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Elgin Township Democrats

Monthly Meeting

Tuesday February 16, 2010 Meeting

Church Of The Brethren, 783 West Highland Avenue, Elgin

The parking lot is south of the church, off Crichton Ave.

To acknowledge service of the committeemen and of the Chairman, Secretary and Vice Chair who are stepping down, a potluck dinner will precede the business meeting. The church will be open at 6 PM for set-up and dinner should begin at 6:30. Guests are welcome. Reminder: If you left HOME and MADE a trip to the bakery or deli it counts as home-made! Disposable table service will be provided.

At 7:30 the regularly scheduled monthly meeting will be held.

Guest speaker - League of Women Voters.

All Democrats and prospective Democrats are invited to attend and participate, though only committeemen have voting rights.

Good news! You, too, can be a committeeman. After the primary election February 2, the Kane County Chairman Mark Guethle appoints committeemen to fill vacancies. Email any questions or to apply for appointment to elgindem@netscape.net

Elgin Township Democrats January 19 Meeting note:

Guest Speaker

Laurie Faith Gibson-Aiello, Chairwoman of Friends of Lords Park Zoo

"Lords Park Zoo and Community Garden -Preserving Elgin's Past for a Sustainable Future" This was an interesting presentation and the actions of this group demonstrated how local government can be influenced by a grass-roots effort. Information about this group can be found at http://lordsparkzoo.wordpress.com/

Roosevelt Dinner Report

Event held January 9

The ever-amusing Ed Rzeppa was the MC. He is amazingly fast with a quip and a come-back and perfectly suited for the task.

Despite the bitterly cold weather that kept people home and the dust-up about the venue originally chosen, the event was successful. Old friends were there, and we made new friends as well as meeting a number of people running for office . It's inspiring to know there are Democrats who are not only well qualified to serve, but are willing to make the sacrifices necessary to run a vigorous campaign.

The Eleanor Roosevelt award was presented to John and Cathy Hamilton by Representative Bill Foster and prospective Elgin Township Democrats Chairman Frank Imhoff. The Hamiltons were chosen primarily because of the immense effort they have put into helping the Democratic Party grow in Elgin Township. The party has grown from a few elected committeemen to twenty of the 59 precincts in Elgin township having a candidate on the ballot in February. We even have one contested race! And don't forget, they designed and built Jack the donkey we use in parades and to decorate the office during campaign season.

A number of elected officials were present including US Representative Bill Foster, State Senator Mike Noland, State Senator Terry Link, Illinois House Representatives David Miller and Keith Farnham, County Board members Christina Castro, Jeanette Mihalec, Sylvia Leonberger, Jen Laesch and Deborah Allan.

Thanks to the Milk Pail management and staff who were able to accommodate our last-minute need to schedule an event, the well-prepared and tasty food served in a timely and unobtrusive manner, and the comfortable environment.

Thanks also to Larry Wegman, Cathy Hamilton and the others who planned and executed this event, as well as Mike Barr who provided the sound system and background music.

Yes, we did have a profit to help off-set the expenses of our organization.