Creigh Deeds Community Breakfast:The Politics of Promise

This morning I had the opportunity to attend the Creigh Deeds community breakfast at Fifth Baptist Church. Among the many supporters that attended were Pastor Marilyn Heckstall, Delegate Delores McQuinn, Senator Donald McEachin, Delegate Joseph Morrissey, Pastor Tyrone Nelson, Senator Henry Marsh III, Pastor Dwayne Whitehead, Senator Creghe Deeds, and last but not least Delegate Jennifer McClellan. The breakfast was commemorate and display Senator Deeds campaign for Governor. The event was jam-packed full of information on the goals, values, and initiatives of Senator Deeds' campaign. All of this was exactly what I expected of this event. What I did not expect was the highlight speech of the day to come from someone other than the man of the hour. This suprise came in the form of a speech entitled "What it means to be a Democrat" from none other than Delegate Jennifer McClellan. What struck me beside the passion she displayed in here speech and how personable she was is that she touch on the subject of what it means to serve. She stated that "Society is only as strong as it's weakest member". She spoke about how our budget priorities should not hurt those that are hurting the most the least. Delegate McClellan really showed how personable she was when joking with the audience stating "I'm not a morning person. So it takes a special person to get me up at 6am".Which brings me to the final highlight of the evening. To cap the breakfast off we recieved a pasionate speech by Senator Creigh Deeds. The highlight of speech was a qoute that sums up how he feels about the changes that need to be made in our community, "Your either all in, or not in at all". Senator Deeds also spoke about his plans to bring more jobs and higher education opportunities to Virginia. As I sat back absorbing the roar of the crowd, the passion in Senator Deeds voice, and the goals he has set in place,I found myself amazed that this man went from a young man who didn't have much to a symbol of hope for our community. Its safe to say he just might have my vote.
-Solomon 'Solo' Williams

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Verizon Read Across America 4/14/09

The Verizon “Read across America” program proved to be a true ray of sunshine on what turned out to be a rainy Tuesday after noon. My videographer/Verizon volunteer, Operadella Williams, and I had the pleasure of hanging out with the students of Maymont elementary school as they chose from a sea of books donated by the Richmond-metro branch of Verizon. Just seeing all of their bright students and their smiling face took me back to elementary school when my biggest problem was which way to go when we were let out for recess. Throughout the day, we picked a select group of students from each class pre-h through 5th grade to ask a few question on what they felt about reading. I asked Marquesha, a member of the Maymont Elementary 3rd grade class, why she picked “Promise for Kids” as her choice to read. Her response “….Because you read it and you have to promise [things] to yourself”. That statement right there shows me that today’s children will be just fine, even in the midst of the current recession, global warming, possible wars, and all the other problems we face. For more info on other upcoming events Club Kool Magazine will be at email: SoloInternational1@gmail.com or leave a comment on this post.