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November Events

November Events

Hello Flower Mound Area Democrats Members! It’s November and you know what that means…That’s right! The weather we’ve all been waiting for: HOODIE WEATHER!!!

So pull out your comfiest coziest hoodies, wrap your hands around that warm beverage of choice, and make your plans to gather with your fellow Dems by attending this month’s events & activities. Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom for the Look Ahead so you can be ready for some of what we have for you in December. And enjoy the handy calendar we’ve attached for you!

First Fridays Happy Hour 

When: Friday, November 3rd, 5pm – 7pm

Where: Taco Ocho, 3750 Long Prairie Rd #100, Flower Mound, TX 75028 

What: Come join your fellow Dems at the top of November for a cold drink and chips & salsa and introduce yourselves to our newest members! Happy Hour | Happy Hour Specials — Taco Ocho

FMAD Monthly Club Meeting **Special Event Featuring The Tacketts** 

When: Wednesday, November 15th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm 

Where: **SPECIAL LOCATION** Community Activity Center “CAC” 1200 Gerault Rd, Flower Mound, TX 75028

What: THIS IS A BIG ONE! Which is why we’re using a bigger space! Chris & Mendi Tackett will be speaking with us about connecting the dots between Dark Money, Christian Nationalism, and the politics meddling in our public schools. The Tacketts are nationally known and have been featured on CNN. You can watch the CNN Documentary “Deep In the Pockets of Texas” on YouTube. We expect this event to be very well attended, so be sure to RSVP with this link: Mobilize: The Influence of Dark Money and Christian Nationalism on Education and Politics in Texas. You can also find our event on Facebook here: The Influence of Dark Money and Christian Nationalism on Education and Politics in Texas

FMAD Breakfast Club

When: Saturday, November 18th, 9:00 am

Where: First Watch — 2201 Justin Rd Ste. 301, Flower Mound, TX 75028 

What: Come eat breakfast and socialize with your fellow Democrats. Look for a bearded David Stanaway and a long table of fellow Dems drinking coffee and ordering pancakes. 

***LOOK AHEAD***

First Fridays Happy Hour 

When: Friday, December 1st, 5pm – 7pm

Where: Taco Ocho, 3750 Long Prairie Rd #100, Flower Mound, TX 75028 

What: Come join your fellow Dems at the top of October for a cold drink, chips & salsa, and introduce yourselves to our newest members! Happy Hour | Happy Hour Specials — Taco Ocho

Sophisticated Donkeys Book Club 

When: Sunday, December 3rd, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Where: Gabriela & Sofia’s Tex-Mex, 930 Parker Sq, Flower Mound, TX 75028

What: Banned Book Meeting! Led by John Corbett, this month’s selection will be a little different. By popular demand, the next book will actually be a series of books, and the format of the meeting will be a sort of Show & Tell. Bring a book that has recently been banned from schools (or targeted) and tell everyone about it and why you think it was targeted. So, like Stephen King exhorts, “Run, don’t walk, to the nearest non-school library or local bookstore and get whatever it was that they banned. Read whatever they’re trying to keep out of your eyes and brain, because that’s exactly what you need to know.” Click here to join the Sophisticated Donkey Book & Ideas Society FB Group 

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FMAD Holiday Party 

When: Sunday, December 10th, Time TBD

Where: TBD

What: Come celebrate the holidays with your fellow Dems. Watch for more details on exactly when & exactly where & an eventually incoming sign-up sheet for goodies to bring and share. 

“Don’t wait until the fourth Thursday in November to sit with family and friends to give thanks. Make every day a day of thanksgiving.”  ~ Charmaine J. Forde

We’re thankful for you! Join us! 

The FMAD Leadership Team

Flower Mound Area Democrats

Find us on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/flowermounddemocrats

Our WebPage: https://flowermoundareademocrats.org/

October Events

October Events

Hello Flower Mound Area Democrats Members! “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” — L. M. Montgomery, “Anne of Green Gables.” 

