From the Desk of ANN HUMPHREY
Member Outreach
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Now that the presidential campaigns are rolling, would you like to gather with
friends to talk politics? Hear stimulating speakers? Would you like the inside track on great places to
volunteer in this campaign cycle? Have you thought about joining the
Woman’s Suburban Democratic
Club??
It's a wonderful way to make new friends
who share your
passion for politics.
Starting
with Eleanor Roosevelt speaking to the club in 1957, WSDC has offered women (and
men) an opportunity for lively exchanges with leading politicians, authors and political thinkers, as well as opportunities
for political activism on the local and national levels. I
invite you to join WSDC. It’s a great way to stay
involved!
Membership in WSDC offers:
** Monthly
luncheon meetings or Saturday teas with fascinating guest speakers, including elected officials, candidates,
authors, journalists and leading political activists -- Recent speakers have included Chris Van Hollen,
Ben Cardin, Barbara Mikulski, Haynes Johnson, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Linda Greenhouse,
and County Council President Marilyn Praisner. Go to our Speaker Gallery to see more of last year's
speakers.
**
Educational forums of special interest to Maryland women -- In March, we are presenting a
special private slide show on global warming with Lisa Van Susteren, the slide show used in
the documentary film "An Inconvenient Truth.”
** Legislative research and lobbying
on the state and local level -- In January Club members went to Annapolis to meet with delegates and watch the Assembly in
action. Later in the spring about 60 of us lunched in the Rayburn Senate Office Building and heard from
both Maryland senators and several congressmen.
** An option to join the bi-monthly
WSDC Political Book Club – Their most
recent book was Imperial Life in the Emerald City, by Rajiv Chandrasekaran,
Washington Post Baghdad Bureau Chief in 2003-04, and now Assistant Managing Editor, who spoke to the membership at our December
tea.
**
Practical and reliable information about volunteer opportunities at the Democratic
Party headquarters, in campaigns, and in special outreach efforts.
For
50 years Woman’s Suburban Democratic Club has been an integral part of Montgomery County’s proud tradition of
activism and reform. We hope you'll join us for the exciting years ahead.
Please check this site to learn about other great events! See the testimonials on our home page from our newest
members.
You can even use your credit card now and purchase your
new membership online. Just click below. Just click the gray box and proceed using our secure ordering
system by Paypal to use your VISA, MS, or American Express card.
