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Primary Day and more!

For those of us living in the Tilden neighborhood, we will not be voting on Thursday in our 74th Assembly District since there are no contested elections. Since you will now have lots of free time on Thursday, please volunteer to help in other areas where there are contested elections.

As of Thursday night, our long-serving Male District Leader, Steve Smollens, will be stepping down from his position. The Club thanks Steve for his years of service; I’d personally like to thank Steve for his educational, insightful and very funny political commentaries during our meetings. Having Steve with me at the table has been an honor. Steve (and his family) will remain active members of the Club.

I would like to welcome Sandro Sherrod, former Tilden President, as our new Male District Leader. He joins the Legendary Louise Dankberg, who is starting her 23rd year as Female District Leader.

Our first Fall meeting will be held at 7 pm on Thursday, September 17. As usual the meeting will be held at the Seamen’s Institute on Irving Place at 15th Street.

Best Wishes,

Mark P. Thompson

President, Samuel J. Tilden Democratic Club

 

 

 

 

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Best Wishes to VP Greg Martello and Cheers to Charles Sturcken!

All of us at Tilden send our best wishes for a speedy recovery to Vice President Greg Martello, who is at home recovering from a serious bone break. While he has been ordered to stay home and not move for several months due to the severity of the break, we know this can’t keep him down! Greg will be Skyping in to this month’s meeting on the 17th so bring your Tilden Light sabers to wave at the screen!

Cheers to Tilden’s own well-published Charles “Charlie” sturcken whose most recent appeaance was on the New York Times editorial page (9/3/15). Below is his letter to the editor, making another brilliant point.

The Kentucky Clerk Who Denied Marriage Licenses to Gay Couples

 

 

To the Editor:

 

“Under whose authority?” asked the applicant denied a wedding license. “Under God’s authority,” responded the clerk. Elected public servants answer to no higher authority than the public who elected them. When you arrive at work in government, you leave your religion outside the door.

 

CHARLES G. STURCKEN

 

New York

 

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Salute to Tildenite John “Butch” Purcell

It’s recognition time for Tilden’s own John “Butch” Purcell, starting with last week’s honor at the Rucker Basketball Award Ceremony. Butch was honored for his contribution to the internationally known Rucker Park basketball tournament and to the many players he coached and steered through life. For readers of Town & Village, this week’s editorial page included a tribute by our former Assemblymember Steven Sanders to four local heroes. Butch was included in the four heroes, while the article highlighted Butch’s work in Stuyvesant Town, his career at Beth Israel, and his guidance to so many people whose lives were changed through his amazing skills. Congratulations to Butch. You make Tilden proud!

 

Mark P. Thompson

President

 

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Condolences to our District Leader Steven Smollens

Our condolences go to our District Leader Steve Smollens and his family on the passing of Steve’s mother, Ruth Smollens. The funeral service will be held tomorrow, Sunday August 16, at 11:30 am at Riverside Memorial Chapel (Amsterdam @ 76th Street). Donations may be made to the Brotherhood Synagogue Tikvah Fund (28 Gramercy Park South, NY NY 10003). The Smollens Family is a Tilden Family and their loss touches us all.

Mark P. Thompson

President

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Upcoming Community Events for the Club of the Year

Greetings to The Demmy-Award-Winning Tilden Club-of-the-Year!

The NYC Parks Department has launched “Trees Count! 2015” and invites Tildenites to help with a census of our City’s trees. Census takers will traverse neighborhoods in an orderly fashion using the latest in tree counting technology to map every one of the estimated 130,000 trees. Volunteers will receive tools and training. If you are interested visit nyc.gov/parks/treescount or email TreesCount@parks.nyc.gov. There will be prizes and swag!

Bike New York will provide free bike safety classes and programs for everyone at all skill levels. Classes are being held at Robert Moses Playground (East 42nd Street at First Avenue) on 8/23 from 10 am – 1 pm and again on 8/30 from 10 am – 1 pm. Bring your own bike and helmet. For more information contact rconroy@bike.nyc.

This Thursday August 6, Common Cause is cosponsoring a rally to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. The rally begins at noon at Foley Square (easiest route is 4/5/6 trains to Brooklyn Bridge station and walk a block north.

Enjoy Summer!

Mark Thompson

President

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Membership Meeting April, 21

At our next meeting we will be joined by Manhattan Borough
President Scott Stringer who will update the club on his borough wide initiatives on
improving access to fair banking and fresh produce to the city.

If you haven’t yet RSVP’ed for the 58th Annual Tilden Dinner and Reception on April 28, do
so now. Tickets are going fast. If you need extra invitations please call (347) 948-3367.

