheen Campaign
c.
Update from NH Senate caucus
d.
Update from Committee to Elect House Democrats (CHED)
3.
Winning in November 2014
a.
Candidate Recruitment – who’s running, who’s not, who’s interested
– Liz Kulig
b.
Communication and Messaging – Lucas Myer
c.
Fundraising –
i. Local - Bedrock Democrats –
Carl Martland
ii. State – Colin Pio
iii. Treasurer’s report – John
Chamberlin
4.
NHDP Convention – Martha Richards
5.
Haverhill Fair – Sue Ford
6.
Awards – Martha Richards
7.
Comments for the good of the organization
a.
Secretary’s update - Fran Taylor
b.
Old/New Business
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The New Hampshire
Democratic Party State Convention will be held at Manchester Memorial High
School on Saturday June 14, 2014
Registration begins at
8AM.
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And now a word for our
very important sponsors...YOU!!
February 2014
BEDROCK DEMOCRATS
OF GRAFTON COUNTY, NH
Bedrock adj. stripped of nonessential matter obscuring or adorning: basic,
fundamental, solid, factual. The great advantage of reality is its hard,
bedrock, concrete quality – Lionel Trilling. (Webster’s Third New International
Dictionary)
In 2012, we organized a
grass roots effort to counter the anti-government crusade whose aim is to make
the wealthiest individuals even more wealthy – at our expense. We said that it was time to fight back. And we said it was time to go beyond the
grass roots, to go down to bedrock, to our fundamental beliefs about society,
about fairness, and about progress.
Back then, we asked for
help on behalf of Democratic candidates in Grafton County – and people
responded. We raised more than $10,000
that enabled us to mount an outstanding campaign. Bedrock funding supported local legislative
candidates, it paid for advertising in local newspapers, and it covered the
costs of public meetings to discuss health care and key issues. Among the high profile events with Bedrock
support was a public showing of the "Billionaires' Tea Party" at the
Colonial Theatre in Bethlehem, a captivating documentary that introduced more
than a hundred people to the roles played by the likes of the Koch brothers in
convincing so many people to vote against their own self interest.
As you know, our efforts
paid off. Bedrock contributions allowed
us to send a heavily Democratic delegation to Concord. Bedrock contributions enabled our volunteers
to spend their time campaigning rather than fund-raising. Bedrock contributions strengthened our local
organizations and our effectiveness in coordinating with state-wide and national
campaigns.
Now we are entering
another campaign season, and once again we are asking for your support. By making a Bedrock contribution, you will
strengthen the Grafton County Democrats and you will help our candidates be
successful in November. As shown on the
attached form, ten percent of your contribution will go to the Grafton County
Democrats. The remaining 90% can be
directed to the local organizations: the
Plymouth Area Democrats, the Upper Valley Democrats, and/or the Northern Grafton
County Democrats.
The Bedrock Democrats, through your generous contributions, have
made it possible for our county and regional Democratic officials to focus more
on issues, public outreach, finding candidates, and supporting campaigns. We very much appreciate your support, and we
look forward to working with you in the coming campaign.
We
thank you for your support!
Martha
Richards
Sue
Ford
Co-Chairs,
Grafton County Democrats
BEDROCK DEMOCRATS OF
GRAFTON COUNTY
Yes! I want to be part of
the Democratic Bedrock!
Category
|
Minimum Amount
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Amount Enclosed:
________________
Please make check payable to “Grafton County Democrats”
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Mt. Blue *
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$2014
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( )
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Name:
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________________________________
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Mt. Liberty
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$1000
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( )
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Address:
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________________________________
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Franconia Ridge
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$500
|
( )
|
________________________________
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Kinsman Ridge
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$200
|
( )
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________________________________
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Bedrock
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$100
|
( )
|
I
would like to help with the 2014 campaign:
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Glacial Erratic
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$20
|
( )
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Email:
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________________________________
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Other
|
( )
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Phone:
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________________________________
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* Mt. Blue, a minor shoulder of Mt. Moosilauke,
has an ideal name, and it is also located in an ideal location: somewhat left of center in Grafton County.
I understand that 10% of all contributions will go to support
county-level efforts on behalf of Democratic candidates. Please allocate the remainder of my
contribution as follows:
Grafton County Democrats
|
______%
|
Plymouth Area Democrats (office in
Plymouth)
|
______%
|
Upper Valley Democrats (office in
Lebanon)
|
______%
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North Grafton Country Democrats (Office
in Littleton)
|
______%
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Total
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100%
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If you donation exceeds
$100, please indicate your occupation and your employer, as required by federal
campaign finance laws:
________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Please make checks payable to
“Grafton County Democrats” and mail to:
Carl D. Martland, Coordinator
Grafton County Bedrock Democrats
16 Post Road
Sugar Hill, NH, 03586
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The Bath Area Democrats
(BAD) meet the last Tuesday of each month at the Bath Congregational Church at
noon for a pot luck/covered dish lunch and discussion. If you would like
to attend, please call me at 747.4001 so I will have an idea of how many people
will attend. In the past we have had Jackie Cilley, Lara Safo, Linda
Lauer, Emily Stone Jacobs and Ray Burton as speakers.
This month our speaker
will be Representative Rebecca Brown.
We look forward to
seeing you.
And finally...we now have
a blog www.northerngraftoncountydems@blogspot.com
If you have anything you
would like to have posted to it, please send it to me in a file form (MS Word
is best but we can try to work with others).
You can sign up to
receive notification when something new is posted.
Karen Fesler
Bath, NH
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