Framingham Democratic Town Committee

Minutes of November 4, 2007

Attendance

Members: Elsa Aviza, Nancy Coville Wallace, Gerard Desilets, Pat Dunne, Beverly Hugo, Chris Lorant, Kathie McCarthy, Stephanie Mercandetti, Sarah Micciche, Betty Muto, Rep. Pam Richardson, Pamela Roberts, Norma Shulman, Rochelle Sivan, John Stefanini, Parwez Wahid

Associate Members: Christopher Broyles, Bob Edwards, Claire Farragher, Gerry Heng, Lloyd Kaye

Guests: Phil Dinsky, Kate Donaghue, Bill Dooling

Guest Speaker: Gus Bickford.

Business

1. Treasurer’s Report from Nancy Coville-Wallace):

Cash on Hand as of 10/14/07	1678.16
Dues Received	65.00
Dividends
Other Income: Nov. Dinner	20.00
Net Income	85.00
Itemized Expenses
Net Expenses
Balance as of 11/3/07	1763.16

Dues:

Ÿ Members owing dues for 2006-07: 3 unpaid members; 34 paid. Paid up members: E. Aviza, B. Berman, R. Black, R. Blum, R. Cotton, N. Coville Wallace, G. Desilets, P. Dunne, L. Fields, B. Haberman, E. Hopkins, D. Howland, S. Khan, R. Litter, C. Lorant, T. Mahoney, K. McCarthy, S. Mercandetti, S. Micciche, T. Micciche, C. Monzon, V. Mulvey, B. Muto, P. Ottaviani, J. Rastani, C. Ross, N. Shulman, A. Silver, R. Sivan, J. Stefanini, C. Tully Stoll, P. Wahid

Ÿ Members owing dues for 2007-08: 16 unpaid; 22 paid. Paid up Members: E. Avisa, N. Coville-Wallace, G. Desilets, E. Hopkins, D. Howland, B. Hugo, P. Ottaviani, S. Khan, L. Medrano, S. Mercandetti, M. Murphy, B. Muto, R. Litter, C. Lorant, K, McCarthy, S. Micciche, J. Rastini, P. Richardson, P. Roberts, N. Shulman, A. Silver, R. Sivan, C. Tully Stoll, P. Wahid

Ÿ Associate Members owing dues for 2006-07: 15 paid

Ÿ Associate Members owing dues for 2007-08: 9 paid. Paid up Associates: C. Boyles, R. Edwards,C. Farragher, J. Feingold, D. Harkness, K. Harkness, G. Heng, F. Mirza, , Laura Wells, George Wells

2. Minutes (Rochelle Sivan): Minutes from October 14 accepted.

3. In 4 months there will be elections for the new slate of FDTC officers, and we need members for new or moribund committees such as Affirmative Actions, or Members Outreach.

4. There was a suggestion to track attendance on the Web site, but it was mentioned that the attendance is always included in the minutes.

5. Norma suggested name tags at meetings, as not all attendees always know each other.

6. The February caucus was discussed. It was decided that Rochelle send out a survey to the members to decide upon the date. (That was subsequently done, and the caucus is going to take place on Feb. 10.)

7. Parwez announced that Farouq Mirza and Bill Haberman had recently undergone surgery and would appreciate good wishes.

8. The December Holiday party was discussed and a planning committee formed: Parwez, Laura, Elsa, Sarah, Pam Roberts, Norma, Rochelle.

9. Parwez said that the NH primaries were coming soon, and that if you support any candidate, the time to volunteer is now. Norma Shulman and Kate Donaghue are strong supporters of Hillary Clinton and should be contacted if you want to join that effort, and Parwez Wahid, and Chris Lorant are good contacts for Obama supporters wanting to get involved.

Announcements:

1. Kate Donaghue’s Holiday party on Dec. 9.

2. Hospitality for January 13 meeting: John Stefanini and Rochelle Sivan.

Program: Our guest speaker was Gus Bickford, a Democratic National Committee member from Westford, and the Deputy Campaign Manager for Niki Tsongas’ campaign. He spoke about effective campaigning, the vast improvements in the Democrat’s voters database since year 2000, the improvements the new technologies have brought about, the successful 50 state strategy the DNC promotes which still lets the local state committees manage the details. But in the end, nothing is as effective as personal appeals from locals who know the voters.

Next Meeting - January 13, 2008

Rochelle Sivan · (508) 333-5698 · shellyis@gmail.com