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February 2008
Wilson stepping down after
24 years on School Board
Frank Wilson, who has been a member of the Arlington love their schools,” Wilson said.
Arlington School Board almost a quarter-century,
“Two generations of Arlington Public School
has announced he will not seek re-election this fall. students have had the benefit of Frank Wilson’s
“I’m not retiring; I’m just stepping down,” he strong guiding hand on the School Board,” said
told the January ACDC meeting, adding that he former School Board Chair (and now County Board
planned to remain active in school issues.
member) Mary Hynes. “He’s been tirelessly comWilson served three four-year terms as an ap- mitted to raising the achievement of all children in
pointive member of the School Board before the post our community.”
was made elective, and he is now in his third fourWilson moved to Arlington in 1961, was
year term as an elected member. His current term named to the School Board in 1984 and retired in
ends December 31.
1994 as a computer science professional with the
With his wife of 50 years, Bessie, sitting in the Joint Staff at the Pentagon. He received his
front row, Wilson said he would not be a lame duck bachelor’s degree in civil engineering technology
in his final year. “I still have wings and Bessie is from the Oregon Institute of Technology. He has a
the wind beneath my wings.”
master’s in business management from Central
Wilson cited some of the achievements he was Michigan University. A deacon at Mt. Olive Bapmost proud of during his tenure, including: full-day tist Church in Arlington, Wilson and his wife have
kindergarten; an expanded ESL (English as a Sec- three children, all graduates of Washington-Lee
ond Language) Program; the revenue-sharing agree- High School.
ment with the County Board; add“Our schools are stronger for
ing foreign language study in elFrank Wilson’s efforts,” said
ementary schools; and the InterSchool Board Chair Ed Fendley.
national Baccalaureate program.
“He is a passionate advocate for
He also noted that much reevery child in Arlington.”
mains to be done, especially endWilson’s and Libby Garvey’s
ing overcrowding in classrooms
School Board terms both expire
and closing the achievement gap.
this year. Garvey has announced
Wilson said he wanted to
her plans to run for re-election
leave his post with one clear mesthis fall.
sage: “Put Children First. ReFive others have so far anmember this: Put Children First.”
nounced their candidacies for the
He said the toughest issue he
two seats: Reid Goldstein;
had to deal with—and that his
Karla Hagan; James Lander;
successor will have to deal with—
Terron Sims and Emma
Frank Wilson
is boundary changes. “People in
Violand-Sanchez.
Vote early (but not often)
Huzzah!
News on the primary on page 4
If you’re going to be busy and out of the county
February 12, you will miss the presidential primary
balloting—so just vote early.
You can vote right now at the Registrar’s Office, Suite 320 in the county building, 2100
Clarendon Blvd. It only takes about 23 seconds to
sign in. You then vote at a standard new touch screen.
The poll is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m., plus 5-7 p.m. on two Thursdays (Jan. 31 and
Feb 7) and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. two Saturdays (Feb.
2 & 9).
To qualify, you only need to be out of the
county briefly on voting day—even if you just slip
into Falls Church for six seconds to smell the roses.
ACDC Voice, February 2008, Page 2
Report from Chairman Peter Rousselot
Agenda for the future
I am enormously grateful to all those
who unanimously elected me to another twoyear term as your chair at the January ACDC
reorganization meeting. I am even more
pleased that most of our leadership team from
the past two years have agreed to continue
on, and that we have been joined by a number of outstanding new officers.
As we begin two more critical years for
the future of the Democratic Party, we are
united and committed to continuing to turn
Virginia Blue! (Further details on our leadership team for 2008-2009 are provided in another story on page five of The Voice.)
What have we accomplished over the
past two years?
•
We are a party of volunteers. I am most
proud of our efforts to provide a welcoming
environment in which as many volunteers as
possible can find the job that makes the best
use of their talents.
•
We provided Jim Webb with a 33,000vote victory margin in Arlington, enabling him
to win Virginia by 9,300 votes
•
Democrats now hold all elected offices
in Arlington
•
We have a new Metro-accessible headquarters
•
We have a new website and communications strategy
What are our general goals for the next
two years?
