August Monthly Meeting Minutes

 August 2025 General Meeting Agenda 



Meeting Date + Time

Monday, August 11, 2025 / 7:00-8:00 pm

Location 

516 W College Ave 

Zoom link


Meeting Agenda 

Topic and leader

Main Points 

Meeting Notes  

Call to Order  

Time: 3 min

Leader: Emily

Welcome


Promise to America/Land Acknowledgement

Time: 3 min

Leader: Emily



Approval of July Minutes

Time: 3 

Leader: Emily

1 - Dale Schaber

2 - Dean Spoehr

Approved


Treasurer’s Report

Time: 5

Leader: 

1 - Ronna Swift

2 - Alicia Saunders

Approved



Events

Time: 5 min

Leader: Alyssa

Corn Roast 



Labor Day parade


8/17 at Telulah 5-7 pm (Guests: Chris Taylor, Sara Rodriguez)


9/1 in Menasha, Arrive 9:30, Nonpolitical attire. Sign Making, August 27, 6pm

Weekend of action

Time: 5

Leader: Trisha 

August 12 Textbanking

August 16 (9, 12, 3)

August 17 (9, 12) 



Candidate recruitment

Time: 4

Leader: Trisha 

Trisha, Vanessa, Emily, ?

Targeting 13 Co. Board seats

Many municipal offices open

Need volunteers to help recruit candidates

Need candidates



Transition

Time: 10 min

Leader: Kelly

Stepping down as Vice-Chair

Standing ovation!


Updates, Action Items

Time: 

Leader: 

Lunch debt relief

Cash or Rummage Sale


Casa Hispana fundraiser

Accepted thru Sept meeting


Poll Workers for 2026

Time: 5 min

Leader: Emily

Need 3 democrats per polling location



Membership!

Time: 5 min

Leader: Emily

Membership process changing



Postcards to TONY

Time: 15 min

Leader: 

It’s time to Smoke the Wied.

Write your postcard

Aiko will deliver to his office


The Time we live in

Time: 

Leader: Emily



Building for 2026

Leader: Emily


Erosion of rights

Federal takeover

Politicizing government

Our efforts matter


Include Handout

w/goals

w/to do list

w/ QR code to volunteer op.


Fundraisers:

Casa Hispana

Lunch Debt

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