Upcoming Events

Mark your calendars for our February 2021 Virtual Membership Meeting
Register Today at the following link:

https://www.mobilize.us/sarasotacountydec/event/373675/

After we hold a Special Election to fill a vacancy in the position of Club Vice-President, our Special Guest Speaker will be Chuck Henry, MPA, Health Officer, Florida Department of Health, Sarasota County. Chuck will update us on the COVID-19 Vaccination Program.

Mark your calendars for our March 2021 Virtual Membership Meeting
Register Today at the following link:

https://www.mobilize.us/sarasotacountydec/event/374110/

We have re-booked the speaker who we were forced to cancel at the beginning of this pandemic last March! Terry L. Root is Professor Emerita at Stanford University. She was a lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change 4th Assessment Report that in 2007 was co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with Vice President Al Gore. Also, she was a lead author
for the 3rd Assessment Report (2001) and a Review Editor for the 5th Assessment Report (2014). In addition to other honors, Root was awarded the Spirit of Defenders Award for Science by Defenders of Wildlife in 2010. She served on the National Audubon Board of Directors from 2010 to 2019, and is on
numerous science advisory boards.

Mark your calendars for our April 2021 Virtual Membership Meeting
Register Today at the following link:
https://www.mobilize.us/sarasotacountydec/event/374451/
Our Special Speaker is Dr. Kameron P. Hodges, Ph.D., Executive Director/CEO

The Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center

Kameron will be presenting “The Tale of Two Counties: Income & Wealth Inequality in Sarasota County”

Register Today at the following link:
https://www.mobilize.us/sarasotacountydec/event/379237/
As Hurricane season approaches, our new Club Vice-President, Gillian Beck, will be presenting on the City’s new Flood maps (FIRMs), flood risk, hurricane preparation, mitigation, and post disaster help. Now the President of Dancing Waters Consulting LLC, Gillian was previously with the Florida Division of Emergency Management Bureau of Mitigation, and a former CRS Coordinator with the City of Venice.

Register Today at the following link:
https://www.mobilize.us/sarasotacountydec/event/375022/

Ray is an American writer whose subject most often falls into the borderland of nature and culture. She has published five books of nonfiction and a collection of eco-poetry. Ray has won an American Book Award, Pushcart Prize, Southern Bookseller Awards, Southern Environmental Law Center Writing Awards, and Eisenberg Award, among others. Her first book, Ecology of a Cracker Childhood, was a New York Times Notable Book. The author has been inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame. She lives on an organic farm near Savannah. Red Lanterns, Ray's second book of poetry, is forthcoming in Spring 2021.

Register Today at the following link:

https://www.mobilize.us/sarasotacountydec/event/378070/

Venice Area Democrats, we are coming together, in-person, to celebrate! As Joe Biden meets his 4th of July goal of 70% of Americans with at least one COVID Vaccination and we meet our goal of nearly 100% vaccination please join us for our first official in-person event since February of 2020!

Meet Democratic Party Leaders, Democratic Elected Officials and Candidates. Lunch is included for paid members and available for $10 for non-members. A Venice Buggy will be available to transport you in style from the Maxine Barritt Parking lot to the pavilion.

After your register be sure to select your lunch choices by following this link: https://forms.gle/UKFtVrFvNDabEkWeA

Register Today at the following link:

https://www.mobilize.us/sarasotacountydec/event/380146/

We will resume in-person meetings at NAAR Hall in July! Masking is optional if you are fully vaccinated and requested if you are not fully vaccinated.

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https://www.mobilize.us/sarasotacountydec/event/380149/

As the November Venice City Council Election approaches, we will be focused on our primary mission, Winning Elections! Sandy Sibley, Candidate for Venice City Council Seat 3 will again be with us.

Stay tuned for additional information!

Register Today at the following link:
https://www.mobilize.us/sarasotacountydec/event/378071/
Dr. MacManus is one of the most knowledgeable and quoted political analysts in Florida. You won't want to miss her insightful dive into Florida politics.

Register Today at the following link: https://www.mobilize.us/sarasotacountydec/event/380108/

Formerly a Federal Prosecutor, Andrew Warren was elected as State Attorney of Florida’s 13th Judicial Circuit, Hillsborough County, in November 2016 and re-elected in November 2020. Warren leads an office of approximately 130 prosecutors and 300 total employees whose mission is to build a safer community while promoting justice and fairness for everyone in the criminal justice system.

Yes, this year our Club is celebrating the 20th anniversary of our founding and our Board of Directors has approved funding for a delayed 20th Anniversary Celebration!

Stay tuned for additional information!