Calendar of Events

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by Montgomery County Democratic Party in

	August 2022
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	1 MD Dems All Blue in '22 Rally MD Dems All Blue in '22 Rally August 1, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Veterans Plaza, 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA Free and open to all Democrats. Please register here. Join the Maryland Democratic Party and our 2022 statewide nominees for our All Blue in '22 General Election Rally! View in Google Calendar Virtual Letter Writing with DTMG & Swing Left / Vote Forward Virtual Letter Writing with DTMG & Swing Left / Vote Forward August 1, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free and open to all dedicated Democrats. Please register here. We'll gather on Zoom to write letters to encourage infrequent voters to vote in November while we chat or listen to music. Attendees will need a Vote Forward account to adopt voters, download PDF files, and print the letters they download. Volunteers without a Vote Forward account are encouraged to request one right away at https://votefwd.org -- full instructions will be sent to you after you sign up. Volunteers in the Montgomery County area who are unable to print letters can pick up letters at one of several locations around the county. Completed letters will be stockpiled for mailing on October 29th. More information will be provided after you sign up. View in Google Calendar • •	2	3	4 In-Person Letter Writing with DTMG & Swing Left / Vote Forward In-Person Letter Writing with DTMG & Swing Left / Vote Forward August 4, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Provided with registration. Open to all dedicated Democrats. Please register here. Organized by DoTheMostGood and Swing Left / Vote Forward. Write On letter parties now include in-person events. We are writing letters encouraging infrequent voters to vote in November! Most in-person parties also offer a virtual Zoom option. The host provides letters, envelopes, pens, highlighters, etc. for everyone who attends in person. Anyone who plans to attend by Zoom must have a Vote Forward account to adopt voters, download PDF letter files and print the letters. Full instructions will be sent to anyone signing up to participate on Zoom. Volunteers unable to print can attend in-person or pick letters up from one of several locations around Montgomery County. All volunteers are asked to provide their own first class stamps. Completed letters will be stockpiled for mailing on October 29. NOTE: Everyone attending in person must be able to show proof of full Covid-19 vaccination, including booster(s). Mask requirements are currently up to the host, but everyone should bring a mask. More information will be provided after you sign up. View in Google Calendar •	5	6 Indivisible Montgomery Stand Up for Democracy Picnic Indivisible Montgomery Stand Up for Democracy Picnic August 6, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Wheaton Regional Park, 2000 Shorefield Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20902, USA Join Indivisible Montgomery to meet Congressman Anthony Brown, Democratic nominee for Maryland Attorney General; Delegate Brooke Lierman, Democratic nominee for Maryland Comptroller or her representative; and Aruna Miller, Democratic nominee for Maryland Lieutenant Governor. RSVP here or email to IndivisibleMontgomery@gmail.com with your name and the number of people in your party. View in Google Calendar •
7	8 District 18 Democratic Breakfast Club District 18 Democratic Breakfast Club August 8, 2022 @ 7:30 am - 9:00 am Tastee Diner, 8601 Cameron St, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA Live and in-person! Free and open to the public. No advance registration required. Guest speaker: Josh Kurtz, Founding Editor, Maryland Matters. Many of you know Josh Kurtz as the Founding Editor of Maryland Matters, the go to site for all things political and more for the State of Maryland. Josh has been a staple of Maryland politics for decades and is our neighbor in Takoma Park. With results still unknown in the Executive Race and unusual pairings in the statewide races and more to talk about, there is no one better than Josh Kurtz to brief us on all things politics on August 8th. Feel free to invite others for this exciting session! Please email questions in advance to Susan Heltemes, skheltemes@verizon.net. View in Google Calendar Virtual Letter Writing with DTMG & Swing Left / Vote Forward Virtual Letter Writing with DTMG & Swing Left / Vote Forward August 8, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free and open to all dedicated Democrats. Please register here. We'll gather on Zoom to write letters to encourage infrequent voters to vote in November while we chat or listen to music. Attendees will need a Vote Forward account to adopt voters, download PDF files, and print the letters they download. Volunteers without a Vote Forward account are encouraged to request one right away at https://votefwd.org -- full instructions will be sent to you after you sign up. Volunteers in the Montgomery County area