Tilden General Membership Meeting
Agenda

April 21, 2011 – 7:30 pm
123 East 15th Street

1. Call to Order
2. Adoption of Agenda
3. Adoption of Minutes
4. President’s Report
5. District Leader’s Report
6. Report from Borough President Scott Stringer
7. Treasurer’s Report
8. Old/New Business
9. Adjournment

I look forward to seeing you,

Sandro Sherrod
President

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March Meeting Notice

In case you have not already heard the governor’s
budget proposal includes cutting the Title XX funding
that allows senior centers to operate. This could
result in the closing of 105 senior centers around
the city. We have invited a representative from
our own Stein Senior Center to talk about what
we can do to help keep this from happening.

Tilden General Membership Meeting
March 24, 2011 – 7:30 pm
123 East 15th Street

Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Adoption of Agenda
3. Adoption of Minutes
4. President’s Report
5. District Leader’s Report
6. Stein Senior Center Rep on Title XX cuts
7. Treasurer’s Report
8. Old/New Business
9. Adjournment

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February Meeting Notice

We have invited Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer to come join us at our next membership meeting. He will be updating us on his progress to facilitate better networking among community and neighborhood groups as well as his successful efforts to save money for New Yorkers who spent too much of their paychecks on “cashing fees”.

Tilden General Meeting
February 17th, 7:30 pm
123 East 15th Street and Irving Place, 2nd floor.

Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Adoption of Agenda
3. Adoption of Minutes
4. President’s Report
5. District Leader’s Report
6. Treasurer’s Report
7. Remarks from Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer
followed by a brief question and answer period.
8. Old/New Business
9. Adjournment

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Tilden Donations Reception and Campaign Events

Next week is our Annual Donation Reception!  This is a wonderful opportunity for you to get to know some of the great organizations that serve our community and that Tilden has made a pledge to support in their efforts.  The reception wine and cheese reception will be held at Seafarer’s on the 2nd Floor on the 21st.  Please take this opportunity to support the wonderful work of these groups as well as the work of the Donations Committee whose continued work has made this possible.

Tilden Donations Reception
October 21st, 7:30 pm
123 East 15th Street and Irving Place, 2nd floor.

Campaign Events

Tilden has a handful of tickets for an event at the Waldorf Astoria for the Cuomo campaign on October 20th at 7pm.  Tickets will be given to those who send an email to rsvp@tildendemocrats.com until they are used up.  So act fast!

The Democratic Coordinated Campaign has many events in the upcoming days leading up to the November 2nd General Election.  They are now working to get votes for the entire Democratic Ticket and are working jointly.  They need our help!

The coordinated campaign is looking for your help with visibility, canvassing, phonebanking and other events for the Democratic ticket. Please contact Danielle at danielle.bennett@gmail.com or 646 522 7211 to volunteer.

  • They are canvassing every Saturday from 11AM-4PM in Manhattan out of 305 West 44th Street, Mezzanine, NW corner of 8th Avenue

  • They phonebank every day of the week from 12-9PM. If you’re willing to call, they are ready for you to come in! They have phones, scripts, and friends to call with! Come in for an afternoon or evening shift at 305 West 44th Street, Mezzanine, NW corner of 8th Avenue

  • They need your help on Wednesdays and Thursdays to cover the subway stops nearest you: at Union Square or along the Lexington line from 7:30-9AM or 5:30-7PM. Contact Danielle to find out which stop needs to be covered and to get palmcards.

  • They also need your help for visibility at grocery stores, bagel places, greenmarkets, parks, and street fairs! Contact Danielle to get involved!

  • For people who live in large buildings that we cannot canvass, we have a Neighbor to Neighbor call program. We will provide you with a list of registered voters in your building and a script and we ask you to call your neighbors and speak to them about coming out to vote. Please contact Danielle for call lists.

  • If you are unable to do any of these things but would still like to help, please call Danielle! They have something for you to do!

Contact Danielle with questions or to RSVP at danielle.bennett@gmail.com or 646 522 7211.

It is less than 3 weeks to Election Day and we need to work hard to ensure a successful democratic turnout!

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NEW LOCATION for tomorrow’s Voting Machine Demonstration!

New Voting Machine Demonstration

Come try out the NEW Paper Based Optical Scan (PBOS)
voting machines being used in the upcoming elections

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

NEW LOCATION: Hunter College School of Social Work
129 East 79th Street, Room 1010, off Lexington Avenues

Co-sponsored by:
Congress Member Carolyn Maloney, State Senator Liz Krueger, State Senator José Serrano
Assembly Member Jonathan Bing, Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh, Assembly Member Micah Kellner
Council Member Dan Garodnick Council Member Jessica Lappin

Also co-sponsored by the East Side Democratic Club,
The Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club,
Lenox Hill Democratic Club, Lexington Democratic Club
and Tilden Democratic Club along with the
New York Democratic Lawyers Council

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

RSVP suggested to 212-725-8825 or RSVP@nydlc.org

Demonstration Courtesy of the
New York City Board of Elections

For more information on voting with the new machines please visit
http://www.votethenewwayny.com

To download a copy of the flyer, click here.