Today in front of Flint's City Hall, representatives of the Flint Police Officer's Association officially endorsed Dayne Walling for Mayor of Flint.

"In light of the recent tragic shootings that have plagued the city, their endorsement and their confidence in my ability to be a strong and effective leader on the issue of public safety means a lot."--Dayne Walling

Please click the video below to watch footage of today's endorsement.

Dayne spent part of Sunday afternoon watching the games at Berston Field. Berston is another great spot in Flint that continually gives back to the community.

Dayne and the Walling for Mayor team hosted a picnic in Broome Park on Saturday. It was a great day to be out in one of Flint's magnificent parks. Thanks to everyone in the neighborhood that came out to spend the day with us.

Why are you running for Mayor?

I was born and raised in Flint and I know we can do better than this. I was blessed to have a great education through the Flint public schools. Today, I live in Flint with my wife and two young kids as do my parents and my grandmother and it's just not right for a place to have the kind of suffering and the lack of opportunity that Flint does now.

Flint has a strong history of change. A century ago Flint changed the world by putting it on wheels. Eighty years ago we changed the world again when workers banded together for the right to bargain in their own interests for respect and economic justice. I know that working together we can change Flint again. We can create good paying jobs in the city, strengthen our neighborhoods, and ensure every student has a great school from pre-school through graduation.

Flint is fortunate to have a strong tradition of block clubs and neighborhood organizations. Dayne Walling knows that these groups play a vital role in working for positive change in our community. He recently attended a ward 5 meeting where public safety, overgrown lawns and city parks, and ways in which the community could reuse school buildings were discussed. Dayne attended the Neighborhood Coalition Meeting at the Northside mini-station this week where the focus was on ways to hold the Land Bank accountable for its properties and ways to diversify Flint's economy. Dayne also attended a block club meeting at the corner of McClellan and Proctor where the neighbors were very concerned with the abandonment of Civic Park, neighborhood code enforcement, and the city finances.

Dayne is going to need every one's help to work for real change in Flint. Block club and neighborhood association leaders will be encouraged to also be leaders in Dayne's Neighborhood Action Teams. The Neighborhood Action Team's mission will be to address the concerns specific to each ward of the city by organizing existing city workers into teams accountable for improving our community through collaboration and joint planning.

Block Club leaders are encouraged to call the Walling for Mayor office at 233-9190 and schedule a time to meet with Dayne to share your plans and concerns for your neighborhoods.

Did you know that Dayne is on your radio?

"Working Together with Rhoda Matthews and Dayne Walling" is on every Saturday morning at 9:30am on WFLT 1420am, the best variety of gospel. Each week Dayne and Rhoda take live calls from their listeners and discuss issues important to the citizens of Flint.

This week their topic is neighborhood revitalization and their guest will be Gregory Eason who is working with Dayne on strategies for master planning and public safety.

Live questions will be taken during the show by calling 810-239-5733

Previous topics have included youth activities, education, and how we all can work together for change in Flint.

Email questions can be sent in ahead of time to workingtogether2009@gmail.com

Join the Walling Team as we work toward change in Flint by highlighting and showcasing some of Flint's best musical talent. On July 10th, stop by the Lunch Studio, located at 444 S Saginaw St, at 7pm during the Greater Flint Arts Council sponsored Downtown Art Walk, for a FREE concert and a chance to speak with Dayne Walling and the rest of the Walling for Mayor team. Bands TBA.

Carrie Walling would like to invite you to a voter-to-voter letter writing party on Monday, June 29th from 7-9pm at the Central Walling Campaign Headquarters (940 S. Grand Traverse St.).

Please bring your friends and neighbors. We will also be doing some voter-to-voter phone banking too. Snack and beverages will be provided. Everyone is welcome. We hope to see you there.

The Walling for Mayor campaign now has three offices around the city. Visit our Central office at 940 S. Grand Traverse, our 4th Ward office next to Angelo's on Franklin Ave., or our 5th Ward office at 834 Welch Blvd. to learn more about Dayne's Opportunity for All Plan and to find out how you can work for change in Flint.

