The October 2009 monthly general meeting will be at Bayland Park Community Center from 10AM to Noon on Saturday, October 24.  Our special invited speaker will be Scott Hochberg,  Texas State Representative District 137.  Rep. Hochberg will discuss the numerous Texas constitutional amendments on this November's election ballot.  Come early at 9:30AM to visit with club members, share the latest political gossip and enjoy our usual snacks.

At the August 22, 2009 general meeting, a resolution on health care reform was drafted and approved by the membership. The resolution was presented to the office of the Honorable Al Green, US Congressman, Texas 9th CD.

The text of the resolution is available here:  Resolution for National Health Care Reform

The August monthly general meeting will be at Bayland Park Community Center from 9:30AM to Noon on Saturday, August 22.  Our special invited speaker will be the Honorable Al Green ,  US Congressman, Texas 9th CD.  Congressman Green's previous visits to the SDC have been very informative and lively.  This is our opportunity to communicate our interests and concerns directly with our US Congressman and to get his perspective on the current session's activities and prospects for the remainder of the session.  Congressman Green is a terrific speaker and I'm sure he will present a interesting and enlightening picture of the current state of various legislative matters important to all members.

Congressman Green's time will be limited so in the interest of allotting as much time as possible to Congressman Green, please arrive early at the meeting room by 9:30AM to meet and greet local candidates, sign petitions, visit with club members, share the latest political gossip and enjoy our usual snacks.

As Senior Director of Program Services for Tagos Group and a LEED AP, Caleb designs and implements energy efficiency programs for K-12 schools, colleges, universities, single-family residences, multi-family residences, and office buildings.

Prior to joining Tagos, Caleb worked with the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) implementing the Houston Residential Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program which targeted 10,000 homes annually in City of Houston with a focus on reducing residential greenhouse gas emissions. In additional to his work on the residential program, Caleb facilitated performance contracting to performance halls, municipal buildings and higher education. Prior to CCI, Caleb served as Vice President for Services to Programs for Performance Systems Development, a nationally-recognized consulting and contracting company. Caleb managed state, utility and not-for-profit energy conservation and home performance programs. He managed the development of custom software applications for tracking ESCos and building owners with deemed, predicted and realized energy savings. Caleb worked with clients to deliver tailored program and software solutions in energy efficiency through the entire project life-cycle: design, development, training, marketing, launch and maintenance. He also understands the field work for energy conservation, having been on retrofit installation crews and working as a photovoltaic (solar) installer.

Our speaker for April 25 will be Michael Davis, Veterans Counselor for the Texas Veterans Commission.

 If you served in the military or have some military connection, please feel free to wear military attire and/or buttons, etc., and bring a special photo from your service days.

 See you on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 10 a.m. at Bayland Park Community Center!

The October monthly general meeting will be at Bayland Park Community Center from 10AM to Noon on Saturday, October 25.  Our special invited speaker will be Chris Bell,  Democratic Candidate for Texas State Senate District 17 .  Chris will share his perspectives and plans for Senate District 17.  This is a great opportunity to meet and visit with Chris and to provide your grass roots feedback.  Come early at 9:30AM to visit with club members, share the latest political gossip and enjoy our usual snacks.

 We will also be holding an Early Vote Rally to encourage members, their families and friends to join us for our meeting and then to walk over en masse to cast our votes after the meeting at the Bayland Park Community Center early vote polling site.  So invite your family members and friends to join us and remember to tell everyone to be sure that they bring with them their valid Harris County voter registration card or an acceptable photo ID such as their Texas Driver's License.

The September monthly general meeting will be at Bayland Park Community Center from 10AM to Noon on Saturday, September 27.  Our special invited speaker will be Scott Hochberg,  Texas State Representative District 137.  Scott will share his perspectives and plans for District 137.  This is a great opportunity to visit with our State Representative and to provide your grass roots feedback.  Come early at 9:30AM to visit with club members, share the latest political gossip and enjoy our usual snacks.

The August monthly general meeting will be at Bayland Park Community Center from 10AM to Noon on Saturday, August 23rd.  This month's meeting will focus on the Harris County Democratic Party's Coordinated Campaign .  Our guest speaker this month will be Bill Kelly, Coordinated Campaign Director. Come hear Bill discuss the plans and organization that has been put together to support the county-wide candidates and how you can join in and help take back Harris County elected offices for the Democratic Party.

We will also be holding drawings for free tickets to the Johnson-Rayburn-Richards Dinner.  You must be present to win so don't miss this meeting!  If you haven't already heard,  retired Army General Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe and former Democratic presidential contender, will be the featured guest and keynote speaker at the dinner.  The date for the dinner has been moved to October 4th.  Remember, we are trying to get ten SDC members to join together and purchase our own table at the dinner so if you are thinking of attending, please join with your fellow SDC members and help us reach that goal of ten.

Come early at 9:30AM to visit with club members, share the latest political gossip and enjoy our usual snacks.

The July monthly general meeting will be at Bayland Park Community Center from 10AM to Noon on Saturday, July 26th.  This month's meeting will focus on another of our county-wide candidates.  Our guest speaker will be C.O. Bradford, Democratic candidate for Harris County District Attorney.  Come meet with  former Houston Police Chief Bradford and learn about his views and plans for fixing the problems and lack of responsible leadership in the District Attorney's office today.

We will also be discussing planning for our October 25th early voter rally at Bayland Park.  We have the Pavilion reserved from 9AM until 2PM where we plan to serve a hot dog lunch and have candidates speak and meet with local voters.  This should be a big event for SDC so don't miss out on participating and helping to make it a big success.

Come early at 9:30AM to visit with club members, share the latest political gossip and enjoy our usual snacks.