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John,
Are you packing your bags for the VAYD Convention? Do you have your outfit planned for Blue Victory? Can you feel Election season roaring to life? I hope your canvassing shoes and your dancing shoes are ready for April; mine are!
If you’re not in the election season spirit yet, you will be at our General Body meeting on April 16th when we, along with the ArlDems, are hosting the School Board Forum debate [[link removed]] . Come hear from all of the candidates running for the school board endorsement!
I don’t know about you, but the eclipse got me, like, really aware we live on a planet and feeling lots of ways about it. So I’ll be attending the AYD Earth Day Happy Hour at Highline RxR on the 23rd to meet with other planet-loving Young Dems; you should join us and talk about Earth and Earth-related issues!
Enjoy the weather!
~Samantha
Check out our upcoming events and more:
Upcoming events
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Virginia
Young
Democrats
(VAYD)
Convention
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April
12th
-
14th,
Roanoke
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AYD/Arlington
Democrats
School
Board
Endorsement
Vote
Debate
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April
16th,
Arlington
Mill
Community
Center
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Arlington
Democrats
School
Board
Endorsement
Vote
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Online
Voting
Starts
April
20th
at
10
AM
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Blue
Victory
Dinner
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April
20th,
6:30
PM
-
9:00
PM,
Hilton
Arlington
(Tickets
are
almost
gone!)
*
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Blue
Victory
After
Dark
(hosted
by
AYD)
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April
20th,
9:00
PM
-
12:00
AM,
Hilton
Arlington
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AYD
Earth
Day
Happy
Hour
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April
23rd,
7:00
PM
-
9:00
PM,
Highline
RxR
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8th
CD
and
DPVA
Convention
Delegate
Elections
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April
22nd,
7
PM,
Lubber
Run
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AYD/Arlington Democrats School Board Endorsement Votes ( SBEV Page [[link removed]] )
The candidates for Arlington School Board will be participating in a debate moderated by Arlington Young Dems and the Arlington County Democratic Committee. This is a great chance to hear where each candidate stands on the issues facing our students and our community before we head to the endorsement vote polls next month!
Date: Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Location: Arlington Mill Community Center
909 S Dinwiddie St
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Blue Victory Dinner (and Blue Victory Dinner After Dark) ( Tickets [[link removed]] , Facebook [[link removed]] )
The Blue Victory Dinner is the biggest event of the year for Arlington Democrats! Our 2024 theme -- "Democracy is on the Ballot" -- emphasizes the critical importance of this year's presidential election in ensuring the integrity of our political system now and for years to come. Join us to hear from inspiring Democratic leaders, connect with old friends, and make new ones. We will also honor our Volunteers of the Year and renew our commitment to making Arlington and Virginia a more just and prosperous place for all. Your support of the Blue Victory Dinner will help ensure we have the financial resources to lead Democrats to victory in November and take back the Virginia House of Delegates.
Then, Join the Arlington Young Democrats after the Arlington Dems' Blue Victory Dinner for our annual Blue Victory After Dark celebration on April 20th from 9pm-11pm at the Hilton Arlington in Ballston!
Dress to the nines, have fun in our photo booth, hang out with fellow Dems, and get two free drinks per BVAD ticket! Buy your tickets TODAY [[link removed]] .
Speaker Announcement:
The BVD committee is excited to announce that Simon Rosenberg, the founder of the Hopium, will join us for an energizing speech on grassroots politics and the future of the Democratic party.
More speakers to come!
Date: Tuesday, April 20th, 2024
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM (Blue Victory Dinner), 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM (After Dark)
Location: Hilton Arlington
950 N Stafford St
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Help AYD Get to Roanoke! | Thank you to our sponsors!
In less than three weeks, AYD will be heading to Roanoke, VA to join hundreds of fellow Young Democrats from across our great commonwealth to conduct organizational business and to learn about the current issues and trends impacting young democrats! None of this would be possible without the support of our donors. To express our gratitude, we would like to shout to our donors:
Supporter:
Paul Holland
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Advocate
Julie Farnam (Candidate for Arlington County Board)
Susan Tatum
Anne Deleon
Mary Detweiler
Sherry Liebes
Steve Baker
Friend
Matt de Ferranti, Arlington County Board Member At-Large
Laura Saul Edwards
Elizabeth Tober Lyon
Sarah Flourance
Terri Ashton
AYD is almost halfway to our goal of $4,000 to cover hotel and registration costs. We are asking for your help to make this happen. Your contribution can make a difference:
Friend - $50 covers a delegate's full registration fee.
Advocate - $100 covers transportation costs for eight delegates.
Supporter - $250 covers one night of hotel accommodations for up to four delegates.
Leader - $500 covers half our registration fees or full accommodations for up to four delegates.
Champion - $1000 covers all our registration fees.
Trailblazer - $4000 covers all hotel accommodations (five rooms), transportation, and registration fees for 20 delegates.
Every donation, no matter the size, brings us closer to our goal. Your support will help us represent Arlington at this important event and make our voices heard.
If you can contribute, please donate here [[link removed]] or contact us directly at [email protected] [[email protected]] for more information.
Thank you for considering our request. Together, we can make a difference!
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Arlington Democrats School Board Endorsement Vote
This year, there will be two open seats for the Arlington County School Board.
The Arlington Democrats will hold a vote of Democratic community members to endorse two candidates for the November General Election ballot. This endorsement vote process is in lieu of a primary because School Board candidates are not listed by Party on the ballot in Arlington.
There are four candidates campaigning for the party’s endorsement this year. Arlington Democrats will tally the winners of the endorsement vote by Ranked Choice Voting.
More information about the School Board Endorsement Vote, and how to participate, can be found at www.arlingtondemocrats.org/sbev2024 [[link removed]] .
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It's time to select our Delegates!
Now that the 2024 Democratic Primaries are over for Virginia, it is time to select delegates to represent Democrats at various conventions. Calls have been set out for those who wish to be a delegate at the district, state, and national levels.
Per the 2024 DPVA Delegate Selection Plan, Arlington can send up to 69 delegates to the 8th Congressional District Convention, with 8 going to the DNC in Chicago from the 8th District.
Additional at-large level delegates will be selected at the DPVA Convention, located in Richmond, in June.
More information about the delegate selection process can be found at: vademocrats.org/delegateselection [[link removed]] .
If you have any additional questions, please email Duncan Barron, Democratic Party Representative, at [email protected] [[email protected]?subject=Becoming a Deleagate] .
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It's never too early to get started for November!
Arlington Democrats Beyond Arlington initiative is in full swing with their first stop making calls for key races for our neighbors to the south in North Carolina, if you’d like to get involved in phone banking opportunities, please visit their opportunities page here [[link removed]] .
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Postcards to the Future - Arlington 2050 ( Form [[link removed]] )
Imagine you live, work, and/or play in Arlington in the year 2050—and you love it! What makes it great? What's new? What's the same? What does the ideal Arlington look like to you?
Arlington County wants to hear from you! Please submit your comments via this form [[link removed]] or by emailing the county board at [email protected] [[email protected]] .
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Arlington Young Democrats
Our mailing address is:
Arlington Young Dems
1235 S Clark St
Suite 207
Arlington, VA 22202
United States
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