| From | Democrats of Indian River <[email protected]> |
| Subject | In Loving Memory of Horace Lindsay |
| Date | February 25, 2021 5:47 PM |
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Happy Thursday, Democrats!
FEDERAL
Happenings in Congress
Have you ever wondered what was happening each day in Congress other than what the news sources highlight? Well, you can check daily to find out what bills and resolutions are being considered in the Senate and the House.
For the House -
[link removed]
For the Senate - [link removed]
Contact the White House
Unlike the previous Administration, we have a Presidential leadership team interested in the well-being of the American people—all people. Do you have something you would like to share with President Biden, Vice President Harris or a Federal Agency? Maybe an idea, problem or concern? You can send an email to the White House through their website. It is quick and easy. Here is the link:
[link removed]
STATE
League of Conservation Voters Scorecard
Wondering how our Congressional elected officials in Florida are doing when it comes to our environment? The League of Conservation Voters recently released their scorecard. You can see the scorecard here:
[link removed](1)&utm_content=
Florida State Legislature
ACTION NEEDED! SB 90 – Vote By Mail Ballots
SB 90 is currently sitting in the Government Oversight and Accountability committee. This bill limits the duration of requests for vote-by-mail ballots to all elections held within a calendar year of a request. Current state law allows VBM for all elections through the end of the calendar year of the second ensuing regularly scheduled general election. This bill is a form of voter suppression and will make voting more difficult for many who can’t access the polls easily.
For more information about this bill go to
[link removed]
Please send an email to the Senate Government Oversight and Accountability Committee and ask them to not consider this bill. Their emails are below (just copy and paste):
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
ACTION NEEDED! Medicaid Expansion
No one should have to decide between financial ruin and life-saving care for themselves or their families, especially during a pandemic. But year after year in the Florida Legislature, the Republican majority blocks efforts to expand Medicaid.
Expanding Medicaid isn’t some pie-in-the-sky reform effort, it's a popular component of the Affordable Care Act and one 39 other states have approved to provide health care for low-income working adults.
Expanding Medicaid in Florida will benefit more than one million Floridians, including thousands of veterans, parents, and near-retirees who have jobs without health coverage. That’s why we’re building grassroots support to expand Medicaid in our state.
Even before the pandemic, almost 900,000 uninsured adults in Florida would have benefited from Medicaid Expansion. But after massive COVID-related job losses, and with the pandemic still upending lives across our state, the number of Floridians who urgently need to access care has only increased.
Expanding Medicaid is critical, and not just to the health outcomes for more than a million Floridians. The state budget faces a massive revenue shortfall, including an estimated $2.75 billion deficit next year alone.
Nearly the entire cost to expand Medicaid would be covered by the $14.3 billion in federal dollars that would return to Florida, saving the state nearly $200 million annually. Expanding Medicaid will bring our federal tax dollars home to create thousands of jobs and increase access to health care here – instead of sending our tax dollars to fund health care in other states.
Click below to write Senator Debbie Mayfield and Representative Erin Grall to let them know you support Medicaid expansion. It takes less than 1 minute!
[link removed]
LOCAL
Gifford Clean Up Day
This Saturday, February 27, from 8:30 a.m., there will be a neighborhood clean up in Gifford. Meet at Sunset Apartments across from Family Dollar on the corner of 43^rd Ave. and 45^th St. Please bring a garbage bag, gloves, water to stay hydrated, wear a mask and social distance.
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Stormwater Utility in Vero Beach
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** Please support a stormwater utility in the City of Vero Beach! Reduction of stormwater pollution will depend on new projects to filter and treat runoff before it reaches the Lagoon. No doubt these projects will be costly but, by having a dedicated source of funds, the City will be eligible for cost-share matching grants from State agencies to leverage stormwater dollars. The Stormwater Utility could generate approximately $1 million/year to be spent on water quality improvement projects. For the average residential property, the fee is estimated to be about $5/month – the cost of a fast food meal! The Indian River Neighborhood Association and the Clean Water Coalition of Indian River County are working to add Vero Beach to the long list of cities and counties in Florida with a Stormwater Utility, but they need our help! Sign the petition and share the link with your friends and neighbors, click here: bit.ly/COVBSWU
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DEMOCRATS OF INDIAN RIVER
In Memory of Former Indian River County Democratic Party Chair, Horace Lindsay
Horace Lindsay was an extraordinary man with an extraordinary retirement mission: to bring dignity and respect to the Democrats who resided in the ruby red county of Indian River. Serving as the Chair of the Democratic Executive Committee, Donna and he mentored his fellow Democrats, especially in the early days of Obama's first term. We are forever grateful for that leadership and tutelage that we still can feel today.
