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Democratic Clubs
These Democratic Clubs represent local areas and constituency groups within the Franklin County Democratic Party.


Franklin County Young Democrats
The Young Democrats of America (YDA) has been the official youth arm of the Democratic Party since 1932. Open to anyone under the age of 40 who affiliates with the Democratic Party, YDA is a nationwide grassroots organization with 42 chartered states and 780 local chapters.

The Franklin County Young Democrats meet the first Thursday of each month, at Franklin County Democratic Headquarters.

The Franklin County Young Democrats Yahoo Group is our main way of communicating between meetings. To join the conversation and receive notices of upcoming meetings and events, please sign up using the link below.

President - Katelin Lambert
 

youngdems@franklincountydems
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fcyoungdems


Fulton/Franklin Democratic Club
The Fulton/Franklin Democratic Club formed after the Kerry Campaign ended in November of 2004. We had worked together on that campaign, and decided to stick together and keep going, beginning work immediately on the next election. We work for the election of Democrats and hold educational activities promoting the understanding of Democratic Values.

There are no dues as of now. Joining consists of showing up for a meeting or activity and giving us your email address and phone number.

We meet usually on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Fulton County Democratic Headquarters at 123 South Second Street in McConnellsburg.

Founder/Organizer - Joy Dasher
Communications - Jack & Kathie Hendricks
Treasurer/Secretary - Wil and Charlotte Ford
 

c/o Jack and Kathie Hendricks
717-485-3386
jkhend@cvn.net


Greencastle-Antrim Democratic Club
Meets the second Monday of each month, 7 p.m. at Greencastle Presbyterian Church.

Secretary - Connie Slye
President - Ruth Jordan
Treasurer - Michele Emmett
Vice President - Karen Johnson
Public Relations - Hilary Catron
 

717-685 -005


Waynesboro Area Democratic Club
The mission of this club is to create and foster a visible Democratic presence in the Wayesboro Area.

Meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 7 pm, in the Community Meeting Room of Susquehanna Bank on the square in Waynesboro.

Office (opening soon): 9 East Main Street 2nd Floor, Waynesboro

Founders - Steve & Rebecca Harris
 

717 765-4841
http://wborodems@gmail.com


Women's Democratic Club of Franklin County
The group belongs to the Chambersburg Community Centers Inc. They support Meals on Wheels, annually. They support the Democratic Party and especially women candidates. They award a college scholarship each year.They hold luncheons meetings on some dates and have a variety of special events, including selling tickets to the Totem Pole Playhouse.

Meetings: First Monday of the month
Dues: $7/year

Secretary - Eva Scott
1st Vice President - Betty Byers
President - Anna Rotz
Treasurer - Mary Butts
Chaplain - Esther Wagner
2nd Vice President - Janice Hockersmith


 

Other Community Groups
While most are not political, these local organizations are working toward goals that are in agreement with those outlined in the Franklin County Democratic Party Platform.


Antietam Creek Watershed Association, Inc.

c/o Dr. Stephen Rettig
10988 Fish and Game Road
Waynesboro , PA 17268
717-762-7742
sjrcadia@aol.com


Chambersburg Hispanic American Center (CHAC)

c/o Diane Martes
252 South Main Street
Chambersburg , PA 17201
717-262-2480


Citizens for a Quality Environment
Citizens for a Quality Environment is an organization consisting of individuals working together toward preserving, reclaiming, and protecting a quality environment in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency's Mission "to protect human health and the environment."

Citizens for a Quality Environment come together to share concerns, target issues important to our group and our communities, gather information, and work toward issue resolutions.

P.O. Box 1058
Chambersburg , PA 17201
info@c4aQe.org
http://www.c4aQe.org/


Citizens for Responsible Growth

c/o Douglas Warnock
1240 Wilson Avenue
Chambersburg , PA 17201
717-264-8091


Coalition of Residents Organized for Political Self-Expression (CROPS)

c/o Selena Strine
5118 Rockdale Road
Greencastle , PA 17225
717-369-4839
gstrine@pa.net


Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, Inc., The
The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) was launched in 1995 to provide free and affordable legal services to grassroots, community-based environmental groups, and rural municipal governments. The Legal Defense Fund currently hosts four Program Areas: The Grassroots Litigation Support Program, The Grassroots Administrative and Technical Support Program, The Corporations and Democracy Program and The Sustainable Communities Program. Since 1995, the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) has provided legal assistance to over three hundred organizations in seventeen states, and has assisted over seventy rural, local governments in four states.

675 Mower Road
Chambersburg , PA 17201
717-709-0457
info@celdf.org
http://www.celdf.org


Cumberland Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Farmers Union
National Farmers Union is a federation, that represents farmers and ranchers in all states. The presidents of the 24 state and regional Farmers Union organizations serve as its board of directors.

c/o Laura Johnson
7967 Ft. Loudon Road
Mercersburg , PA 17236
717-328-4857
lpjohnson@innernet.net
http://www.nfu.org


Department of Environmental Studies at Wilson College

c/o Dr. Ed Wells, Chair
1015 Philadelphia Ave.
Chambersburg , PA 17201
717-264-4141
ewells@wilson.edu


Four-States for Democracy
A local affiliate of Democracy for America (DFA), a political action committee dedicated to supporting fiscally responsible, socially progressive candidates at all levels of government—from school board to the presidency.

Beth Shupp-George, Coordinator
717-262-4328
info@4states4democracy.org
http://www.4states4democracy.org


Franklin County Coalition, The
The Franklin County Coalition - a grouping of fifteen township based environmental and citizen organizations in Franklin County, and the myriad of local businesses that have endorsed the work of these groups - the Franklin County Declaration of Principles.

675 Mower Road
Chambersburg , PA 17201
717-709-0457
http://www.celdf.org/fcc/


Friends and Residents of St. Thomas Township (FROST)
Invoking the people's constitutional maxim: "Where there is harm, there must be remedy," Friends and Residents of St. Thomas Township (FROST) have turned a conventional defense against a giant quarry-asphalt-cement corporation into a confrontation over corporate claims to constitutional rights.

c/o Fran and Judy Calverase
210 Sky High Road
St. Thomas , PA 17252
717-269-5868
2tzukeepers@comcast.net
http://www.friendsandresidents.com


Greene/Guilford Environmental Association

c/o Stephen Bucher
1465 Walker Road
Chambersburg , PA 17201
717-263-5279


Kittochtinny Historical Society

175 East King Street
Chambersburg , PA 17201
717-264-1667


Last Riverkeeper, Inc., The

c/o Eugene P. Macri, Jr.
PO Box 887
Waynesboro , PA 17268
717-762-7742
sjrcadia@aol.com


Mountainside Pet Rescue

c/o George Statler
7705 Upper Horse Valley Rd
Upper Strasburg , PA 17265
717-349-7784


South-Central Farmers Market Association, Inc.

c/o Stacey Schmader
675 Mower Road
Chambersburg , PA 17201
717-709-0263
stacey@celdf.org


Unity Coalition, The

c/o Stephen Hersch
157 Millhouse Avenue
Chambersburg , PA 17201
717-369-2514


Valley Citizens for a Healthy Environment

c/o Rev. Alice Meloy
22448 Path Valley Road
Doylesburg , PA 17209
717-349-2685
ammrem75@innernet.net


Waynesboro Historical Society

138 West Main Street
Waynesboro , PA 17268
717-762-1747