Cohasset Democratic Town Committee

February 5, 2011

 

Members Present: Ned Tebbetts, Mary Goodwin, Ronnie Goodwin, Virginia Najmi, Agnes McCann, Judith chute, Chartis Langmaid, Kevin McCarthy, Gail Collins

Voter Outreach:  Ginny Najmi has developed  goals for voter outreach in order to facilitate efforts to work on electing candidates, encourage citizen participation through community activities, increase membership in the Democratic Town Committee and to increase the number of registered Democrats in Cohasset. 

Discussion on Ginny’s “Points to Consider for Developing a Strategic Plan” followed distribution of the “Points.” 

Voter registration was discussed and the possibility of registering voters at community evens such as the farmer’s market.  Whether that could be done should be pursued. 

Members of the voter outreach sub-committee will meet to refine the goals and objectives of the “Points to Consider” with the aim of distributing the finished product to Committee members.

Treasurer’s Report: 

Current total in scholarship fund       $3,283.

Committee’s general fund                   2,500.

Scholarship check to James Earle        1,000

Movie Night:   The next movie night is scheduled for Feb. 18.  The featured film is “Temple Grandin.” This film, starring Claire Danes as Grandin, describes the life struggles and successes of a woman with autism spectrum disorder who has attained a Ph.D and worldwide prominence with her expertise in animal behavior and her advocacy for people with autism.  

Education Forum:    A tentative date of March 24 has been decided for an education forum focusing on Cohasset’s school system.  Betsy Connolly will organize the forum with Helene Leibs help.       

Yard Sale:    Ginny Najmi volunteered to co-chair the scholarship yard sale with Donna McGee.  They will meet soon to set a date.  It was noted there’s a great need for more volunteers from Committee members to help with the various aspects of the yard sale!!

The next Cohasset Democratic Town Committee meeting is

 Sat. March 5th