who are unable to print letters can pick up letters at one of several locations around the county. Completed letters will be stockpiled for mailing on October 29th. More information will be provided after you sign up. View in Google Calendar • •	9 MDDems Diversity Leadership Councils Phonebanks MDDems Diversity Leadership Councils Phonebanks August 9, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Virtual Event Virtual event; please register here. Maryland's diversity is our strength. It is imperative that we utilize cross-community communication to make sure we are getting ALL Marylanders out to vote this November. We hope you will join this effort to call into the most diverse parts of our State to make sure our voters have the information they need to get out to vote Blue in 2022. Please join our Diversity Leadership Councils to ensure we elect Democrats up and down the ballot this Fall. Each week we will be calling into a different part of the State and we need your help! Every session will begin with a brief training, and we will make sure you are comfortable before we begin making calls. Further details will be sent to you by email when you register. View in Google Calendar Democratic Central Committee Monthly Meeting Democratic Central Committee Monthly Meeting August 9, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm via Zoom Meeting Join the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee for its monthly business meeting. All registered Democrats welcome! Please register at bit.ly/mcdcc-08-09. View in Google Calendar • •	10	11 In-Person Letter Writing with DTMG & Swing Left / Vote Forward In-Person Letter Writing with DTMG & Swing Left / Vote Forward August 11, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Provided with registration. Open to all dedicated Democrats. Please register here. Organized by DoTheMostGood and Swing Left / Vote Forward. Write On letter parties now include in-person events. We are writing letters encouraging infrequent voters to vote in November! Most in-person parties also offer a virtual Zoom option. The host provides letters, envelopes, pens, highlighters, etc. for everyone who attends in person. Anyone who plans to attend by Zoom must have a Vote Forward account to adopt voters, download PDF letter files and print the letters. Full instructions will be sent to anyone signing up to participate on Zoom. Volunteers unable to print can attend in-person or pick letters up from one of several locations around Montgomery County. All volunteers are asked to provide their own first class stamps. Completed letters will be stockpiled for mailing on October 29. NOTE: Everyone attending in person must be able to show proof of full Covid-19 vaccination, including booster(s). Mask requirements are currently up to the host, but everyone should bring a mask. More information will be provided after you sign up. View in Google Calendar DCLW Wine & Cheese Party DCLW Wine & Cheese Party August 11, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Clubhouse I, 3700 Rossmoor Blvd, Silver Spring, MD 20906, USA Come join us for wine and cheese with some of the winners from the primary. This will be an informal event that will give you time to discuss issues with newly nominated candidates… and there may be a surprise guest! You must be a member of the Democratic Club of Leisure World to attend. Bring a mask and proof of vaccination. View in Google Calendar • •	12 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair August 12, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm Montgomery County Fair, Perry Pkwy, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA Volunteers are needed to staff the Democratic booth at the Montgomery County Fair in Gaithersburg, Tuesday, August 12 through Friday, August 20. Please sign up for 2-hour shifts at https://bit.ly/2022-ag-fair. View in Google Calendar •	13 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair August 13, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm Montgomery County Fair, Perry Pkwy, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA Volunteers are needed to staff the Democratic booth at the Montgomery County Fair in Gaithersburg, Tuesday, August 12 through Friday, August 20. Please sign up for 2-hour shifts at https://bit.ly/2022-ag-fair. View in Google Calendar •
14 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair August 14, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm Montgomery County Fair, Perry Pkwy, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA Volunteers are needed to staff the Democratic booth at the Montgomery County Fair in Gaithersburg, Tuesday, August 12 through Friday, August 20. Please sign up for 2-hour shifts at https://bit.ly/2022-ag-fair. View in Google Calendar J Walkers / Indivisible Montgomery Phonebank J Walkers / Indivisible Montgomery Phonebank August 14, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm via Zoom Meeting Register here to join J Walkers Action Group and Indivisible Montgomery to make phone calls in support of candidates in battleground states around the country. View in Google Calendar South Four Corners