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  • NEWSLETTER- October | BCDCTX

    Click here for Burnet County Early Voting Schedule and Locations Click here for all Burnet County voting information Go to our website at info@bcdctx.org for all candidate info plus voting information October BCDC Social Event and Rally! KICK-OFF TAILGATE PARTY BEFORE EARLY VOTING! SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 AT 5:30 PM DEMOCRATIC OFFICE, PECAN AND HWY 281 Gourmet Hotdogs (Beef and Vegan options for hotdogs and chili) Please bring you lawn chair and favorite hotdog topping or side-dish We will be tailgating in the parking lot of the Democratic Office Meet CANDIDATES Stuart Whitlow, candidate for US House to represent Texas' 31st Congressional District Dwayne Handley, candidate for Texas House District 19 Special guest; If you are a "country over party" fan, you love our special guest! Music: Patriotic music by Highland Lakes Men's Chorus, directed by Gary Kesler Dress: Now is the time to wear your favorite political shirt, button or cap to win our door..., er, parking lot prize! Yes, we need to know how many dogs to cook! RSVP: Here or email We all had a heaping serving of Oatmeal at last week's Oatmeal Festival in Bertram. Only a few booths away from the Republican Booth, we all co-existed for the community! Our Voter Registration Booth was a big success and we than all who helped with the organization and working the event. You gotta come next year! The parade was a personal highlight with the caballeros and their dancing horses. It was all well worth our time there. We managed 10 new registrations, 5 out of town mail registrations and $120 cash! We had surprise visits from Herb and his wife and our gleaming new grandma, Joan! Help me thank the lovely crew: Nathan (who plans to help the canvassing efforts in MF next week!), Jimmie (who is looking forward in helping BCDC’s Teacher Appreciation Project!), Julie and her husband Rick (who are excited in leading next week’s MF block walk!), Rodney (who works daily to help Dwaine Handley win this year in November!) and our experienced Democratic Party Chair, Guy Stuart (who, like everything he does for us, stayed with us at the festival from start to finish!!!). We are so grateful. Thank you! Martha Van Vleck, Oatmeal coordinator BCDC supports our public schools and public school teachers and staff! We are again providing snacks to the elementary school and middle school teachers. We need volunteers to delivery the beautiful baskets to the schools. To volunteer email here or call 830-220-5228. It's a fantastic event to let staff know we support them. What does a nine-year-old birthday party with a jump house, a pretty decorated ceramic dog, and feeding carrots to a horse have to do with Get Out the Vote in Burnet County? Well, on a recent block walk we registered - the mother of the nine year old, the 18 year old resident with pretty ceramic dogs, and a 60-year-old owner of the horse - all will be first time voters! If you want to register to block walk on Sunday, October 6 at 2:00 pm in Marble Falls. Register here . It is not too late, to do SOMETHING! Go to mobilize link and sign up for SOMETHING! Who knows, you might get to eat birthday cake, too! Reminder: Everyone that wrote postcards please mail by October 15! A Poem by Shel Silverstein Masks She had blue skin, And so did he. He kept it hidden, And so did she. They searched for blue Their whole life through Then passed right by- and never knew. For Your Information: BCDC BoardMeetingMinutes 9 - 2024 BCDC Treasurer's Report 10 -2024 - Printed with express permission from the artist

