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Officers Chair:
Jill Kimball,
231‐275‐5871, sunnyjill@hotmail.com Board Members Kaye Boyne‐Mead,
231‐882‐4630,
kayboyne@yahoo.com Click here for a list of elected Democratic Precinct Delegates Committees & Comittee Chairs From article VII, section 1 2. Finance/ Fundraising 3. Communications / public relations committee 4. Campaign/ candidate recruitment committee Bylaws (As amended 11-6-2011) (Click here.) Benzie County Democratic Platform (Click here.) Recognized in September 2011 for their important contributions to the party were Crystal Meadows, Ray Nichols, Betty Schelling, and Mel Schuman. Thanks to them for their hard work and dedication to our party’s ideals! The Charlotte Robling Honoree Dinner is our opportunity to thank outstanding volunteers. The associated silent auction also contributes funds for the party. The main speaker was Derek Bailey, tribal chairman of the Grand Traverse Bay Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, based in Leelanau County. Bailey, 38, is a first district congressional candidate in the 2012 Democratic primary. Currently he is serving his first term as chairman of his tribe. Benzie County is now part of the newly configured district, which includes the Upper Peninsula and Northwest Michigan. Also addressing the group was Garrett Arwa, Organizing for America Michigan State Director at the Democratic National Committee. Arwa has extensive experience in political organization and was a regional field coordinator at Obama for America. Organizing for America is a community organizing arm of the the Democratic National Committee. Obama’s 2012 campaign organization is Obama for America. 2010 Charlotte Robling honorees: Benzie County Resolutions: 2011 The Benzie Democrats’ elected precinct delegates convened on January 29 at the Benzonia Township Hall to nominate people for state party committees and decide on proposed resolutions to be forwarded to the Michigan Democratic Party. After discussion, three resolutions were unanimously passed and were forwarded to the state party. Their subjects were securing the Social Security Trust Fund, funding for continuing and higher education, and the protection of fresh watter supplies. At our Feb. 19 meeting, Olds reported on that he participated on the state resolutions committee. The Benzie County resolutions on commercial water harvesting and education funding were merged with similar resolutions and approved by the committee. The state already has a position on the protection of the Social Security Program. The Benzie Dems education resolution called for current funding levels for post high-school training and continuing education and for increased funding for higher education. The water resolution supports the establishment of policies that regulate and limit the commercial, for-profit, high-volume harvest of fresh water for resale from all fresh water sources within Michigan, including ground water under private and public land, flowing rivers, and Michigan’s Great Lakes; the resolution not intended to interfere or conflict with the Michigan Right to Farm Act.
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