Letter Writing Party South Four Corners Letter Writing Party August 14, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm South Four Corners address provided with registration. Open to all dedicated Democrats! Please register here. Join Silver Spring Progressive Action and precinct officials Betsy and David Devlin-Foltz (13-019) at their home in South Four Corners to write letters to encourage Dems in PA to vote in the Fall 2022 elections. Hand-written letters increase turn-out and swing elections blue. Snacks and friendly companionship provided! View in Google Calendar • • •	15 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair August 15, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm Montgomery County Fair, Perry Pkwy, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA Volunteers are needed to staff the Democratic booth at the Montgomery County Fair in Gaithersburg, Tuesday, August 12 through Friday, August 20. Please sign up for 2-hour shifts at https://bit.ly/2022-ag-fair. View in Google Calendar Virtual Letter Writing with DTMG & Swing Left / Vote Forward Virtual Letter Writing with DTMG & Swing Left / Vote Forward August 15, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free and open to all dedicated Democrats. Please register here. We'll gather on Zoom to write letters to encourage infrequent voters to vote in November while we chat or listen to music. Attendees will need a Vote Forward account to adopt voters, download PDF files, and print the letters they download. Volunteers without a Vote Forward account are encouraged to request one right away at https://votefwd.org -- full instructions will be sent to you after you sign up. Volunteers in the Montgomery County area who are unable to print letters can pick up letters at one of several locations around the county. Completed letters will be stockpiled for mailing on October 29th. More information will be provided after you sign up. View in Google Calendar • •	16 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair August 16, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm Montgomery County Fair, Perry Pkwy, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA Volunteers are needed to staff the Democratic booth at the Montgomery County Fair in Gaithersburg, Tuesday, August 12 through Friday, August 20. Please sign up for 2-hour shifts at https://bit.ly/2022-ag-fair. View in Google Calendar MDDems Diversity Leadership Councils Phonebanks MDDems Diversity Leadership Councils Phonebanks August 16, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Virtual Event Virtual event; please register here. Maryland's diversity is our strength. It is imperative that we utilize cross-community communication to make sure we are getting ALL Marylanders out to vote this November. We hope you will join this effort to call into the most diverse parts of our State to make sure our voters have the information they need to get out to vote Blue in 2022. Please join our Diversity Leadership Councils to ensure we elect Democrats up and down the ballot this Fall. Each week we will be calling into a different part of the State and we need your help! Every session will begin with a brief training, and we will make sure you are comfortable before we begin making calls. Further details will be sent to you by email when you register. View in Google Calendar • •	17 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair August 17, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm Montgomery County Fair, Perry Pkwy, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA Volunteers are needed to staff the Democratic booth at the Montgomery County Fair in Gaithersburg, Tuesday, August 12 through Friday, August 20. Please sign up for 2-hour shifts at https://bit.ly/2022-ag-fair. View in Google Calendar •	18 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair August 18, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm Montgomery County Fair, Perry Pkwy, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA Volunteers are needed to staff the Democratic booth at the Montgomery County Fair in Gaithersburg, Tuesday, August 12 through Friday, August 20. Please sign up for 2-hour shifts at https://bit.ly/2022-ag-fair. View in Google Calendar In-Person Letter Writing with DTMG & Swing Left / Vote Forward In-Person Letter Writing with DTMG & Swing Left / Vote Forward August 18, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Provided with registration. Open to all dedicated Democrats. Please register here. Organized by DoTheMostGood and Swing Left / Vote Forward. Write On letter parties now include in-person events. We are writing letters encouraging infrequent voters to vote in November! Most in-person parties also offer a virtual Zoom option. The host provides letters, envelopes, pens, highlighters, etc. for everyone who attends in person. Anyone who plans to attend by Zoom must have a Vote Forward account to adopt voters, download PDF letter files and print the letters. Full instructions will be sent to anyone signing up to participate on Zoom. Volunteers unable to print can attend in-person or pick letters up from one of