Lee District is one of nine Fairfax County supervisor districts, but zip codes in Lee actually show an Alexandria (22303, 22306, 22309, 22310, and 22315) or Springfield mailing address (22150). Many Obama / OFA supporters think their ‘Alexandria’ mailing address has them volunteering in the City of Alexandria, when in fact we have an active MyBarackObama Lee District group and want to invite everyone who is interested to join us for our 2012 activities.

We’ll be starting with voter registration drives in December. To get involved, see our calendar (click here) or contact Craig Mehall (OFA@LeeDems.org).

Over the weekend, volunteers from every corner of the state gathered together for a training and celebration in Richmond, with special guests including Governor Tim Kaine. See the slideshow below or click here.

In her blog, OFA Organizer, Chrisi West, writes of her inspiration by LeeDem Pixie Bell.

As an activist and mother of 13, Pixie has dedicated her entire life to Democratic causes, and has created a legacy of woman leadership in Virginia politics that would be hard to surpass- and she doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon!

Throughout March, OFA Virgnia will present an ongoing blog series celebrating American women of distinction, both past and present, in Virginia. We’ll be writing about influential women in our country’s history and leaders who continue making contributions today. 

The DPVA and OFA team have worked to provide the most effective and efficient grassroots training for activists. We hope that you will join us at the upcoming training.

Fairfax Regional Grassroots Training (click here to sign-up)
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Registration begins at 12:45 PM
Training 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: George Mason University (4400 University Dr, Lecture Hall Building, Room: 1, Fairfax, VA 22030)

The Agenda for the Regional Grassroots Trainings will be the following:

• Registration
• Welcome 
• Political Overview of state level races and issues
• National Overview of President’s priorities
• Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
• Building blocks for your organization
• Break Out Sessions for Local Committee Operations & Neighborhood Teams
• Online Database Training (VAN)
• New Media/ Earned Media Training
• Wrap-up

Light Refreshments will be provided.

Since President Obama took office, Democrats have enacted more than a dozen tax cuts for small businesses, increased access to small business loans, and helped reduce the cost of employee health insurance.

Organizing for America-Virginia, the President’s grassroots organization, is reaching out to organize small business owners. Can you partner on this project? Learn more about how the President’s agenda benefits small businesses in Virginia, click here, and contact OFA-Virginia State Director Brandyn Keating, click here.

You can give your feedback to White House Senior Staff, click here.

Last Tuesday took place in a very difficult electoral environment. But I’m incredibly proud of the work we did this year. The plan we built and implemented together was unprecedented in an election like this — it helped make the difference for dozens of good candidates, and it laid the groundwork for the fights ahead.

We put together a page to illustrate the impact we had.

Note Frank Anderson and Karima Hijane at the FCDC HQ in the second to last picture in the slide show.

In six months, Democrats, on front porches and on the phones, reached out to more than 80 million voters across the country. Volunteers organized 36,994 events in their neighborhoods, building on an infrastructure that was already the most ambitious grassroots operation in politics.

For get-out-the-vote weekend, you filled more than 200,000 volunteer shifts at 2,839 GOTV staging locations.

As Linda in Henderson, Nevada, said, “The most gratifying experience was talking to people one-on-one and telling them what the President and Senator Reid are doing. [We] really engaged people — all different generations wanted to know how we were going to make our country better.”

On Election Day, some folks on the West Coast got up at 4:00 a.m. to make calls to voters on the East Coast, and some East Coasters stayed on the phones until midnight, when the last polls closed in Hawaii and Alaska.

On a tough night, there were a few key races where this work put us over the top — despite being outspent by corporate interests.

Take a look at the recap we put together — and share it with friends:
http://my.barackobama.com/WhatWeDidTogether

The work we did together was not just about winning a single election, but about building this movement. It’s about organizing our communities, talking to voters, and getting our message out.

It wouldn’t have been possible without you.

As we move forward, I’m optimistic about the fights ahead because of the energy and effort you gave this one. And, as we lay out the path forward, we’ll be relying heavily on your thoughts and your feedback.

I’m proud to fight alongside you.

– Mitch
Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America

This Wednesday, September 15th, Governor Tim Kaine, chairman of the Democratic Party, will make a major announcement for Democrats at The George Washington University — and you’re invited. 

Here are the details:

• Where: The George Washington University (Jack Morton Auditorium,  805 21st St., N.W.,  Washington, DC 20052;  directions, click here )
• When: Wednesday, September 15th  12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
• RSVP Here:  http://dc.barackobama.com/EventGWU

Please join Organizing for America and Gerry Connolly for Congress, with special guests DNC Chairman, Governor Kaine and Congressman Connolly this Sunday, September 5 to knock on doors and engage voters for the critical midterm elections.

Sunday, September 5th  12:30 pm
Connolly HQ (11202 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22030; map, click here)

The stakes for the elections this fall couldn’t be higher. The American people have a choice before them. President Obama and Democrats in Congress have worked tirelessly to pull our economy from the brink of disaster, rein in the abuses of health insurance companies, and make pay more equitable between the genders.

This is an excellent opporunity to talk with your neighbors about committing to vote in the upcoming November elections. We’ll be meeting at 12:30 pm to hear Governor Kaine, get fired up and ready to go, canvassing in teams, then heading back to celebrate. Don’t forget to bring a friend to make a difference in your community.

Don’t like knocking on doors? We’ll also be phone banking, so if you have a cell phone and a charger, please bring them if you can!

RSVP on MyBO: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpfjrs

But it wasn’t all fun and games. In addition to the cake and singing, we had a phone bank, too and made 1,300 phone calls.  In case you missed here, here’s a quick video of the party!

Happy birthday, Mr. President!

Upcoming Team Alexandria Events:

Phone banking every Wednesday until election day, 6-9 pm
At the Alexandria Democratic Committee Headquarters
618 N. Washington Street, Alexandria
RSVP: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpf9pr

Canvassing on Saturday, Aug 28, Noon-3 pm
Meet at Barb’s house, near Huntington Metro
2701 Farnsworth Drive, Alexandria
RSVP: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpfgdm

Canvassing on Saturday, Aug 28, 4-7 pm
Meet at the Starbucks in Beacon Hill Shopping Center
6754 Richmond Highway, Alexandria
RSVP: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpfgd8

Canvassing on Sunday, Aug 29, 1-4 pm
Meet at Barb’s house, near Huntington Metro
2701 Farnsworth Drive, Alexandria
RSVP: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpfgdh

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