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We received today a copy of an opinion piece published in the Lynn Item about food drives that the town committees of Nahant and Swampscott have been conducting since 2009. The opinion piece is by Jim Walsh of Nahant and relates the kinds of experiences he and his colleagues have had working on those monthly drives. An excerpt:
I should say that every donation given is accepted with thanks. The most touching moments are when a family emerges and the child in the family, the 10- or 12-year-old, comes forward with a little bag in his or her hand and sheepishly holds it out to a volunteer. When the little boy or girl is thanked there is invariably a wide grin and a flash of good feeling in the eyes of the young person and they look to find the eyes of their mother or father. The family walks away holding hands or arm in arm almost every time. There is a special joy in the giving
Jim Walsh, Nahant Democratic Town Committee
Everyone should take a moment to read, and enjoy, Lynn, Lynn…City of Kindness.
Just prior to officially announcing as a candidate for Governor of the Commonwealth, St. Sen. Dan Wolf (D. Harwich) committed to addressing the SDTC July monthly meeting. Despite having begun an intense campaign starting with an address to the recent State Convention Sen. Wolf held true to his commitment and spoke to the SDTC and guests at its regular monthly meeting on July 15.
The 25 or so members present listened intently and enthusiastically as Sen. Wolf traced the evolution of the social, economic, and political values that impel him to public service, starting with his early education at a Friends school in Pennsylvania where he grew up. Sen. Wolf emphasized the importance of re-balancing the distribution of wealth and realities of the American dream to restore a Democratic Party effort to advance our goals and objectives.
He maintained a positive focus on business and its importance, not just for recovering from years of eroding personal income and opportunity, but in fact resuming advancing the social and economic agendas that Democrats had initially pursued in the 1960’s and 1970’s. For more information about the senator and his candidacy please visit his official campaign web site.
Pictures from Sen. Wolf’s visit with the SDTC may be seen our photo Gallery.
The 2013 Democratic Party State Platform Convention was held on July 11th. SDTC members who served as delegates to the convention found the meeting and its preceding activities to be quite interesting, informative, and engaging. Receptions sponsored by various candidates and office-holders the night before the convention afforded everyone ample opportunity to network, relax, and renew friendships. Thanks to SDTC member Linell Grundman we are able to post several pictures taken during the receptions as well as the convention itself.
Check out our Convention Gallery.
Friends and associates of Sandwich Democratic Town Committee members can have fun looking through the recently posted photographs of our recent fundraiser. The fundraiser was held at the home of committee members Bob King and Tobin Wirt, who also own and operate Cafe Chew in Sandwich. About 50 people attended the luncheon which followed the annual July 4th parade sponsored by the Town of Sandwich. Because their home is located a mere block from the parade route participants were able to enjoy the parade and then just walk over to the fundraiser.
Check out the Fundraiser photos in our Gallery under About Us; those who did not participant may find themselves feeling a little jealous!
Cape Cod Democrats are waking up this morning to the long-awaited news that State Senator Dan Wolf has declared that he is running for Governor. Wolf’s candidacy had been widely rumored for months and its official declaration comes on the eve of the Democratic State Convention this coming weekend. It also comes just a matter of days before Sen. Wolf is scheduled to speak at the monthly meeting of the Sandwich Democratic Town Committee. See also the story in today’s Boston Globe.
In related news State Rep. Sarah Peake has announced that she will run to fill Sen. Wolf’s seat, while Steve Grossman says that he will announce his candidacy for Governor at this weekend’s State Democratic Convention. State Party activists will apparently get no rest from the campaign rigors they experienced from Elizabeth Warren’s run for the U.S. Senate and Ed Markey’s run, also for the U.S. Senate.
Resources:
Official Campaign Web Site for Dan Wolf
Official Announcement Video on on YouTube
Twitter Handle: @danwolfma
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