2-Month Events Calendar

Mar 3 (1^st Thursday) – First Thursday Happy Hour. Meets Thursday at 5:00 pm at the Bonefish Grill, 7401 N. Kings Highway. For more information, contact Chris Carr at christine.k.carr@gmail.com or Dr Saxena at scsaxen@gmail.com.

Mar 7 (1^st Monday) – HCDP Faith Caucus, 7:00 pm virtually. For info, contact Cedric Blain-Spain at Cblainspain.stateec@gmail.com.

Mar 8 (2^nd Tuesday) – Carolina Forest Democratic Club, 5:30 pm via Zoom. For info, contact Cathy T at cath26@gmail.com.

Mar 9 (2^nd Wednesday) – Gun Sense Committee, 10:00 am via Zoom. For more info, contact Henry Garbelman at hengar45@gmail.com.

Mar 10 (2^nd Thursday) – South Enders Democratic Club via Zoom at 5:00 pm. Guest speaker: To be announced. For info, contact Rick at info@southenders.org.

Mar 11 (2^nd 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. 

Mar 11 (2^nd 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.

Mar 12 (Saturday) – South Enders Democratic Club at the Surfside Beach BBQ Festival on Surfside Drive in Surfside Beach, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Join us to offer SC voter registration, greet local voters, and encourage participation in HCDP and Club activities. For info, contact pshama@aol.com.

Mar 12 (Saturday) – North Strand Democrats at the St. Patrick’s Day Festival on Main Street in North Myrtle Beach. The festival is from 10:30 am – 4:00 pm, preceded by a 2-hour parade that starts at 8:30 am. Please invite Democratic candidates and/or their representative running for office to come and stand under our tent and greet potential voters. This festival usually has an extremely large attendance…a great venue for candidates to get their message out. For info, contact Verlene DeWitt at bigvbd@gmail.com.

Mar 13 (Sunday) – Daylight Savings Time/clocks “Spring Forward”

Mar 16-30 – 2-week Candidate Filing Period for 2022 General Election (see scVotes.gov)

Mar 19 (Saturday) – HCDP County Convention, 11:00 am (virtual). This event is for all Horry County Democrats. More details coming soon.

March 21 (3rd Monday) – HCDP Voter Protection Committee, 7pm via Zoom. Contact HCDP office for zoom link (843) 488-4237.

Mar 24 – DWCHC – Democratic Womens Council of Horry County, 5:00 – 7:00 pm – New Time!.  Third Thursday of the month. Beachfront Kitchen and Bar, 201 75th Ave N, Myrtle Beach. Speakers: Sally Howard, founding member of DWCHC and HCDP chair emeritus and Pam Heller, past president of DWCHC. Cash bar and happy hour menu available. Follow DWC on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dwchc or Twitter https://twitter.com/dwc_horrycounty.

Mar 28 (4^th Monday) – Westside Democrats meets 4^th Monday at 5:30 pm via Zoom until further notice. Contact Scott Pleasant at  scottplez@yahoo.com.

Mar 28 (Last Monday) – Grand Strand Young Democrats, 6:30 pm. Virtual event – Join the Grand Strand Young Democrats (covering Horry and Georgetown counties) every last Monday of the month! Sign up for SCDP-wide events at www.mobilize.us. For information, contact DaVita Foushee at 3rdvicechairhcdp@gmail.com.

Mar 31 (Thursday) – North Strand Democrats, 5pm via Zoom.  Meets the last Thursday monthly. Guest Speaker:  State Representative Crystal Matthews, candidate for US Senate. For info, contact Verlene DeWitt at bigvbd@gmail.com.

Apr 4 (1^st Monday) – HCDP Faith Caucus, 7:00 pm virtually. For info, contact Cedric Blain-Spain at Cblainspain.stateec@gmail.com.

Apr 5 (1^st Tuesday) – South Side Democrats Network Club. Meets virtually at 7:00 pm. For info, contact Cedric Blain-Spain at Cblainspain.stateec@gmail.com.

Apr 7 (1^st Thursday) – First Thursday Happy Hour. Normally meets Thursday at 5:00 pm. Location to be determined. For more information, contact Chris Carr at christine.k.carr@gmail.com or Dr Saxena at scsaxen@gmail.com.

Apr 8 (2^nd 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. 

Apr 11 (Monday) – HCDP Executive Committee (EC) at 6:00 pm via Zoom. Meets Quarterly, 2^nd Monday.

Apr 12 (2^nd Tuesday) – Carolina Forest Democratic Club, 5:30 pm. Carolina Forest Library. For info, contact Cathy T at cath26@gmail.com.

Apr 13 (2^nd Wednesday) – Gun Sense Committee, 10:00 am via Zoom. For more info, contact Henry Garbelman at hengar45@gmail.com.

Apr 14 (2^nd Thursday) – South Enders Democratic Club via Zoom at 5:00 pm. Guest speaker: To be announced. For info, contact Rick at info@southenders.org.

Apr 21 (3rd Thursday) – DWCHC- Democratic Womens Council of Horry County, 5:30 – 7:30 pm – New Time! Third Thursday of the month. Beachfront Kitchen and Bar, 201 75th Ave N, Myrtle Beach. Speaker: TBA.  Cash bar and happy hour menu available. Follow DWC on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dwchc or Twitter https://twitter.com/dwc_horrycounty.

Apr 22 (Friday) – Earth Day 2022 – “Invest in Our Planet”

Apr 25 (4^th Monday) – Westside Democrats meets 4^th Monday at 5:30 pm via Zoom until further notice. Contact Scott Pleasant at  scottplez@yahoo.com.

Apr 25 (Last Monday) – Grand Strand Young Democrats, 6:30 pm. Virtual event – Join the Grand Strand Young Democrats (covering Horry and Georgetown counties) every last Monday of the month! Sign up for SCDP-wide events at www.mobilize.us. For information, contact DaVita Foushee at 3rdvicechairhcdp@gmail.com.

Apr 28 (Thursday) – North Strand Democrats, 5pm via Zoom. Meets the last Thursday monthly. Guest Speaker: Dr Jeremy Holland, Sociology Professor at HGTC. Topic: To Win for Decades, the Democrats must become a Party of Progressive Social Movements. For info, contact Verlene DeWitt at bigvbd@gmail.com.

LOOKING AHEAD

May 13 (Friday) – Last day for new SC voters to register to vote in the Jun 14 Primary
May 16 (Monday) – In-person Absentee Voting begins
Jun 14 (Tuesday) – South Carolina Primary Election
Jul 11 (Monday) – HCDP Executive Committee (EC)
Nov 8 (Tuesday) – 2022 General Election