several locations around Montgomery County. All volunteers are asked to provide their own first class stamps. Completed letters will be stockpiled for mailing on October 29. NOTE: Everyone attending in person must be able to show proof of full Covid-19 vaccination, including booster(s). Mask requirements are currently up to the host, but everyone should bring a mask. More information will be provided after you sign up. View in Google Calendar • •	19 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair August 19, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm Montgomery County Fair, Perry Pkwy, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA Volunteers are needed to staff the Democratic booth at the Montgomery County Fair in Gaithersburg, Tuesday, August 12 through Friday, August 20. Please sign up for 2-hour shifts at https://bit.ly/2022-ag-fair. View in Google Calendar •	20 D18 Delegation Carpool Canvas D18 Delegation Carpool Canvas August 20, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Chevy Chase - meetup location provided with registration. Open to all dedicated Democrats! Please register here. Join D18 Delegates Emily Shetty and Jared Solomon, and D18 Democratic nominee for Delegate Aaron Kaufman to carpool across the state to help elect and re-elect Democrats across Maryland! Time is approximate; actual meetup time provided with registration. August 20: District 33C, Anne Arundel County, Delegate Heather Bagnall September 3: District 42B, Baltimore County, Delegate Michele Guyton September 17: District 34A, Harford County, Delegate Steve Johnson & Nominee Andre Johnson October 1: District 30A, Annapolis, Delegates Sheneka Henson and Dana Jones October 15: District 33C, Anne Arundel County, Delegate Heather Bagnall October 29: District 29B, Delegate Brian Crosby November 5: District 34A, Harford County, Delegate Steve Johnson & Nominee Andre Johnson November 5: District 42B, Baltimore County, Delegate Michele Guyton November 6: District 9A/B, Montgomery/Howard Counties, Delegate Courtney Watson and Nominees Natalie Zeigler & Dr. Chao Wu. November 6: District 30A, Annapolis, Delegates Sheneka Henson and Dana Jones View in Google Calendar 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair August 20, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm Montgomery County Fair, Perry Pkwy, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA Volunteers are needed to staff the Democratic booth at the Montgomery County Fair in Gaithersburg, Tuesday, August 12 through Friday, August 20. Please sign up for 2-hour shifts at https://bit.ly/2022-ag-fair. View in Google Calendar MDDems Youth Turnout Project w/Young Dems of Maryland MDDems Youth Turnout Project w/Young Dems of Maryland August 20, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm via Zoom Meeting Free and open to young Democrats of all ages! Please register here. Join the Young Democrats of Maryland for an afternoon of outreach to young, first time voters! We will be calling young Democrats across the State to help convince them that voting in 2022 matters! A brief training will be provided before we get calling. Sign up to get all the details you need to help us get our young voters to the polls! View in Google Calendar • • •
21 J Walkers / Indivisible Montgomery Phonebank J Walkers / Indivisible Montgomery Phonebank August 21, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm via Zoom Meeting Register here to join J Walkers Action Group and Indivisible Montgomery to make phone calls in support of candidates in battleground states around the country. View in Google Calendar •	22 J Walkers / Indivisible Montgomery Phonebank J Walkers / Indivisible Montgomery Phonebank August 22, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm via Zoom Meeting Register here to join J Walkers Action Group and Indivisible Montgomery to make phone calls in support of candidates in battleground states around the country. View in Google Calendar 2022 Ballot Questions Public Hearing 2022 Ballot Questions Public Hearing August 22, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm via Zoom Meeting Open to all registered Montgomery County Democrats. Please register at bit.ly/2022ballotquestions no later than 11:59 pm, Wednesday, August 17, 2022. The Montgomery Democratic Party will hold a virtual publichearing, open to all registered Democrats in MontgomeryCounty, on the 2022 County and State ballot questions thatwill be put before Montgomery County voters in the upcoming 2022 General Election. The hearing will help inform theMontgomery County Democratic Party’s recommendations on ballot questionsthat will be put before Montgomery County voters in theupcoming General Election. The Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) established a 2022 BallotQuestions Advisory Committee on July 12, to be chaired by the Hon.Teresa Woorman of the MCDCC. Confirmed registrants will receive Zoom Login Info by auto-reply email and will be notified separately of theopportunity to submit written comments on the ballot questions and/or tospeak at the hearing. View in Google Calendar Do The Write Thing Do The Write Thing August 22, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm via Zoom Meeting Register here to join J Walkers Action Group and Indivisible Montgomery to write letters encouraging citizens in key battleground states to vote! View in Google Calendar Virtual Letter Writing with DTMG & Swing Left / Vote Forward Virtual Letter Writing with DTMG & Swing Left / Vote Forward August 22, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free and open to all dedicated Democrats. Please register here. We'll gather on Zoom to write letters to encourage infrequent voters to vote in November while we chat or listen to music. Attendees will need a Vote Forward account to adopt voters, download PDF files, and print the letters they download. Volunteers without a Vote Forward account are encouraged to request one right away at https://votefwd.org -- full instructions will be sent to you after you sign up. Volunteers in the Montgomery County area who are unable to print letters can pick up letters at one of several locations around the county. Completed letters will be stockpiled for mailing on October 29th. More information will be provided after you sign up. View in Google Calendar • • • •	23 MDDems Diversity Leadership Councils Phonebanks MDDems Diversity Leadership Councils Phonebanks August 23, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Virtual Event Virtual event; please register here. Maryland's diversity is our strength. It is imperative that we utilize cross-community communication to make sure we are getting ALL Marylanders out to vote this November. We hope you will join this effort to call into the most diverse parts of our State to make sure our voters have the information they need to get out to vote Blue in 2022. Please join our Diversity Leadership Councils to ensure we elect Democrats up and down the ballot this Fall. Each week we will be calling into a different part of the State and we need your help! Every session will begin with a brief training, and we will make sure you are comfortable before we begin making calls. Further details will be sent to you by email when you register. View in Google Calendar •	24	25 In-Person Letter Writing with DTMG & Swing Left / Vote Forward In-Person Letter Writing with DTMG & Swing Left / Vote Forward August 25, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Provided with registration. Open to all dedicated Democrats. Please register here. Organized by DoTheMostGood and Swing Left / Vote Forward. Write On letter parties now include in-person events. We are writing letters encouraging infrequent voters to vote in November! Most in-person parties also offer a virtual Zoom option. The host provides letters, envelopes, pens, highlighters, etc. for everyone who attends in person. Anyone who plans to attend by Zoom must have a Vote Forward account to adopt voters, download PDF letter files and print the letters. Full instructions will be sent to anyone signing up to participate on Zoom. Volunteers unable to print can attend in-person or pick letters up from one of several locations around Montgomery County. All volunteers are asked to provide their own first class stamps. Completed letters will be stockpiled for mailing on October 29. NOTE: Everyone attending in person must be able to show proof of full Covid-19 vaccination, including booster(s). Mask requirements are currently up to the host, but everyone should bring a mask. More information will be provided after you sign up. View in Google Calendar •	26	27
28 J Walkers / Indivisible Montgomery Phonebank J Walkers / Indivisible Montgomery Phonebank August 28, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm via Zoom Meeting Register here to join J Walkers Action Group and Indivisible Montgomery to make phone calls in support of candidates in battleground states around the country. View in Google Calendar •	29 Do The Write Thing Do The Write Thing August 29, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm via Zoom Meeting Register here to join J Walkers Action Group and Indivisible Montgomery to write letters encouraging citizens in key battleground states to vote! View in Google Calendar •	30 MDDems Diversity Leadership Councils Phonebanks MDDems Diversity Leadership Councils Phonebanks August 30, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Virtual Event Virtual event; please register here. Maryland's diversity is our strength. It is imperative that we utilize cross-community communication to make sure we are getting ALL Marylanders out to vote this November. We hope you will join this effort to call into the most diverse parts of our State to make sure our voters have the information they need to get out to vote Blue in 2022. Please join our Diversity Leadership Councils to ensure we elect Democrats up and down the ballot this Fall. Each week we will be calling into a different part of the State and we need your help! Every session will begin with a brief training, and we will make sure you are comfortable before we begin making calls. Further details will be sent to you by email when you register. View in Google Calendar •	31

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