Perriello Town-Hall Meeting

On Tuesday, September 7, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Tom Perriello will hold a town-hall meeting at the Martin Luther King Performing Arts Center, 1400 1400 Melbourne Road, Charlottesville.  Bring a sign!  If you are interested in being part of a presence in support of Tom (e.g. holding signs), you can contact Donna Goings: Donna Goings  donnago@cville.net.

Healthcare Forum

Please join us on Wednesday, September 8, 6:30-8:45 PM as the Rivanna District Democrats host an event to help raise awareness about the upcoming changes in the health care system, and the impact that it can have on people in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. We will show the documentary Sick Around The World at the Northside Library on Sept 8 at 6:30 PM, followed by a panel of health-care leaders from the community who can speak about the health care legislation and answer questions. RSVP to Joe Nasevich at RivannaDems@embarqmail.com, 856-630-1532 or 434-978-4817.

Panelists include 2 UVA professors and a local physician:

• Dr. Carolyn Engelhard is co-author of Health Care Half-Truths: Too Many Myths, Not Enough Reality. She is a Health Policy Analyst in the Department of Public Health Sciences at UVA.
• Dr. Margaret (Mimi) Riley teaches food and drug law, health law, animal law, bioethics, regulation of clinical research and public health law at UVA.
• Dr. Greg Gelburg is an osteopathic family physician with 28 years experience. He is the founder of Downtown Family Health Care, serving low-income people.

Luncheon with David Plouffe

Please join Laura Horn, Sonjia Smith,Llezelle and Alan Dugger, Thomas H. Jones and Diana Foster, Jean and Michael Dooley and Congressman Tom Perriello on Wednesday, September 8, 12:30 - 2:00 PM for a luncheon to support his reelection with special guest

David Plouffe

Campaign manager, Obama for America '08 and best-selling author, The Audacity to Win

Bluestem Asset Management
212 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA

Sponsor: $2400, Host: $1000, Patron: $500, Friend: $250

To RSVP, contact Anna Scholl at (434) 296-0465 or anna@perrielloforcongress.com or purchase tickets online at
www.perrielloforcongress.com/plouffe.

Canvass for Perriello

The Perriello campaign is launching weekend door-to-door canvases to help identify and register voters. On most Saturdays there will be four two-hour shifts at 10 AM, noon, 2:00 PM, and 4:00 PM. Please contact Tracy Del Bianco for more information. Click here to volunteer.

What: Perriello for Congress Canvass
When: Saturdays, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Where: Perriello for Congress Campaign Office, 2250 Old Ivy Rd, Charlottesville, VA. We're in the same parking lot as the Ivy Inn and radio station WNRN.

To volunteer, please contact Tracy Del Bianco (tracy@perrielloforcongress.com, 301-655-6100).

Women for Perriello

Help Tom Perriello while having fun and getting to know a group of other politically-minded women. If you'd like to learn more, or help organizing events, contact Nancy O'Brien at nobrien@cstone.net.

Please Join the Albemarle County Democratic Committee Today

Please renew (or start!) your membership in the Albemarle County Democratic Party! This year, all our efforts will be directed at re-electing Tom Perriello.

I hope we can count on your support as a committee member of the Albemarle County Democratic Party. Your financial support, as well as all the volunteer hours you contribute on behalf of our candidates, is vital. Your membership dues help fund our activities and support our efforts to elect candidates.

We do have a limited number of "scholarship" places for those who would like to be a member of the Committee but cannot currently afford the $25 membership dues. (If you would like to help sponsor someone who can't afford dues, please add $25 to your contribution.)

Clicking on the button below will take you to the ActBlue web site where you can contribute your $25 membership fee securely with your credit card.

Or you can still pay the old-fashioned way, by mailing your $25 check to the following address:

 

Albemarle County Democrats on Facebook

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Albemarle County Dems now on Facebook

Scottsville Office Opens

The Perriello campaign opened an office in Scottsville on Saturday, September 4. The office is located at 327 Valley Street. As part of a day of service, volunteers collected canned goods for a local food bank and school supplies for students at Yancey and Scottsville elementary schools.

