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College Democrats,

We are thrilled to announce that the CDA Service Week is finally here! Our Service Week takes place from April 10 – April 17, and we hope that all of our states and chapters have planned exciting community service projects for this week.

Community service is something all College Democrats should strive to do. Giving back to the community is one of the core components of public service, and a key part of the President’s agenda (check out his call to service at http://www.serve.gov/). Service is directly helping the people that need it most. It reminds us of why we became involved in politics in the first place.

College Democrats have already planned many interesting service projects. These include ...

Hey College Democrats,
I am thrilled to announce that the 2011 CDA Summer Convention (#CDA11) will be held in our nation’s capital on June 16th-19th at George Washington University!

This will not be your ordinary CDA Convention. In the coming weeks will be unveiling the exciting list of speakers, trainers, and unprecedented events that will be part of this year’s convention, which includes taking our convention to Capitol Hill.

I encourage you all to visit www.cda11.com to get up to date information about our convention!

I am so excited for the months ahead as we plan the best CDA Convention yet. See y’all at CDA’11!

Alejandra C. Salinas
President, College Democrats of America
(956) 337-0910
salinasa@collegedems.com

Last August, just a few weeks after being elected CDA President, I had the opportunity to introduce Chairman Tim Kaine at the DNC Summer Meeting in St. Louis. I was excited to introduce the Governor to our members and thank him for becoming a mentor to me during my time as an intern at the DNC.

I know I speak for all College Democrats when I say that we are in awe of Chairman Kaine and his hard work for the Democratic Party. We are inspired by his devotion to issues that affect students and young Americans and will be thrilled to have another advocate for young people in the Senate.

Governor Tim Kaine understands the importance of getting college students involved with the Democratic Party. As President of the College Democrats ...

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