John,

As 2024 starts winding down and we take a break for the holidays, i ask that you bear with me as we start wrapping up things for the year, but first: 

Our holiday brunch was full of food, drinks, and camaraderie as we announced the winners of  our 2024 AYD Membership Awards and swore in our new executive board members for 2025. A big thank you to our sponsors as this event couldn’t be possible without you.  If you missed the brunch don't fret, there is one more chance to attend our final event, Wreathes Across America on December 14th, where we will be laying wreathes at Arlington National Cemetery. Check below for more info. 

I look forward to seeing you in the new year!

~Kaitlyn 

Check out our upcoming events and more:

• Wreathes Across America | December 14th, 8:30 AM | Arlington National Cemetery 

• AYD Appointed Applications Due | December 17th at 11:59 PM 

🎄 AYD’s Annual Holiday Brunch 🥂

Our holiday brunch was a blast and wanted to take a moment to say thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible. Congratulations to our award winners. Your dedication and amazing work is how we were able to accomplish the things we did.

Event Sponsors!

• Holiday Helper: JD Spain, Zuraya Tapia Hadley, Paul Ruiz, Steve Baker, Lisa Khanna, Tony Weaver 
• Silver Bell Sponsor: Takis Karantonis, Sarah Flourance, Austin Locke
• Holiday Hero ($300): Megan Hull

🏆 Award Winners 🏆!
Congratulations to our winners, lets a take a moment to recognize their outstanding commitment and dedication. 

✨ Award Categories ✨:

Newcomer of the Year - Kaitlyn Goyal, AYD 2025 Secretary 

Community Service Award - Rhea Simon, AYD 2024-2025 Community Service Director and Samantha Perez, AYD 2024 Secretary 

Campaigner of the Year - Austin Locke, AYD 2025 Vice President. AYD 2024 Political Director. 

Unsung Hero - Samantha Perez, AYD 2024 Secretary

Member of the Year - Phil Kattato, AYD 2019-2025 Treasurer 

Honorable Warren G. Stambaugh -  Kipp Malinosky, Chair of Beyond Arlington 

Join AYD at Wreaths Across America

On December 14th, hundreds of people will gather to lay wreaths with Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery. AYD will be participating in this effort.

If you’ve never attended, it is a beautiful event to honor those who served our country. Day of we will meet outside across the street of the Arlington National Cemetery Metro Station at 8:30AM to walk over to the Memorial Avenue Entrance of the Arlington National Cemetery to get in line the 9am volunteer time slot.

Online registration is required for wreath laying, so please fill out this google form by December 12th at 11:59 PM so we can register everyone at the same time in order to ensure we all have the same time slot of 9 am. Remember to bring the registration form that will be emailed to you as well as a photo ID. Please fill this form out before December 12th at 11:59pm in order to participate.

Questions? Email [email protected].

💼 Get Involved with Arlington Young Democrats – Appointed Positions Now Open!

Want to play a bigger role in shaping the future of Arlington Young Democrats? We're looking for passionate, dedicated members to fill appointed positions within AYD! This is your chance to lead, inspire, and impact your community. We've also extended the deadline to 12/17/24 @11:59pm. 

We are accepting applications for the following positions:

• Finance Director:
  • Oversees AYDs fundraising efforts and maintains donor relations.
• Programming Director:
  • Oversees and supports AYD programming (events, meetings, and in-person fundraising events).
• Digital Director:
  • Maintains AYD Brand through graphic design along with creating and maintain our social media strategy.
• Public Relations Director:
  • Oversees AYD media relations along with tracking local and state issues while preparing proper response statements.
• Recruitment Director:
  • Supports the Membership Director in our membership recruitment strategies.
• Retention Director:
  • Supports the Membership Director in our retention/engagement activities, works with the Programming and Fundraising Director.

📩 Apply Now: https://bit.ly/ayd-appointed-positions

Let’s shape the future of Arlington together! 🚀

Questions? Email AYD President Bryant Atkins at [email protected].

Feeling  like you wish you could have done more and want to get back on the campaign trail one last time in 2024? Heres your chance to the help beyond Arlington and our friends in loudoun county to keep both Suhas Subramanyam's seat and Kannan Srinivasan's seat intact. In case you need some clarity , Srinivasan is running for Subramanyam's seat (SD-32) and JJ Singh is currently running for Srinivasan's current seat (HD-26).  See link below to sign up for opportunities.

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