Thanks to Chris Yates, Dolores Rogers, Lucien Jackson, Stephen Davis and all the Scottsville and Esmont Democrats for their hard work getting the office ready... and to Linda Perriello for her passionate speech! If you're in Scottsville, stop by the office and say hi. Info: Chris Yates at 286-3632.

A successful Democratic BBQ!

Nearly 400 enthusiastic Democrats attended the 22nd Annual Barbecue at Claudius Crozet Park on Saturday August 28. Senator Mark Warner, State Senators Creigh Deeds and Don McEachin, California Congressman Bob Filner, Albemarle Supervisor Ann Mallek and Commonwealth's Attorney Denise Lunsford addressed the crowd.

All the speakers stressed the importance of this year's race. We will have a tough fight in November, and everyone's help is needed to ensure that we return Tom Perriello to Washington where he can continue to fight for our values, goals, and ideals - and the needs of the people of the Fifth District of Virginia. Senator Warner, in addition to stressing the importance of the election and Tom's record of hard work on behalf of the people of the Fifth District, praised the chefs on TV, giving props to the brisket!

Many people helped to make this event a success - from the BBQ chefs to the kitchen team, the dessert bakers to the bartenders, the set-up crew to the clean-up crew, the ticket-takers to the music-makers... and of course, our generous sponsors. We couldn't have done it without all of you. Many, many thanks!

Please click on the BBQ tab above to see more images from the BBQ.

Perriello Town Hall Meetings

Congressman Tom Perriello will be holding Town Hall meetings in the Fifth District again this year.to address constituent questions and concerns. There will be two events local to Charlottesville and Albemarle Residents:

• Scottsville: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM at the Scottsville Elementary School, 7868 Scottsville Road, Scottsville, VA
• Charlottesville: Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the MLK Performing Arts Center, 1400 Melbourne Road, Charlottesville, VA

Other town hall meetings outside Albemarle County:

• Halifax, Thursday, August 10, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM at the Halifax High School, One High School Circle, South Boston
• Greene County, friday, August 20, 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM at the Ruckersville Fire Station, 50 Sassafras Lane, Ruckersville
• Brunswick County, Monday, August 30, 11:30 AM -1:30 PM at Saint Paul's College, Chicago Building, 115 College Drive, Lawrenceville
• Prince Edward County, Tuesday, August 31, 6:00-8:00 PM at Black Hall, Longwood University, 201 High Street, Farmville

If you are interested in being part of a presence (e.g., holding signs) in support of Tom, you can contact Donna Goings: Donna Goings at donnago@cville.net.

Tom Perriello won the $10,000 challenge!

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee offered $10,000 to the campaign that scheduled the most volunteer shifts... over a two-week period... nationwide... and Tom's campaign won,scheduling 527 volunteer shifts throughout the Fifth District! 200 people in Albemarle and Charlottesville signed up for 300 of these shifts... Thanks to all of you, Tom's campaign has an extra $10,000 to spend on field organization efforts.

And speaking of field, the campaign is kicking into high gear as the weather heats up. Please contact your district chair or Tracy Del Biaco, the Perriello campaign's regional field director, to sign up for a canvass shift. In addition to organized canvasses that take place every Saturday morning, you can also sign up to canvass on Sundays or on weekday evenings after work.

Door-to-door campaigns, where neighbors speak to neighbors about why they are supporting their candidate, have been proven to be the most effective way to reach voters. This is the cornerstone of Tom's "people powered campaign"... to sign up, please email Tracy Del Bianco at tracy@vademocrats.org

People-powered Politics

Many of you have expressed concern about how the campaign will overcome the millions being spent by corporate interests on negative television advertising.  Here's what Tom told a packed room full of Democrats from all over Virginia on Saturday, June 12, "We're finding we can counteract 30 television ads with one 3-minute conversation." Tom is traveling throughout the district, talking with voters, and explaining how the health care bill, the jobs bill, and other legislation is already helping the people of the Fifth District.  Tom can't have an individual conversation with each and every voter - but WE can.  That's why it's so important to help with canvasses and phone banks. When voters hear what's really going on from their neighbors, they are able to sort out the truth from the lies they hear on TV and radio.  It's up to us to counteract the disinformation campaign. Sign up for a volunteer shift with Tracy Del Bianco, Regional Field Director.

