The "Paint the Town BLUE" Candidate Fundraising Gala is held every year in August and the funds raised go towards helping elect Mecklenburg County Democratic candidates. The 2025 gala will be held on Thursday, August 14, at 6:00 PM at The Palmer Building, 2601 E. 7th Street, Charlotte. Our theme this year is "Celebrate Our State" and we will be honoring Lt. Governor Rachel Hunt with the Doris Cromartie Award. The event is always fun and The Palmer Building will be the place to be on August 14! Get your tickets here.
The 2024 recipient of the Doris Cromartie Award was the Honorable Alma Adams, United States Congresswoman representing North Carolina's 12th District. Scroll down to see some of the great Democrats who attended last year's fundraiser.
Doris Cromartie Award
Charlottean Doris Cromartie was a Democratic woman who worked tirelessly during the 1950s and 60s on behalf of her party and Democratic women. Her efforts coupled with her advocacy for the rights of women and children led to a career focused on instructing corporations in civil rights law, equal employment, and child nutrition.
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Serving as the first ever President of the Democratic Women of North Carolina, her dream was to organize a Democratic Women's organization in each of North Carolina's 100 counties.
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This iconic champion of Democratic ideals serves as a shining inspiration to the Democratic Women of Mecklenburg County, and it is for this reason that we give our distinguished award her name.
2024 "Paint the Town Blue" Fundraising Gala
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