Archive for April, 2006
David joined dozens of volunteers this weekend knocking on doors throughout Alexandria to turn out voters for Tuesday’s local elections. This Tuesday, May 2, Alexandrians go to the polls to elect the mayor, City Council, and School Board.
“Thank you to all of the volunteers who turned out this weekend to spread the word about our Democratic candidates,” said David. “Hard work wins elections, and your efforts will make sure we send the right team to City Hall on Tuesday.”
The Democratic ticket includes: Mayor Bill Euille, Vice Mayor Del Pepper, Councilman Ludwig P. Gaines, Councilman Rob Krupicka, Councilman Andrew H. Macdonald, Councilman Paul C. Smedberg, and Timothy Lovain, who is running for the seat being vacated by retiring Councilwoman Joyce Woodson.
“Alexandria has been blessed with responsible, progressive leaders on City Council who have worked hard to make tough choices that continue to strengthen our community and improve our quality of life,” said David. “This year’s Democratic ticket includes the right combination of ideas, energy, and experience to give Alexandria the strongest possible team to lead us into the future.”
The Alexandria Democratic Committee still needs volunteers to turn out voters on election day. Click here or call 703-549-3367 to join David and volunteer!
David joined other elected officials, citizens, and members and leaders of Alexandria’s Jewish community in Market Square today for the city’s annual ceremony to observe the Days of Remembrance, or Yom HaShoah, for the victims of the Holocaust. During the ceremony, Alexandria Mayor William D. Euille and other City Council members lit the menorah — or six-branched candelabrum — that Holocaust survivor Charlene Schiff and her husband, Ed, donated to the city in memory of Charlene Schiff’s parents, sister, and six million Jews and millions of others who perished in the Holocaust.
The guest speaker, Ruth W. Messinger, president and executive director of the American Jewish World Service, implored the audience to remember the lessons of the Holocaust and to speak out and act against evil in our own time. Messinger has been leading the effort to stop the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, which is now in its 38th month, and she urged people to join this weekend’s Rally to Save Darfur in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall.
“There are few more moving ceremonies in Alexandria than our annual Yom HaShoah observance,” said David, who in 2004 founded an online effort to lobby Congress on the Darfur genocide. “As a Jew and as an Alexandrian, it means a lot to me that our community comes together each year to reflect on this horror and to use it as a reminder of our obligations to our fellow human beings.”
This is the 19th consecutive year that the City of Alexandria has publicly observed Yom HaShoah, making it the oldest continuous remembrance of the Holocaust in Virginia.
David joined hundreds of children and their families at Bucknell Elementary School in Mount Vernon today for the opening ceremonies of the 2006 season of the Alexandria Potomac Little League. After opening remarks and introductions by the organizers, David and each of the other elected officials present threw ceremonial first pitches to a line of Little League catchers.
“Congratulations on the start of the season, and congratulations and thank you to all of the parents and volunteers and organizers who make this happen,” said David. ” Play well, have fun, and have a great season.”
The Alexandria Potomac Little League is the oldest Little League organization in Northern Virginia, covering parts of Mount Vernon and Lee in Fairfax County, including all of the Fairfax County parts of the 45th District.
The blog Virginia Progressive conducted a live online interview — or LiveBlog — with David today, where blog readers posted questions for David, who posted responses in real time.
“I was impressed with the questions, which ranged from property taxes to immigration to the future of the Virginia Democratic Party,” said David. “It’s a challenging media format for a slow typist like me, but I always enjoy talking public policy and politics with engaged citizens like these.”
Click here to read the complete LiveBlog at Virginia Progressive.
Mark your calendars! On Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30, Team Englin volunteers will be knocking on doors throughout Alexandria to identify and turn out voters for the entire Democratic ticket for the City Council election on Tuesday, May 2.
“Alexandria has been blessed with responsible, progressive leaders on City Council who have worked hard to make tough choices that continue to strengthen our community and improve our quality of life,” said David. “This year’s Democratic ticket includes the right combination of ideas, energy, and experience to give Alexandria the strongest possible team to lead us into the future.”
The Democratic ticket includes: Mayor Bill Euille, Vice Mayor Del Pepper, Councilman Ludwig P. Gaines, Councilman Rob Krupicka, Councilman Andrew H. Macdonald, Councilman Paul C. Smedberg, and Timothy Lovain, who is running for the seat being vacated by retiring Councilwoman Joyce Woodson.
Contact us at info@davidenglin.org and let us know when you’re available between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, and between noon and 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 30 to keep up the fight for progress!
