that we support Al Weed in his bid to defeat Virgil Goode. I can't stress this enough.

Thank you.

Gets to Congress and starts his plan for Bio-Fuels there will be some more rich people in Virginia. With Iowa farmers get a 20 percent return on investment there is no reason Virginia farmers cannot get the same.
Looking back to 1973 Virinia had no Wineries. Al started his Mountain Vove Vineard. Now in Nelson County alone there are 7 wineries and a Virginia legislature just bought land to start another winery.
As a private citizen Al Weed got more legilation passed in Virginia then Virgil Goode even thought possible. Virhil has one bill to his credit in the eight years in Congress and that bill was born out of the work set forth by Al Weed. Al did all the foot work and meetings and got the backing and support and all Virgil had to do was introduce it in Congress.
Here are some of Al Weed's accomplishments;

Business and Farming

  *Founder, Virginia's Oldest Winery, Mountain Cove Vineyards - 1973
  *President and CEO, General Wood Processors, Easley, SC 1980-81
  *Founding Partner, Weed & Crabill Public Accountants, Lovingston, 1976-1980
  Assistant to the Chair. & Dir. Arthur Lipper Corp.(Investment Bankers), N Y, NY 1972-73
  Assistant to the US Ex Dir. & Temporary Alternate Dir., World Bank, Wash. DC. 1970-72.
  President and Director, Nelson County Chamber of Commerce, 1974-77.
Director, Jeffersonian Wine Grape Growers Society, 1988-2002.
*President, Virginia Wineries Association, 1983-84, Director 1994-95.
Member, Virginia Agri-Business Council's State Advisory Committee, 1989-92.
*Member, Virginia Winegrowers Advisory Board (VWAB), 1990-96.
Member, Virginia Farm Bureau Wine and Grape Committee, 2001-present.
Author, Legislation to establish the funding for and operation of the VWAB, 1984.

National Security

  US Army Special Forces (Green Berets) with service in Viet Nam, 1965-66.
Command Sergeant Major for Special Operations Command, Europe, 1996
Retired from Special Operations Command, Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, VA, 2002
Contract trainer for airport baggage security personnel, 2002.

Conservation

  Member, Nelson County Comprehensive Plan Update Committee, 1993
  Member and Economic Committee Chair, T. Jefferson Sustainability Council, 1994-2000.
  *Founding President, Rural Nelson, 1999-2003.
  *Vice President, Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population (ASAP) 2002-present.
  Trustee, Virginia Land Conservation Fund, 2002-present

Community Leadership

  President and Trustee, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, 1976-80.
  *Founding President, Nelson County Tourism Council, 1992-94
  *Founding President, Nelson County Historical Society, 1975.
  *Charter Director, Nelson Jaycees, 1974-77.
  *Organizer and Chairman, Nelson County Summer Festival, 1991-94
  Chairman, Capital Fund Drive, Blue Ridge Medical Center, 1990-94.
  Member, Leadership Council, Virginia Tech College of Agriculture, 1995-pres.
  Trustee, Horizon Institute for Policy Solutions, 1998. President, 1999.
  Director, Nelson County Drama Foundation, 1996-1999.

Lay Leader

Senior Warden, Lay Reader, Trinity Episcopal Church, Oak Ridge, 1975- 2001.
  Chairman, Stewardship Committee, Episcopal Diocese of SW VA, 1990-92.
  Member, Standing Committee, Episcopal Diocese of SW VA, 1994-96.

Education:

  B.A., cum laude, Latin American Studies (With Highest Honors) Yale University, 1968.
  M.P.A., Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs, Princeton University, 1970

*Al was instrumental in the actual start-up of these organizations, often being the initial impetus and leader.  Al Weed hasn't just belonged, he's made things happen.

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