News and updates from the Democratic Women’s Club of Flagler County.
Everyone loves a success story. The Board of Directors of the Democratic Women’s Club (DWC) of Flagler County is thrilled to say “Wow!” and “Thank You!” for the great work that went into our grassroots, vote-by-mail (VBM) campaign that ended on June 30. Not only were we the first in the state to implement the…
On July 1, 2020, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the federal District Court decision that set up clear guidelines for Returning Citizens to be able to register and to vote. In 2018, Florida citizens approved Amendment Four, allowing felons who completed their sentences (“Returning Citizens”) restoration of their right to vote. The Florida…
Two Flagler County Democrats have been elected to serve as delegates for Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention. Democratic caucuses in Flagler, Volusia, Lake, and St. John’s Counties chose Teldra Jones of Palm Coast, and Cenan Ozmeral, of Flagler Beach, both supporting candidate Joe Biden, to join the Florida national delegation. The counties comprise…
There are no magic bullets in the fight to get Democrats elected. That’s the first thing every responsible political activist acknowledges when discussing a possible new approach. However, if there were a magic bullet, it might be something like the grassroots, vote-by-mail (VBM) campaign program presented to all of the statewide Democratic Women’s clubs by…
Myra Smith, Agnes Lightfoot, and Barbara Murphy went to Tallahassee to represent the Democratic Women’s Club of Flagler County. We arrived in the evening of January 26, Sunday, and the daylong conference began early the next day, on Monday morning. The first speaker, John E. Daley, mayor of Tallahassee, was a terrific speaker, getting…
Three DWC of Flagler members attended the 63rd Annual Convention, September 12-15, at the Rosen Centre, Orlando, FL. We arrived on Friday, one of us as the convention began, and the other two after lunch. Friday morning started with a somewhat tedious business meeting. However, we did a great exercise called “Stand Up…
Friday, March 8, the Democratic Women’s Club of Flagler County, with some help some friends, redesigned and replanted the garden for the Family Life Center at the emergency shelter home. The mission of the Family Life Center is to provide essential support services to individuals and families to end Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence in…
The Democratic Women’s Club of Flagler County attended the 3rd Annual PerSisters Rally in Deland, Florida on Saturday, May 4, celebrating Democratic Women’s month. DWC Groups from around the state came for a weekend of activities. Six members of our local DWC Flagler attended on Saturday. After a kick-off with an all-female color guard from…
Members of the Democratic Women’s Club of Flagler, the Coquina Coast Progressive Democratic Caucus, the Flagler Beach Democratic Club, and a friend or two, helped clean up our section of Belle Terre Parkway, north of the intersection with Palm Coast Parkway, Saturday, April 20. We met at the Public Library at 8:00 a.m., and we…
Three members of the Democratic Women’s Club of Flagler County attended Tally Days this year, on March 11th and 12th in Tallahassee, Florida. Tally Days is an annual event during which the Democratic Women’s Club of Florida (DWCF) visits the Florida Legislature to advocate for our platform. We lobby (and rally) as a group, and…