Newsletter of the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club

Fall 2015i

Roxa11ne Persaud Wins Democratic I

Party Nomination or State Senate County Committee

Nominates Assembly Woman for State Senate

Sep!. 16, Canarsic, Brooklyn - Democratic Party county committee members voted unanimously to nominate Assemblywoman Roxanne Persaud the candidate for the State Senate scat in the 19th

Senatorial Di.-,trict at the Hcbn:w Educational Society in Canarsie. The seal was vacated by an eighteen year incumbent this past summer.

M<.,. Persaud. a freshman assemhlypcrson. brings to the table her experience. not only as a lawmaker. but as a neighborhood acti vist familiar with the needs and concerns or the people within the 1911

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Senatorial Distric1. A Canarsie resident. Ms. Persaud is a fonner president or the 691

" Precinct Community Council and a former Community Board 18 member. She had also served as a w mmissioner 0 11 the New York City Districting Commission and chairperson of NYC Redistricting Commission. Ms. Persaud is also lht· former cha1rpa:-.on of the Thomas Jefferson Club. 1\,1-,., Pcrsaud had hccn the registrar at St. Francis Collcgc for ma11y years. Other organizations she had hccn 1nrnh cd 111 include the Canarsic Lions Club (secretary). NY PD Citi7cns Police Academy. and :'\Y( · Office of Emergency Management -Community LmL·rgcncy Rcspon~e T cam Training Program. and Community A c tH111 Board of NYC Department of Yliuth and Community Dc, clopment.

Photo by Ian Gaynor

Democratic Senate candidate, Roxanne Persaud accepts her party's nom111ation at the Hebrew Educational Society in Canarsic on September 16th.

Upon winning her election to the Assembly last year. Ms. Persaud held the distinction of being the first Guyanese American and female assernblymember for th1: 59th A.O .. Should she win her State Senate scat this year, she will also hold the disti nction of becoming the first woman state senator for the 191h S.D ..

The general election will be hdd on Tuesday. NoYcmber 3rd. Ms. Persaud wi ll have a Republ ican challenger, so it i~ essential for Democrats to , otc on that Jay to keep the State Senate scat in Democratic hands. □

ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd ] Club Spotlight

JAI1\1E WILLIAMS Jaime Williams has been an active member of her

community for 0\'Cr 12 years. She has played a role in many orga111zat10ns m Canar~ie and Mill 13asm. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago. she came to the United States 111 1999. settling m New York City. A mother of three children. Ms. Williams has been mvolved m their educational need-; through her participation in their school PT As and parent's orga111zat1ons. Her youngest daughter. Cayenne. is a student at PS 203. her middle daughter Yvette currently attends Murrow High School and her oldest daughter, Brithney. 1s in her second year of Hunter College.

Jaime joined the Thomas Jefferson Club in 2006. As a student at Kingsborough College. she met our illustrious president. Henry Bolus who invited her to participate in the political process by involving her in our organization's many activities. Jamie has been a constant force in the affairs of our Democratic Club.

She has worked on every major political campaign we have been a part of since she joined us and has been chairperson of our Dinner/Dance committee. She has been involved in our membership drives and has always been a,ailable, even while raising three kids and attending college, eventually graduating with a Master's degree in Social Work from Fordham University.

Jamie has organized food drives for the College Opportunity to Prepare for Employment Program (COPE), an organization that assists battered women. who arc in shelters, gain their GEDs and employment. This program makes them better equipped to deal with their difficult situations. She has also planned and organized domestic v101cnce awareness programs and volunteered her time at battered women 's shelters, using her talents as a social worker to benefit these most unfortunate individuals.

Jamie Will iams is truly the epitome of what it means to be an active member of her community. She is a

member of the Canarsie Lions Club, and the 69tl' Precinct Community Council. She is a graduate and participant in the City's CERT program, which is a volunteer program to prepare for emergencies by aiding the police and fire departments when a crisis occurs in our community. She is also a member of the Mill Basin Civic Association and Community Board 18.

In 2007. Jaime founded Empowerment = Courage to Heal Inc., an organization devoted to raising awareness against domestic violence in the community. Jaime ·s experience includes over 8 years of counseling women and children victims of domestic violence. Her experience has allowed her to collaborate with faith-based. community and civic organizations to promote awareness about domestic violence. Jaime functioned as a liaison between the shelters and the community.

Following Super Stom1 Sandy. Jaime was employed by Catholic Charities to work in Brooklyn with disaster victims, particularly in Canarsie, Bergen Beach. Gerritsen Beach and Coney Island. Her perfonnance was so exceptional that her supervisors promoted her to area director for south Brooklyn catholic churches to assist pastors in providing outreach programs for their parishioners.

Jaime currently serves as the Chief of Staff to our own assembly member. Roxanne J. Persaud. c

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T J Club's 60th Annual Dinner

The Thomas Jefferson Club ·s 60th Annual Dinner Dance will be held on Sunday, November I st. 6:00 PM. at the El Caribc in Mill Basin. This year's honorees are Howard Fenstennan, Ingrid Lewis Martin. and our editor, Ian Gaynor. State Assemblyman Joseph Lento! wi ll receive the Bernard Catcher Memorial Award. The ticket price is S 130 per person and includes a cocktail hour and dinner. dessert. a live band, dancing, and brief speeches from some of your elected officials. The club relies on revenue from journal ads. so please purchase an ad. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Jean Joseph at (34 7) 234-3111 . Advertisements can be purchased by (ontacting Joel Cohen (7 18) 702-3584 or Jean Joseph C/O 9306 Flatlands A venue. Brooklyn NY 11236 and e-mailing Ads to TJDinncr08frvaol.com. Please make checks payable to the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club. o

UPCOMING EVENTS

Meetings are Thursday nights at the T J Club starting at 8 PM. All events are at 77 Conklin Avenue unless otherwise stated.

l, f T J Club Dinner ►• ~ Sunday. November 1st, 6:00 PM. $130 pp t El Cari be, 5945 Strickland Ave, Brooklyn

r General Election ~ Tuesday, November 3rd, 6 AM - 9 PM

Seddio Family Holiday Display Lighting Sunday, December 6th. 5 PM, !'lo fee 9306 flatlands A venue. Brooklyn

Holiday Party , Monday. December 14th. :\o fee, Hudson River Yacht Club L ~-IOI B;~gen Avenue, Brooklyn

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District Leaders

Frank Seddio Roberta Sherman

President

Henry Bolus

Council member

Alan Maisel

Assembly member

Roxanne Persaud

State Senator

John Sampson

Congress members

Hakeem Jefferies Yvette Clark

U.S. Senators

Charles E. Schumer Kristen Gillibrand

Editor

Ian Gaynor

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