Sun City Texas Democrats

General Meeting:  Saturday, March 6, 2010

Saturday, March 6, 2010
Time:  9:30 AM Coffee, 10:00 Speaker
Place:  Sun City Activity Center ATRIUM

Program: Dr. Judy Jennings

Dr. Jennings is a candidate for the Texas State Board of Education for District 10.  She is a wife, mother and grandmother—and an expert in education policy. She earned her Ph.D. while working at the Texas Education Agency (TEA).  Her current position as Director of Assessment at Resources for Learning, Judy has spent years working on the very issues for which the State Board of Education is responsible.

General Meeting:  Saturday, February 6, 2010

Saturday, February 6, 2010
Time:  9:30 AM Coffee, 10:00 Speaker
Place:  Sun City Activity Center ATRIUM

Program: Bill White

Bill White fights for the people he represents, and brings people together to get things done. That’s why as Houston’s Mayor, he’s been re-elected twice with margins of 86% and 91%.

Bill White was a candidate for Kay Bailey Hutchison’s Senate seat, until she changed her mind (again); so after many requests, he has agreed to run for Governor of Texas!

General Meeting:  Saturday, January 9, 2009

Saturday, January 9, 2010
NOTE: We are meeting 1 week later due to New Year’s Holiday.
Time:  9:30 AM Coffee, 10:00 Speaker
Place:  Sun City Social Center Ballroom
NOTE:  We are meeting in a different location.

Program: Carmen Cortes-Harms
Carmen Cortes-Harms has been the Director of Immigration Legal Services at Catholic Charities of Central Texas since June 2008. Prior to her current position she was a Mexican Foreign Service Officer for fifteen years. She took an early retirement from the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2007.

Mrs. Cortes-Harms served at the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin, Texas from July of 1998 to December 2007. She began her work at the Austin Mexican Consulate as the Director of Documentation for Mexican and Foreign Citizens, Powers of Attorney and Civil Registry. After one year in this position she was promoted to the Consulate’s Chief of Protection and Legal Affairs Department. The Protection and Legal Affairs Department provided Mexican nationals in South Central Texas with criminal, civil, and labor legal services as well as with human rights assistance. Prior to being posted in Austin, Texas Mrs. Cortes-Harms served at the Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago, Illinois where she also worked on criminal, civil, labor and human rights cases.

General Meeting & Holiday Party: Saturday, December 5, 2009

Saturday, December 5, 2009
9:30 AM Holiday Party
Place: Sun City Activities Center Atrium
Program:  Holiday Party Let’s kick off the season with good cheer and a holiday breakfast! A short annual business meeting will follow, celebrating the past year and looking forward to the future.

General Meeting: Saturday, November 7, 2009

Saturday, November 7, 2009
9:30 AM Coffee, 10:00 AM Speaker
Place: Sun City Activities Center Atrium
Program: Dr Richard Dusansky
Dr Richard Dusansky will present a short talk on “The Economics of Health Care”. He plans a question and answer period after his talk. Please bring your concerns to the meeting for Dr. Dusansky’s comments.
Dr. Dusansky came to the University of Texas in 1989 to become chairman of the Economics Department. As the Richard Gonzalez Regents Chair, he was responsible for expanding the Economics Department. His current research deals with consumer speculation as a force in housing market “bubbles” and the roles of “moral hazard” and insurance-contract choice in determining consumer demand for medical care.

Back to Work Potluck: Friday, October 16, 2009

Friday, October 16, 2009
5:30 PM
Place: Sun City, The Oaks at Legacy Hills
Program: Back to Work Potluck
We’ve all had a summer break; now let’s get back to work with some fun, drink, and good food! The Club will be providing appetizers and beverages for Happy Hour. Dinner will follow and will be provided by you; please bring a salad, vegetable, entree, or a dessert to share with others. No charge for this event, but of course donations will be cheerfully accepted.

General Meeting: Saturday, October 3, 2009

Time:  9:30 AM Coffee, 10:00 AM Speaker
Place: Sun City Activities Center Atrium
Program: Becky Moeller
Becky Moeller is president of the Texas AFL-CIO, overseeing the 220,000-member labor federation’s legislative, political education and community service programs.
Moeller is the first woman to hold statewide elected office in the Texas AFL-CIO, having broken that barrier in 2003 when she became secretary-treasurer. During her four-year term in that office, she brought efficiencies and oversight to the state federation budget that kept programs going even after the departure of a substantial chunk of membership from the AFL-CIO umbrella.

General Meeting: Saturday, June 6, 2009

Ms. Sharp is currently with the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library serving as Education Specialist.  She is in charge of the Library’s adult and childrens educational programs.  Using materials from collections in the library she arranges workshops, seminars and presentations for teachers, adults and children.

General Meeting: Saturday, May 2, 2009

Location: Atrium, Sun City Activity Center
Time: 9:30 AM Coffee, 10:00 AM Speaker

Speaker: Judy Hetherly, the first woman mayor for the city of Lampasas, will speak on the topic of the Texas Education Agency and how it relates to the Texas Board of Education.

Ms. Hetherly is chairman of the Lampasas Economic Development Corp. and serves on the Preservation Lampasas Inc. Board, which is heading up revitalization of the historic Lampasas Colored School.

A native of Texas, Mayor Hetherly graduated from high school in Lampasas and Southwest Texas State. She then earned her Master of Arts degree from Texas Woman’s University.

NOTE: Candidates for Sun City CA Board will not be speaking to us today. It was decided that there are many venues where they will all appear, and that it would take too much time away from our speaker.  However, we urge you to attend the Candidate Forum on May 7 at 9:00 AM in the Sun City Ballroom or view it live on Channel 79.  Please review carefully each candidate’s qualifications and background; this decision is very important to our future as Sun City residents.

Earth Day Fair: Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Location: Legacy Hills Park Pavilion
Time: 1:00 to 6:00 PM

Our 2nd Annual Earth Day Fair will be at the Pavilion this year The event will feature several ecologically minded clubs and organizations from Sun City and Georgetown. The focus is on actions that Sun Citians can take to ensure that our world will be safe and clean for now and the future.  Click here for a Schedule of Events:  Earth Day Fair 2009