This weekend the Walling for Mayor team focused on Flint's 4th and 7th wards this weekend. We met lots of great new supporters and covered a lot of ground. Thanks to all the volunteers that gave their time and energy to the campaign this weekend. Just six weeks to go until the August 4th general election.

Dayne and the Walling for Mayor team took part in yesterday's Juneteenth Parade in downtown Flint. The parade began in Max Brandon Park and went over to Riverbank Park where there was live music, vendors, and a movie screening. It was great to see so many people celebrating freedom in Flint.

Dayne was at the Flint Farmers' Market this morning as a guest on Peter Banwell's Good Stuff radio show on 1470 am.

The Market is one of Flint's ongoing success stories that just keeps getting better. Today is "Taste of the Market" day. Click here for a list of all of today's great events at the market.

Join Dayne Walling and the rest of the team this evening for the Juneteenth Parade. Juneteenth is a newly sanctioned state holiday for the celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation and African-American Independence. The celebration begins at Max Brandon Park with activities beginning at noon. A Parade starts at Max Brandon Park at 5:30 and goes to Riverbank Park Downtown Flint where there will be a celebration with live music, vendors, a movie screening and more. We hope to see you there!

Dayne Walling wants to bring positive changes to all of Flint's neighborhoods. Here are the first steps he proposes to get our city moving in the right direction.

The campaign trail is often full of surprises--some of them are even fun. Dayne was out going door-to-door in Flint's 9th ward on Monday when he was invited to play a quick game of basketball with some supporters. Thanks to all the fellas on Aitken St. for the game.

The Walling team wants to know - Why do YOU support Dayne? Send us a short video telling us why you support Dayne's campaign for mayor and the winner will receive a FREE t-shirt and lunch with Dayne! We will be accepting admissions now through June 27th and will announce the winner on June 29th . All submissions will be compiled into a larger video that we will put on the website. We look forward to hearing from you!

Please send videos to our email, votewalling@gmail.com

The Walling for Mayor team went door-to-door in almost every ward of the city this weekend (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th).

Thanks to all of our dedicated volunteers that make weekends like this possible.

Today the Walling for Mayor team is proud to announce that the new campaign office on Welch Blvd. is open and ready to work for change in Flint. Today's grand opening was attended by over 50 folks from all parts of the city. Thanks to everyone that could make it out today.

The grand opening was celebrated in song by local singing sensations The Ishmel Sisters (Jarinne, Jashanna, and Janel). They filled the new office with glorious harmony as they sang for the crowd. The Ishmel Sisters will soon share their songs at the NAACP Centennial Convention in New York City. Grand opening attendees took up a collection to help them on their trip and we collected over $100. If you would like to help them on their journey, donations can be made to The C.H.A.N.G.E Foundation, 414 West Ridgeway Ave, Flint, MI 48505-6103.

After a lot of hard work, we are officially opening up our Welch Office location! Join us this Saturday from 11am-1pm at 834 Welch Blvd. There will be some exciting announcements and refreshments. Stick around after 1pm for door knocking and phone banking from the new location.

Today, community leader and former mayoral candidate Greg Eason endorsed Dayne Walling for mayor. In addition to Eason, former State Representative Vera Rison spoke in support of Walling.




During the primary Eason was a strong advocate for change. Eason cited several reasons for his endorsement of Walling.


"During the primary, Dayne and I got a chance to know each other and we share many of the same values, perspective, ideas and a commitment to real and positive change for Flint. His ideas on how we can strengthen our neighborhoods, attract business investment and jobs, reform city government, ensure a fair and equitable distribution of resources to all communities, encourage entrepreneurship and support our current business community, develop strong and meaningful partnerships and collaborations with the non-profit community, diversify our local business economy, create a public safety plan, establish a grants department, repair and re-establish critical partnerships with city council and other county, state and federal officials, ensure fiscal accountability and create a comprehensive master plan to better meet the challenges of the 21st century were key reasons why I believe he is the best choice for mayor" said Eason.