  • NEWSLETTER- September | BCDCTX

    Click here for Burnet County Early Voting Schedule and Locations Click here for all Burnet County voting information SEPTEMBER 17 IS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY & National Voter Registration Day REMEMBER, EVERYONE, “DO SOMETHING!” Local "get out the vote" opportunities to volunteer are listed here . Scroll through the first listed event on the mobilize link. to see more options for volunteers. Burnet County Democrats want to do the work to ensure that the Harris/Walz campaign and statewide down ballot candidates will win in November. Walk blocks, write postcards, make phone calls, canvas and more! Check It Out! Click HERE Three local block walks for September 1. Saturday September 14, Bertram, 3:00 pm till 6:00 pm Register here 2. Sunday September 22, Delaware Springs, 2:00 pm till 5:00 pm. Register here 3. Saturday September 28 Oatmeal festival. Help us to walk the parade route to register voters. Last day to register voters is October 7. Send email to organizer here. The August social event at Wedding Oak was a success. Susan Criss SDEC CD 31 for Burnet County gave a great talk on the history of Democratic politics in Texas. We even had a lady of the young age of 64 showed up to register to vote, as she had never voted before, ever! She is now registered, and she even stayed for the entire meeting. Everyone attending had an opportunity to sign-up, and commit to doing something for this 2024 election. All the post cards were taken, and sign-up sheets to call and knock on doors were full or almost full. A wonderful and productive meeting. The sixty folks in attendance at the social were treated to home grown music and the ballad “We're Not Going Back Video” BCDC Names New Treasurer! Introducing our new BCDC Board member, Treasurer Mr. David Watson (pictured left). David is retired Navy veteran, has BS in accounting, MS in criminal justice. Just a tad qualified for our needs. We welcome you David, and thank you. David will be helped with bookkeeping by Dave Bowmaster who has 9 years serving as a bookkeeper of non-profit organizations. Welcome Dave and thank you. Now all we need is money to count! Donations to the club at Act Blue- Burnet County Democratic Club -BCDC always appreciated. We have five barn signs to put up around Burnet County. You may have these signs for free, if you have highway frontage on these roads Hwy 71, 281, 1431, or 29. The sign is pictured above with Carl Jones and we deliver! Door Knockin' Made Easy If you are planning to walk blocks for Democratic candidates, you will not be going alone and you will have training, handouts and information to share with those democrats that answer the door. The minivan app will guide you with a map and list of democrats' addresses. Door Hangers, pictured below, will be placed on doors when there is no answer. We will only be knocking on doors with registered democratic voters from the voter rolls. Get ready to knock on some doors- go to the mobilize link here . A Big Serving of Democrats at the Oatmeal Festival... Coming Right Up The Annual Oatmeal Festival in historic Bertram, TX, is scheduled for September 28, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. We will have our BCDC “Voting Booth” set up to register voters, update voter registration information, addresses, and check online to ensure voters are actually registered with the Burnet County Elections Department. Our focus will be registering voters but we will have cool stickers (pictured right) and free water for cooling down registered voters. The deadline for registering to vote in the November election is October 7th Call 830-220-5228 by phone or click here to volunteer to take a shift at the Oatmeal Festival BCDC Booth. FOR YOUR INFORMATION BCDC Treasurer's Report - Sept 2024 BCDC BoardMeetiingMinutes - Aug 2024 Note: Be informed - might need to read Trump’s manifesto called Project 2025, not all of it, because it is 900 pages! PROJECT 2025 link . This is their plan, and it is scary! Note: Check to see if your voter registration is valid - here Note: Volunteer to work at the polls - Discover how to become an election worker during voting period by clicking here or email Burnet County Democratic Party Chair, Guy Stuart here about training and what is involved.

  • ZZZ 1 | BCDCTX

    The Burnet County Democratic Club is working with our blue neighbors, partners, and liked-minded, independent friends to get more democratic leaders elected in Texas. From hosting meetings, fundraisers, educational & training events, to supporting candidates, registering voters, and more. IT'S EASY TO GET INVOLVED... JOIN US VOLUNTEER JOIN A ZOOM MEETING VOTE VOTE BY MAIL BECOME A DVR FOLLOW US FACEBOOK FOLLOW US INSTAGRAM ATTEND A MEETING ATTEND AN EVENT DONATE REGISTER TO VOTE AM I REGISTERED? LET'S CONNECT FOLLOW US TWITTER WATCH US ON YOUTUBE Get Involved! ACTIVATE. Subscribe

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