{"id":11744,"date":"2025-03-13T21:17:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T01:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/?p=11744"},"modified":"2025-03-13T21:18:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T01:18:03","slug":"two-blue-cities-celebration-april-5-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/?p=11744","title":{"rendered":"Two Blue Cities Celebration, April 5, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Two-Blue-Cities-Graphic-3-2025.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Two-Blue-Cities-Graphic-3-2025-1024x519.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Two-Blue-Cities-Graphic-3-2025-1024x519.png 1024w, https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Two-Blue-Cities-Graphic-3-2025-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Two-Blue-Cities-Graphic-3-2025-768x389.png 768w, https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Two-Blue-Cities-Graphic-3-2025.png 1269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please join us for the Manassas &amp; Manassas Park Cities Democratic Committee\u2019s <strong>2025 Two Blue Cities Celebration and Buffet Brunch, <\/strong>our oldest and largest annual fundraising and recognition event, on&nbsp;<strong>Saturday, April 5<\/strong>, from&nbsp;<strong>10am-noon<\/strong>, at the <strong>Greater Manassas Volunteer Rescue Squad\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/gmvrs.org\/hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John S. Hutton Jr. Event Hall<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/GMVRS+Hutton+Hall\/@38.7512955,-77.4827609,17z\/data=!4m10!1m2!2m1!1sJohn+V+Hutton+Jr+Hall,+GMVRS,+9322+Center+St,+Manassas,+VA+20110!3m6!1s0x89b65d1ac7948f47:0x1289a3784d2ad0f7!8m2!3d38.7513827!4d-77.4804768!15sCkBKb2huIFYgSHV0dG9uIEpyIEhhbGwsIEdNVlJTLCA5MzIyIENlbnRlciBTdCwgTWFuYXNzYXMsIFZBIDIwMTEwkgEbYXNzb2NpYXRpb25fb3Jfb3JnYW5pemF0aW9u4AEA!16s%2Fg%2F11jz8lx44x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">9324 Center Street, Manassas, VA 20110<\/a><\/strong> (near the Social Security office).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Two Blue Cities brunch fundraiser celebrates MMPCDC\u2019s outstanding Democratic elected officials and volunteer leaders, while raising the funds needed to help support our slate of Democratic candidates in the November General Election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The doors will open at 9:30 am, the brunch buffet will open at 10 am, and the program will start at 10:30 am.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s event will feature a silent auction of Democratic memorabilia, and Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) will deliver the keynote address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendees may also choose to participate in a 50\/50 cash raffle in support of our local candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy a generous brunch buffet and the fellowship of your Democratic friends and neighbors, while listening to a series of rousing speeches by a host of elected officials and 2025 election candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All Democratic local and state elected officials and 2025 election candidates representing Manassas, Manassas Park, or Prince William County will be invited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event Tickets<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Individual Tickets:&nbsp; $50<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; Two Tickets:&nbsp; $95<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; Four Tickets:&nbsp; $180<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; Eight Tickets:&nbsp; $350<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Two Blue Cities Sponsorship Levels<br \/>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp; True Blue (includes 1 ticket): $100<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; Blue Circle (includes 2 tickets): $250<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; Blue Star (includes 4 tickets): $500<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; Blue Champion (includes 8 tickets): $1000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Please RSVP by March 31, 2025<mark><\/mark> by paying online at our<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/tbc2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <strong>secure Act Blue page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>(<strong>Alternatively, you may mail your check payment to MMPCDC, P.O. Box 4041, Manassas, VA 20108<\/strong><mark> <strong>AND also RSVP to mmpcdc@gmail.com or 571-358-9893.<\/strong><\/mark>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-Two-Blue-Cities-Parking-Map-1024x791.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-Two-Blue-Cities-Parking-Map-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-Two-Blue-Cities-Parking-Map-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-Two-Blue-Cities-Parking-Map-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-Two-Blue-Cities-Parking-Map-1536x1187.png 1536w, https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-Two-Blue-Cities-Parking-Map.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Parking Directions for Hutton Hall<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>View Mike Beaty\u2019s wonderful photo albums on Flickr from our previous events on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mcbeaty\/albums\/72177720316045803\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">April 6, 2024<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mcbeaty\/sets\/72177720309644838\/with\/53032486240\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">July 8, 2023<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjzZxJp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">July 23, 2022<\/a>. Thank you, Mike!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Paid for and authorized by the Manassas &amp; Manassas Park Cities Democratic Committee. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate\u2019s committee. Contributions or gifts to MMPCDC are <strong>not<\/strong> deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Any federal elected official who attends this event will attend solely as our special guest and speaker. They will not solicit campaign contributions at this event, and no proceeds from this event will fund any federal election campaign.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Electeds-@-Two-Blue-Cities-Celebration-7-8-23-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Electeds-@-Two-Blue-Cities-Celebration-7-8-23-1-1024x423.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Electeds-@-Two-Blue-Cities-Celebration-7-8-23-1-1024x423.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Electeds-@-Two-Blue-Cities-Celebration-7-8-23-1-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Electeds-@-Two-Blue-Cities-Celebration-7-8-23-1-768x318.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Electeds-@-Two-Blue-Cities-Celebration-7-8-23-1-1536x635.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Electeds-@-Two-Blue-Cities-Celebration-7-8-23-1-2048x847.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Elected officials attending our July 8, 2023 event (Photo credit: Mike Beaty)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please join us for the Manassas &amp; Manassas Park Cities Democratic Committee\u2019s 2025 Two Blue Cities Celebration and Buffet Brunch, our oldest and largest annual fundraising and recognition event, on&nbsp;Saturday, April 5, from&nbsp;10am-noon, at the Greater Manassas Volunteer Rescue Squad\u2019s John S. Hutton Jr. Event Hall, 9324 Center Street, Manassas, VA 20110 (near the Social Security office). Our Two Blue Cities brunch fundraiser celebrates MMPCDC\u2019s outstanding Democratic elected officials and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,244,1],"tags":[59,245,435],"class_list":["post-11744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-committee","category-committee-fundraiser","category-mmpcdc","tag-committee-mmpcdc","tag-committee-fundraiser","tag-two-blue-cities"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":false,"total_views":0,"today_views":0},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11744"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11746,"href":"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11744\/revisions\/11746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}