The Framingham Democratic Committee added two new members to its regular membership roster filling 2 of 3 vacancies.
Isabella Petroni and Leslie White Harvey were elected to fill vacancies in the FDC membership.
A third vacancy will be filled at the October business meeting.
The Framingham Democratic Committee is striving to find locations to resume in-person meetings. The ability to meet on Zoom was a huge benefit during the times of COVID, however there is a need and desire to resume live in-person meetings.
The previous location where meetings had taken place is no longer available. The Committee has struggled to find locations for Sunday evenings which is the most preferred time as indicated by the membership for many years.
The FDC is planning to hold its October and November business meetings on weeknights. These will be held a meeting rooms of the Framingham Public Library. Due to the library hours the start time for the meetings will be moved up by a half hour to 6:30pm.
Photo credit: Melvin Poindexter
FDC members and guests gathered at the home of City Councilor Adam Steiner for the Committee’s annual summer event. Also in attendance were DNC member Mel Poindexter, State Committee member Tina Poindexter, Senate President Karen Spilka and State Rep. Kate Donaghue. This gathering was a pot-luck featuring some tasty items donated by the FDC members.
The event also featured a brief business meeting to allow potential associate members to introduce themselves for consideration at a future meeting.
With upcoming municipal elections, several candidates were invited to address the gathering and discuss their respective campaigns.
The next FDC business meeting will be on September 17, 2023 and will be conducted remotely on Zoom. The FDC is continuing to find a meeting location post-COVID and expects to have meeting space for October and November.
Saturday September 9th at 10am will be the next informal gathering at B SIsters Cafe.
Scheduled for 10am, address is 680 Worcester Road (Rt 9, east-bound).
There will be discussion on the District 9 City Council race.
The FDC will have its annual summer event on August 27, 2023 hosted by City Councilor Adam Steiner. The address is 43 McAdams Road, Framingham. The event will run 4:30pm to 6:30pm.
There is no rain date, so in the event of inclement weather the event will be canceled.
The event will be a pot-luck (no cookout) with contributions from the FDC members. Members can sign-up on this link:
https://www.mealtrain.com/potlucks/kk7me0
A speaking program will feature Democratic candidates in this year’s municipal elections.