Horace challenged us to be engaged. He encouraged monthly socializing via our Democratic potluck dinners. He created networking so we could meet our fellow Democrats in Indian River County. And not only did we meet one another, he created opportunities to further the Democratic cause. He found ways for each of us to find our niche in our Democratic community. Some of us volunteered at Headquarters by answering the phone and doing office work; some of us became precinct captains and members of the Democratic Executive Committee; and some of us trained to be poll workers and poll watchers for Supervisor of Elections, Leslie Swan. We became active in the county.
Horace always pitched in to help with many of our community’s events. Each year he helped to decorate cars at the annual MLK Day parade; attended banquets at the Gifford Community Center; attended the annual Florida Democratic Party State Conference where he proudly displayed our Indian River County Democratic Executive Committee delegation banner; helped in our several moves to new headquarters offices; put together auction baskets and auction golf packages for the annual Blue Gala; and met fellow political junkies on Saturday mornings for Koffee with Ken and Parris.
The Democrats of Indian River were so proud of our Chair and the example he set for us to follow – He Made Us Proud Democrats! Thank you, Horace.
May God bless you and give you eternal peace.
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The Democratic Club of Indian River
The March 10 Democratic Club meeting will be dedicated to its first election for officers and board directors. The Nominating Committee is soliciting nominations from the Club membership. To serve, you must be a Club member in good standing.
This is the slate of candidates thus far:
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Office Candidate Length of term Term end
President Al Griffiths 2 years March 2023
Vice president Betty Morrow 1 year March 2022
Secretary
Treasurer Nancy Griffiths 1 year March 2022
Director Karen Adelman 2 years March 2023
Director Jadie Barringer 1 year March 2022
Director Valerie Daly 2 years March 2023
Director Fred Grumman 2 years March 2023
Director Glenda Swanson-Massa 1 year March 2022
Director Regina Williams 1 year March 2022
At this time there are no candidates for secretary. If you are interested in that position or any of the others, please email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Democratic Women’s Club of Indian River
The next meeting of the DWC Book Group will be Friday, February 26 at 2:00 p.m. Six books will be discussed, three on President Biden and three on Vice President Harris. Each member will read one of the six selections and will give a brief presentation of their chosen book at the meeting. If you are not a Book Group member and are interested in learning more, contact Rita Milelli at
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .
GET INVOLVED
Candidate Training
Are you interested in running for office? Or working on a campaign? Kevin Winchell is a political engagement strategist who trains candidates and their teams. He is offering a discounted 2-day training on March 6^th and 7^th.
To learn more about the training you can go to the Eventbrite at
[link removed]
Cost is $35, but if you use Promo Code BWC25, you will get $10 off.
This training is well worth the time and highly recommended for anyone even “just thinking about” running for office or being part of a candidate team.
Precinct Captain
As we begin to prepare for 2022 elections, we need our local Democrats to help us build a strong DEC (Democratic Executive Committee). The way to do is through Precinct Captains.
DEC members are the Precinct Captains of the Democrats of Indian River County. Precinct Captains are elected officials who work to educate, energize, and organize the registered Democrats within their geographic area (precinct). A volunteer position of Precinct Captain requires dedication. One must be willing to commit to attending monthly DEC meetings, vote on issues relevant to our local Democratic Party, lead neighborhood volunteers in canvassing, phone banking and texting, and represent the Democratic Party at community meetings and activities. A Precinct Captain must be both personally motivated, have the ability to motivate others and possess an ability to work well with others. Training and support are provided on an on-going basis. Time commitment per month is approximately 5-10 hours. At this time, all our meetings are virtual and we are not actively engaging in person with Democrats in each precinct.