Same, LM, same. It has indeed been glorious outside and **GOOD NEWS** it will be glorious outside this entire month. So soak it in, play outside. and make your plans to gather with your fellow Dems by attending this month’s events & activities. And be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom for the Look Ahead so you can be ready for some of what we have for you in November. 

FMAD Monthly Club Meeting

When: Wednesday, October 18th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm 

Where: Landmark Grill, 1297 Justin Road. #310, Lewisville, TX 75077

What: Come gather with your fellow Democrats, eat, drink, and become better informed. Social time at 6:30. Meeting starts at 7:00. Speakers include DCDP Chair Delia Parker Mims who will go over the Proposed Constitutional Amendments submitted by our State Legislature that you will be voting on this November. Paige Dixon will be discussing RideShare2Vote and how you can help. And Beth Porter Varma will be telling us all about the Denton Water Project that helps provide essentials like water for our homeless population. Beth will be accepting/collecting donations of water, sports drinks, canned pastas & hearty soups with pop-tops, peanut butter with bread/crackers, soft granola bars, feminine hygiene products, new or like new socks, new underwear, and cat/dog food. Our club will be supporting this effort, so bring what you can to this club meeting and upcoming club meetings!

Signup at mobilize.us event registration to RSVP and get reminders.

FMAD Breakfast Club

When: Saturday, October 21st, 9:00 am

Where: **New Location** First Watch — 2201 Justin Rd Ste. 301, Flower Mound, TX 75028 

What: Come eat breakfast and socialize with your fellow Democrats. Look for a bearded David Stanaway and a long table of fellow Dems drinking coffee and ordering pancakes. *** We are conducting a poll for the November breakfast and future breakfast locations. Vote with your stomach & make your voice heard here: Flower Mound Area Democrats Survey (surveymonkey.com) ***

Sophisticated Donkeys Book Club 

When: Sunday, October 22nd, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Where: Gabriela & Sofia’s Tex-Mex, 930 Parker Sq, Flower Mound, TX 75028

What: Led by John Corbett. Read and come ready to discuss October’s pick “Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby Boom” by Philip Bump. Click here for a quick BING AI overview of the book: https://sl.bing.net/iaDTazmiXbE

***LOOK AHEAD***

First Fridays Happy Hour 

When: Friday, November 3rd, 5pm – 7pm

Where: Taco Ocho, 3750 Long Prairie Rd #100, Flower Mound, TX 75028 

What: Come join your fellow Dems at the top of October for a cold drink, chips & salsa, and introduce yourselves to our newest members! Happy Hour | Happy Hour Specials — Taco Ocho

FMAD November Club Meeting 

When: Wednesday, November 15th, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Where: TBD — Stay Tuned!

What: We are excited to announce that Chris & Mendi Tackett will be coming to speak with us about connecting the dots between Dark Money, Christian Nationalism/White Nationalism, and the politics meddling in our public schools. The Tacketts are nationally known and have been featured on CNN. You can watch the CNN Documentary “Deep In the Pockets of Texas” on YouTube. We expect this club meeting to be very well attended, so we will be securing a venue that can accommodate our anticipated need for an increase in capacity. So stay tuned and make your plans to attend! 

So many ways to plug in and get involved!

See you there!

The FMAD Leadership Team

August Events

Hello Flower Mound Area Democrats!

It’s hot. Dang hot. So hot that all that comes to mind right now are Robin Williams movie quotes from “Good Morning, Vietnam” that we will not share here. (You either remember them or you can Google them.) But, yes, it is that hot. Still work to be done though, places to be, people to meet. We are a growing community of bright blue dots, after all, who require as much care & watering as our currently languishing lawns. So, mark your calendars and make your plans to gather with your fellow Dems and attend this month’s events. And be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom for the “Look Ahead,” because we have some exciting new monthly events planned for September and onward.

