[ACDP-Announce] Fw: October News Clips

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October 1,   2008

To:       Albemarle County  Democrats

From:  Shirley Copeland,  Corresponding  Secretary
           Albemarle  County Democratic Committee 

MESSAGE FROM FRED HUDSON, Chair,  Albemarle County Democratic Committee:  

The BBQ of a couple of weeks ago was a smashing success, and once again, I would like to thank all of you who helped with the event, and all of those who came.  It was a simply perfect day, the food was never better, and the speakers sensational!    The response to the Tom Perriello was terrific, and it showed the kind of support and commitment Tom has with the Democrats of Albemarle.  He was at his best  and the crowd loved it.  If you were not there, I hope you will not miss the next BBQ.   You just miss so much of the sense of the campaign at that point and you get to know the candidates even better than before.  It won’t be long before we have another, and I hope you will make plans to attend when the first notice arrives!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
We have only a few more weeks in our project of identifying voters.  After that, we will be shifting to the “Get Out The Vote” (GOTV) part of the campaign.   Volunteers are needed to finish the identification part of the campaign and to make telephone calls.  We will use the list that we have created through the ID part of the project to provide the call lists.  The lists will have the name as well as the telephone numbers.  You can drop by the Coordinated Campaign at 1310 Rio Road East,  let me know of your interest, or call the “GOTV HOTLINE”  at 434 409 5908 and offer your help.  You set your own schedule.    I hope many of you will help as we have a large number of people to call.  

As in most elections, the key for the Democrats is voter turnout.   The reason we ID the voter is to be sure we are getting our folks out to the polls.   The reason for the phoning is to underline the importance of getting to the polls on Election Day.    The “recipe” is that simple, but the best part is that it really works!   We can change the political landscape of Albemarle County by doing the simple things.   Albemarle  County had a great year in 2007 by winning two constitutional offices (Denise Lunsford, Commonwealth Attorney and Debbie Shipp, Clerk of Court) and two Board of Supervisor contests (Ann Mallek and Lindsey Dorrier).   In 2006, the County went for Al Weed and Jim Webb, and Tim Kaine, Leslie Byrne and Creigh Deeds the year before.  We are getting consistent, but it takes a lot of people working together to continue the trend and give Tom Perriello, Mark Warner and Barack Obama the votes they need to carry the 5th District and the
 Commonwealth.  Please help.  This is a most important election, and your country needs you, the 5th District needs you and we need you.

The Democratic candidates this year is working so hard to win the positions that they seek.   They have been attending debates, forums, “meet and greets”, neighborhood parties,  and fundraisers constantly.    I am proud of them all, and I hope you are too.  The Democratic Party has nominated them, and they have responded in a way that has been a credit to the County, the Commonwealth, and to our Congressional District.  They have responded to our confidence and really engaged their opponents in their races.  Now we need to give of ourselves and make the phone calls, finish the voter identification, turn out the vote, volunteer on Election Day, and then take a few minutes on November the 4 and VOTE!

ABSENTEE AND EARLY VOTING
Remember, you can vote “early” or absentee as of now!     All absentee voting is being done at the new Albemarle County Office Building at 1600 5th Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902.  The telephone number of the Registrar is 434 972 4173, if you have any specific questions.  You can vote absentee, in person, up until 5 PM on Saturday, November 1.  If you know someone who is out of State, they can mail their application now for an absentee ballot to be sent to them.   But don’t wait if you are using the mail.  Get it done!   Your vote is important.  Please don’t miss your opportunity to vote this year.  If you cannot be at the polls, no need to worry.  You can vote Absentee up until November 1.

Thank you so much for your support, and for your help in this most important election.  We just have to win the three races, and we can if we all do our part!

Thank you.

Fred

CALENDAR OF  EVENTS

OCTOBER

October  1.  The University Democrats at the University of Virginia hold  their meeting every Wednesday.  Please Contact UDems President Sarah  Buckley for  information.   (sarahabuckley at gmail.com)

October 4.  Join other Albemarle County Democrats in our drive to identify voters.   This is a very important part of a campaign, and will help us carry the county in this campaign and others.  Each week, the a list of the locations will be coming to you in an email, and all you have to do is just be there!   Watch for those additional details.

