The February  monthly general meeting will be at Bayland Park Community Center from 10:00AM to Noon on Saturday, February 27.  Our special invited speaker will be Gerry Birnberg, Chair, Harris County Democratic Party .  Gerry will fill us in on all the latest March 2nd Democratic Primary Election news and preparations for Precinct and Senate District Conventions.  I'm sure Gerry will also give us an overview of the county-wide plans and strategies being employed by the Party to increase upon the terrific gains that were made in getting Democrats elected to local, county and state elective offices during the 2008 elections.  Gerry is an excellent speaker and this is a great opportunity to meet him, hear his views on the Party's future prospects and an opportunity to thank him for his dedication and tireless work to help take back political control of Harris County by fellow Democrats and to turn it blue once again.

We have also been notified by the office of the Honorable Al Green, US Congressman, Texas 9th CD, that the Congressman will be also be stopping by the meeting to say hello to the SDC members.  If you know Congressman Green, you know that he will have some interesting and illuminating comments on the latest issues and happenings from the US Congress and how they will effect us locally.

The main item on the regular business meeting agenda will be the election of new officers and board members for 2010.  Please remember that in order to vote in the SDC elections you must be a current dues paid member so if you want to vote, don't forget to pay your dues!  At $10 per calendar year it's one of the best bargains around.  Dues paid members will be given an official ballot at the check-in table when you sign-in.  Any dues paid SDC member is eligible to run for SDC office.

As always you are encouraged to come early at 9:30AM to meet and greet local candidates, visit with club members, share the latest political gossip and enjoy our usual snacks prior to the meeting.

See you on Saturday - please don't be late!

The January 2010 monthly general meeting will be at Bayland Park Community Center from 10AM to Noon on Saturday, January 23rd.   The highlight of this Saturday's meeting will be our long anticipated panel discussion on "The Future of Health Care" in the United States.  Our distinguished panelists are David Lopez, Ken Kenegos, Dr. Margaret Nosek and Dr. Jim Granato.  The discussion will be lead and moderated by our past SDC president Mike Laster.  There will be a brief open questions from the floor segment at the end of the discussion.  We are very fortunate to have such a distinguished panel of experts so this should be an extremely interesting and informative meeting.

Our regular business meeting will follow the health care panel discussion.  Agenda topics will include announcements related to our officer and board member elections to be held at the February 27th meeting and plans for this years activities.

This is going to be a very busy meeting with a tight schedule and the meeting will start promptly at 10am so please plan to arrive early for the meeting no later than 9:45AM.  A meeting flyer is attached.  We want to have an excellent turnout for this important meeting so please help to publicize the event among your friends and invite them to attend the meeting with you.

As always you are encouraged to come early at 9:30AM to meet and greet local candidates, sign petitions, visit with club members, share the latest political gossip and enjoy our usual snacks prior to the meeting.  See you on Saturday - please don't be late!

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.