Recent activities of the Ward 6 Democrats include:
Accomplishments:
- This newsletter, launched in October 2017, which goes out bimonthly to more than 1000 subscribers
- Our volunteer growth - we've enjoyed steady recruitment and maintain a Google group with 150 subscribers for sharing opportunities
- Our successful biennial convention, at which we passed our newly revised bylaws and elected our 2019-2021 officers (Chuck and Rindi also recognized the DC High School Democrats, who provided the volunteers to staff the convention)
- Our ongoing Women of Ward 6 initiative https://www.ward6dems.org/women_of_ward6_honorees
- Our ongoing Get Out the Vote (GOTV) efforts
2019 Events:
- Salons with DC Councilmembers Phil Mendelson and Charles Allen
- Happy Hour with DC Attorney General Karl Racine
- Ward 6 Matters forum on education, co-sponsored with the Hill Rag
- 2019 election season GOTV kick off party
- Two successful GOTV postcard writing parties (so far) for the 2019 Virginia state elections
- Participation in "Volunteer Capitol Hill," an annual community volunteer outreach event at the Hill Center
- Participation in the Barracks Row Independence Day Parade
- Hosting two debate watch parties in July, one solo at Valor Brewpub, one in coordination with the DC DSC at Busboys & Poets
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