Committees prep for in person meetings, recall election
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
by Mary Larson
LW contributor
The Democratic Club welcomes two new people, Carolyn Smith and Debbie Wrathall, to its board. Smith will serve as the board’s interim secretary, and Wrathall will be the interim chair of the Program Committee.
Membership meetings will resume on Aug. 18 in Clubhouse 2 or via Zoom if necessary. In the meantime, the club’s board and committees are actively preparing for the anticipated face-to-face meetings that will center on the 2021 recall election and the June 2022 Primary.
The Program Committee will meet on June 9. The committee has been in conversation with a number of potential speakers, including club favorites such as Josh Lowenthal, Harley Rouda and California Comptroller Betty Yee. All three have expressed interest in meeting with club members. Yee was recently elected as one of two vice chairs of the California Democratic Party. The committee will also be inviting a number of 2022 Primary Election candidates as speakers for future club meetings.
The Publicity Committee is looking for help from a Leisure World resident with experience in developing websites. It is also looking for a volunteer to be in charge of the club’s Facebook page. Interested members should call (562) 296-8521.
Members who have access to the web should check the club’s online resource center at https:// sblwdems.wordpress.com/resources for the committee’s in-depth reporting on a number of issues.
The Nominating Committee will meet on June 7. The committee is responsible for the development of what is tentatively being called “Training for Leadership.” The training, scheduled to last for several weeks, will be held on the second Wednesday of the month. These sessions are being designed to provide a way for members to become more knowledgeable about the club and general politics as well as get to know each other better. All club members can enroll, regardless of whether they anticipate assuming responsibility for leadership roles in the immediate future.
The club will continue to staff a voter service center booth outside Clubhouse 6 every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Voter registration forms, membership applications, club newsletters, brochures and other resource material will be available.
Members should be on the lookout for a letter from the Special Events Committee concerning the club’s current fundraising efforts for candidates. Due to the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, this campaign is being conducted by mail for a second consecutive year. The committee hopes to resume the club’s festive once-ayear get-together in 2022.
Club members who had not yet renewed their membership for 2021 recently received a letter requestingthattheydoso. To check renewal status, call (562) 431-7275.
Lastly, the Strategic Planning Committee is beginning to develop a plan to reach Leisure World voters about the importance of voting in the upcoming recall election.
