Hello Fairfax Young Dems! 

 

[Message from VAYD President, Maureen Coffey, dated 10/15/21]

Hello hello!

We have less than two weeks left! There is finally light at the end of the tunnel (or darkness. Lots and lots of darkness if we lose).

• If you need help getting connected to campaign events near you, please reach out to me ASAP.
• Our remaining VAYD event schedule is listed below. If you could even just forward it along to your chapters, that would help immensely.
• Please continue to report #s through this google form. ALL activity related to ANY campaign counts. 
  • Do you have an internship/fellowship on a campaign? Report that! Is your chapter doing local/on campus events? Report that! Voter registration? Report that! 
  • It does NOT have to be connected to VAYD, or even your YD chapter, to count. If you aren't sure about something, report it on the form and we'll reach out if we have any questions.
  • I have seen SO many chapters on social media, etc., who have been campaigning but we don't have any numbers reported. I am BEGGING you to report.
• As we approach the end here, please reach out to me for any support you/your chapter might need. My cell # is (703) 403-2359. My preference for urgent communication is text message - please don't call without texting first to let me know what's going on.

 

Candidate	Date	Partner(s)	Other notes
Del. Lashresce Aird	TOMORROW October 16 @ 9 am	Metro Richmond YDs, Senator Jennifer McClellan, and Gov. Ralph Northam	Link to register/more info
Weekly Phone Bank & Relational Youth Event	Oct 21 @ 6 pm	Young Democrats of America, Rep. Don Beyer, Virginia Turnout Project	Link to register/more info
Joshua Cole	Oct 23 @ 10 am	Commonwealth Forward	Link to register/more info
Weekly Phone Bank & Relational Youth Event	October 28 @ 6 pm	Young Democrats of America, Virginia Turnout Project, *special guests invited but unconfirmed*	Link to register/more info
Katie Sponsler	October 30 @ Noon	Commonwealth Forward	Link to register/more info

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Maureen Coffey (she / her / hers)
President, Virginia Young Democrats

Reception with Terry McAuliffe

Please join
 
Terry McAuliffe
Democratic Nominee for Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia
 
for a reception on
 
Sunday, October 24, 2021
1:00 – 3:30 PM
 
The Home of Kelly Thomasson Mercer & Clark Mercer
Ashland, VA | Address Available Upon RSVP
 
Suggested Contribution
Host: $2,500
Co-Host: $1,000
Sponsor: $500
Benefactor: $250
Friend: $100
Young Democrat: $50 (Tickets are Limited)
 
 
You are required to be vaccinated and to verify your vaccination status in order to attend this event. All current COVID-19 guidelines laid out by the CDC and Governor Northam will be followed.
 
Questions? Please contact Ellie at [email protected] 

 

Founded in 2010, Emerge Virginia is the premier political leadership training organization for Democratic women in Virginia. Our mission is to recruit, train and inspire Democratic women to pursue public office at the local, state and national levels through our 6-month campaign training program. Emerge Virginia’s work is sorely needed. Emerge Virginia levels the playing field by recruiting and training Democratic women who want to run for office, but who may feel they lack the necessary knowledge or connections to mount a successful campaign.

While women comprise more than 50% of the electorate, they still hold just 29% of elected offices in this country. 

Emerge Virginia is an affiliate of Emerge, a national organization currently working in 27 states: Arizona, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information about Emerge Virginia, please visit: https://emergeamerica.org/

 

                                                        

Dear Virginia allies,

This is Kiley with the Into Action Lab. Thank you for all you are doing to fight for Virginia. I am writing to put a very useful tool on your radar - two Virginia specific Virginia election content libraries full of free and unbranded GIFs and memes:

Non-partisan content only: https://www.vavotes.art/  
Combined library here: act.vavotes.art

There is region/city/county specific content, content for GOTV, and beyond. We will be adding new content DAILY. Feel free to share these pages to your digital teams and along with the invitation to connect with our team who can offer guidance and support on best practices as well as information about our FULL resource library: library.into-action.us. 

Did we mention it's all free and unbranded? No, seriously. Add to your toolkits, put them in the hands of your volunteers, they work great in email/whatsapp groups and tweetstorms... or just send one to a friend. Use it wherever and whenever - they are designed for you to use to build momentum for your work and for victory in Virginia.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions and to join our INTO ACTION LAB Partner Slack (featuring 500+ allied orgs and activists) where we share rapid response content DAILY, support with navigating the library, answer any questions and take requests for new content there. 

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at [email protected] or Yosi Sergant at [email protected].
tw: @intoactionus
insta: @intoactionus
 

Young Dems of America Winter Digital Summit
                                                     

The Young Democrats of America will be hosting a Digital Summit on December 2nd, 4th, & 5th. The Digital Summit will take place over three days (beginning with the convening of some committees on the evening of the 2nd) to allow for administrative business, programming, training sessions, and a meeting of the National Committee to be held on separate days.

More details on the schedule and information on programming will be forthcoming within the next few weeks - by registering now, you'll get updates as they become available.
 

Thursday, October 21 - VAYD Weekly High Priority Phonebank from 6:00pm to 8:30pm Details Here 
AND FYD Virtual Phonebook with the Virginia Turnout Project from 5:30pm to 7:30. Details Here.

Saturday, October 23-  Canvass for Irene Shin from 12:00pm to 2:00pm Details Here
AND Canvas and Carving in Herndon from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Please RSVP by responding on Facebook or contacting Denver ([email protected]) or Diana ([email protected]), so that we know how many pumpkins, drinks, and snacks to buy. Event is free to attend and families are invited. Details here. 

Thursday, October 28 - Member Meeting from 7:30pm to 9:00pm on Zoom Details Here
AND Final VAYD Weekly High Priority Phonebank from 6:00pm to 8:30 Details Here

Saturday, October 30 - November 1 - Keep an eye on Facebook for GOTV events to participate in. 

Tuesday, November 2 - In-Person Election Night Watch Party from 7:30pm to 10:00pm at Ornery Beer Company in Fairfax, VA. Details Here.

Wednesday, November 3 - In-person Happy Hour at Caboose Commons at 7:30pm Details Here