Our first meeting of 2018 began by adding six new members to our growing club roster!
For the first time, our Solivita Democratic Club meeting and the Club Expo took place on the same night, and at the same time. Our meeting was relocated to Mosaics, and our exhibit table for the Expo was located at the entrance of the restaurant. The smell of food enticed people to drift into our meeting space, and we attracted a wider than usual public audience.
For 2018, the plan for the Solivita Democratic Club is to be more assertive and visible. We anticipate having a consistent presence at the Farmers Market, complete with signage and our Democratic Donkey Mascot each week.
In addition, we plan to make available a written document which answers the question “Why Vote Democratic?” Also, our club will aggressively court young potential Democrats by sponsoring an essay contest around the very same question. The Solivita democratic Club will offer a prize of $350 to the Valencia College student winner (subject to the approval by the dean of the college). We feel that this is an excellent real life civics lesson and opportunity for young people to learn about our government and politics.
The club elected new board members to fill the expiring terms of Bea Motley, Ellis Moose, Celeste Williams. Please extend a warm welcome to Amy LaRue— Membership Chair, Mary Ellen Schneider—Secretary & Webmaster, Dorothy Swartz— Campaigns/Special Events, and current president Stan Dillard to fill the position of Reflections Writer.
Our featured speaker for February will be Ryan Torrens, candidate for Florida State Attorney General. We ask that everyone please turn out to hear Mr. Torrens, who will be traveling from Tampa to address our club members.
Regards,
Stanley P. Dillard, Sr.
President
