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These are the priorities which will require us to come together to ensure that our community continues to thrive and prosper.
• Albanian-American Community Center – I am working on establishing our own Albanian-American Community Center where we can hold community events, preserve our culture and language, provide a safe and educational place for our children to play and learn, and provide a soothing environment for our elderly to spend time and be cared for in their native language.
• Voter Registration Drive – I am a firm believer that the grassroots effort to register all eligible Albanian-Americans to vote is our path to better representation in government and a better future for our people. We need to make our voices heard and the best way to accomplish that is to ensure that all our brethren are registered to vote and become active in the political process, irrespective of their domicile in the United States.
• NBDC Political Club – Albanian-Americans need more integration into the political establishment. Our next stage of growth toward that integration should take place where we live and work. To that extent, we have created the NBDC Political Club to promote the interests of the community and raise awareness about issues important to us.
• Albanians for a Better New York (PAC) – In order to make a political difference, we need a political action committee (PAC) that can support and bring to the attention of elected officials the