On the agenda for the meeting will be the election of one male-identified and one female-identified transgendered person and one female and one male bisexual person, pursuant to the Charter Amendment voted on at this year’s Democratic State Convention.

If you are interested in running for any of these newly created seats and need additional information, please feel free to call the party office at 617-776-2676 and ask for Stacey Monahan. Nominations will be accepted from the floor of the meeting.

Suggested donation is $20/person, $30/couple, children free. Hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers and soft drinks will be provided. Members are asked to bring some food to be shared, a side dish, dessert or salad. Please contact Bonnie Hannable at bhannable@bevdems.org or 978-922-7190 for further details.

This is our major fund-raiser of the year, and the money raised will be used to set up and run a Headquarters for this fall’s critical elections. Please help us spread the word, and bring your friends!

RSVP by 8/25/09 to bhannable@bevdems.org 978-922-7190 or duanderson@bevdems.org, 978-922-2368.

Thanks again to Stella Mae & Toby Seamans for graciously hosting us, to John Archer for entertaining, to Alan Khazei for gracing us with his presence, and to everyone for bringing such fabulous food!

For photos of past events, please click on the “Photos” link in the list at left.

For a history of the awards given by the BDCC, please visit our Awards page.

To see the guidelines, click on the link below.

Awards Guidelines – 2009 – (Developed January 2003)

** Please note that these are guidelines for the process and are not hard and fast rules. There needs to be some flexibility.

John and Marguerite Condon Lifetime Achievement Award

Criteria

1 – Nominee(s) must be a member of the Beverly Democratic City Committee.
2 – Award given as appropriate, but not more that every other year, in the odd years (after a statewide of national election). May not be awarded if circumstances dictate.
3 – Nominations submitted in writing by any member of the BDCC.
4 – Members of the Executive Committee are eligible, but must step aside for the selection process and allow alternate (vice-chair) to participate in selection.
5 – Nominees should have 20 years of service/membership.
6 – Nominees must have demonstrated exceptional levels of service and commitment to the BDCC, the Democratic Party, statewide or national democratic causes, emocratic candidates and /or served as an elected democratic official.

Selection: Executive Committee reviews nominations and selects award recipient(s).

Outstanding Service Award

Criteria
1 – Nominee must be a member of the Beverly Democratic City Committee.
2 – Award to be given out every other year, in the odd years (after a statewide or national election).
3 – Nominations submitted in writing by any member of the BDC.
4 – Members of the Executive Committee of the BDCC are eligible for nomination but if nominated will not take part in selection.
5 – Based primarily upon the last two years of service, partisan political activities only, ie not a city council race.
6 – Based upon active campaign work (phone banks, visibility, literature drops, mailings, office support.
7 – Based upon contributions of time and effort to the BDCC and Democratic causes and candidates.

Selection: Executive Committee reviews nominations and selects award recipient(s).