ONLY 4 MORE DAYS UNTIL THE SEPTEMBER 9TH PRIMARY!
Only 4 days to go to either a NEW beginning or another rerun of the same ole politics. The polls will be open from 7am until 8pm. Make sure YOUR voice is heard! Come out and VOTE! Your vote DOES make a difference!Would like to note that the Washington Post and Washington City paper has also endorsed CHARLES WILSON (http://www.wesetthetone.com/) as the best candidate for the Ward 8 Council seat!
GO CHARLES!!!!!!!!!!
To donate to the Charles Wilson campaign please make a donation online at http://www.wesetthetone.com/ To volunteer either on phone banks or at the polls please email ward8forcharleswilson@gmail.com or charleswilsonhu@gmail.com
TOGETHER, WE CAN SET THE TONE FOR A NEW WARD 8!
Reminder about Mr. Wilson
Early Years
Charles is a proud Ward 8 resident residing in the Historic Anacostia Neighborhood. Born in Hampton Virginia on March 8, 1976 in a military family, Charles was raised around the world living and traveling to far away places such as the Philippines, Korea, Japan and Panama. He graduated from Largo High School in Largo, Maryland and completed his undergraduate degree in Accounting at Hampton University.
While enjoying the college experience, Charles discovered his passion for civic service. He was able to develop his leadership skills while serving as his class president for four consecutive years. After leaving Hampton, Charles continued his studies at the University of Baltimore School of Law. While a student at Baltimore, Charles continued to hone these skills while serving as the Student Bar Association President for two years. These two experiences made Charles realize that in order to bring the improvements that we seek in life, it takes people working as a team to achieve results.
Work Experience
Since graduating from law school, Charles has utilized both his business and legal background working for several of the Big Four Accounting firms performing consulting services on behalf of major corporations, government agencies and universities. His work includes performing internal control evaluation and business plan development. Working in this field, Charles is constantly working in the fast-paced, high-stress environment required to meet client deadlines.
Living in Ward 8
Charles has been a Washington DC resident for the past six (6) years. Immediately upon moving to the Ward 8 community, he became a part of the fabric of the neighborhood and actively engaged himself in helping it become the great community he believes we can be. In 2006, he co-founded the Historic Anacostia Block Association (HABA), a civic organization where both new and established residents work together to promote the welfare of the community (http://www.habainc.com/). Since its establishment, HABA, under Charles' leadership, spearheaded the effort that brought nearly $1,000,000 in grant money from the District of Columbia's Historic Preservation Office for residents to improve, upgrade, and beautify the facade of their homes. What Charles is most proud of is that he was able to help bring the various demographics of the community together to work to improve the quality of life.
HABA also likes to have fun by hosting social events such as community tours, Christmas Caroling in Historic Anacostia, and salsa and hand dancing lessons.
Charles is also an active member of the Anacostia Coordinating Council and the Ward 8 Democrats. He served as the Ward 8 Democrat's Corresponding Secretary last election cycle. He remains active by participating in the organization's fundraisers and monthly meetings.
As your next Council member, Charles has vowed to Set the Tone by:
advocating the interests of all Ward 8 citizens;
supporting the community's grass roots, civic, social and ANC organizations; and
highlighting the options we have in helping to decide on the local development of our community.
