Halloween in the Garden - 5000 pieces of candy (Oct)
Christmas Party - It was a good year!
Community Support
Supported the BOCC, Calvert Delegation, and Calvert Citizens United efforts to pass HB834 "the McConkey Bill" to strengthen Calvert County Ethics law - passed and should be updated via County Ordinance in Jan 2025
Publicly opposed FY25 BOCC budget increases and tax hike
Supported calls for Gov Moore to return $22 million taken from the County education budget
Publicly opposed High Density construction: shutting down one project and helping promote SaveLusby.com
Calvert Politics CCRCC
Changed the CCRCC bylaws in order to endorse a non-partisan candidate in the 2024 Primary (Goshorn) and authorize the CCRCC to be more involved in community affairs
Coordinated a combined campaign approach "Gives Me Hope" between the CCRCC and BOE candidates ensuring Calvert Residents knew who the Republicans were and "Change" was needed
CCRCC allocated $12k budget to elect GOP BOE candidates
Fundraised for BOE candidates raising another $12k+
Solicited "Big Donors" - raising another $10k+ (Thank You!)
Spent on:
16'x24' Barn Sign Dunkirk (thanks for the barn, Jason Scaggs)
500+ Vote All 3 for BOE yard signs
50+ 4x8 Vote All 3 for BOE signs
FB/Google/Calvert Times Ads
Gives Me Hope candidate video
Text message / Mailer campaigns
2500 Sample Ballots / 3/3 for BOE campaign material
Coordinated Election Volunteers for the 2024 Primary and Election Day - 3 Early Voting locations (7days) and 17 Election Day Precincts
Outcome - Melissa Goshorn overwhelmingly won the District 3 BOE Primary vs Flaim/McConkey
Outcome - Goshorn (57%) / Marchio(52%) / Harrison(56%) won and the GOP will now control the entire Board of Education
Outcome - everyone with an "R" next to their name won BIGGLY in Calvert
Trump 54% / Hogan 62% / Talkington 53%
GOP now elected to 15 of 18 Calvert County positions
DEMs only have Register of Wills, Clerk of the Circuit Court (unopposed), and a Judge of the Orphan Court (unopposed)
GOP Volunteer List - increased the number of volunteers by 63% (112 to 182)
CCRCC Prince Frederick HQ - was open M-F during the election season (thanks RWLC and Jana Barberio)
Set an all time record for CCRCC fundraising - more than doubling the previous high donation total
All of this happened in 2024 and how the CCRCC with your help is protecting Calvert Values!
SaveLusby.com / Save Lusby before High Density comes to your area of Calvert