January Events

Community Service – Blanket Project – This will be an ongoing project on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month
* Project: making blankets for an area women’s shelter
* Jobs for everyone!
“Skilled”: knitting, crocheting, sewing
“Differently Skilled”: fabric cutting, fabric ironing, square pinning
* Kids are welcome to come to help or to hang out in the kid’s area.
Wednesday, January 16th @ 7-9pm – County Party Meeting
We will be voting on the future of our office and on a proposed amendment to our constitution.  We will also be brainstorming different programming ideas and ways to support our community.
Saturday, January 19th @ 6 -9pm – Movie Discussion Night 
Gasland – “The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of “fracking” or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a “Saudia Arabia of natural gas” just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. A recently drilled nearby Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND. Part verite travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown.”
Tuesday, January 22nd @ 7-9pm – Community Forum: The Affordable Care Act and Small Business
* Guest Speaker: Kevin Kane, Health Care Organizer at Citizens Action of Wisconsin

Holiday Monthly Meeting

Our monthly meetings are usually scheduled for the third Wednesday of the month. Due to the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, we are merging the November and December meeting.

Our next meeting is
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5th from 7pm-9pm
with a Holiday Celebration to follow at 9pm

We will have a guest speaker from the Gingerbread House to share information about their program and ways community members can help it succeed.

Toy Drive!

Our December Community Service Project is a toy drive for the Gingerbread House. We are collecting new toys at the office for families who need help with gifts this holiday season. Please do not wrap the gifts. If you have a gift receipt, please include it with the gift, although a receipt is not required. You can bring the toys to the office or you can bring a toy with you to our next county party meeting on December 5th. The Gingerbread House provided gifts for over 600 families throughout Washington County last year. Let’s help them reach even more families this year!

Wisconsin Tax and Budget Issues Forum

THURSDAY DECEMBER 13th
7pm-8:30pm

132 North Main Street
West Bend, WI

Our second Democratic Party of Washington County public forum will discuss plans for the next State budget and tax proposals. We’ll look at the GOP’s plans and possible responses.

Our presenter will be Jack Norman, Director at TaxFairnessWI. He was previously Research Director at the Institute for Wisconsin’s Future, an academic and journalist who is familiar with tax and budget issues.