Lake Ashton Democratic Club

LA Democratic Club March Meeting
2022-03-03 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. For those persons who choose to not come in person we will be also broadcasting via Zoom.
The speakers this month will be Sara Fortney who is campaigning for Polk County School Board Seat 3 and Sara Jones who is running for Polk County School Board Seat 6.

LA Democratic Club April Meeting
2022-04-07 16:00 - 17:00 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. THIS MONTH ONLY THE MEETING WILL BE HELD ON ZOOM!
The speakers are Abeni Davies, Digital Organizer from All on the Line Florida who will speak about the redistricting cycle and also speaking will be Sara Jones candidate for Polk County School Board District 6.

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LA Democratic May Meeting
2022-05-05 16:00 - 17:30 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. For those persons who choose to not come in person we will be also broadcasting via Zoom.
This month’s featured speaker is: Adam Hattersley, candidate for Florida CFO.

LA Democratic June Meeting
2022-06-02 16:00 - 17:30 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. For those persons who choose to not come in person we will be also broadcasting via Zoom.
This month’s featured event is: a meet and greet with the candidates for the Polk County School Board.

LA Democratic July Meeting
2022-07-07 16:00 - 17:30 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. For those persons who choose to not come in person we will be also broadcasting via Zoom.
This month’s featured speaker is:

LA Democratic August Meeting
2022-08-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. For those persons who choose to not come in person we will be also broadcasting via Zoom.
Our featured speaker is Suzanne Lindsey with Polk Forever and she will be presenting at talk on Polk Forever and the Lands Funding Initiative.

Lake Ashton Democratic Club Social
2022-08-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Clubhouse Pavilion, 4140 Ashton Club Dr., Lake Wales, FL, 33859
A LA Democratic Club Social Event Pizza Party will be held on August 16
from 6-8pm at the Pavilion for all Democrats at Lake Ashton. Get to know
your Democratic neighbors. Please send an email to
lakeashtondemocraticclub@gmail.com if you plan to attend so we have
enough food and beverages.

Lake Ashton Democratic Club September Meeting
2022-09-01 16:00 - 18:00 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. For those persons who choose to not come in person we will be also broadcasting via Zoom.
Our featured speakers are: Veysel Dokur who is a candidate for Florida Senate and Markeisha Smith who is running for Polk County Commission, District 4.

Lake Ashton Democratic Club October Meeting
2022-10-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. For those persons who choose to not come in person we will be also broadcasting via Zoom.
Our featured speakers are: Billy Townsend, professional business writer and former Polk County School Board Member who will discuss the importance of the upcoming school board election and Lisa Miller who is in a runoff for school board.

Lake Ashton Democratic Club November Meeting
2022-11-03 16:00 - 18:00 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. For those persons who choose to not come in person we will be also broadcasting via Zoom.
Our featured speaker is: Steve Whitaker from Victory Ridge Academy, a public charter school serving special needs children with communication deficits, emotional/behavioral challenges, and physical disabilities. The school serves students with a variety of special needs; Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay, Spina Bifida, Down’s syndrome and many more.

Lake Ashton Democratic Club December Meeting
2022-12-01 16:00 - 18:00 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting.
Our featured speaker is: Jason Garcia is Florida’s leading corporate-accountability reporter. He is the author of “Big Profits, Tiny Taxes,” which exposed how corporations dodge taxes, and a 2021 series tracing dark-money used in a “ghost candidate” election scheme.
Jason is the author of Seeking Rents, a newsletter and podcast (available on Substack) devoted to producing original journalism that examines the many ways that businesses influence public policy across Florida.

Lake Ashton Democratic Club January Meeting
2023-01-05 16:00 - 18:00 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. For those persons who choose to not come in person we will be also broadcasting via Zoom.
Our featured speaker is: Steve Whitaker from Victory Ridge Academy a public charter school serving special needs children with communication deficits, emotional/behavioral challenges, and physical disabilities. The school serves students with a variety of special needs; Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay, Spina Bifida, Down’s syndrome and many more.

Lake Ashton Democratic Club Social Get-together
2023-01-26 17:00 - 20:00 | Lake Ashton Clubhouse, 4140 Ashton Club Drive, Lake Wales, FL, 33859
Our next social gathering is scheduled for January 26, 2023. The last one was a well attended event and this one promises to be even better attended!
It will be held in the Clubhouse Ballroom. Time is still TBD but is most likely to be from 5-8p. More details will be published soon.