Butler Scholarship Winners

The Albemarle County Democratic Party congratulates this year's recipients of the James and Nellie Butler Scholarship.

• Aytrice Howard from Albemarle High School, attending Virginia Union University in Richmond, VA
• Jacob Kaufman-Waldron from Western Albemarle High School, attending the University of South Carolina in Charlottesville, VA
• Chelsea Henderson from Monticello High School, attending Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA
• Kristen Paige Porterfield from Murray High School, attending the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA

Since the creation of these scholarships by the Albemarle County Democratic Party to honor James and Nellie, we have provided over $20,000 to county high school students to help defray some of the costs of college.

Women for Perriello

Help Tom Perriello while having fun and getting to know a group of other politically-minded women. If you'd like to learn more, or help organizing events, contact Nancy O'Brien at nobrien@cstone.net.

Health Care Reform Helping Americans This Year

• This year, children with pre-existing conditions can no longer be denied health insurance coverage.
• This year, health care plans will allow young people to remain on their parents' insurance policy up until their 26th birthday.
• This year, insurance companies will be banned from dropping people from coverage when they get sick, and they will be banned from implementing lifetime caps on coverage.

Read more

David Toscano named “Legislative Hero”

For the third year, the League of Conservation Voters has named Delegate David Toscano a “Legislative Hero” for his efforts in the General Assembly on behalf of the environment.

Republican Primary Results

Virginia Republicans selected a career politician, State Senator Robert Hurt, as their nominee to run against 5th District Congressman Tom Perriello. Hurt won the June 7 primary election in a seven-way race that Fox News said drew only "tepid turnouts." Registrars described the turnout as "rather low" and "not overwhelming." Less than 8 percent of registered voters voted in the 5th District Republican primary, according to unofficial results from the State Board of Elections web site.

Albemarle County Supervisor Ken Boyd finished 4th in the Republican primary with just 7.37 percent of the votes. Two-thirds of his votes came from Albemarle County itself.

Independent Jeff Clark also plans to run as a "Tea Party" candidate in the November election.

Phone Banking Opportunities

The Charlottesville/Albemarle Young Democrats are meeting regularly on weekday evenings to phone bank for Tom Perriello. Contact Maggie Thornton for more information.

Perriello Campaign Office

The Perriello campaign opened their Albemarle/Charlottesville office on March 13, 2010, and things have been jumping ever since! The campaign office about a mile west of the University of Virginia, right next to the Ivy Inn Restaurant.

2250 Old Ivy Road, Suite 1
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 296-0465

For more information, please contact Perriello's Charlottesville/Albemarle Field Director, Tracy Del Bianco, 301-655-6100.

Keep up with Ann Mallek

Our new chair of the County Board of Supervisors has a blog on which she discusses county issues, observations about nature and the environment, and her thoughts about farm life: http://annmallek.com.

County Boards and Commissions

Do you want to give back to your community? You too can serve in local government: as a member of a county board or commission, including the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority advisory committee, the Police Department citizens advisory committee, and the Equalization Board, among others. Click here to learn more and apply.

Board of Supervisors Meetings

Now that there is a majority of Republicans on the BoS, it is all the more important that citizens attend these meetings to let the board members know what we think, and to support our Democratic members. The regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Supervisors are held the first two Wednesdays of the month, in Lane Auditorium, Second Floor, County Office Building. The Board meets on the first Wednesday beginning at 9:00 A.M., and on the second Wednesday beginning at 6:00 pm (though January's second Wednesday meeting is currently scheduled for 9:30 am to 2 pm). All meetings are open to the public.

Contact the Albemarle County Democratic Party

We've moved out of our old office at 223 West Main Street, so your Albemarle County Democratic Party is temporarily homeless. However, you can still contact us to us by mail, email, or phone.