Category: Club activities

Please pitch in and help restock the shelves of the Lions Wilderness Food Pantry by donating non-perishable food items on Monday, January 18 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The collection location will be in the security parking area by the front gate of Lake of the Woods.

Current needs include canned fruits and vegetables, Hamburger Helper, hearty soups and crackers, juice, condiments, boxed cereal, macaroni and cheese, and pudding or fruit cups. They have adequate supplies of rice at this time, so that is not needed.

President-elect Biden has incorporated the Martin Luther King Day National Day of Service into his inaugural activities and we are proud to be part of it.

This food drive is being held in concert with the Orange County Democratic Committee, which is sponsoring a food drive on the same date and time in Orange at the Love Outreach Food Pantry.

After an energizing election season in 2019 resulting in a new Democratic majority in the Virginia General Assembly, the members of the LOW Democratic Club will now turn our attention to preparing for the 2020 election season.  

Members and interested LOW residents are encouraged to join us at our first meeting of the new year on Wednesday, January 8 at 1:30 p.m. at the LOW Community Center.

We’ll start with a presidential “straw poll” to gauge support for the Democratic candidates in advance of our Virginia “Super Tuesday” primary on March 3^rd.  Come prepared to vote for your preferred candidate! We’ll then welcome our guest speaker Bettina Weiss, campaign manager for the re-election of Rep. Abigail Spanberger.

Ms. Weiss will provide us with an update on Rep. Spanberger’s accomplishments during her first year in the House of Representatives. A member of the Foreign Relations and the Agriculture Committees, Rep. Spanberger has already distinguished herself as a pragmatic problem-solver who is working across party lines to propose and pass legislation that will benefit her constituents and enhance national security. As important has been her constituent services work which has returned more than $570,000 to constituents and solved more than 600 cases in 2019. If you need help dealing with a government agency, contact Rep. Spanberger’s Spotsylvania office for assistance at 540-321-6130. We look forward to seeing Rep. Spanberger here at the Lake a little later this year.

Please join us – visitors and new members are very welcome at all our meetings.

The Lake of the Woods Democratic Club will celebrate the conclusion of a successful year with its annual Christmas luncheon at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the Generals’ Quarters Restaurant at Locust Grove Town Center.

New officers for 2020 will be introduced at the luncheon and members who contributed to the club’s success during 2019 will be recognized.

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IMPORTANT CHANGE: Because our original venue is unable to accommodate us due to a medical emergency, the Christmas Luncheon will be in the Club Room of the LOW Clubhouse at the same time and date. The menu choices have been changed to a buffet of fried chicken, garden salad with choice of two dressings, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, macaroni salad, cornbread, carrot cake, and coffee or tea.  The total cost per person including taxes and gratuity is $20.  Since the 19 people who have signed up paid $25.  The extra $5 can be put towards your 2020 club dues.

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Reservations must be made no later than Nov. 25. Reserve a place by sending a check made out to “The LOW Democratic Club” to P.O. Box 1351, Locust Grove, VA 22508. Menu choices should be noted with reservations.