Vote ELISE

From September 11 through September 20, Huthmaker Violins Shop of Duluth hosted a French Violin Exhibit which featured eight French luthiers or stringed instrument makers and bow makers.  The event launched Saturday morning via a concert by the Duluth High School Orchestra followed by a Saturday night concert whereby Duluth’s local violinists and cellists gave a stellar performance.

Elise had the privilege of meeting Hans Nebel, a French violinmaker, and his lovely wife, Inge. She looks forward to other history-making events such as this that will continue to advance the City of Duluth as a Fine Arts Destination City.

“I have a great appreciation of the fine arts today because during the late 1960’s I was exposed to the fine arts talent of my immediate family at an early age,” said Elise. ”Mom was a violinist and artist (oil paintings), and my brother was an aspiring classical pianist– then there was my father’s love for country music; so you might say I had the best of both worlds—classical and country. When I heard about the French Violin Exhibit, I knew this was one event I did not want to miss.”

Elise and campaign volunteer Janice Polack attended the Freedom Rally at Killer Creek Harley Davidson in Roswell on Thursday.  The event was a kick-off to the 9/12 Project and events occurring in Washington, DC.

At the rally, Elise extended an invitation to Karen Handel, candidate for Governor of Georgia, to join her for the Duluth Fall Festival during the last weekend of September.

On Wednesday, Elise was selected to serve as an alternate member of the “Engage Gwinnett” committee, where she will take part in a six-month series of meetings to review county government demographics, economic trends, infrastructure plans, and other budget-related information. At the conclusion of the process, the committee is expected to make recommendations about future service levels and revenue generation.

The first Engage Gwinnett committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 8 at 8:00 am.

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On Wednesday, Elise attended the City of Duluth Legislative Breakfast at City Hall with elected officials, key city staff members, State Representatives and Senators and candidates for city elections.

The meeting was very informative, covering budget overview and legislative concerns as well as highlighting Duluth citizens’ involvement in the public process through the Citizens Budget Committee, Mayor’s Advisory Council, the Citizens Police Academy and Buford Highway Corridor Study Committee, among many others.

Said Elise, “The city of Duluth truly lives up to it status as a City of Excellence and Ethics.”

To make it easier for Duluth voters to follow the progress of her campaign, Elise has launched a Twitter page at www.twitter.com/EliseWhitworth/. Subscribe to the very popular,  free service where you can even have Elise’s updates forwarded to your cell phone!

The Gwinnett Daily Post reports that Elise has qualified for Post 3, the position formerly held by Jim Hall who has decided not to seek reelection. Elise will be challenged by two other contenders.