Almost 200 Lakeview neighbors joined to hear Barack Obama’s nomination acceptance speech
Written by Miriam Carey
When the Chicago Lakeview Neighbors for Obama social committee first met about six weeks ago to decide on what we could do to get the word out in Lakeview, our goal was simple: Create a neighborhood buzz about the campaign, and host a few simple events where neighbors could mingle and find out more about Barack Obama.
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A critical part of any political campaign is getting people registered to vote. Please join Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, the Lakeview Neighbors for Obama '08, and Young Chicago Lakefront on April 28th at 10 am for a registrar training session by the City of Chicago.
The event will take place at John Barleycorn and is free of charge. See link for details.
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The Lakeview Neighbors for Obama '08 voter registrar training will by held on April 28th at 10am at John Barleycorn. We are looking for 8 volunteers to work the sign in/info table, set up, and clean up. Please contact me if you would like to volunteer.
Because our group is helping host this event, it would be great if we had a strong showing. Please sign up for the event here. When RSVPing, please provide your name and address for City of Chicago verification.
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BOWL *O* BAMA: Bowl for the Goal '07 went off without a hitch. On a sleepy Sunday night we had 25 people show up ready to have some fun. The costumes ranged from 'Britney Spears' to the 'Beauty School Drop Outs' with many opting for the latest costume = streetwear. :)
As for bowling I'm not sure if anyone kept score but Obama came up a winner! We were able to raise over $400 and it was promptly sent over to Obama's office to EXCEED his first quarter fundraising goal.
Check out my page over at Webshots to see photos of the event. For a hefty donation to Obama, I will remove your photo:
Attendees:
Kim Walz, YCL
Duane Hill, LNO
Jason Carlysle, LNO
Michelle Peterson, LNO
Shannon Connor, LNO
Nick Schilligo, LNO
Danielle Bright, LNO
Sarah Squires, LNO
The goal of deputizing our group as voter registrars is to maximize our visibility as an Obama group while increasing voter turn-out. The Deputy Voter Registrar class is taught by officials from the city clerk's office to a certified group. Our organization is not certified so I approached Kim Walz from Young Chicago Lakefront (a Democratic organization) to see if her group was be willing to team with ours on the proposed event. She was more than willing.
1. During the meeting we determined that the event will fall on April 28 or May 5 depending on the availability of keynote speakers. Possible speakers are Rep. Jan Schakowki, Sen. Dick Durbin, Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Another option is someone from the Obama campaign.
2. The event will be held at 10am in the upstairs space at John Barleycorn at no cost. Refreshments will be provided.
3. We estimate that 200 people will attend the event. This is based on a large turnout from our group (Lakeview Neighbors for Obama) and outreach to other Obama groups through barackobama.com. Lisa Walz is going to invite her group (Young Chicago Lakefront) and extend an invitation to DFA (Democracy for America).
4. We discussed strategies for voter registration drives and the possibility of teaming up with Kim's group for future registrations.
Other Items:
1. Kim Walz has offered the 44th Ward Democratic office for our group's use.
2. Kim Walz is putting together an organization and website called 'Generation O' which will be an Obama volunteer group for young people. She plans on sending her group to Iowa for the primaries and hopes our organization will join her.
3. Kim Walz and Sarah Squires discussed visibility events in conjunction with the marathon and other races.
4. Kim Walz and Sarah Squires also discussed the possibility of doing Obama shirts together with our group.
Thank you,
Duane P. Hill
