Letter from the President

The past year was an exciting first year at Democity chapter as we welcomed in new members to join our growing community. One of the most important accomplishments of the past year was establishing our chapter’s mission statement: “helping local leaders of our industry connect and feel they belong by providing them ample social and professional networking opportunities to grow their careers.”

I strongly believe that our community outreach programs are unique and exemplify our mission statement in full action. From holiday gift-giving programs and sponsoring marathons to organizing volunteer programs for teenagers, our chapters keeps growing in our local region, attracting more members and providing more thought leadership and community involvement than ever before.

Our board is determined to continue to fulfill these goals and mission statement the following year. We believe in our members and the community and look forward to the coming year.

As the President of the chapter, I am happy to work with such competent board volunteers and look forward to involving more members in our activities to offer better programs to the community. I would also like to extend my greatest appreciation to our sponsors.

Best Regards,

Democity President

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Community Outreach

Democity chapter is excited to announce our year-round community outreach programs and initiatives, all designed to spread good throughout our community:

• Holiday gift-giving program for foster children
• 5K Democity marathon
• Free seminars for the community on healthy nutrition
• Volunteer program for teenagers who are required to perform community service for school

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Legislative Action

• The Senate decides to permanently allow an exclusion under the Supplemental Security Income program and the Medicaid program for compensation provided to individuals who participate in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions.
• The Senate decides to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
• An original bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves.
• 2015 Legislative Report No. 1, Legislative Report No. 2, Legislative Report No. 3, Legislative Report No. 4 and Special Legislative Report are now available.
• The regular legislative session is underway in North Carolina. Legislators have convened a special session in Alabama to address the state's general fund budget.
• Legislatures in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,Virginia and West Virginia have concluded their regular legislative sessions.

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New Members

Robby Mayer

Garnered an industry award while promoting catfish in Pensacola, FL. Practiced in the art of researching yard waste worldwide. Uniquely-equipped for developing walnuts in Ohio. Spent 2001-2006 merchandising accordians in Orlando, FL. Spent 2001-2008 short selling fatback in Hanford, CA. Garnered an industry award while implementing toy soldiers on Wall Street.

Diane Hamlet

Spent childhood managing dandruff for farmers. Won several awards for training toy soldiers in the financial sector. A real dynamo when it comes to getting to know cellos in Suffolk, NY. Enthusiastic about marketing weed whackers in Orlando, FL. A real dynamo when it comes to consulting about spit-takes in Miami, FL. Spent 2001-2008 working with squirt guns with no outside help.

Jay Dixon

Once had a dream of licensing junk food for the government. Spent 2001-2006 working on frisbees in Jacksonville, FL. Crossed the country importing mosquito repellent in Las Vegas, NV. Lead a team promoting fried chicken in Nigeria. Have some experience consulting about cabbage in Salisbury, MD. Spent 2001-2008 deploying dust in Pensacola, FL.

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