Jan 1 (Wednesday) – National Holiday – New Year’s Day
Jan 3 (1st Monday) – HCDP Faith Caucus, 7:00 pm virtually. For info, contact Cedric Blain-Spain at Cblainspain.stateec@gmail.com.
Jan 4 (1st Tuesday) – HCDP Communications Committee via Zoom. Regular monthly meeting at 7:00 pm each month.
Jan 4 (1st Tuesday) – South Side Democrats Network Club. Meets virtually at 7:00 pm. For info, contact Cedric Blain-Spain at Cblainspain.stateec@gmail.com.
Jan 5 (Wednesday) – Horry County Ad Hoc Redistricting Committee, 6:00 pm. County Council Chambers at the Government & Justice Center, 1301 2nd Ave, Conway. The Committee will take public testimony on the latest draft map for County and School Board Districts. Review latest map at https://www.horrycounty.org/Boards/RedistrictingCommittee. Submit comments via email at countycouncil@horrycounty.org.
Jan 6 (1st Thursday) – First Thursday Happy Hour. No meeting in January due to the rapid transmission of omicron virus. [Normally meets at 5:15 pm at the Liberty Tap Room, 7651 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach.] For more information, contact Chris Carr at christine.k.carr@gmail.com or Dr Saxena at scsaxen@gmail.com.
Jan 10 (2nd Monday Quarterly) – HCDP Executive Committee, 6:00 pm via Zoom. Attendance by all Officers and ECs is needed for effective administration and planning. All Democrats and guests are welcome.
Jan 11 (2nd Tuesday) – Carolina Forest Democratic Club, 5:30 pm. Carolina Forest Library. For info, contact Cathy T at cath26@gmail.com.
Jan 12 (2nd Wednesday) – Gun Sense Committee, 10:00 am via Zoom. For more info, contact Henry Garbelman at hengar45@gmail.com.
Jan 13 (2nd Thursday) – South Enders Democratic Club. New winter meeting time is 5:00 – 6:00 pm at Nacho Hippo, 1160 Farrow Pkwy in Market Common. Guest speaker: To be announced. For info, contact Rick at info@southenders.org.
Jan 14 (2nd Friday) – Beach Dems Breakfast. No meeting planned at this time. Normally 8:30 am at Friendly’s Restaurant, 4705 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach. For information, contact Sally at sallyphoward@aol.com.
Jan 14 (2nd Friday every other month) – Northwest Action Dems, 3:00 pm at Loris Library (to be confirmed.)For information, call Shirley Vaught at 843-283-7851.
Jan 17 (Monday) – National Holiday – Martin Luther King Jr Day
**Walk with the HCDP GunSense Committee at the MLK Day parade. For more info, contact Henry Garbelman at hengar45@gmail.com.
Jan 17 (Monday) – Voter Protection Committee, 7:00 pm via Zoom. If you are new to the committee, please request a zoom link by leaving a message at the HCDP office (843) 488-4237.
Jan 20 (3rd Thursday) – DWCHC – Democratic Womens Council of Horry County, 4:30-6:30 pm. Third Thursday of the month. Beachfront Kitchen and Bar, 201 75th Ave N, Myrtle Beach. Cash bar and happy hour menu available. Follow DWC on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dwchc or Twitter https://twitter.com/dwc_horrycounty.
Jan 24 (4th Monday) – Westside Democrats meets 4th Monday at 5:30 pm at the HCDP Office. Contact Scott Pleasant at scottplez@yahoo.com.
Jan 26 (Wednesday) – North Strand Democrats, 5pm at the North Myrtle Beach Library. (Normally meets on the last Thursday monthly.) Guest speaker will be Sarah Mattis. She will be teaching us how to use several virtual platforms so that we can communicate with the various age groups. Specifically, we will be learning how to reach out to younger citizens hoping to get them to vote for our Democratic candidate.
Note: Our February meeting will be on the last Wednesday in February, also at the library. For info, contact Verlene DeWitt at bigvbd@gmail.com.
Feb 1 (1st Tuesday) – HCDP Communications Committee via Zoom. Regular monthly meeting at 7:00 pm each month.
Feb 1 (1st Tuesday) – South Side Democrats Network Club. Meets virtually at 7:00 pm. For info, contact Cedric Blain-Spain at Cblainspain.stateec@gmail.com.
Feb 3 (1st Thursday) – First Thursday Happy Hour. Meets Thursday at 5:15 pm at the Liberty Tap Room, 7651 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach. For more information, contact Dr Saxena at scsaxen@gmail.com.
Feb 5 (Sunday) – GunSense Committee Rally (1:00 – 4:00 pm) during the Gun Show, Myrtle Beach Convention Center. For more info, contact Henry Garbelman at hengar45@gmail.com.
Feb 7 (1st Monday) – HCDP Faith Caucus, 7:00 pm virtually. For info, contact Cedric Blain-Spain at Cblainspain.stateec@gmail.com.
Feb 8 (2nd Tuesday) – Carolina Forest Democratic Club, 5:30 pm. Carolina Forest Library. For info, contact Cathy T at cath26@gmail.com.
Feb 9 (2nd Wednesday) – Gun Sense Committee, 10:00 am via Zoom. For more info, contact Henry Garbelman at hengar45@gmail.com.
Feb 10 (2nd Thursday) – South Enders Democratic Club. New winter meeting time is 5:00 – 6:00 pm at Nacho Hippo, 1160 Farrow Pkwy in Market Common. Guest speaker: To be announced. For info, contact Rick at info@southenders.org.
Feb 11 (2nd Friday) – Beach Dems Breakfast. No meeting planned at this time. Normally 8:30 am at Friendly’s Restaurant, 4705 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach. For information, contact Sally atsallyphoward@aol.com.
Feb 17 (3rd Thursday) – DWCHC- Democratic Womens Council of Horry County, 4:30-6:30 pm. Third Thursday of the month. Beachfront Kitchen and Bar, 201 75th Ave N, Myrtle Beach. Cash bar and happy hour menu available. Follow DWC on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dwchc or Twitter https://twitter.com/dwc_horrycounty.
Feb 21 (Monday) – National Holiday – President’s Day
Feb 28 (4th Monday) – Westside Democrats meets 4th Monday at 5:30 pm at the HCDP Office. Contact Scott Pleasant at scottplez@yahoo.com.
Feb 23 (Wednesday) – North Strand Democrats, 5pm at the North Myrtle Beach Library. (Normally meets on the last Thursday monthly.) For info, contact Verlene DeWitt at bigvbd@gmail.com.
LOOKING AHEAD
Mar 5 (Saturday) – HCDP Precinct Reorganization, 10:00 am.
March (TBA) – 2-week Candidate Filing Period for 2022 General Election
Jun 14 (Tuesday) – South Carolina Primary Election
Nov 1 (Tuesday) – 2022 General Election