•
Our top priority for the next two years is
to continue to encourage as many volunteers
as possible to support Arlington Democrats
•
Arlington Democrats must continue to
be ready to elect all our candidates—from the
school house to the White House
•
We must continue to win all our local
elections decisively
Published monthly by the
Arlington County Democratic Committee
2009 North 14th Street, Suite #612, Arlington, VA 22201
Tel: (703) 528-8588
Fax: (703) 528-2321
http://www.arlingtondemocrats.org
Chair: Peter Rousselot —703-276-1584 (o), [email protected]
Editor-in-Chief: Barbara van Voorst —703-522-6294 (h), [email protected]
Deputy Editor: Warren L. Nelson —703-243-7867 (h), [email protected]
Views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the ACDC
unless expressly approved by an appropriate Committee Resolution
Copyright ©2008, ACDC, All Rights Reserved
•
We will be the pacesetting Democratic
committee helping to carry Virginia for statewide Democratic candidates
•
We will strive to be the model Democratic committee in Virginia and nationally
•
We will continue to win elections decisively, while also holding ourselves to high
standards of behavior
What are our Specific Priorities for
2008-2009?
In 2008, we must elect Mark Warner to
the U.S. Senate and carry Virginia for our
Democratic presidential candidate. In 2009,
we must elect another Democratic governor.
To meet those challenges, we must concentrate on these specific priorities:
•
Voter ID and voter canvassing: We
must continue to update our voter records and
raise voter awareness of the stakes in the 2008
and 2009 elections
•
Targeted outreach: We must continue
to make a special effort to connect with more
voters whose participation in our elections
should be greater, including:
—African Americans
—Latinos
—Asians, North Africans, other new citizens
—Voters in high rise and other multi-unit
buildings
•
Technology: We must continue to make
smarter use of technology to connect with
volunteers and voters, focusing on our:
—website
—e-mail lists
—databases
•
Fundraising: We must continue to find
innovative new ways to raise money, and
make better uses of our traditional sources of
financial support
—promote our success to a national donor base
—develop new sustaining donors
—solicit more targeted contributions
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Speaking out against apartheid in South
Africa in 1966, Robert Kennedy reminded us
that: “Few will have the greatness to bend
history itself, but each of us can work to
change a small portion of events. And in the
total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.”
I challenge each of you, in your own way,
to change a small portion of events for the
better.
ACDC Voice, February 2008, Page 3
Next Monthly Meeting—All Dems Invited
Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 7 p.m.
NRECA Building, 4301 Wilson Blvd
Corner of North Taylor and Wilson, just east of Glebe & Wilson
Free parking under building, enter from Taylor Street
It’s our last meeting before the presidential primary. Precinct Operations will be covering as many precincts as there are volunteers during the morning and evening rush hours handing out
ACDC literature and encouraging voters to get involved this year.
Skul Bd signs
won’t all go way
The Voice mentioned last month that the
county made an error last year by allowing
candidate signs in median strips for the month
before the School Board caucus. Well, The
Voice also made an error.
We correctly reported last month that
candidate signs are permitted under county
ordinance in median strips for the 31 days
before state-run elections, but forbidden before party-run caucuses.
However, we failed to report last month
that candidates running in caucuses or elections can still put up signs in median strips on
weekends anytime they wish during the year.
That is because the county permits signs for
house sales in median strips on weekends.
Political speech is rated higher than commercial speech; so any time and place that commercial speech is allowed, political speech is
also allowed.
Bumper Sticker
of the Month
Sorry W—I ’ m
the Decider!
Dems in ‘08
Brian Moran runs for gov
Brian Moran has filed papers to run for
governor of the commonwealth in 2009, becoming the second Democrat to throw his hat
in the ring with the election 22 months away.
Moran is a member of the House of Delegates from Alexandria and also the younger
brother of U.S. Rep. Jim Moran.
Brian
Moran
Moran’s candidacy was announced just
a few weeks after State Senator Creigh Deeds
of Bath County announced his plans to seek
the governorship. Deeds, 50, was the Democratic nominee for attorney general in 2005
and lost by 323 votes out of 2 million cast.
Moran filed papers early in January to
set up a political action committee, Virginians for Brian Moran, to be led by Mame
Reiley, a long-time active Democrat in Northern Virginia
Reiley said Moran would be concentrating on his state legislative work for now—he
is chair of the Democratic caucus in the
House—and will not formally launch his gubernatorial campaign until the legislative session is finished, probably in the spring. But
Reiley said filing the paperwork now allows
his supporters to get organized.
Steve Jarding, a former campaign manager for Mark Warner and Jim Webb, will be
a general consultant.
No Republican has yet announced any
intentions to run for governor, but both Lt.