FMAD Monthly Club Meeting

When: **No August Club Meeting
Where: N/A
What: No club meeting this month. Stay inside. Stay cool. Hail, Hydration. Rest up and be ready to jump back into action in September, when they tell us the temperatures will finally drop into the 90s and mid to upper 80s, and we’ll all look longingly at our hoodies and dream of pumpkin spice lattes.

FMAD Breakfast Club

When: Saturday, August 19th, 9:00 am
Where: Morning Edition, 380 Parker Square Road, 1400 Cross Timbers Rd, Flower Mound
What: Come eat breakfast and socialize with your fellow Democrats. Look for a bearded David Stanaway and a long table of fellow dems drinking coffee and ordering pancakes.

Postcard Writing Party

When: Saturday, August 19th, 2023, 11am to 1pm
Where: Market Street 3800 Long Prairie Rd, Flower Mound, TX 75028
What: Come join your fellow Democrats in the cool A/C to write postcards! We’ll be reaching out to remind our neighbors that Flower Mound Democrats do in fact exist and to invite them to get involved just like you. Postcards, pens, and postage are provided! This is a great way to help grow our base locally and energize voters ahead of the next elections.

Annual LBJ/Obama Dinner

When: Saturday, August 19th. VIP & Cocktail Hour 6pm-7pm, Dinner 7pm-10pm
Where: Hilton Garden Inn, Lewisville, TX
What: “Rise Above — Perseverance in Action.” Ignite your passion for progress and honor the remarkable achievements of President Lyndon B. Johnson and President Barrack Obama. DCDP will host this annual dinner. This is Denton County Democrats’ biggest fundraiser. LBJ Obama Dinner — Denton County Democratic Party (dentondemocrats.org) Ticket sales are now closed. However, there is an online auction that runs through the end of August that you can still participate in: DCDP.betterworld.org/auctions/2023-lbj-obama-dinnerdf

LOOK AHEAD

First Fridays Happy Hour

When: Friday, September 1st, 5pm – 7pm
Where: Taco Ocho, 3750 Long Prairie Rd #100, Flower Mound, TX 75028
What: Come join your fellow dems for a cold drink, chips & salsa, and introduce yourselves to our newest members! Happy Hour | Happy Hour Specials — Taco Ocho

FMAD Book Club

When: Sunday, September 17th, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Where: Gabriela & Sofia’s Tex-Mex, 930 Parker Sq, Flower Mound, TX 75028
What: Read and come ready to discuss September’s pick “Killers of the Flower Moon. The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI” by David Grann. Read the book before the movie’s October release starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro, Lily Gladstone, and Brendan Fraser.

In this with you together,
The FMAD Leadership Team

FMAD Monthly Club Meeting

When: Wednesday, June 21st, 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Where: Landmark Grill, 1297 Justin Road, #310, Lewisville, TX 75077.

What: Come gather with your fellow Democrats, eat, drink, and be informed.

Emily Meisner will be speaking with us about volunteering and how to be come a Democratic election worker so we can be ready for the primaries and the November 2024 presidential elections.

We will also be holding election of FMAD Club Officers. Only registered club members may vote. Most of our current club leaders are willing to continue to serve, however, all positions are open to the elections of new people who are also willing to serve, and we do have several vacant positions our club is still looking to fill. So if you would like to throw your hat in the ring for consideration, now is your chance to do so. Consider your strengths, what ways you can best be of help, and decide which Club Officer positions you would like to run for.

FMAD Monthly Club Meeting

FMAD Monthly Club Meeting

When: Wednesday, May 17th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Where: Landmark Grill, 1297 Justin Road, #310, Lewisville, TX 75077.

What: Come gather with your fellow Democrats, eat & greet & get all the deets!

Ever wish more of your like-minded Democrat neighbors were as informed and committed to voting every election every time as you are? Do you know that this is where precinct chairs come in handy?

