The major parts of what we've undertaken has now made a world of difference in the way we operate as student Democrats. So far, we've gotten involved in Big City Farming in conjunction with the Kennedy for Indianapolis mayoral campaign and having been tasked to the undertaking of creating farms in abandoned lots. I want to say we did one weeks worth of work in 8 hours of one day. I am proud of that achievement and success, which has catapulted the College Democrat of UIndy, to the starting of new heights. We've also undertaken in building a park with KaBoom in conjunction with the Students for Melina group. That's two community services in one good year. Let's shoot for three or more this upcoming 2011-2012 year. I know we can do it. Let's make it happen.

We have now since March have become actively involved in local politics of Indianapolis and the greater Marion County. We began to work in volunteering with the Kennedy for Indianapolis campaign in phone banking, community service projects, and canvassing the neighborhoods for potential volunteers and supporters. I believe that this aspect of our involvement with politics and campaigning is paramount to the success of the campaign's for offices under our party banner. It allows us to perform our civic duty as citizens of not just one nation, the United States of America, but the bigger picture of what will allow democrats running for office and incumbents to stand a fighting chance of success in the Local Politics of Indianapolis and the state of Indiana. This is grassroots, and this is where and how all of the votes count.

I encourage the returning members and new members alike, to participate in this Mayoral Election and in the municipal election, so that we can bring back Democrat Candidate for Mayor of Indianapolis Melina Kennedy to the City County Council Building, in a successful volley from our efforts and that from all volunteers who have been busy hitting the streets and building momentum. I feel that she has been and is continuing to be the strongest candidate running against our Incumbent Mayor Gregg Ballard. I do feel that this is not enough, with a strong mayoral candidate, we need to ensure the success of our City County Council At-Large Candidates, John Barth, Leroy Robinson, Zach Adamson, and Pamela Hickman, and the respective City County Council Incumbents and Candidates. A unified government under Melina Kennedy, is what the city of Indianapolis needs in ensuring safer streets, more police on the beat in ensuring safer streets, a great plan for public transportation, but more than that, an improvement in our public education system. More importantly bringing jobs back to Indianapolis. So let us all challenge the status quo and bring a new era of leadership into the city of Indianapolis, and the greater Marion County.

In ensuring the continuing success of the College Democrats, I have proposed that we begin an alliance with PRIDE and the Black Student Association such as my predecessor Chris Jackson has done, in allowing us to become well represented in the party and in this city. I also propose that we ally with the Students for Melina group, in creating a strong coalition of Democrats in Indianapolis and the greater Marion County. This is what I believe is the step in the right direction and in achieving a fair loyal opposition against the Republican party. We need all of the support we can get in the coming days. Let us become the beacon of the light for many Democrats and lets take to the streets in electing our leaders to office by getting the vote out.