Happy Thursday, Fellow Democrats!
We are now 96 days away from electing a new President of the United States!
DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS VISITORS
As COVID cases are still on the rise in Indian River County, our office remains closed for inside visits and meetings. Operations Coordinator Stacey Klim is at the office on Wednesdays and Fridays 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. for visitors to pick up Democratic gear (yard signs, bumper stickers, etc.) and to conduct other essential services. Democrats coming to the office should knock on the door, social distance, wear a facemask, and provide their own hand sanitizer. Thank you as we continue to look after the safety of our fellow Democrats.
WRITE YOUR CONGRESSMEN!
This morning, a dangerous tweet by Donald Trump floated the idea of delaying the November election.
VERO BEACH CITY COUNCIL MASK ORDINANCE
Tomorrow - Friday, July 31st at 9:00 a.m. – the Vero Beach City Council will be discussing an Emergency Ordinance of the City of Vero Beach in response to a Public Health Emergency resulting from the spread of COVID-19. The issues being discussed will be: Business Establishments may require customers to Wear Face Coverings, Posting Signage, Practice Social Distancing for gatherings of 50 or fewer persons, Providing for Enforcement allowing for exemption for face covering, Providing for Penalty for Violation, Providing for Sunset, Providing for Conflict and Severability and Providing for an Effective Date.
If you would like to submit comments regarding the mask mandate, please email the City Council members.
Tony Young - [email protected]
Laura Moss - [email protected]
Rey Neville - [email protected]
Robert Brackett - [email protected]
Joe Graves - [email protected]
There will be a City Hall demonstration for the Mask Mandate tomorrow. Here is a link to information for that: https://www.facebook.com/events/573848100167696/
Vero News Reporter Ray McNulty wrote a great article today regarding masks. You can read that here http://veronews.com/2020/07/30/how-do-we-get-officials-to-require-masks-in-public-2/?fbclid=IwAR3bSKB9k5WWPeYex4W88sWR43P6SbSd4_ixuj6uvUp39sDqb2Z1-RCXjXg
CANDIDATE INFORMATION
The Democrats of Indian River have just posted on our website under the “Voting” tab, candidate information sheets for those candidates running in the August 18th primary. Every year, the Democrats provide short bio sheets and links to online interviews with the candidates. Thank you to our wonderful mother-daughter volunteers who drafted this year’s biographies!
Call Headquarters at 772.226.5267 if you have questions. During the pandemic, it is only staffed on Wednesdays and Fridays.
NATIONAL WOMEN FOR BIDEN
Join the Women for Biden National Call Thursday, August 6 at 7 p.m. ET. Biden for President will host this bi-monthly call every 1st and 3rd Thursday through October 29. Register for the calls here.
IN THE GOOD NEWS DEPARTMENT...
The Democratic Women's Club of IRC's adopted sea turtle nest was the site of a turtle rescue. Three straggler hatchlings were found in the nest and released into the sea. Well done DWC Environmental Committee!
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ONLINE TRAINING
WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?
This week we met with an election data expert from Palm Beach County to assess our phone banking progress and next steps. We have made approximately 13,650 calls to New, Warm and Hot Democrats! And we have more to go!
We are currently working on a plan to reach out to our young voters and encourage them to vote. Data shows that young people in our country don’t vote at all or minimally. We will need every vote, from every Democrat, in our county this November 3rd. Reaching these voters during a pandemic is challenging, but we are up for the challenge!
Friday, we will be meeting virtually with the Florida Biden Campaign to discuss their goals and how our work has laid the foundation for their future work.
HELP NEEDED - DATA TEAM
Our Data Team is in need of help! We need some dedicated data gurus to help with the work we will be doing over the summer months. If you are interested, please contact Jim St. Martin at [email protected]
MASK WEARING FACEBOOK GROUP
A new Facebook group is gathering data on local businesses who are requiring staff and patrons to wear masks. This group is to highlight the responsible businesses in Indian River County that follow the CDC's recommendations for COVID-19 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov
Businesses should recognize that there are many vulnerable people at risk for severe COVID symptoms and they should do all they can to minimize that risk. As patrons, the group is looking for merchants who value the health and safety of their customers and their families.