Lake Ashton Democratic Club February Meeting
2023-02-02 16:00 - 17:30 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. We will also be conducting this meeting via zoom.
Our featured speaker is: Tom Phillips, Citrus Connection

Lake Ashton Democratic Club March Meeting
2023-03-02 16:00 - 17:30 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. We will no longer be conducting our meetings with Zoom unless the speaker cannot be present in person then we will use Zoom.
Our featured speaker is: Dr. Rodolfich, Lake Wales Charter Schools

Lake Ashton Democratic Club April Meeting
2023-04-06 16:00 - 17:30 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. We will no longer be conducting our meetings with Zoom unless the speaker cannot be present in person then we will use Zoom.
Our featured speakers are: DEC officers!

Lake Ashton Democratic Club May Meeting
2023-05-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. We will no longer be conducting our meetings with Zoom unless the speaker cannot be present in person then we will use Zoom.
Our featured speaker is: Ron McKie, LADC presidentt – we are going to discuss the business we didn’t get to last meeting, plus…

LADC June Monthly Meeting
2023-06-01 16:00 - 17:30 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. We will no longer be conducting our meetings with Zoom unless the speaker cannot be present in person then we will use Zoom.
Our featured speaker is: A representative from the Rainbow Ridge Democratic LGBTA Caucus will be speaking about the recent state legislation affecting the LGBTQ community.

LADC July Monthly Meeting
2023-07-06 16:00 - 17:30 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. We will no longer be conducting our meetings with Zoom unless the speaker cannot be present in person then we will use Zoom.
This month: A presentation on the Overturn of Roe one year later.

LADC August Monthly Meeting
2023-08-03 16:00 - 17:30 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. We will no longer be conducting our meetings with Zoom unless the speaker cannot be present in person then we will use Zoom.
Our featured speaker is: Kathy Sutherland – how individuals and groups can increase their energy efficiency and decrease their costs, while decreasing greenhouse gases and mitigating climate change. Focus will include available rebates and tax credits now available through the inflation reduction act and bipartisan infranstructure law.

LADC September Monthly Meeting
2023-09-07 08:00 - 17:00 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 4pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. We will no longer be conducting our meetings with Zoom unless the speaker cannot be present in person then we will use Zoom.

LADC October Monthly Meeting
2023-10-05 08:00 - 17:00 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884

Lake Ashton Democratic Club Potluck Social
2023-10-26 17:30 - 20:30 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
Join us at the HFC for a fun filled Potluck meet and greet. Come find out who are your Democratic neighbors. The Democratic Club of Lake Ashton is sponsoring this meet and greet in the HFC main ballroom starting at 5:30, October 26. The theme is Potluck so bring something to share, and the club is supplying Wine, Beer, Soft Drinks and Water. More details are coming.

LADC November Monthly Meeting
2023-11-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 6pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. We will no longer be conducting our meetings with Zoom unless the speaker cannot be present in person then we will use Zoom.
Our featured speaker is: Shelly Miller who is going to bring us up to date on what construction projects are going around us and the status of the roads, etc. This presentation should be very informative. Be sure to be there!

LADC December Monthly Meeting
2023-12-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 6pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting. We will no longer be conducting our meetings with Zoom unless the speaker cannot be present in person then we will use Zoom.

Lake Ashton Democratic Club January Monthly Meeting
2024-01-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 6pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting.
This meeting is where we will elect this years officers/board members so we need a quarum to be able to have a vote for the officers so please plan on attending.
Our guest speaker will be Carol Gillespie who is running for Lake Wales City Commissioner – Seat 4.

LADC February Monthly Meeting
2024-02-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 6pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting.
Please bring your checkbook and donate to the Carol Gillespie Campaign. She is running for Lake Wales City Commissioner, Seat 4.
Also, club dues are due!
When we all pitch in, our Success of a Promising LW Future increases.
At the meeting you will learn more about the vibrant Lake Wales Envisioned Plan to restore and improve the beauty and livability of Lake Wales for every resident. Former City Commissioner, Terrye Howell, will share the importance of the completion of the LW Envisioned Plan and Lake Wales Connected Plan– which Carol supports.
Take a walk through the gardens of Bok Tower to El Retiro to remind and excite you about the possible future of Lake Wales once Carol Gillespie is elected to the Lake Wales City Commission.
Our featured speaker is: We will show about 12 minutes of the Lake Wales Envision Documentary which gives a quick overview and ends with Terrye speaking. Terrye will then talk for about 15 minutes about LW Envision, being on the LW City Commission for almost 2 decades and the importance of electing Carol and Brandon to the Commission.

LADC March Monthly Meeting
2024-03-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 6pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting.
Our featured speaker is: TBD.

LADC Agust Monthly Meeting
2025-08-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
We meet on the First Thursday of each month at 6pm. We are currently conducting our meetings in person with a 1/2 hour social gathering time prior to the formal meeting.
Our featured speaker is: Luis Davila who is running for State House Distric 48 in 2026.

LADC September Monthly Meeting
2025-09-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
