Our 2025 Holiday United Way Campaign is Underway

During this holiday season, we are once again hosting a fundraising drive for Lakeshore United Way, which provides support to local Oceana County families.

The United Way helps our community in so many ways, including, but not limited to: early childhood education and youth programs, backpacks and school supplies, college and career readiness programs, job search assistance, career training, credit counseling, programs that help people achieve financial independence, emergency assistance for utilities and other critical needs, health and wellness outreach programs, initiatives aimed at ending homelessness and providing housing solutions, and disaster response and recovery services. Please consider supporting their services this year, especially when costs are rising at an exponential rate and government services in so many areas are being reduced or discontinued.

Donations can be made one of three ways:

  1. Cash at our December Holiday Party on Dec. 9, at 6 pm, at Stony Lake Inn

  2. Check made out to “United Way of the Lakeshore”, submitted during our December Holiday Party, or mailed to: Oceana County Democrats, P.O. Box, 145, Hart, MI 49420

  3. United Way of Lakeshore website: https://agencyportal.unitedwaylakeshore.org/epledge/ocdp.

The drive will continue through Christmas. Thank your for considering a donation to support struggling folks in your community.

The Oceana County Democrats are happy to announce that their annual High School Senior Service Scholarship application is now available.

Each year the OCD awards $1,000 to a deserving Oceana County high school senior who plans to continue their education beyond high school. This year, due to a generous anonymous donor, the group is excited to be able to award two scholarships!

The Oceana County Democratic Party values community involvement. The criteria for the scholarship prioritizes involvement in service on a regular basis. Service can include on-going projects or one-time events. While the service can be within the student's school and extracurricular activities, community service is a primary consideration.

The scholarship criteria (which includes submission information) and the application form are both available for download here. Applications and information are also available from each Oceana County high school counselor.

Students can submit their completed application by mail or email, as long as the application is received by the OCD no later than April 30, 2026.

Please be sure to share this information with high school friends and their families.

Pictured is last year’s scholarship recipient, Hart High School senior, Julia McTaggart. We can’t wait to announce two recipients in 2026!

Our "Resist" Yard Signs are Now Available!

We have 8 designs you can choose from. That's eight different ways you can say NO to the current corrupt regime. Suggested donations are $15 per sign, or two for $20. Message us at oceanacountydems@gmail.com to let us know which one(s) you want, and we will work out how to get them to you. You can also donate via ActBlue at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ocdp-signs-2025 if you prefer, but just let us know by message or email if/when you have done this, so we can be prompt about getting you your sign(s). The signs do come with metal frame-stakes for putting them in the ground.

Your donations will fund our efforts to support Dem candidates in the midterms and hopefully taking over the House, the Senate or both! Thank you, in advance for supporting Dems!

2 Easy Ways to Use Your Voice to Effect Change. We are stronger than we think!

  1. Download the ‘5 Calls’ app to your phone and start calling your congressional members with your concerns. The app gives you categories/issues to call about and your reps’ phone numbers, and a tracking system to record what you’ve done.

  2. Check out https://www.goodsuniteus.com, the blue handbook on how to fight back with your dollars.