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Successful “Summer Fun in the Sun” Picnic with the Albemarle Dems (7/30/23)

Posted on August 10, 2023

photo of people sitting at picnic tables listening to speeches75 people turned out on July 30 and did have a lot of fun… and got to hear good, short speeches from most of our local candidates!

The Albemarle Dems were super well-organized and had everything running smoothly and brought plenty of good food; thank you Karen Combs and crew!

John McLaren coordinated getting gas grills (thanks to Rodney Beard and Jules Tatum for providing the equipment and transportation) and Martha Donnelly (game buyer extraordinaire), Emily Little, and Dan Doernberg organized the games, with cornhole provided by Josh Throneburg and Jason and Tom Vandever.

Erin Monaghan took the games and miscellaneous other things to our storage locker for the next picnic (everyone said we should do this again, and hold more joint events with Albemarle!).

 

photo of Creigh Deeds speaking and holding a microphone wearing informal shirt and slacks

Creigh Deeds

 

Photo of Amy Laufer wearing a white blouse and blue skirt and sunglasses at the picnic

Amy Laufer 

Albemarle County Board of Education candidate Allison Spillman wearing her campaign t-shirt at her booth under a tent
Allison Spillman

 

Photo of Lloyd Snook, Sheila Haughey, and Madison Cummings at the Albemarle+Cville Dems Picnic 20230730
Lloyd Snook, Sheila Haughey, and Madison Cummings

 

Dems standing in the food line at the Albemarle+Cville Dems Picnic 20230730
The food line

 

Photo of grill cooks Lewis Combs and Rodney Beard making meat and plant-based hamburgers at the 20230730 picnic
Grill cooks Lewis Combs and Rodney Beard

 

Photo of Tom Vandever and Brian Pinkston at the Albemarle+Cville Dems Picnic 20230730
Tom Vandever and Brian Pinkston

 

Photo of Karen Combs wearing a blue "Get Vocal Vote Local" T-shirt at the Albemarle+Cville Dems Picnic 20230730
Karen Combs

 

Photo of Carrson Everett wearing sunglasses and a blue "Get Vocal Vote Local" T-shirt at the Albemarle+Cville Dems Picnic 20230730
Carrson Everett

Photo of Dems at the at the Albemarle+Cville Dems Picnic sitting around before the speeches began

 

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