OFA in northern Chester County, PA had to divide its forces over the weekend of July 10-12. Friday evening was the Blobfest in Phoenixville (honoring the movie “The Blob” which was filmed in part in Phoenixville). Saturday was the Rotary Club’s Ice Cream Festival in Coatesville.
A community festival is a goldmine of organizing opportunity. People are having fun and they bring their children along. Those are two good starting points for discussing healthcare reform.
The Ice Cream Festival featured the Lukens (Steel) Concert Band, Lukens Dixieland Band, and the Lukens German Band. (Lukens is the big steel mill in Coatesville and was a prime employer for the city for decades. My grandfather and father both worked there.) Also at the Ice Cream Festival were antique cars, crafts, face painting, food and, of course, ice cream. There were numerous non-profits there and some medical and dental services.
All this was fertile ground for discussion and gaining endorsements for the President’s three principles. Often, as soon as I mentioned health care reform, the person I was talking with would grab the pen and sign.
We need to convince the congressman who represents much of the area, Gerlach (R-PA), that our broken health care system affects the entire country, including those who put him in office.
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