One of the main reasons we fell in love with our terrific house that we bought in 2008 was because of the open floor plan that was designed for hosting parties. Being the political dorks that we are, we of course envisioned hosting big political events at our house. We moved into the house the week of the 2008 election and had our Democratic yard signs up before we even got the mezuzah on the door (mostly because the mezuzah was packed in a box). Our neighbors new that the Democrats have arrived on the street!
In 2009 we hosted a house party for a state rep candidate and this year we decided to go even bigger and use our home to raise money for our Congressional candidate, Gerry Connolly.
I'll admit, I was nervous that it wasn't going to pull together in time. I like to have things planned out in detail far in advance, whereas Brad is more of a "closer to the event" kind of planner (which drives me bonkers). I'm delighted to announce that our hard work paid off and the event was FABULOUS!
We had 40+ people in attendance with speeches by Congressman Gerry Connolly, State Senator George Barker, and our dear friend State Rep. Eileen Filler-Corn (first Jewish woman elected to the state legislature!). So far we have raised about $13,000 which was TRIPLE the goal that the campaign set for the event! Woo hoo!
Money is still pouring in online and we welcome ALL donations! The Wall Street Journal considers this race the bellwether race in the country - if Connolly wins, then the Democrats will keep the House. If Connolly loses....let's just say, I'm moving to Canada if Boehner becomes House Speaker. I shudder at the thought.
So, if you'd like to support our fundraiser and make a donation, just go to https://secure.swift-cpa.com/gerryconnolly/ and let us know that you made a contribution so that it can be counted as part of our event's fundraising. :) Every dollar makes a difference in this very competitive race.
BIG thank you to my amazing brother David who babysat for Sam in the playroom during the event. Several of our guests brought their kids and seemed to think that David was there to babysit their kids too! So, David started a terrific game of Little Tykes basketball game in the basement with 5 kids - what a great uncle! Congressman Connolly said that David was a mensch (how cute is that).
Here's hoping for a BLUE election day!
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