Southwest Virginia Democrats

Please attend the first meeting of the Blue Ridge Virginians for Obama. Our meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 17, 2007, in the Garrett Room of the Colket Student Center at Roanoke College (I-81, exit 140).

 Everyone is invited! Bring a friend!

Visit our Actblue fundraising page and help spread the word!

The March meeting of the Southwest Virginia Young Democrats will be held March 4, 2007 at 5:00 PM at Bogey’s Restuarant, Galx, Virginia

103 Country Club Lane
Galax, Virginia 24333

1) Take 81 to Wytheville and then get on 77 South towards Charlotte.

2) Take Exit 14 and go west towards Galax. Continue west on Route 58 about 9 miles. 

3) Turn Right onto Country Club Lane. (about 2 miles after you pass Wal-Mart) 
  

Bogey’s is at the end of the road on your right.

Here is the restuarant’s website for a menu and other information:

http://www.bogeysgreatfoodandfun.com/galaxvirginiarestaurants.aspx

Because our usual meeting day fell on Super Bowl Sunday, and because I am severely outnumbered by men, the SWVA YDs decided to make our February meeting the annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Richmond. U.S. Senator Barack Obama is the speaker at this February 17th event. The SWVA YDs are sponsoring a table, and I think we’ll have a great time. We’ll post an update on the success of this event at a later date.

 The next meeting of the SWVA YDs will be March 4, 2007 at a location to be announced.

As of 1pm, Kos has written a new diary urging the DKos faithful to contribute to Webb’s campaign. Here’s the link: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/7/27/133529/285

My own contribution to that thread has been to complain that I’ve seen little (or nothing) from the local party leadership to suggest that they are involved in Webb’s campaign. No LTEs, few yard-signs (I got mine from Brian Patton, thank you - I’m out now - can I get some more?). Although fund-raising is clearly important (especially against Allen’s millions), we need to make better use of existing party structure. And we need to coordinate better between the Boucher campaign and Webb’s appearances in the 9th-district.

Don’t forget folks that a fundraising breakfast for Congressman Rick Boucher will be held Saturday, July 15, 2006, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the John Fox Jr. House in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. The cost is $25 per person, or $150 to sponsor the event. The food is always wonderful! Come out and support our Congresman and his re-election efforts. Thanks!