The Democrats for Change meeting on Nov. 25 turned into a fundraiser for Family Promise. When the club voted to donate $180, guest speaker Gregg Potter also donated $100, which was matched by another member of the club. Potter also announced that his wife's employer has a program to match employee charity donations, which means the total raised for Family Promise was $480.

Family Promise is a nonprofit organization serving homeless families in Carbon County. The organization works with local churches to provide housing and other resources for homeless families.The Carbon County Democrats for Change is a progressive Democratic club that welcomes members from any area of Carbon County. The club ordinarily meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month, but the December meeting has been canceled and replaced with a holiday party to be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 22 at The West End Saloon in Palmerton at 1121 Mauch Chunk Road.For more information, please call President Linda Christman at 415-847-1607.The next regular meeting of Democrats for Change will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Inn at Jim Thorpe downstairs conference room. The speaker for that meeting will be Maya Van Rossum of Delaware River Keeper speaking about the PennEast Pipeline which is slated to be constructed through Carbon County.