Gov. Bill Bolling and Attorney General Bob
McDonnell are understood to be contemplating runs. George Allen, the former governor
and former senator, had been urged to run by
many in the GOP, but recently announced he
will not.
HQ parking still closed
The parking area at headquarters remains
closed due to structural damage. There is no
estimate as to when parking may be resumed.
There is metered street parking and the Courthouse Metro station (Orange Line) is only two
blocks away. Free parking is available evenings and weekends in the garage at the
county buildings, 2100-2300 Clarendon Blvd.
ACDC Voice, February 2008, Page 4
Virginia Presidential Primary Primary may
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
The Presidential Campaigns—And whom to contact in Arlington
Hillary Clinton
www.HillaryClinton.com E. J. Pinuel
[email protected]
www.JohnEdwards.com Edrie Irvine
[email protected]
www.Kucinich.us
Cecilia Quiroga
[email protected]
www.BarackObama.com Kevin Vincent
[email protected]
John Edwards
Dennis Kucinich
Barack Obama
How are Arlington electeds voting?
The Voice asked our Arlington Democratic elected officials whom they are backing in the presidential race. All responded, with five uncommitted, seven supporting
Barack Obama, while Hillary Clinton and John Edwards tied at four each.
The largest blocks of both County Board and School Board members (two each)
went for Edwards, while the majority (three) of the constitutional officers favored Obama
and half the six state legislators backed Clinton.
CLINTON
Adam Ebbin
Al Eisenberg
Barbara Favola
Patsy Ticer
EDWARDS
Ed Fendley
Libby Garvey
Mary Hynes
Chris Zimmerman
OBAMA
Bob Brink
David Englin
Paul Ferguson
Jay Fisette
Ingrid Morroy
Abby Raphael
Richard Trodden
UNCOMMITTED
Beth Arthur
Sally Baird
Walter Tejada
Mary Margaret Whipple
Frank Wilson
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be big—or
just a bump
Virginia’s Democratic presidential primary—to be held Tuesday, February 12—
could be a very key vote nationally, or perhaps just a bump in the political road.
It depends on how things go the previous Tuesday—super-Tuesday—when almost
half of all the Democratic national convention delegate seats are chosen in primaries and
caucuses being held in a whopping 22 states.
If one candidate dominates on superTuesday and sweeps the bulk of those states,
the national media will likely only barely notice the February 12 voting in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. But if the super-Tuesday voting shows Democrats going every which way,
the Virginia balloting will likely take on added
significance nationally—not to mention locally.
Voting in the primary will be done at the
same polling places used for general elections
and over the same hours—6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
It’s not just a Democratic event; the Republicans will be having their primary the same
day. So Democrats need to be careful to get
into the right line inside the polling place.
Six candidates’ names will appear on the
Democratic ballot. Bill Richardson and Joe
Biden will be there because the ballot was finalized before they withdrew. The four active campaigns on the ballot are those of
Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Dennis
Kucinich and Barack Obama.
The table at left shows how the elected
Democrats in Arlington County have divided
on their endorsements in the national race.
Looking statewide, Gov. Tim Kaine was the
first governor in the nation to endorse Obama.
But two of the biggest named aides in his 2005
gubernatorial campaign—Mike Henry and
Mo Eilleithee—are serving respectively as
deputy campaign manager and spokesman for
Clinton in Virginia. And Richard Cranwell,
chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia,
has endorsed Edwards.
Party leaders are hoping the primary is a
big draw. Like about half the states, Virginia
does not have registration by party, so the
parties don’t know many of their voters. A
primary is a form of self-identification. Thus,
if large numbers vote in the primary, it will
point out the Democratic core from which
volunteers can be drawn.
ACDC Voice, February 2008, Page 5
Most of old Steering is new Steering
Adhering to the old adage, “If it ain’t
broke, don’t fix it,” ACDC members reelected almost the entire Steering Committee
to serve again in 2008-2009.
At the required biennial reorganization
session on January 2, Peter Rousselot and
Alfonso Lopez were re-elected as chair and
deputy chair respectively. The only change
in the elected members of the Steering Committee was the replacement of treasurer Karla
Hagan, who did not run again, by Amanda
Wolfe.
The membership also ratified the appointed members of the Steering Committee.
See the entire list below.
Sarah Godlewski was named a vice
chair of Precinct Operations after the meeting. Her appointment must be ratified on February 6.
The positions of computer operations
director and headquarters chair remain unfilled. Anyone interested in serving in one of
these slots should contact Rousselot.
