All throughout the past few weeks, Rapid Response Teams across Missouri have been joining together to make calls every night. They are calling supporters of health reform and asking them to call their Senators and make their voices heard.
Here’s a report from Peter at an Independence phone bank last week:
“It is encouraging to see the dedication of these people, who, despite having committed to phone bank after phone bank, call after call, are reaching deep as we approach the final push for reform."
We've made over 850,000 calls to Congress since August, now we need your help to hit our goal of getting to one million. We are very close, but we need to help out Peter and all of the other thousands of volunteers who have been working so hard the past few months.
Help us reach deep as we approach the final push for reform, click on the link below to look up Senator McCaskill and Bond’s number and let them know you want to see them vote for health reform.
http://my.barackobama.com/RingInReform
Senator McCakill loves to hear from Missourians who call.
Dan Herman
Missouri State Director
One year ago, we did something special. We built an unprecedented grassroots organization statewide, and along with staff and volunteers, we celebrated then-Senator Obama's election on November 4th. That night, the President-Elect reminded us that "this victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance to make that change."
One year later we stand at the cusp of enacting real health insurance reform, and in part because of all the work that you have done since we kicked off this campaign for health reform on June 6, all those declarations we gathered throughout the summer, all the calls we made on October 20.
Come join us at an event near you to say thank you to all the volunteers that have put us this close to enacting real health reform. The kind of reform that will provide stability and security to Americans who have insurance, affordable options for those who don't, and lower costs for families, businesses and our country as a whole.
If you live in St. Louis come on out to our St. Louis Office Opening, and if you live in other parts of the state, you can find an event near.
Hope to see you tonight.
All across Missouri groups of volunteers are gathering together to join their friends and neighbors in calling for health reform.
Whether its students in Springfield, women in Webster Groves or doctors and nurses in Kansas City, we are seeing people of all backgrounds wanting to reach out and tell their story.
When asked what motivated her to participate in a Women-To-Women Time to Deliver Phone Bank, Michelle of South St. Louis County shared the story of her son with the other participants. Michelle's son, Tyler, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was only 18 months old. He has two years remaining on his father's health insurance before he is dropped from coverage. Michelle fears that insurance companies will not cover him down due to his pre-existing condition and as a result he will have to go through the rest of his life without health coverage.
She said "Given that he will not be able to be covered, and with health insurance costs rising for my husband and me, I know that as the greatest nation in the world, America can do better. It's important for me to come here tonight and speak with other women in Missouri, share my son's story, and let them know how important it is to my family, that health insurance reform is passed this year."
This afternoon, seniors gathered in volunteer Lisa's home in St. Louis County this evening to make calls to other senior citizens. Thanks to the work they have been doing, we have more than doubled our goal of finding 100,000 people to commit to calling their member of Congress today. With your help, we can make sure every Missourian who supports reform can have their voice heard.
If you have not called your representatives in Congress, you can do so by following this link:
http://my.barackobama.com/TTDCall
Congratulations Missouri!
With your help we've blown the goal of 100,000 calls out of the water. We are setting a new goal of 150,000 calls made or committed in a single day.
This morning we had volunteers meet at 9am at Afroworld in St. Louis. They had coffee and donuts waiting and started making calls to people in their community. Sheila, our Community Organizer who was leading the phone bank, called Senator McCaskill's office to thank her for her work on health reform, and said that her staff was very polite and supportive of all the people calling in.
We need everyone's help to hit this new goal. Come on out this evening to a phone bank near you.
http://my.barackobama.com/findtimetodelivereventnearyou
Good Morning Missouri,
We are very excited to be part of Organizing For America's National Time to Deliver Day of Action. Missourians are joining thousands of OFA volunteers all over the country in holding Time to Deliver phone banks; our goal, to find 100,000 people who can commit to calling their Member of Congress today and asking them to support real health insurance reform.
We have a lot of momentum as these bills make it through Congress, but now it is more important than ever that your voice is heard. Your representatives in Washington need to hear that it is time to deliver.
We'll be providing updates and stories throughout the day, so check back.
All across the state we've got our phone banks ready to rock and we're fired up! Are you?
Find a phone bank near you and come join us.