Billy Poer is responsible for Precinct Chair Development for the Denton County Democratic Party. He will join us to discuss this invaluable role and how you too can become a precinct chair.

Call to action!

Call to action!

Local Elections

If you did not vote during early voting, your final chance to vote in local elections is May 6, 7 am to 7 pm.  Local elections are non-partisan and the most important elections in which you can vote.  The winners of these election control how our schools are run, our property values, and our local taxes, and influence decisions regarding local ordinances.  They also become a stepping stone to higher office.

As voter turnout is usually low, they are also the elections in which your vote truly matters. For instance, school board races in LISD are determined by a simple majority.   It’s your chance to influence your community, so please vote and take a family member or friend.  Not sure who to vote for?  We recommend these candidates:

LISD Place 6:  Michelle Akhitab

LISD Place 7: Dr. Staci Barker

Flower Mound Town Council Place 2:  Chris Drew

In Denton county, on election day you must vote at the location specified for your precinct. This site will tell you what your precinct is
https://www.votedenton.gov/voter-information/voter-lookup/#VoterEligibilitySearch

Election Day voting locations are here: https://www.votedenton.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/0523-Election-Day-Locations.pdf

United States Senator for Texas

Colin Allred announces run against Ted Cruz. see his announcement video calling out Ted Cruz for, among other things, abandoning his constituents during the deep freeze.

His campaign website is https://colinallred.com/

Texas House Legislation

A poll conducted by UT Austin indicates Texans significant bipartisan support for increasing age limits for purchasing guns and implementation of “red flag” laws.

May 29th is Sine Die, which is the last day to pass bills in the regular session.

HB 1899 Rep. Meyer- Passed in the House on 5/4/2023  making insider trading a felony.

HB 4233  Reps. Zwiener / Frank / Garcia – Passed in the House on 5/4/2023 requiring training regarding runaway prevention conservators of the Department of Family and Protective Services. This follows a news article in which teens who were reported missing from the TX foster care system were found to be trafficked in St. Louis Missouri.

HB 636  Reps. Patterson/Cain/Hefner/Swanson- Allows an election judge, early voting clerk and/or deputy early voting clerk to possess a handgun at a polling location.

SB 14 This bill that bans gender affirming care has passed the senate and is being voted on by the house.

https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home

Contact your Representative to let them know your opinions on these bills. Voting is happening soon so do not wait.

Annual Cinco de Mayo Festival

Annual Cinco de Mayo Festival

When: Saturday, April 29th, 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Where: Parker Square, Flower Mound

What: Organized by the Greater North Texas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, there will be games for kids, prizes, amazing food, performances by local artists, and over 60+ vendors. FMAD will have a booth there. https://gnthcc.org/event/gnthcc-annual-5-de-mayo-fiesta/

  • Looking for 2 – 3 volunteers to help set up, decorate, & staff the booth for two-hour shifts.
  • Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrars are welcome!
  • Contact Mary Infante to volunteer for a 2-hour time slot at marinfante9@gmail.com or if you can contribute decorations.
    • Set up begins at 3:00.
    • The last shift will be 7-9pm (includes takedown of booth, tent, and supplies).

Keep Flower Mound Beautiful Spring Trash-off & Environmental Fair

Keep Flower Mound Beautiful Spring Trash-off & Environmental Fair

When: Saturday, April 29th, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm

Where: Flower Mound High School, 3411 Peters Colony, Flower Mound, 75022

What: Join us at the KFMB’s Semi-Annual Spring Trash-Off, Recycle Drop-Off, & Environmental Fair. Check-in is at 8:30 am at the high school. You then go to your selected location to pick up trash & recyclables. Then it’s back to the high school for In & Out Burgers, environment-related festival booths, & native plant sales. FMAD will have a booth. We need 2-3 volunteers to staff the booth from 10am-12pm, hand out flyers, and supervise our environmental activity.

Click this link for more details: https://kfmb.org/trash-off