It is fantastic to connect with the grassroots groups across New York that have helped elect Barack Obama President of the United States. While researching New York's 9th Congressional District I came across your group(s) and I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Bennett Baruch and currently, I am the New York State volunteer liaison at Organizing for America (OFA), where I am acting as a conduit between the folks in Washington D.C. Please forgive me if this is repetitive, but I think necessary for background. Our President, for the first time in history is building an organization to remain in contact with the 13 million+ volunteers/organizers that built a bottom-up engine across this great country, which elected him to the highest office. OFA is a vehicle for dialogue between the Legislative/Executive Branches and the American people - mobilizing and strengthening volunteer leadership. At its core, OFA is focused on electoral/legislative organizing, civic engagement and expanding the existing grassroots community to support President Obama. As a result of your previous commitments and willingness to make a difference in your community I would like to talk to you about organizing. If you are interested in hosting an event in NY's 9th Congressional District, please at your earliest convenience reply via email to: bennett.baruch@obamaalumni.com.Many thanks,Ben
-- Bennett BaruchVolunteer Liaison Organizing for America | New YorkRespect. Empower. Include.
Hello New Yorkers for Obama:
I hope you are as fired up as I am after President Obama’s address to congress the other night! Across the country and here in New York we are inspired by the President’s message and motivated to organize for change.
I wanted to introduce myself to those of you who I don’t yet know. My name is Bennett Baruch and I worked as a grassroots organizer on the Obama campaign. Just like many of you, I knocked on doors, made phone calls and held organizing meetings with teams of volunteers. Together we won this election.
I am excited to serve as New York’s Volunteer Liaison to Organizing for America and I'm thrilled to tell you that Organizing for America is up and running! OFA’s mission is to mobilize our grassroots movement in support of President Obama’s policies for change and to build on and strengthen that grassroots organization we have all built together. I am an unpaid volunteer (not an official OFA staffer) who has been asked to help coordinate our efforts here in New York with OFA’s national office.
I know that many of you are already utilizing the Obama network to organize in your communities. In New York, we held 198 house parties and collected 1,578 stories around the economic crisis. Your efforts helped pass the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act and your involvement will be critical to its success.
You can act today to support our economic recovery. We've put together an easy to use online tool to look up the phone numbers of your representatives who voted in favor of the economic recovery plan -- take a few minutes today to thank them for doing what's right.
Take a minute to thank the Senators and Representatives who supported the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and encourage them to continue working with President Obama to lift America out of this economic crisis. When you're done, report back to us about the calls you made.
Throughout the next weeks and months, I look forward to working with all of you to ensure that Organizing for America is successful here in New York. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or ideas as we continue to organize for change. Many thanks,Ben-- Bennett BaruchVolunteer LiaisonOrganizing for America | New YorkRespect. Empower. Include.