October 6.  Deadline for voter  registration.  Albemarle County, Board of Elections, office located at 1600  5th St, Charlottesville, VA. 

October 11.  Join other Albemarle County Democrats in our drive to identify voters.   This is a very important part of a campaign, and will help us carry the county in this campaign and others.  Each week, the a list of the locations will be coming to you in an email, and all you have to do is just be there!   Watch for those additional details.

October 13   Albemarle County Democratic Steering Committee Meeting (5:30 - 7:30 p.m.) at the  Albemarle County Office Building, 1600 5th Street, Charlottesville,  Room C.  Public is invited.  

October 18.  Join other Albemarle County Democrats in our drive to identify voters.   This is a very important part of a campaign, and will help us carry the county in this campaign and others.  Each week, the a list of the locations will be coming to you in an email, and all you have to do is just be there!   Watch for those additional details.

October 18.   Charlottesville-Albemarle Democratic Breakfast (9:30 -  11:00 a.m.) at JABA, 674 Hillsdale Drive, behind Fashion Square Mall and  adjacent to the Marriott Courtyard.   Review of the political season  and election preview will be the subject.

October  28.   Deadline for Absentee  Voting:Applications for an Absentee  Ballot by mail must be in the Voter Registration office by Tuesday October 28,  2008. 

NOVEMBER

November 1.  The  last day for In-person absentee voting is Saturday November 1, 2008. 1600 5th  St., Charlottesville,  VA

  November 4.  Election  Day.

November 15.  Please reserve the date.   This is the day that your County Party will meet at Toddsbury Store, in Ivy, at 8:30 in the morning to do it public service project.   We will be cleaning the 2 mile stretch of highway 250 just east of Ivy.  Bring your gloves and a pair of walking shoes and come on out.   The more the merrier!    The time allotment is about an hour and a half, and it is terrific to walk along with other good Democrats.  I hope to see you there.  

Every Saturday morning at 9 AM:   Listen  to the Albemarle Political Corner that focuses on local issues that affect the  lives of each of us.    WVAX, 1450 (AM).  

Check out the web site at http://www.albemarledems.org/for the latest news, events and additional information on candidates  and the future events.  It really is a great site! You can change your  e-mail contact information for the announcements and news clips at this site. 

OFFICERS
Fred Hudson, Chair, Albemarle County  Democratic Committee    fredwhudson at yahoo.com
Cynthia Neff, Vice Chair, Administration                                         caodem at embarqmail.com
John Wertman, Vice Chair, Community                                            jwertman at aag.org
Fred Copeland, Vice -Chair,  Outreach                                           FLcopela at aol.com 
Shirley Copeland, Corresponding  Secretary                                  DEMOCRATSNEWS at aol.com
Mary Rice,  Treasurer                                                                      ricebooks at mindspring.com
Nicole Sherman, Chair, Finance  Committee                                  softhardwear at yahoo.com
Valerie L' Herrou, Recording  Secretary                                            wolfh at earthlink.net
Paul "Kip" Newland, Vice-Chair, Special Projects                         kipandjean at embarqmail.com
Cindy Janechild, Vice-Chair, Women's  Issues                                  cjanechi at cstone.net
Haike Giragosian, Vice-Chair, Outreach for Young  Professionals     hmg5w at virginia.edu

DISTRICT CHAIRS
Doris Lackey, District Chair,  Rivanna                                                 dorislackey at earthlink.net
Cheryl Oliver,  District  Chair, Scottsville                                           caodem at embarqmail.com  Jean  Wyant, Whitehall                                                                      jeanb82hd at comcast.net
Nick Lang, District Chair, Jack  Jouett                                     doolang at comcast.net
Madison Cummings, District Chair,  Samuel Miller                            patcummings at ntelos.net
Larry Banner, District Chair,  Rio                                                       larry at c-ville.com 

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