Cohasset Democratic Town Committee

Meeting Minutes-October 2, 2010

Members Present:  Ned Tebbetts, Chartis Tebbetts, Virginia Najmi, Theresa Polhemus, Peter Pescatore, Donna McGee, Sally Sisson, Agnes McCann, Ed Lappen, Gail Collins, Tom Callahan, Helene Leib,

Deb Howard, Marylou Clark

Unity Party/Fund Raiser:  Theresa reported for the fund raiser, planning committee that the plans are in place and that the focus now is getting the word out as effectively as possible. Committee members are asked to promote this effort.

Sally explained that in the e-mailed invite sent there’s an option on the invitation to “invite more.”   By selecting for “invite more” the e-mail addresses of folks who might like to be invited can be submitted.  Or, Sally would be willing to e-mail to any e-mail addresses suggested if those e-mail addresses are sent to her.

Sally also has a print version of the invitation.  Theresa and Gail will coordinate and mail invitations using a compact disc of Democrat’s mailing addresses obtained from the Cohasset Town Hall. 

Thus far John Walsh, Chair of the State Democratic Party, Michael Morrissey, candidate for Norfolk County Attorney General, and Congressman Garrett Bradley, running for re-election have accepted invitations to the unity party/fund raiser. 

Treasurer’s Report:  The budget sub-committee, Peter, Agnes and Donna, presented, as was voted at September’s meeting, a proposed budget for 2010.  It was projected that approximately $2500. would be available from proceeds of the unity party/fund raiser combined with other Committee funds to be donated immediately after the unity party/fund raiser to the Democratic candidates for seven Massachusetts public offices: Governor, 10^th District Congressman, Norfolk Country A G, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, and candidate for re-election to the Third Plymouth District.

Discussion followed as to how much would be donated to each office. A proposal to donate a specific percentage of the available campaign fund to each candidate was seconded and affirmed by vote.  Seventy percent of funds raised will be split between Governor Patrick and candidate for 10^th Congressional District, Norfolk County D A, William Keating; ten percent to Congressman Garrett Bradley and five percent to the following: candidate for re-election Att. General Coakley; candidate for Auditor, Suzanne Bump; Candidate for Norfolk County District Attorney, Michael Morrissey and candidate for Treasurer, Steve Grossman. 

The budget committee will meet the day following the unity party/fund- raiser to allocate checks to the aforementioned campaigns.

Coordinated Campaign Offices:  It was proposed and voted in the affirmative by Committee Members present to send $100. each to the phone banking headquarters in both Marshfield and Weymouth. 

Keating Campaign:  Donna McGee is seeking a Cohasset business location to make local campaign calls for Keating to Cohasset Democrats more likely respond to calls from a Cohasset telephone number, rather than a polling location.  She also needs commitments from folks willing to make those calls. 

There is a half page ad in the Mariner planned for Democratic Candidates which will be sponsored by the Cohasset Democratic Town Committee. 

Donna is also seeking folks to sign and send “Dear Friend” cards in support of Bill Keating. 

Please call Donna at 383-9114 or e-mail her at dmcgee@comcast.net  to help will calls, mailing or sign-holding. 

Sally suggested developing a letter written by women in support of Bill Keating’s candidacy to be sent to the Mariner.  Ginny volunteered to help Sally with the letter.

Movie Night:  The next “movie night” will feature Twelve Angry Men, a nail-biting courtroom drama starring Henry Fonda and Jack Klugman. It will be shown in the meeting room of the Paul Pratt Library at 7:00P on October 15^th. 

Visibility:  Visibility/stand-outs are being coordinated for all candidates for Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00 to 8:00A. and Friday evenings from 4:00P until dark along route 3a at the Stop and Shop beginning this Tuesday, Oct. 5^th and continuing to Nov. 2^nd. 

Please call Ted Carr, coordinator of Patrick campaign in Cohasset, to help with visibility, phone banking, etc.  He can be reached at 383-2252.

Calls to assist with Democratic campaigns can also be directed to Kevin McCarthy at 781-534-0509.