In his remarks, Rousselot cited the election of Senator Jim Webb and the Democratic
sweep of all Arlington elected offices as highlights of the last two years, which also saw
ACDC move to a new, Metro-accessible headquarters near the county courthouse and administrative offices.
Lopez stressed the “family” relationship
of Arlington Democrats, noting, “If you come
to a few meetings, you’re going to be asked
to do something!”
“We’re a family and no other county
committee can say that,” said Lopez, pointing out that all the best things in his life—his
wife, his son and his job—are a direct result
of his affiliation with Arlington Dems.
The committee also gave preliminary
approval to several “housekeeping” revisions
to the by-laws including the creation of two
new Steering Committee positions—print
manager and recruitment director—and elevating the position of communications director from an appointed post to one that is
elected.
The job description of the secretary was
changed to authorize the secretary to receive
candidate declarations of intent to run for office. Previously, these went to the chair.
Since all by-law revisions must be voted
on at two sucessive meetings, a second vote
will be taken at the February 6 meeting.
Rousselot
Lopez
ACDC Officers—2008-09
Chair
Peter Rousselot
Deputy Chair
Alfonso Lopez
Precinct Ops Chair
Maureen Markham
Press & PR Chair
Jason Rylander
Outreach/Visibility Co-Chairs
Felix Herrera
James Lander
Voncille Hines
Communications Director
Antonia Scatton
Newsletter Editor
Barbara van Voorst
Volunteer Coordinator
Marj Signer
Secretary
Kate Mesches
Treasurer
Amanda Wolfe
Sergeant-at-Arms
Kevin Appel
Parliamentarian
Bob Platt
JJ Dinner Co-Chairs
Bree Raum
Gabe Snow
Precinct Ops Vice-Chairs
Eric Wolf
Jim McBride
Sarah Godlewski*
Outreach/Visibility Vice-Chairs
Maram Abdelhamid
Terron Sims
Program Chair
Jonathan Morgenstein
Resolutions Comm. Chair
Bob Platt
Computer Ops Director
Vacant
Webmaster
David Milstein
Special Projects Coordinator
Carrie Johnson
Deputy Spec. Projects Coord.
Melissa Bondi
Finance Vice-Chair
Mike Lieberman
Legal Counsel
Tom Connally
Deputy Secretary
Peter Owen
Assistant Treasurer
Jean Marshall Crawford
Recruitment Director
Amy Lewis
Print Manager
Mike Anderson
Headquarters Chair
Vacant
Deputy Volunteer Coordinators
Marge Epstein
Nancy Pilchen
Charlie Burnham
* subject to ratification at the February ACDC meeting
ACDC Voice, February 2008, Page 6
Love is in the
air for AYDs on
Valentine’s Day
Love is also in the air for the AYDs –
fresh air, that is! The Valentine’s Day Benefit
Date Auction hopes to turn Valentine red to
green.
The annual event will be held on February 7 at RiRa on Wilson Blvd. More than
150 attendees will bid on Arlington’s most
eligible bachelors and bachelorettes at this
always popular fundraiser.
Half of all proceeds will go to
Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment
(ACE), a 501(c) 3 organization that works
with citizens, civic associations, government
agencies, and the business community to improve the environment of Arlington County
to achieve a clean and sustainable community.
All Arlington Dems are invited—even
those who are only “young at heart.” For information on the AYDs, visit their website at
www.arlingtonyoungdems.org.
*******
The Arlington Young Democrats’ 16person steering committee “retreated” recently to plan how they are going to help turn
Virginia Blue in 2008.
During the marathon seven-hour retreat—during which they looked forward, not
backward— AYDs planned their budget of
over $16,000 and laid out plans for membership retention, voter outreach, volunteer retention, voter registration and absentee balloting initiatives.
AYD leadership is creating several committees to help carry out its goals in 2008 and
is also planning to fill over 20 AYD committee positions with new AYD members by early
February.
Democratic Values in Action
Help poured in for shelter
Thank you to the ACDC members who
brought items to the January meeting for
the Arlington Emergency Winter Shelter.
Counting the donations made in December,
ACDC contributed 10 bags of warm clothing, blankets, and toiletries for use by the clients at the shelter.