If you are interested in being a precinct captain, please email Stacey at
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Communications Committee—Social Media Director
Communicating our values and our activities to the public is critical if the Democratic Party is to be successful. Our Democratic Executive Committee is looking for a Social Media Director as part of our Communications Committee who has strong skills across a variety of platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) and has been successful in placing and targeting ads on Facebook. If you feel you possess the skills we need and have the time to dedicate to this position, please email Stacey at
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
CALENDAR
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
8:30 a.m. – Vero Beach Town Council
For agenda and meeting information go to [link removed]
9:00 a.m. – IRC County Commission
For agenda and meeting information go to
[link removed]
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
9:00 a.m. – Orchid Town Council
For agenda and meeting information go to
[link removed]
Thursday, March 4, 2021:
7:00 p.m. - Fellsmere City Council
For agenda and meeting information go to www.cityoffellsmere.org/citycouncil
COVID VACCINATIONS
Indian River County Health Department Vaccinations
Indian River County and the State Health Department in Indian River County launched a new COVID-19 vaccine registration system through Everbridge. Florida residents who are 65 years and older or are frontline healthcare workers can now register for the waitlist. To sign up, eligible residents should
complete the online registration form ([link removed]) Here ([link removed]) . Residents who need technical assistance with online registration or do not have Internet access can also register by calling our call center (772) 226-4000, which is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Publix Vaccinations
Appointments for Publix vaccinations can only be made online. Once you are on the website, scroll down to the county you live in and if there are appointments available it will indicate that.
Here is a video that explains how to sign up for the vaccine at Publix:
Guide to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment at Publix - YouTube ([link removed])
Hint – there have been reports that the page refreshes itself when making an appointment. Don’t refresh the page yourself or you will lose your spot. Here is the link to the sign up page:
[link removed]
Sharecare Statewide System
The state recently announced the launch of a statewide preregistration system to schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments for individuals 65 and older and frontline health care workers. Individuals can pre-register for vaccine appointments and be notified when appointments are available in their area by visiting
[link removed].
This website will allow individuals who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to be proactively contacted when vaccine appointments are available through your local health department. On the site, residents can select their county and submit their contact information. Once appointments are available, individuals will be contacted by phone call, text or email and will be assisted in scheduling an appointment.
** Other Retail Options
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Walmart and Sam's Club – [link removed] ([link removed]) and [link removed] ([link removed])
Winn-Dixie – [link removed] ([link removed])
Vaccine supply remains limited and appointments may not be available immediately.
TIDBITS
The Black History Heroes You May Never Have Heard Of - INSPIRING!
[link removed]
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** That’s all, see you next week! Stay Safe and Well!
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Happy Thursday, Democrats!
FEDERAL
Happenings in Congress
Have you ever wondered what was happening each day in Congress other than what the news sources highlight? Well, you can check daily to find out what bills and resolutions are being considered in the Senate and the House.
For the House -
[link removed]
For the Senate - [link removed]
Contact the White House
Unlike the previous Administration, we have a Presidential leadership team interested in the well-being of the American people—all people. Do you have something you would like to share with President Biden, Vice President Harris or a Federal Agency? Maybe an idea, problem or concern? You can send an email to the White House through their website. It is quick and easy. Here is the link:
[link removed]
STATE
League of Conservation Voters Scorecard
Wondering how our Congressional elected officials in Florida are doing when it comes to our environment? The League of Conservation Voters recently released their scorecard. You can see the scorecard here:
[link removed](1)&utm_content=
Florida State Legislature
ACTION NEEDED! SB 90 – Vote By Mail Ballots
SB 90 is currently sitting in the Government Oversight and Accountability committee. This bill limits the duration of requests for vote-by-mail ballots to all elections held within a calendar year of a request. Current state law allows VBM for all elections through the end of the calendar year of the second ensuing regularly scheduled general election. This bill is a form of voter suppression and will make voting more difficult for many who can’t access the polls easily.
For more information about this bill go to
[link removed]
Please send an email to the Senate Government Oversight and Accountability Committee and ask them to not consider this bill. Their emails are below (just copy and paste):
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
ACTION NEEDED! Medicaid Expansion
No one should have to decide between financial ruin and life-saving care for themselves or their families, especially during a pandemic. But year after year in the Florida Legislature, the Republican majority blocks efforts to expand Medicaid.
Expanding Medicaid isn’t some pie-in-the-sky reform effort, it's a popular component of the Affordable Care Act and one 39 other states have approved to provide health care for low-income working adults.
Expanding Medicaid in Florida will benefit more than one million Floridians, including thousands of veterans, parents, and near-retirees who have jobs without health coverage. That’s why we’re building grassroots support to expand Medicaid in our state.
Even before the pandemic, almost 900,000 uninsured adults in Florida would have benefited from Medicaid Expansion. But after massive COVID-related job losses, and with the pandemic still upending lives across our state, the number of Floridians who urgently need to access care has only increased.