This is not to shame businesses but to provide information to people who would rather spend money at places where public health is a priority. If you are interested in joining the group, go to: https://m.facebook.com/groups/898859100600176?group_view_referrer=profile_browser
DEMOCRATIC CLUB UPDATE
The next meeting of the Democratic Club will feature two Indian River Democratic candidates, Al Griffths and Scot Fretwell. Al is running against Erin Grall for the Florida House, District 54. Scot is running for the Florida Senate, District 17, against Debbie Mayfield.
Please mark your calendars with the meeting date and time: Wednesday, August 12th at 6 p.m. The meeting will be via Zoom. The link will be sent a few days prior to the meeting.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR IRC OFFICE
BIDEN AND DEMOCRATIC GEAR
We have some Biden gear in our office! Currently we have:
T-shirts $15
Yard signs $10
Bumper stickers (rectangle and oval) $2
Buttons $1
If you would like to pick us some Biden gear from the office, Stacey will be in the office on Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Just knock on the door and she will meet you outside as our office is still closed to visitors.
SEBASTIAN RESIDENTS - If you would like to purchase a Biden yard sign and are unable to get to our office, contact Al Griffiths at 203-537-1762 and he has them for sale in Sebastian.
We also have "I give a Dem" signs available again! The signs are bright blue and feature the Democrats of Indian River County logo. The cost is $6 and includes a wire stand sign for outdoor use. To place an order and arrange pick up, contact Claudia Martino at [email protected]
And don’t forget our cute Democratic Facemasks! Lovingly made by a fellow Democrat, they are being sold for $10. Contact our office if you want one at: [email protected]
COVID-19
Indian River County currently has 2167 cases and 41 deaths. The number of cases is increasing both in our county and in the state at a high rate. Social distance and wear a mask!
To stay up-to-date on the cases of Covid-19 in Indian River County and the State of Florida, click on the link below. Updates are made every day at approximately 11 a.m. EST.
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/96dd742462124fa0b38ddedb9b25e429
Indian River County has created a website dedicated to the Covid-19 virus that contains numerous resources and county information. You can access this information by going to: https://www.ircgov.com/coronavirus.htm
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY COVID-19 TESTING SITES
The Florida Department of Health has issued a Public Health Advisory advising all individuals in Florida to wear face coverings in any setting where social distancing is not possible, with limited exceptions. As a reminder, the Indian River County Board of Commissioners have recently issued an Emergency Order requiring all persons working in restaurants, grocery stores, food service, retail establishments, businesses open to the public, or any other locations visited by the public where social distancing is not possible, to wear face coverings.
The Florida Department of Health in Indian River County continues to provide drive-through testing for COVID-19 at the Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, by appointment only. To request an appointment, please call (772) 794-7411.
The following drive-through COVID-19 testing locations do not require an appointment and may be visited at the designated times:
Indian River County Fairgrounds
7955 58th Ave, Vero Beach
Mondays and Wednesdays 8:30am to 10:00am
Treasure Coast Community Health
12196 County Road 512, Fellsmere
Fridays 2:30-4:30pm
Gifford Health Center
4675 28th Court, Vero Beach
Saturdays 8:30-10:00 am
You may find the most up-to-date information and guidance on COVID-19, by visiting the Department of Health’s dedicated COVID-19 webpage: FloridaHealthCOVID19.gov. For any other questions related to COVID-19 in Florida, please contact the Department’s dedicated COVID-19 Call Center by calling (866) 779-6121. The Call Center is available 24 hours per day. Inquiries may also be emailed to [email protected].
That’s all folks. Stay healthy!!!
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