Agenda for Woodfield Residents' Meeting – April 2

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• Decision to merge our group with another “Indivisible” group – 5 minutes
• Avoid duplication of effort
• Gain leverage through larger numbers in the same county
• Eliminate the need to reinvent the wheel
• Cross-fertilize: We will send 2 reps to their meetings and they can send 2 to ours
• Introduce representative of the group with which we are merging – 10 minutes
• Comments from their representative
• Treasure Coast Action Central – New online information clearinghouse to aid in keeping the group informed and providing information for use in letters, lobbying, calls to action, etc. – Jeff Berger – 10 minutes 
• Lobbying at Posey’s office – Marlene – 3 minutes
• Need list of people interested in participating in this activity
• Date is still TBD by Posey’s office
• Need 3-5 people per visit – Pass around sheet for people to sign up
• Letter writers – Letters to the Editor – Gail – 10 minutes
• Current team: Gail Solomon, Tim Cotton, Jeff Berger, Felice Stone, Bob Ganz
• Anyone else interested? (Note – anyone can always write own letters at any time. This is to create a coordinated, planned effort to continually keep important issues before the public, rotating topics as required.
• Proposed topics – education, environment, senior issues (Medicare/Medicaid, Social Security). Need to drill down to more detail.
• Proposed process
• New business – solicit input from the floor – 10 minutes
• Next steps – 15 minutes -- 
• Letter writers to meet to discuss specific points to be covered on each topic
• Volunteers to write initial draft on each topic
• Sign-up sheet for e-mail/text alerts for quick turnaround calls to action – e.g. Call Senators TODAY about XXXX.

Submitted by Gail Solomon

March 29, 2017