Expanding Medicaid is critical, and not just to the health outcomes for more than a million Floridians. The state budget faces a massive revenue shortfall, including an estimated $2.75 billion deficit next year alone.
Nearly the entire cost to expand Medicaid would be covered by the $14.3 billion in federal dollars that would return to Florida, saving the state nearly $200 million annually. Expanding Medicaid will bring our federal tax dollars home to create thousands of jobs and increase access to health care here – instead of sending our tax dollars to fund health care in other states.
Click below to write Senator Debbie Mayfield and Representative Erin Grall to let them know you support Medicaid expansion. It takes less than 1 minute!
[link removed]
LOCAL
Gifford Clean Up Day
This Saturday, February 27, from 8:30 a.m., there will be a neighborhood clean up in Gifford. Meet at Sunset Apartments across from Family Dollar on the corner of 43^rd Ave. and 45^th St. Please bring a garbage bag, gloves, water to stay hydrated, wear a mask and social distance.
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Stormwater Utility in Vero Beach
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** Please support a stormwater utility in the City of Vero Beach! Reduction of stormwater pollution will depend on new projects to filter and treat runoff before it reaches the Lagoon. No doubt these projects will be costly but, by having a dedicated source of funds, the City will be eligible for cost-share matching grants from State agencies to leverage stormwater dollars. The Stormwater Utility could generate approximately $1 million/year to be spent on water quality improvement projects. For the average residential property, the fee is estimated to be about $5/month – the cost of a fast food meal! The Indian River Neighborhood Association and the Clean Water Coalition of Indian River County are working to add Vero Beach to the long list of cities and counties in Florida with a Stormwater Utility, but they need our help! Sign the petition and share the link with your friends and neighbors, click here: bit.ly/COVBSWU
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DEMOCRATS OF INDIAN RIVER
In Memory of Former Indian River County Democratic Party Chair, Horace Lindsay
Horace Lindsay was an extraordinary man with an extraordinary retirement mission: to bring dignity and respect to the Democrats who resided in the ruby red county of Indian River. Serving as the Chair of the Democratic Executive Committee, Donna and he mentored his fellow Democrats, especially in the early days of Obama's first term. We are forever grateful for that leadership and tutelage that we still can feel today.
Horace challenged us to be engaged. He encouraged monthly socializing via our Democratic potluck dinners. He created networking so we could meet our fellow Democrats in Indian River County. And not only did we meet one another, he created opportunities to further the Democratic cause. He found ways for each of us to find our niche in our Democratic community. Some of us volunteered at Headquarters by answering the phone and doing office work; some of us became precinct captains and members of the Democratic Executive Committee; and some of us trained to be poll workers and poll watchers for Supervisor of Elections, Leslie Swan. We became active in the county.
Horace always pitched in to help with many of our community’s events. Each year he helped to decorate cars at the annual MLK Day parade; attended banquets at the Gifford Community Center; attended the annual Florida Democratic Party State Conference where he proudly displayed our Indian River County Democratic Executive Committee delegation banner; helped in our several moves to new headquarters offices; put together auction baskets and auction golf packages for the annual Blue Gala; and met fellow political junkies on Saturday mornings for Koffee with Ken and Parris.
The Democrats of Indian River were so proud of our Chair and the example he set for us to follow – He Made Us Proud Democrats! Thank you, Horace.
May God bless you and give you eternal peace.
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The Democratic Club of Indian River
The March 10 Democratic Club meeting will be dedicated to its first election for officers and board directors. The Nominating Committee is soliciting nominations from the Club membership. To serve, you must be a Club member in good standing.
This is the slate of candidates thus far:
------------------------------------------------------------
Office Candidate Length of term Term end
President Al Griffiths 2 years March 2023
Vice president Betty Morrow 1 year March 2022
Secretary
Treasurer Nancy Griffiths 1 year March 2022
Director Karen Adelman 2 years March 2023
Director Jadie Barringer 1 year March 2022
Director Valerie Daly 2 years March 2023
Director Fred Grumman 2 years March 2023
Director Glenda Swanson-Massa 1 year March 2022
Director Regina Williams 1 year March 2022
At this time there are no candidates for secretary. If you are interested in that position or any of the others, please email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Democratic Women’s Club of Indian River
The next meeting of the DWC Book Group will be Friday, February 26 at 2:00 p.m. Six books will be discussed, three on President Biden and three on Vice President Harris. Each member will read one of the six selections and will give a brief presentation of their chosen book at the meeting. If you are not a Book Group member and are interested in learning more, contact Rita Milelli at
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .
