In this Newsletter:
- Message from the Chair
- GWCDP News
- News & Noteworthy
- Upcoming Events
Message from the Chair
Preparing for our monthly Virtual Breakfast Meetings is one of my favorite activites as your Chair. Some months, it is a challenge to acquire guests and produce segments of interest and value to you.
Then sometimes, like this upcoming Saturday, I am absolutely blessed with an abundance of speakers bringing valuable and timely content.
Dr. Mathew Logan will be talking about the COVID vaccine, discussing its safety, effectiveness, and availability. If you have any questions for Dr. Logan, please e-mail us at info@gwdcountydems.org by no later than 9 am on Friday, Feb 5.
We were also very fortunate to get the time of Dr. Robert Saul, an absolute treasure from Greenwood County, whose recent book “Conscious Parenting” contains a surprising and timely take on a subject that’s very relevant to our activities as a political party.
As a new Chair, I’ve been very fortunate to have made friends with other Chairs throughout the state. We’ll have an interesting and occasionally humorous roundtable with Timika Wilson of Union County and Angela Geter of Spartanburg County to get their take on Party organization and activism.
We will have a quick SC Legislative update from former candidate Dense Waldrep, commentary about the proposed SC State budget from our Treasurer, George Swindell, and of course GWCDP updates including the announcement of our Volunteer of the Month!
To get information on how to join in, please sign up via Mobilize. This service also send you e-mail reminders as the event draws close.
Of course, if you are not able to make it, all of the sessions will be available on our YouTube channel after the Breakfast Meeting. But if you join live, you will have the joy of being able to leave comments and converse with other Democrats during the broadcast!
Thank you, and I hope to see you there!
GWCDP News
The Greenwood County Democratic Party sends our deepest sympathies to Elaine Gentry on the passing of her son, Tony.
Elaine is a former Chairperson of the GWCDP. She and her family are in our thoughts and prayers.
Our Community
Self Regional Healthcare has established a fairly straightforward online form for South Carolinians who are 1A individuals and those 70+ years old and older to request a COVID vaccine appointment.
They have also set up a dedicated phone line for the same purpose:
(864) 725-3555
Starting Monday of next week, individuals 65 and older will be eligible! Please tune in to our interview with Dr. Matt Logan at the upcoming Virtual Breakfast Meeting to learn more details.
DHEC has also expanded its COVID information hotline in the past week. The new phone line
866-365-8110
was launched with 240 operators. It will be available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day, and is meant to help people searching for information about vaccine providers.
The “Care Line” will still be in operation as well. That number:
855-472-3432
is to help “with general questions about COVID-19, testing, or who need to schedule an appointment at a DHEC health department for SC STRONG appointments, family planning, well-child check-ups, WIC services, HIV/STD screening, and other health department services.”
News & Noteworthy
Did you see Councilwoman Edith Childs’s powerful commentary on the so-called “Fetal Heartbeat” bill last week?
If not, definitely take a few minutes to read “A reality check on women’s rights“.
Upcoming Events
| See our Calendar Page for these and other upcoming events. |
| The Story of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Thu Feb 4 5:30 pm Register Virtual Breakfast Meeting Sat, Feb 6 9 am – 10:30 am Sign up via Mobilize SC Humanities Electoral Initiative Lessons from November: Who voted, who didn’t, and why does it matter? Mon, Feb 8 5:30 pm Register SCDP 2021 Citizen Advocacy Training Series Hear from Lawmakers: Making a Difference Thu. Feb 11 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Register GWCDP Search & Support Committee Thu. Feb 11 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm School Board Candidate Filing opens Districts 51 & 52 Tue, Feb 16 12:00 pm Greenwood County Calendar GWD County Council Tue, Feb 16 5:30 pm Greenwood Public Library Watch on YouTube GWCDP Executive Committee Thu, Feb 18 6 pm Greenwood City Council Mon, Feb 22 5:30 pm Municipal Building 520 Monument St., Room 2012 Watch on FB Live |
