The GDCC March monthly meeting will follow follow our 2022 Caucus and will include a candidate forum. Guest candidate speakers include State Representative Paul Tucker who is running for Essex County District Attorney and State Senator Adam Hinds running for Lt. Governor. Members and friends are welcome to attend.
For in person attendees, our March meeting will begin caucus activities and a brief break with pizza and refreshments around 7 PM. We will start with GDCC business items then the speaker program from 7:30-8:45 p.m.
The GDCC requests in-person attendee cooperation for Covid safety with proof of vaccination. Masks are welcome, but will not be mandatory.
Virtual attendees must register in advance to attend this meeting at https://tinyurl.com/bdeu2vn
Our annual Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service roared back with a very chilly vengeance. After a year off due to Covid in 2021, we were blessed to have over two dozen volunteers braving sub-zero temperatures on the 15th of January to collect foodstuffs for the Open Door. The average temperature hovered around FIVE degrees fahrenheit with a windchill of -10 for the eight hours our team worked in the Market Basket parking lot. We collected 1,445lbs of food (mostly cereal), and $439.67 in cash donations.
We continue to encourage all of our members who are able to pay their annual dues. The GDCC has a very low annual dues threshold of only $15 a year – though of course inability to pay is never a bar on participation. We also ask that if you are able, make your contribution a recurring one. For only $5, $10 or $20 a month, you can help support the GDCC with our recurring expenses such as storage, meeting space rental and Zoom account, among other things.
Our featured speakers this month are Susan Coviello and Molly Morey of the 
As usual we will be at Market Basket on the Saturday of MLK weekend – Saturday, January 15th from 1 to 3 PM. Anyone who wishes to volunteer that day should e-mail Mary Kingsley at 
As the year begins, we want to encourage all of our members who are able to pay their annual dues. The GDCC has a very low annual dues threshold of only $15 a year – though of course inability to pay is never a bar on participation. We also ask that if you are able, make your contribution a recurring one. For only $5, $10 or $20 a month, you can help support the GDCC with our recurring expenses such as storage, meeting space rental and Zoom account, among other things.