Scott County KFTC Update

 The Scott County KFTC chapter has been hard at work lately on a range of different campaigns and work areas.  Here's a quick rundown of recent actions and upcoming events.

- Earlier today, we had an hour-long presentation on Mountaintop Removal Mining at First Christian Church.  We made some new friends in the community and recruited 4 new KFTC members and built some connections with 30 more.

- Our voter registration efforts on campus last week were successful and we're looking forward to scheduling more registration days.

- We're still following up on the â€I Scream "Social Justice!â€â€  Ice Cream Social last month, which  brought in some new members and generated some good discussion about some of our key issues, including tax justice and mountain-top removal.  We aim to organize a similar event in mid-summer next year.

- The Chapter-initiated  campaign for curbside recycling in Georgetown is beginning to pick up steam.  Several members participated in the first meeting of the City-sponsored Recycling Committee late last month.  Subsequent meetings were set for September 8 and September 22.  Amy Cloud represented KFTC at the September 7 meeting, and we're hoping to get others out this week on the 21st. 

Upcoming Scott County Events   

- Georgetown Recycling Committee Meeting - Thursday, Sept 22nd at 5:30pm at Georgetown City Hall.

- Festival of the Horse - Saturday Sept 30th, 2-5 PM.  Wander downtown during this time and find Chapter members handing out flyers on curbside recycling and registering folks to vote.  We’ll have the forms and everything you need to join in the work, so drop by for an hour or so.

- Scott County Chapter Meeting - Thursday, Oct 6th at 7pm at the Scott County Public Library.  Don't forget to ask 1-2 of your friends to join KFTC prior to

- Opening of the Last Mountain - Oct 7th - At the Kentucky Theater.  Scott County and Central Kentucky KFTC members will work an information table at the event.  More information to come. 

- Voter Registration Deadline - Tuesday, Oct 11th

- KFTC Annual Meeting - Oct 14th-16th

- Election Day - Tuesday, Nov 8th.  6am-6pm.

- Arty Pie Party - Saturday, November 12th at the home of Rosanne Fitts Klarer and Tim Klarer.  More information to come

Scott County Publicity Coordinator Homer White contributed to this update.