Freedom Celebration Recap, Open House and Save the Date

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Democrats had a fantastic time speaking with the community, registering voters, sharing petition and helping voters request their vote-by-mail ballots during last Saturday's Freedom Day Festival. Thank you to the many volunteers that helped to make this event a success.

Save the date for our next volunteer opportunity, July 4th, when we will march in the Sebastian 4th of July parade and table at the park.

We will continue to collect ballot petitions at our Democrats of Indian River County volunteer office. The office will provide petitions to sign and collect completed petitions.

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TAKE ACTION
* Request your Vote-By- Mail Ballot HERE ([link removed])
* Put abortion rights on the ballot. Download and print your petition HERE ([link removed]) or stop by our office to complete your petition.

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SAVE THE DATE
Join Indian River Democrats on
July 4, 2023 to walk in the 4th of July Parade
Sign up link coming soon!
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DEMOCRATS OF INDIAN RIVER
Democratic Executive Committee

Steering Meeting
Wednesday June 14, 2023 5 p.m.
zoom meeting

DEC Meeting
Thursday June 27, 2023 6 p.m.
Heritage Center

Social Club Meeting
Thursday June 15, 2023 6 p.m.
Location to be announced soon!
Member dues of $25 collected annually July 1st to June 30th can be paid with the following methods:
* Directly to the Treasurer, Charley, at monthly meetings
* Mail or deliver payments to the Democrats of Indian River office at 2345 14th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32960
* PayPal to Democratic Club of Indian River
* Email [email protected]

DWC Luncheon at Bent Pine
Saturday June 10, 2023 11:30 a.m.
6001 Clubhouse Drive, Vero Beach, FL 32967

Anne Posey, CEO of Tykes & Teens, will present on Children's Mental Heath: Prevention, Education & Treatment.
RSVP to [email protected]

DWC Book Club Group
Friday May 26, 2023 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Brackett Library on the IRSC Mueller Campus

We will discuss “THE BLUEST EYE” by Toni Morrison.
Questions? Email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .

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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
Tuesday June 6, 2023 9 a.m.
Indian River County
Board of County Commission Meeting. Details here ([link removed]) .
Date and Time TBD
City of Vero Beach
Regular City Council Meeting. Details here ([link removed]) .
Thursday June 8, 2023 7 p.m.
City of Fellsmere
Regular City Council Meeting details here ([link removed]) .
Monday June 12, 2023 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
School District of Indian River County
School Board Business Meeting. Details here ([link removed]) .
Tuesday June 6, 2023 6 p.m.
City of Sebastian
Natural Resources Board Meeting. Details here ([link removed]) .

Wednesday June 14th, 2023 6 p.m.
City of Sebastian
Regular City Council Meeting at City Hall. Details here ([link removed]) .

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Desantis' Lack of Business Acumen to Hurt Floridians


** Gov. Ron DeSantis is at it again, hurting the people of the state of Florida and abandoning all pretense of being a Republican.
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His ban on investing with any entity that considers ESG (environmental, social and governance) as part of its investment decision making is — I am not sure how to say this, except it is a dumb as a bag of doorknobs!

ESG is a rating service — just like well-known Moody’s; in fact, Moody’s produces an ESG rating. It isn’t a way of life; it is information on the quality of a company's management team. Considering more than pure narrow financial criteria has been exemplary corporate philosophy since I went to business school in the late 1970s. It isn’t new at all.

A successful company finds a common ground with all its constituents, and the result is bigger than it would be by focusing on any one. DeSantis apparently doesn’t understand this, because he has never been in business and doesn’t believe in consensus.

Excluding high ESG companies means excluding Apple, Microsoft, Merck, Accenture, Sherwin-Williams, Mercedes and many other highly successful companies that have produced extraordinary financial returns for shareholders. Excluding high ESG firms from Florida investment will without a doubt reduce the return of Florida’s funds, ultimately hurting the people who depend on the state being successful, like worker pension plans and important rainy day funds like hurricane recovery funds.

DeSantis has lost his footing as a leader as he now continually rails against corporate development and forward-looking leadership. These are things he clearly doesn’t understand and should as a governor, much less in any higher office.

David Hunter, Vero Beach

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