Joan McDermott and Sarah Zevin
Co-Chairs
Democratic Values in Action
Donkey Ears
Listening to the doings
of Arlington’s Dems
as overheard by
Dan Steen and Warren Nelson
One word Jim: Former ACDC Treasurer Jim Mayer has been elected chairman
of the board of directors of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority,
which oversees many parks in Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun counties and the
cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church. Jim has served on the parks
board since 2001 and becomes only the board’s fourth chair in its 49-year
history. Jim reports that his focus as chair can be summed up in one word:
green. It seems that was the same word that applied when he was ACDC
treasurer.
Moving on: When ACDC was looking for a new place to house headquarters,
Tim Reese, former precinct captain in Nottingham, gave a big helping hand.
Tim has worked the past decade for Buck Commercial on Wilson Blvd. But
Tim is leaving now to set up his own real estate brokerage and development
company, Reese & Sedinger. Tim says he’ll focus on sales and leasing
transactions for a select group of clients. He also plans to be involved in
several small development projects in Arlington and near Capon Bridge, West
Virginia.
Not mushy at all: It’s not often Arlingtonians make it into Newsweek. But
Allida Black, former co-chair of Democratic Values in Action, got kudos in a
recent issue for her work editing the first volume of “The Eleanor Roosevelt
Papers, Vol. 1: The Human Rights Years, 1945-1948.” Allida says the common
view of ER as “a meek, mushy-headed liberal” who didn’t understand the real
world is not true. The papers show that “she hid behind her traditional image
to shape policy.” The book was published by Charles Scribners Sons and has a
foreward by Hillary Clinton.
Back in the saddle: Arlington’s Charley Conrad has been re-elected president
of the Virginia Partisans, the state organization of gay and lesbian Democrats.
Joining him on the Partisans’ board are fellow Arlingtonians Mark Hindin and
Alexandra Beninda. Last year, the Partisans raised more than $42,000 that
they targeted at key races around the commonwealth.
Partial retirement: Joan McDermott has been serving as co-chair of Democratic Values in Action (along with Sarah Zevin) in recent years. But Joan is
hanging up her hat now. However, she’s not retiring from Democratic politics,
by any means. She will continue as precinct captain in Rock Spring, a solid
Democratic fiefdom. Democratic Values in Action is ACDC’s non-political
arm. In recent years, Joan has helped Democrats collect food for the Arlington
Food Assistance Center, collect school supplies at the Chili Cook-Off, and
gather blankets and other needs for the homeless shelter, among other work.
Blue on the way: The goal is to turn Virginia blue in the presidential balloting
this fall—blue for the first time since 1964. To get us all in the mood, we have
changed the cover of The Voice to blue. (That will also help you find The
Voice among all that paper littering your desk!) We are also playing around
with the color of the flag, thereby displaying a certain indecisiveness. But
we’re curious about your opinions—gold, red, mauve, chartreuse; harvest
yellow,…? Name your pick.
ACDC Voice, February 2008, Page 7
Here’s one way to start saving energy
If you’re looking for ways to reduce pollutants and cut energy use without moving to
a tent on a desert isle, you might want to check
out the county’s website.
The County Board launched the Arlington Initiative to Reduce Emissions (AIRE) last
January. Much of it is targeted at county government actions designed to trim the
government’s greenhouse gas emissions by
10 percent from 2000 to 2012.
But one part of the AIRE plan includes
suggestions for homeowners that are found
on the county website at http://
w w w. a r l i n g t o n v a . u s / p o r t a l s / t o p i c s /
Climate.aspx.
A central part of the campaign is urging
homeowners to replace conventional incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent
(CFL) bulbs. If each county household
changed just one bulb, the reduction in CO2
emissions over a year would be the equivalent of removing 1,000 cars from the road.
An added benefit of CFL bulbs is that
they promise to save the user money. A CFL
bulb costs much more than an ordinary bulb—
about $3 versus 50 cents. But a CFL bulb
will last about five times longer. That still
leaves you a little in the hole. But the key is
that CFL bulbs use just a fraction of the electricity of a regular bulb. Over five years, to
generate the same amount of light, going CFL
will cost about $16 for bulbs and electricity,
versus about $52 for regular incandescent
bulbs and electricity.
There are a host of other ideas. An energy audit of your home can pinpoint the best
ones. But options include shifting from a
gasoline-powered lawn mower to an electric
lawn mower. A gasoline-driven lawn mower
used one hour emits the same amount of pollution as driving a car 93 miles. Many folks
in Arlington have short commutes and may
be surprised to learn they are polluting more
when they mow than when they drive.
Clothes dryers are energy gluttons. Sim-
Bright
idea
ply remembering to clean that lint filter after
each use can save energy by improving air
circulation in the dryer and speeding drying.
