Standing Room Only Candidate Forum Held In Clifton

May 12th, 2013
Left to Right: Justin Fairfax, Ed Deitsch, Aneesh Chopra, Jerry Foltz, Reed Heddleston, Ralph Northam, Jeremy McPike

Left to Right: Justin Fairfax, Ed Deitsch, Aneesh Chopra, Jerry Foltz, Reed Heddleston, Ralph Northam, Jeremy McPike

It was standing room only at the Candidate Forum 2013 on April 27th in Clifton. Wonderful to hear and meet our excellent Democratic primary candidates for Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General as well as our candidates for local House races.

Mark HerrngMark Herring (AG Candidate)

John Bell (Del Candidate)

Democratic Lt. Governor and Attorney General Candidate Forum

April 2nd, 2013

The Democratic Women of Clifton and the Democratic Women of Lake Ridge are very happy to announce that we will co-host a Democratic Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General Primary Candidate Forum.

WHEN: Saturday, April 27th from 3-5:30 PM

WHERE: Clifton Community Hall, 12641 Chapel Rd., Clifton, VA 20124

A Democratic Primary will be held in June to pick the Democratic candidates for statewide races for Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General.  All four of these candidates have confirmed they will participate in the Forum. This is great news and a wonderful opportunity for Democratic primary voters to hear from them all!

For Lieutenant Governor:  Aneesh Chopra and Sen. Ralph Northam

For Attorney General: Justin Fairfax and Sen. Mark Herring

Candidates for local House of Delegates races will also speak.

All Northern Virginia Democrats are invited to attend.

If you have questions please contact us at cliftonwomendems@aol.com

March 10th Meeting on the Environment: Global Climate Change and Energy Savings at Home

March 1st, 2013
Sunday, March 10th from 3 to 5 PM in the Clifton Town Meeting Hall DWC holds our annual meeting on the environment. We hope you will join us and bring your friends, family and your questions to this interesting and interactive program.

Our special guests will include Dr. Allan Hoffman, formerly Senior Analyst in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for the US Dept of Energy, and Mr. Jason Dispenza whose focus is energy efficiency at home through energy audits and upgrades. Both speakers welcome your active participation.
Our third interactive segment will be our Soap Box time. If you have something to share with the group or material for our Information Table please come and participate.
Dr. Hoffman will discuss the evidence for human-caused global climate change, the arguments of those who do not believe it is real, possible implications of a changing climate, and what can be done to alleviate or reverse climate change if it is accepted as real and there is political will to do so.
Mr. Dispenza will present success stories here in Northern Virginia of significant energy and cost savings realized with cutting-edge energy audit technologies and upgrades or the installation of alternative energy generation from solar technology. If you have a student interested in the “green sciences” and green collar careers bring them along as Jason is a great example of the future in this industry.

See you there.

Celebrating our 8th Anniversary and Looking forward to March

February 20th, 2013

The Democratic Women of Clifton celebrated our 8th Anniversary on Sunday, February 10th with a “Hats Off to Democratic Women,” honoring Democratic women who have made a difference.  See the article from the Connection here.

For our next General Meeting on Sunday, March 10th, we are pleased to have Dr. Allan R. Hoffman, formerly Senior Analyst in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy/U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), as our special guest to discuss climate change.  As usual, our meeting will be held at the Clifton Community Hall starting at 3 PM.  All Democratic women of Northern Virginia are invited to attend and bring family members and guests.

National Day of Service – Volunteer with Us!

January 8th, 2013

The DWC invites you to join us by participating in our National Day of Service Volunteer project on Saturday, January 19th.  Join us and get some fresh air and exercise as we clean up litter along our adopted section of Clifton Road.  We will start off a 2 PM.  Contact dwcevents@aol.com for details.   You do not have to be a DWC member to participate – all are welcome.

Annual Meeting Announcement

January 4th, 2013

The Democratic Women of Clifton (DWC) will hold our Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 13th at 3-5 p.m. at the Clifton Community Hall. Annual reports from each committee will be  presented.

Our program topic will be General Assembly Legislation 2013 and speakers will be Senators George Barker and Mark Herring  and Delegate Charniele Herring.

All Democratic women from Northern Virginia are welcome to attend.  For more information please contact us at cliftonwomendems@aol.com.  To become a DWC member, go to the Join Us page on our website for details and form.

Happy New Year

December 30th, 2012

As 2012 comes to a close, we wish everyone a very Happy and Healthy New Year.

Please check back here for more information on our next General Meeting on Sunday, January 13th from 3-5 p.m.,  where our local Democratic state legislators will discuss 2013 General Assembly legislation.

All Northern Virginia Democratic women are invited to attend.

The DWC Steering Committee

President Obama at Prayer Vigil for Connecticut Shooting Victims: “Newtown, You Are Not Alone”

December 19th, 2012

Click below for the video

President Obama Speaks at Newtown High School

Holiday Project Collections Continue

November 26th, 2012

Let’s help make this a memorable holiday season for those right here in Fairfax County who need our help!  We had a great turnout at our November18th General Meeting and collected many toys and donations for our Holiday Projects, described in a post below.  If you missed that meeting,  it is not too late…

We will continue with all of our Holiday Project collections for a few more weeks.  Toys, gift certificates for older children, and checks for the purchase of new coats will continue until December 10th, and grocery food gift cards for Our Daily Bread (ODB) will be accepted until December 31st.

Please continue to mail grocery store gift cards for ODB, gift cards for older children from Target or Old Navy, and checks  for the coat drive to DWC, P.O. Box 143, Clifton, VA 20124.  Checks for the coat drive should be made out to:  Firefighters and Friends to the Rescue. To arrange for unwrapped new toys to be picked up or dropped off, please contact us at cliftonwomendems@aol.com.

All donations are tax deductible.

Honoring our Vets

November 12th, 2012
From the White House Blog:
President Obama at Arlington National Cemetery

President Barack Obama delivers Veterans Day remarks at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama, Vice President Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden travelled to Arlington National Cemetery to honor our nation’s fallen warriors, veterans and military families. Before President Obama gave remarks, they laid a wreath to “remember every service member who has ever worn our nation’s uniform.”