GET INVOLVED
Candidate Training
Are you interested in running for office? Or working on a campaign? Kevin Winchell is a political engagement strategist who trains candidates and their teams. He is offering a discounted 2-day training on March 6^th and 7^th.
To learn more about the training you can go to the Eventbrite at
[link removed]
Cost is $35, but if you use Promo Code BWC25, you will get $10 off.
This training is well worth the time and highly recommended for anyone even “just thinking about” running for office or being part of a candidate team.
Precinct Captain
As we begin to prepare for 2022 elections, we need our local Democrats to help us build a strong DEC (Democratic Executive Committee). The way to do is through Precinct Captains.
DEC members are the Precinct Captains of the Democrats of Indian River County. Precinct Captains are elected officials who work to educate, energize, and organize the registered Democrats within their geographic area (precinct). A volunteer position of Precinct Captain requires dedication. One must be willing to commit to attending monthly DEC meetings, vote on issues relevant to our local Democratic Party, lead neighborhood volunteers in canvassing, phone banking and texting, and represent the Democratic Party at community meetings and activities. A Precinct Captain must be both personally motivated, have the ability to motivate others and possess an ability to work well with others. Training and support are provided on an on-going basis. Time commitment per month is approximately 5-10 hours. At this time, all our meetings are virtual and we are not actively engaging in person with Democrats in each precinct.
If you are interested in being a precinct captain, please email Stacey at
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Communications Committee—Social Media Director
Communicating our values and our activities to the public is critical if the Democratic Party is to be successful. Our Democratic Executive Committee is looking for a Social Media Director as part of our Communications Committee who has strong skills across a variety of platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) and has been successful in placing and targeting ads on Facebook. If you feel you possess the skills we need and have the time to dedicate to this position, please email Stacey at
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
CALENDAR
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
8:30 a.m. – Vero Beach Town Council
For agenda and meeting information go to [link removed]
9:00 a.m. – IRC County Commission
For agenda and meeting information go to
[link removed]
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
9:00 a.m. – Orchid Town Council
For agenda and meeting information go to
[link removed]
Thursday, March 4, 2021:
7:00 p.m. - Fellsmere City Council
For agenda and meeting information go to www.cityoffellsmere.org/citycouncil
COVID VACCINATIONS
Indian River County Health Department Vaccinations
Indian River County and the State Health Department in Indian River County launched a new COVID-19 vaccine registration system through Everbridge. Florida residents who are 65 years and older or are frontline healthcare workers can now register for the waitlist. To sign up, eligible residents should
complete the online registration form ([link removed]) Here ([link removed]) . Residents who need technical assistance with online registration or do not have Internet access can also register by calling our call center (772) 226-4000, which is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Publix Vaccinations
Appointments for Publix vaccinations can only be made online. Once you are on the website, scroll down to the county you live in and if there are appointments available it will indicate that.
Here is a video that explains how to sign up for the vaccine at Publix:
Guide to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment at Publix - YouTube ([link removed])
Hint – there have been reports that the page refreshes itself when making an appointment. Don’t refresh the page yourself or you will lose your spot. Here is the link to the sign up page:
[link removed]
Sharecare Statewide System
The state recently announced the launch of a statewide preregistration system to schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments for individuals 65 and older and frontline health care workers. Individuals can pre-register for vaccine appointments and be notified when appointments are available in their area by visiting
[link removed].
This website will allow individuals who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to be proactively contacted when vaccine appointments are available through your local health department. On the site, residents can select their county and submit their contact information. Once appointments are available, individuals will be contacted by phone call, text or email and will be assisted in scheduling an appointment.
** Other Retail Options
------------------------------------------------------------
**
Walmart and Sam's Club – [link removed] ([link removed]) and [link removed] ([link removed])
Winn-Dixie – [link removed] ([link removed])
Vaccine supply remains limited and appointments may not be available immediately.
TIDBITS
The Black History Heroes You May Never Have Heard Of - INSPIRING!
[link removed]
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** That’s all, see you next week! Stay Safe and Well!
------------------------------------------------------------
**
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** Twitter ([link removed])
** Facebook ([link removed])
** Website ([link removed])
Copyright © 2021 Democratic Executive Committee of Indian River County, All rights reserved.
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2345 14th Ave.
Suite 7
Vero Beach, FL 32960
USA
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