The website also describes what the
county government is doing to reduce emissions. For example, all those new traffic signals save energy, reduce emissions and cut
county expenditures. Of course, each new
signal system costs big bucks, about $8,000
for the eight signal heads and eight pedestrian
crossing signals needed at a single intersection. But the LED lights use $864 less elec-
tricity per year and the lower maintenance
costs save about $500 more. So the new signals pay for themselves in less than six
years—and there are budget savings as well
as energy savings and emission reductions
from then on.
Last year’s County Board Chairman
Paul Ferguson said, “The county is eager to
help residents get started. You are part of the
solution in fighting global warming even if
you only take a few steps to reduce energy
use.”
Jerry Botland
Computer Consulting
Troubleshoot and resolve computer and
computer related problems.
Perform upgrades, set-up wireless routers and print servers.
Transfer old files, address book and emails
from an old computer to a new one.
Ph# (703) 933-0558 — [email protected]
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ACDC Calendar 2008
February
2, Saturday
6-9 p.m. - Mount Vernon District Democratic Committee Straw
Poll & Silent Auction Mardi Gras Party, Riverside Apts Resident
Center, 2000 Huntington Ave., Alexandria. $25 suggested donation
goes to voter outreach, precinct ops, GOTV.
6, Wednesday
7-9 p.m.- ACDC Monthly Membership Meeting. NRECA conference center, 4301 N Wilson Blvd in Ballston. Free garage parking/
Ballston Metro.
10, Sunday
2-4 p.m. - “We Love Arlington Schools” Valentine Fundraiser for
Karla Hagan for Arlington School Board. Home of Kate & Dan
Mesches, 873 N Harrison St. (1 mile west of Ballston Metro/1 blk N
of Wilson Blvd ART bus). Come enjoy food/drink, meet Karla and
hear her vision for our schools. Kids welcome. Suggested donation.
For info www.karlahagan.org or RSVP to [email protected]
21, Thursday
7-9 p.m. - Precinct Operations Training Workshop. Workshop to
learn how to utilize online organizing tools including voter files,
listservs and social networking sites. NRECA, 4301 N Wilson Blvd
in Ballston.
23, Saturday
10:30 a.m. – Noon - Precinct Ops Orientation Meeting. ACDC
HQ, 2009 N 14th St, Suite 612. Courthouse Metro. 703-528-8588.
Learn basic info on precinct organization and activities for new captains, precinct leaders, block capts., and building ambassadors.
27, Wednesday
7-9 p.m.- ACDC Steering Committee Monthly Meeting. ACDC HQ,
2009 N 14th St, Suite 612. Courthouse Metro. 703-528-8588.
29, Friday
6:30-8:30 p.m. - Emma’s Campaign Fundraising Reception. Home
of Kathie Panfil, 3744 N 30th Rd. Join Democratic candidate Emma
Violand-Sanchez for School Board at a reception hosted by Kathie
Panfil. RSVP 703-524-5197 or to [email protected]. For info
www.emmaforschoolboard.org
March
1, Saturday
10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Precinct Operations Strategic Planning Retreat. Location TBD. Precinct captains plan strategy and activities
to reach voters, recruit volunteers, and win in November.
Some ways you can help
The year 2008 will be exciting with great Democratic candidates and
high stakes. Arlington will once again be key to turning Virginia Blue.
You can help elect the next Democratic senator from Virginia and the
next Democratic president of the United States. Contact Volunteer
Coordinator Marj Signer at [email protected] or 703-237-1765.
Voter Initiatives
ACDC is planning major voter contact and canvassing initiatives this
year. Volunteers will be needed to help process data, update phone
numbers and otherwise support our field work. Much of the work can
be done on your own schedule at home. Requires careful attention to
detail, ability to organize data, basic computer skills and elementary
knowledge of Excel. For information, email Carrie Johnson at
[email protected]
Virginia Partisans
The Partisans need someone to manage their email and mailing lists.
Please
contact
President
Charley
Conrad
at
[email protected]
Steering Committee positions (to be appointed)
Qualified volunteers are also needed to fill positions as Computer
Operations Director, School Board Caucus Assistant Chair and ACDC
Headquarters Chair. For a description of these positions or if you are
interested, contact ACDC Chair Peter Rousselot at [email protected].
FOR FULL DETAILS AND UPDATES
UPDATES, visit our website:
www.arlingtondemocrats.org