Our 2009 Recipient:
Ms. Blodgett was honored by the Dutchess County Youth Bureau as its Teacher of the Year award before her retirement from John Jay High School in 2001. At John Jay, she ran the in school suspension program for 23 years. Her retirement has allowed her the time to become more involved in the community.
She currently serves on the Architectural Review Board for the Town of East Fishkill, as vice president of the East Fishkill Community Library Board of Trustees, secretary of the Dutchess County Mental Hygiene Board, chairman of the Children and Youth Subcommittee of the Dutchess County Mental Hygiene Board, task force member of the Building Bridges: Schools and Organizations Working Together, vestry member of the Church of the Resurrection, and co-chairman of the Special Events Committee of the Center for Lifetime Learning at Marist College.
Ms. Blodgett is also coordinator of Democratic Inspectors for the Town of East Fishkill. As such, she works on Election Day from 5:30 a.m. to well after the polls close at 9.
Sunday, Sept 13, at Le Chambord
from 11:30am to 2:30pm.
There will be a silent auction.
The award is named for the late Dominick Cannizzaro, who served three terms as Supervisor for the Town of East Fishkill.
Proceeds benefit a charity chosen by our honoree, the Dominick Cannizzaro Foundation and the East Fishkill Democrats.
]]>Our next meeting, on Wednesday, Aug. 12 (this week) is our caucus.
Here is a more formal notice:
Wednesday, the 12th day of August, 2009 at 7 pm
The East Fishkill Public Libray
380 Route 376 (next to town hall)
Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
for the purpose of selecting and nominating various candidates to be voted on at the General Election to be held on NOVEMBER 3, 2009, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
Please attend!
Our regular meeting will immediately follow the caucus.
SAVE THE DATE:
THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH
The a special meeting of the Dutchess County Democratic Committee’s full membership will be held in the James Earl Jones Theater at Poughkeepsie Day School on Thursday, April 16. Barbara Jeter-Jackson will get official meeting notices and proxies out to all members, either by email or U.S. mail shortly. Agenda is below.
To: Democratic Committee Members
From: Jane Barber Smith, Chair
Subject: Special Meeting to vote on VoteBuilder on Thursday, April 16
There will be a meeting of the full Dutchess County Democratic Committee at Poughkeepsie Day School, 260 Boardman Road, Poughkeepsie 12603, on Thursday, April 16. Sign in starts at 6:30 p.m. Meeting starts at 7 p.m.
This is a special meeting as requested by full committee vote at the last meeting held i on February 10th. Edgar Santana, Deputy Executive Director of the NYS Democratic Committee, will be on hand to give us a full demonstration of VoteBuilder, the web-based program that has been under discussion for most of the past year. We will need to vote at this meeting on whether or not the Committee will expend funds to contract for this service to use in our 2009 coordinated campaign. We will also vote on a By-Laws revision regarding filling of vacancies at endorsement meetings.
We look forward to seeing as many as possible
The East Fishkill Democratic Committee will hold a meet-and-greet meeting on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, from 6-8 p.m. at Gian Bruno’s, 2593 Route 52 (Taconic Plaza) in Hopewell Junction.
The event is open to all East Fishkill Democrats. The committee will provide free pizza and soda.
The committee’s goal is to spread the word about the committee and its work, and to introduce its members to the greater East Fishkill Democratic population. There are several elected offices on the ballot in November, and potential candidates may wish further information.
Reservations are not required.
For further information please contact
Dianne Averill, membership chair
East Fishkill Democratic Committee
845-896-4250
The committee regularly meets on the second Wednesday of each month at the East Fishkill Library, from 7-9 p.m. The committee holds an annual citizen of the year award brunch, and participates in local parades and in East Fishkill Day in September. Other events are being planned for 2009.
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To Members of the Dutchess County Democratic Committee and Friends:
The Committee’s annual Issues Forum this year will be held at Poughkeepsie Day School on Saturday, April 18 at 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by the Dutchess Young Democrats. Chairs of the Issues Committee are Fred Bunnell and Jonathan Smith.
This forum will be a series of panels and discussions on the important issues that face us in Dutchess County today. Tell your friends. Bring your friends.
Congressmen John Hall (NY-19) and Maurice Hinchey (NY22) are invited speakers, and the panel topics are
ZERO WASTE
BUDGETS – FAIR & BALANCED
GOOD GOVERNMENT
& HOW TO GET ELECTED IN DUTCHESS COUNTY
Please find registration information on the attached flyer.
Preregistration is suggested. Call the Democratic Office at 845-485-1934. Leave a voicemail message and give your name and phone number if you plan to attend, You may pay at the door or send a check made payable to the Dutchess County Democratic Committee to P.O. Box 5005, Poughkeepsie, NY 12602. The cost is $20 including lunch and $12 without lunch.
See you there!
]]>The East Fishkill Open Space Preservation Committee invites East Fishkill residents to a program “Why Should We and How Can We Preserve Our Open Space” on Monday, April 20th at 7:30PM in the Town Hall. Speakers will be Matt Shurtleff from The Trust for Public Land and Rebecca Thornton from Dutchess Land Conservancy. Refreshments will be served.
]]>The East Fishkill Democratic Committee meets on the second Wednesday of every month in the Alley Room of the East Fishkill Community Library at 7:00 pm.
]]>The first meeting of the full Dutchess County Democratic Committee in 2009 will be held at Poughkeepsie Day School on Tuesday, February 10 at 7 p.m. (sign-in to start at 6:30). Poughkeepsie Day School is located at 260 Boardman Road, Town of Poughkeepsie.
A new treasurer will be elected. Nominations from the floor will be accepted.
Please feel free to attend.
]]>The East Fishkill Democratic Committee meets on the second Wednesday of every month in the Alley Room of the East Fishkill Community Library at 7:00 pm.
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