For the full text of Eason's remarks click here.


"I am proud to have Greg's endorsement today," said Dayne Walling. "Clearly, Greg is someone who understands the challenges that we face as a community and the need for us to work together to change how Flint works."



Continued Walling, "I'm also humbled by Vera Rison's very kind and heartfelt words. She's has been a strong leader in this city and fully understands where we have been and where we need to go to live up to our full potential."

Thanks to everyone who came out to the 4th Ward neighborhood picnic this Saturday! We enjoyed getting to meet more members of the community and hearing about your hopes for Flint. We will be hosting more picnics like this throughout the summer, so don't forget to check back to see when we will be in your neighborhood!

I can't say yet what the announcement will be on Wednesday, but I can say that it's an important piece of our Working for Change campaign and it will be a real world example that working together we can change Flint.

The Walling for Mayor team will hold a fundraiser on Thursday, June 11 from 5:oo to 7:30pm at Blackstone's Pub and Grill (531 S. Saginaw St.). There will be complimentary appetizers. Suggested donation of $50, but all are welcome. Please contact Barbara Bye at 248-613-2916 for more information.

This week the Class of 2009 at Central, Northern, Northwestern, and Southwestern Academy and other public, private and charter schools in Flint will participate in commencement ceremonies. Congratulations to all the graduating Seniors and their families for reaching this milestone of hard work.


In each school there are outstanding stories of academic and athletic achievement, community of involvement, and pursuance to overcome life's challenges. Here are just a few:


Central Senior Tiana Crayton-LaGrone was awarded the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship. Crayton-LaGrone was one of only 23 students from across the state to receive this scholarship. She is also Central's fifth Gates Millennium Scholarship recipient in the last four years.


Southwestern Academy Senior Sherelle Bell-Brown overcame many life challenges to not only graduate, but attend college. Bell-Brown's mother struggled with drug addiction that caused Bell-Brown to live in multiple foster homes over the course of 7 years. At 15 she became a teenage mother. However, through all of those challenges Bell-Brown never gave up on the dream of making a better future for herself and her young child. This fall she will be attending Grand Valley State University.


Although not all were Seniors, the Sisterhood Club of Flint Northern none the less showed a mature commitment to the community by coming together for positive activities. The group formed a weekly book club, made 40 Easter baskets for pediatric patients at Hurley Medical Center, and will be mentoring income Freshman in the fall.

Although today's bankruptcy announcement was not a surprise, its impact on Flint families was no less significant. There will be many difficult discussions around dinner tables tonight and we must work together as a community now more than ever to persevere in these challenging times. My hope is that this bankruptcy process will move as quickly as possible and that a stronger and more viable GM emerge at the end and that Flint will continue to be a place of significant production for one of America's largest companies.

I continue to ask the Obama that administration reexamine our existing trade policies that have created so many of the obstacles for our auto industry. It is unfair to continue to ask workers and their families to make sacrifices if we are unwilling to simply ask our trading partners to participate in fair trade.

Dayne Walling

It was a very busy weekend for the Walling for Mayor team. In just two days the team went door-to-door in Flint's 1st, 4th, 6th, 8th, and 9th wards. Next weekend we are planning a big push in ward 8. If you would like to join the team as we share Dayne's plan to bring change and opportunity to Flint, please give us a call at 810-233-9190.


Dayne with supporters in Flint's 1st ward.

Saturday, June 6th from 7pm-9pm at Cathy Lancaster's home. Please call (810) 813-2848 or email catlancaster@gmail.com to RSVP and to get directions.

Bring your Christmas mailing lists and address books and be ready to write your family, friends and neighbors for their support to elect Dayne Walling as Mayor of Flint.

If you have stamps, notecards or stationary, please bring those along as well. Wine and cheese will be provided.