This Week in CAYD

Hey folks,

Here's what's up for this week:

Phone Bank for Tom!
I'm going to head over to the office tomorrow around 7 and stay till around 9. Let me know if you'd like to join. It's really important that we start to step up our efforts for Tom. He really needs us out there talking to voters! Just e-mail margaret.e.thornton@gmail.com if you'd like to come along!

Canvass and BBQ
There will be a canvass kickoff on Saturday at 10 a.m. with shifts going all day. I'll be leaving from downtown around noon and canvass till 4 p.m. when there will be BBQ at the office. If you want to carpool, e-mail margaret.e.thornton@gmail.com. You're welcome to go earlier, of course! The office is at 2250 Old Ivy Rd.

Welcome Summer Cookout
We will hold a welcome summer cookout Wednesday, May 5 at 1021 St. Charles Ave in lieu of our regular meeting. We'll have veggie and hamburgers in addition to a few sides. Just give whatever you can to cover the costs of the cookout. Any leftover funds will ultimately go to Tom. Please RSVP to margaret.e.thornton@gmail.com so we know how much food to get.

Be a Delegate for Tom!
Interested in going to Tom's nominating convention down in Appomatox on June 5 to officially nominate Tom as our candidate? If you live in the county, contact Valerie L'Herrou at vlherrou@gmail.com. If you live in the city, contact Tom Vanderver at char@cvilledems.org.

Common Good Summer Deadline Friday
For those of you still trying to nail down your summer plans consider applying to be a Common Good Summer Fellow. The Common Good Summer Fellowship program allows students to engage in intense grassroots campaign work throughout the 5th District. The program is a lot of work, but really fun! This is seriously a great opportunity for anyone looking to stay involved with the Perriello campaign through the summer. Anyone can apply, because housing will be provided wherever you are assigned! The application and more information are available here: http://perrielloforcongress.com/cgsapplication. Admission is rolling, but the final deadline is April 30th.

Fundraising at the Pavilion
We'll be doing some fundraising at the Pavilion Friday July 2 starting at 5:15. We need four people. Just start thinking about it now.

This Week in CAYD

Congratulations again on being named VAYD's Up and Coming Chapter of the Year. I'm really excited to see us elevated to Club of the Year once we send Tom back to Congress!

Phone Banking for Tom
Due to the Shad Planking, we'll do Thursday this week. I'm going over around 6 and will stay till whenever. E-mail margaret.e.thornton@gmail.com if you are interested.

Venable Precinct Party
We're doing a precinct party for Venable Democrats this Sunday, April 25, from 1-3 PM. We'll be serving lunch, mingling with local politicos, and there might be a video-conference with Rep. Perriello (depending on his schedule). It's going to be at 1920 Barracks Road. E-mail Andrew Winerman at awinerman@gmail.comto RSVP.

Mark Your Calendar for our Cookout!
We will hold a welcome summer cookout Wednesday, May 5 at 7 p.m. in lieu of our regular meeting. We'll have veggie and hamburgers in addition to a few sides. Just give whatever you can to cover the costs of the cookout. Please RSVP to margaret.e.thornton@gmail.com so we know how much food to get.

Congratulations, CAYDs!

Hello from the Virginia Young Democrats Convention! I just wanted to let you all know that we were awarded the Up-and-Coming Club Award at last night's banquet. Thank you all so much for your hard work in getting our club started. I'm really looking forward to stepping things up for Tom in the coming weeks and sending our principled member back to Congress.

Relaunch

Hey folks,

We took a little break after the campaign and the weather has extended it! We plan to be back and better beginning Wednesday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. We'll meet at South Street for drinks and an update from the Perriello Campaign's Field Director Chauncey McLean. Hope to see y'all there!

Weekly Meeting and Phonebank

Hey there Young Dems (and friends!),

Tomorrow, from 5:30 - 7 p.m. we will phone bank at the Downtown Office (right next to Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar).

At 7:30, we'll hold our bi-weekly meeting at South Street Brewery. Come have a good time with your fellow young progressive professionals!

Mark Warner Supports Creigh (and you should, too!)

Check out this new ad from Mark Warner, explaining his support for Sen. Creigh Deeds.

Want more principled, progressive leadership in Richmond? Then vote Deeds! And if you're really interested in getting him elected, consider attending one of our meetings, coming out to a phone bank, canvassing. Heck! Do all three! More to come tomorrow about this week's schedule.

WaPo Wants to Hear Your Endorsement!

This just in from the Washington Post. Please take a moment and e-mail them to let them know you unequivocally support our statewide candidates!

Your Endorsement

In the coming weeks, The Post's editorial board will be weighing its endorsement in the Virginia gubernatorial race. But why should we be the only ones? Make the case for your candidate in 200 words or less, and e-mail it to letters@washpost.com with "My Endorsement" in the subject line. Include your party registration, if any, as well as how you voted in Virginia's last governor's race. Finally, please include a day and evening phone number (not for publication) and a note disclosing any connection you have to Sen. R. Creigh Deeds or Robert F. McDonnell, their campaigns or the Democratic or Republican parties.

We'll publish as many endorsements as we can on next week's Local Opinions page and throughout the week at http://washingtonpost.com/localopinions.