May 2025 Newsletter

Volume 17 Number 4
May 2025 Newsletter

Upcoming Events

May 12

Platte County Federated Women’s Democratic Club: 6:30 pm, Poco Loco Restaurant, 6427 N. Cosby Ave. (off 64th Street by The Peanut).

May 13

WDC (Women’s Democratic Coalition for Northern Platte): 7:00 pm, American Bowman, 500 Welk Street, Weston.

May 20

Northland Democratic Club: 6:30-8:30 pm, ACA Business Club, 1400 NW Vivion Road.

May 22

Platte County Democratic Central Committee: 7:00-8:30 pm, Green Hills Library, 8581 N. Green Hills Road.

June 7

KC Pride Parade 2025: 10 am meetup with Democrats from Jackson, Clay, Platte, Cass & Lafayette counties; parade at 11 am, Westport.


Message from the PCDCC Chair

I was raised with the importance of helping other people at the center. Is the elderly couple next door out of town? Take care of their dog. Is the neighbor ill? Let’s bring their family dinner. We would sometimes even go help refurbish homes for folks who were unable to afford it. These actions, large or small, built common bonds. These actions are, at least partially, why I am as politically active as I am today.

With the turmoil our country has been facing, it is important to go back to our roots of ensuring that our neighbors, our community, are doing all right.

We are entering another worrisome era with many cuts to social services, and it is going to take more than Facebook posts and rallies at parks to help people.

Recently, a group called “Do Something” formed in the Northland, and their first major project was a food drive at English Landing Park to support the SPEAC Food Pantry. It was a smashing success. While I was unable to attend, it reminded me of what we Democrats stand for: We stand not for ourselves but for our neighbors, our community. It was timely that Do Something did a food drive, especially after the $500 million cuts to food banks across the country.

Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison, while chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party, worked on a project he called “Democrats Care.” This project has provided communities across South Carolina, and even some across the country, with much-needed assistance in time, talent, and treasure. When the DNC hosted its quarterly meeting in St. Louis, Democrats Care collected and donated hundreds of household items to the Veterans Community Project for the tiny homes that are provided to veterans.

Projects like these don’t require a large group of people, but it’s easier to build community when volunteering with others! 😉

What I would like to challenge you to do this month, and every month, is find a cause that you are passionate about that will improve your neighbor’s life and act on it. Go volunteer to pack lunch bags at Harvesters; walk some dogs at the Friends of Parkville Animal Shelter; host a neighborhood food drive. Just make sure that while you’re doing it, you’re building your community.

In solidarity,

Peter Coyne

Chair, Platte County Democratic Central Committee


Message from the Editor

United We Stand!

New visitors often ask, “Why are there so many Democratic organizations?” The answer is that each serves a slightly different purpose. Some focus on locality. For example, the Platte County Democratic Central Committee is our official connection to the state and national Democratic parties. The Clay County Democratic Central Committee serves this purpose for Clay County, while Jackson and Buchanan Counties also have central committees.

The Northland Democratic Club and the women’s clubs act as adjuncts to those official committees. They serve as outreach arms to the greater community, working to articulate our goals, recruit and coordinate volunteers, find good candidates, and get them elected. We are always looking for ways to identify the interests, skills and ways to involve those who are interested in renewing faith in the American Dream and reviving the hope that every family and individual has the opportunity to rise to achieve their highest and best goals.

In addition to Democratic Party organizations, there are many nonpartisan interest-based and faith organizations dedicated to protecting our democratic traditions of freedom, liberty, and the rule of law.

So, how can these organizations – each with its own sense of purpose and (sometimes conflicting) needs and goals – work together? It seems to me that what we have in common is the determination to preserve the infrastructure of American democracy: courts that uphold laws and the individual rights guaranteed by our Constitution, as well as co-equal executive and legislative branches that remain accountable to us, their constituent voters. Exactly how we coordinate our efforts is yet to be determined, but in the words of FDR: “It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”

Calls to Action for April 2025

  • Add the 5 Calls app to your phone and use it frequently. It explains the issues, provides scripts, and dials your representatives! It is making a difference.
  • Attend rallies and protests with like-minded friends to make your voice heard. Follow these groups to discover upcoming events: Do Something MO, Indivisible, 50501, Hands Off, The League of Women Voters, and Missouri Action Alliance. Let us know about others to add to the list.

United We Stand!

Alice Wadsworth


News

Music & Mimosas Fund Raiser

The April 27 Music and Mimosas fund raiser at the Argosy Casino Hotel was a great success! Our speakers, State Senator Stephen Webber and Kansas Democratic Chairwoman Jeanna Repass, left the audience fired up and ready to take action! Many thanks to Melissa Hickman and the band for providing the music that set the tone throughout the event.

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