Shoreline League of Democratic Women

Welcome to the official website of the Shoreline League of Democratic Women. Our organization’s charter is to establish a social and political fellowship to unite Democratic women, and to focus on issues important to women of all ages. Our objectives are:
* To unite women to support and advance the principles of the Democratic Party
* To encourage growth of a well-informed electorate
* To promote full participation of women in every level of the Democratic Party structure

The Shoreline League of Democratic Women is seeking membership from women who live in Clinton, Madison, Guilford, Killingworth, Old Saybrook, Essex, Westbrook, Chester, Deep River, Haddam, East Haddam, Old Lyme, and Lyme. The group will be involved in state and national elections. For more information, contact the SLDW at sldworg@gmail.com.

Meetings will be held the first Wednesday of the Month (unless noted otherwise) from September through May, with no meeting in December. The SLDW will host many informational events and campaign-oriented endeavors in the coming year. Our organization is forming a variety of Committees including Campaigns, Publicity/PR, Membership, Programs and Events, and more. We encourage all members to consider working on a Committee. The sharing of information and collaboration amongst Committees and the Executive Board will be key to the success of our many communal projects. The Internet will be utilized for the majority of our correspondence.

The SLDW is a chapter of the Connecticut Federation of Democratic Women. The CFDW is a chapter of the National Federation of Democratic Women. East Hartford’s organization, Connecticut’s oldest chapter, was founded in 1952. The National Federation of Democratic Women was founded in 1922 by Fannie Dixon Welch, a suffragist who saw the need to“…train local women to understand the workings of government and to take our places side-by-side with men.”

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2008-2009 Officers
Betsy Hodsgon, President
Gloria Star, Vice President
Diana Mastromarino, Secretary
Karen Redlich, Treasurer

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Committee Chairs
Budget: Barbara Lupa
Campaign: Marie Farrell
Fundraising: Carol Miller
Legal: Belinda Jones
Legislative: Laurie Santos
Programs and Events: Gloria Star
PR/Publicity: Susan Glantz
Member Communications: Diana Rogers
Membership: Camille Sobrig

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How Can You Contribute to the Shoreline League of Democratic Women?
All registered Democratic women are urged to join the SLDW to promote our valuable work in the community by becoming a member. Our aim is to inspire independent and disengaged women voters and “shine a light on women’s issues”. Members can participate in any capacity, whether it is 30 minutes a month, or 30 minutes a year. As a part of our educational charter, members will be notified of important pending state and national legislation. Our dues are $29.00 dollars per year. We urge all members to recruit your friends and like-minded women to join our organization.

To join the SLDW, please download and complete the Registration Form attachment below.

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National, State, and Local Legislative Alerts
As a service of our organization, the SLDW will provide legislative alerts via email to keep our membership informed of late-breaking, important issues for women and their families. The 2008 Campaign year will bring many opportunities for each of you to find your political voice, and make it heard in our community.

For more information about the Shoreline League of Democratic Women, send an email to sldworg@gmail.com or call 203-887-2211 or 860-664-3590.

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