Chair's Chair

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

It’s time to get back outside! 

After a year and a half, I am so excited for this summer. I (as I hope you all are) am vaccinated and ready to start getting back to a new normal. When the Pandemic started, many of us adopted the moto “trust the scientists and the science.” I know I was wiping down every grocery bag and every grocery item that came into my house for the first month plus. Then the science became clear that COVID did not spread on surfaces. We learned that masks and social distancing was central to staying safe. Sometime last fall/winter the science became clear that spreading COVID in Outdoor settings, when distanced was not much of a risk. Now we have a vaccine and the CDC and the MANY scientists, experts and doctors have said that once we are vaccinated, we can start returning to normal.

I know many people are nervous. I know readjusting to naked faces is not easy. I say, if you want to wear a mask, wear one. Self-care is so important as we get back to normal.

That said, as a Party and PAD as an organization needs to get back in front of the world. We need to start showing up again. The science is clear, those of us that are vaccinated (and that should be everyone who wants to be vaccinated) can get back to public events.

Let’s do this!

First up, our June 23rd meeting will be in person at the Plymouth Amphitheater (same parking lot as the Senior Center, just walk toward the river).

We also want to start doing visibility ASAP. 

After his amazing work doing visibility during the election, Gunnar Baldwin has joined our Board and is stretched thin with our Technology needs. We are looking for a Visibility Team to replace him. Anne Hunnewell has volunteered to be part of that team, but won’t do it alone. She needs a true TEAM to work with. Anyone willing to help, please email Gunnar at: Gunnar@plymouthareademocrats.org. This won’t be a huge time commitment. But will be critical in getting PAD back in front of voters.

We also know that some of the events that did not happen last year, like Old Home Days, are back on. We are asking for your help to get those back on our calendar!

You can submit them on our website: https://plymouthareademocrats.org/
There is now a Blue Button on the top right of the homepage. You can also email me mike@plymouthareademocrats.org if you think there is an event we should attend. We can’t do them all, but we want to know about them all! And we hope to build a visibility team capable of representing PAD in as many places as possible.

Excited to see everyone IN PERSON at our June Meeting!

Love,
Mike