I would like to wish everyone in Ozaukee County a very Happy New Year! As a small business owner and mother of a first-grader, the Presidential inauguration represents for me the dawn of hope for the future--for our beloved family business struggling with rising costs and diminished sales, our great country, and our sacred planet. I would like to invite everyone, particularly teachers and parents of young children--to please join in this historic inaugural celebration by participating in some kind of service to the community, in the days leading up to the Inauguration and beyond. Perhaps you could attend and participate more than usual in services at your church, help a friend or neighbor in need, contribute time or talent to your favorite charity, buy one of those bags of food for the needy at the grocery store, or choose to shop at your local store rather than big chains or online. Every little bit helps.
Many thanks to the 40 people who turned out Saturday night for our Change Is Coming party! We enjoyed good food, good company, and identified a number of issues important to us, summarized below. We also collected 75 pounds of food for donation to Family Sharing food bank. Remember we'll have another food collection tomorrow night at the Ozaukee County Democratic party's open house at 7 pm at City Hall. Hope you can join us! Bring more food! In addition, we are collecting new or gently used clothing, hats, scarves, mittens and boots for Purple Heart between now and the end of December. Please drop off donations for this effort at my office in Cedarburg or at the home of Marie Shinners & Jerry Van Veghel in Mequon. Drop by December 29 for pick-up by Purple Heart on December 30, from their home.
We identified the follow issues as important to our group (listed in order discussed, not ranked):
Here's a list of some recurring events and some one-time happenings that are going on this week.
Monday, September 1 - 10-2pm, 2-6pm
Jenny and I are hosting a house party in Grafton! Join us for wine, beer, coffee, snacks and (hopefully) some lively discussion about the Obama campaign.
When: Friday August 15, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Where: 261 W. Maple St. in Grafton
Look in the "Events" section to RSVP.
-Scott W.
