At the March 4^th Membership meeting, the club will be offering a presentation on the most important 2010 U. S. Census that will take place in Queen Anne’s County on April 1, 2010.  (Please see below).  There will also be discussions on upcoming events that the club will participate in and a short run down on proposed speakers to address the club.  As everyone knows, this is an election year and there are some new faces and some old that we want to hear from.  Please, as a club member, do you best to attend.  As always, the meeting begins at 7:00 P.M. sharp.  Come early and socialize before it begins.  We have moved our meetings to the front room at the Fisherman’s Inn.  It is the first door on the left as you enter the restaurant.  Hope to see you there!  

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE 2010 CENSUS

Who gets counted, how you get counted and where do you get counted?  These and many other questions will be answered by Ernesto Calderon; Partnership Specialist, from the US Census Bureau who will give an informative talk on this very important April 1, 2010 event.  Did you know that based on the 2000 Census Queen Anne’s County received $33,011,424 million dollars worth of Federal funding to the; Dept. of Health and Human Services, Dept. of Transportation, Dept. of Agriculture, Dept of Education and the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development!

There are only 10 questions, it only takes 10 minutes and it only happens every 10 years!  In 2000 the response from the state was 69% and the response from Queen Anne’s County was 71%.  Let’s do it again!

2010 Census

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2010 Census Jobs

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At the February 4th Membership Meeting, the Club will host a forum regarding the Foreigh Affairs Security Training Center that has been proposed for Queen Anne’s County. 

The club will have two speakers offering their perspectives, for and against, having this facility located in our County.  Mr. Jay Falstad of the Queen Anne’s Conservation Association and Mr. Bob Waterman of Business Queen Anne’s will each present their postions on the effects of this facility on our community.  Following their remarks, members will be given a limited amount of time to ask questions of both speakers.  Club member and past President Rob Babbitt will serve as moderator for this presentation.

YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB AND BE CURRENT IN YOUR 2009/2010 DUES IN ORDER TO ATTEND.  ABSOLUTELY NO NON-MEMBERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER.  ALL MEMBERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO CHECK IN AT THE ENTRANCE TABLE PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.      

The meeting will begin at 7:00 P.M. sharp at the Fisherman’s Inn at the Kent Narrows.  Social gathering begins at 6:30 P.M.  It is recommended that you arrive early.

If you have any questions please email nvenuto@atlanticbb.net 

The club will hold it’s first meeting of 2010 on January 7, 2010 at the Fisherman’s Inn at the Kent Narrows.  It begins at 7 PM sharp.  This month we will host a seminar that will be open to the public.  (see announcement on the home page).  We will also be accepting dues renewal for 2010.  Hope to see you there for what should prove to be a very informative presentation.

As a reminder, 2010 dues renewal will be mailed sometime in January.  Dues for 2010 will remain at the 2009 level. 

A special thanks for all who participated in our 2009 “Toys for Tots” and food bank program.  It was a huge success. 

The Democratic Club will be holding its annual Holiday Party for members at the Fisherman’s Inn at the Kent Narrows at 7PM on December 3rd.  We will again be participating in the Toys for Tots campaign and collecting food for a local food bank.  We ask all who are attending to please bring new unwrapped toys and/or dry and canned goods in bags.  Toys for Tots will be providing a pickup book at the Fisherman’s for the evening.  Club members will be delivering food items.  Members please see your email for more information.  Everyone is encouraged to contribute.  HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL  

QAC Democratic Club will meet on Nov. 5 at Fisherman’s Inn Kent Narrows, Grasonville, at 7 pm.  This meeting will include a very informative talk about how you can save $100 to $200 a year on your electric bill.  Mr. Richard Anderson who leads QCI Associates, a consulting group that has, under the Power Deregulation Act of a few years ago, formed a Co-Op that enables consumers to purchase power from other power companies at lower rates than those paid to Delmarva Power. 

In addition, one of our local club members, Ms. Joyce Fitzpatrick, will speak about her work with a core group of persons in the mid-shore area who have formed the Community Cares Program.  This effort reaches out to all county service agencies, churches, etc. to provide help for persons in unique crisis situations due to the current recession or other misfortunes.

All members are encouraged to attend the QAC Democratic Club Meeting on Thursday, November 5 at 7PM, Fisherman’s Inn Kent Narrows, Grasonville.  Social starts at 6:30 followed by the meeting at 7:00.  For more information, contact 410 827 9450.

The Democratic Club will be hosting a Forum on the state of the Economy in Queen Anne’s  County on September 3rd at 7 P.M. at the Grasonville Community Center.  There are scheduled to be a number of speakers to talk about the effect that our current economic climate has had and will continue to have in our region.  Please join us for what will prove to be a very informative evening.  For more information, contact Clay Schramm at  Clay.Schramm@gmail.com 

This Forum will be in leiu of our normal Membership Meeting.

The regular Monthly Membership Meeting is set for this Thursday evening August 6, 2009 at 7:00 P.M.  It will be held at the Fisherman’s Inn at the Kent Narrows.  Information regarding our activities at the QAC County Fair and future events will be discussed.  Hope to see you there! 

The regular monthly Membership Meeting is scheduled for this Thursday, April 2,2009 at the Fisherman’s Inn at the Kent Narrows.  The meeting will begin at 7:00 P. M.

There are a number of important issues to be discussed this month.  Committee Chairpersons will be presenting information and asking for ideas from the members on a number of interesting initiatives.  There will also be information and a sign-up for the Club’s participation in the County’s “Rebuilding Together” program on April 25^th.  We have partnered with the Central Committee to join in this year for this  worthy one day event.  Come and see what it is all about.       

The Club will hold its March Membership meeting on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at the Fisherman’s Inn at the Kent Narrows.  This month’s meeting will feature Lance Richardson, the Queen Anne’s County States Attorney who will give us his views on the duties and responsibilities of this Office.  The meeting begins at 7:00 P.M. sharp.  Hope to see you there! 

The February membership meeting of the Club will be held on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at the Fisherman’s Inn at the Kent Narrows.  Refreshment Service begins at 6:30 P.M. with the General meeting beginning at 7:00 P.M.  Completion of the Elections for the Executive Board are schedule for this meeting.   If you are a member in good standing from 2008 or have paid your annual dues for 2009 you will be eligible to vote.  Hope to see you there! 

If you are interested in becoming a member of our club, please feel free to join us at the meeting or send an email to nvenuto@atlanticbb,net for more information.