Meet Susan …
Susan is a retired homemaker from Lock Haven, PA. While she is concerned with a number of issues in the upcoming election, she says that what really draws her to Barack is “that he appeals to young voters who have been sitting back” in recent elections. She also “really enjoyed the matching donation program,” which is what first drew her to donate to the campaign…
I had never seen that before… It makes you feel like your small donation goes a little further… and then you don’t just donate, you get a note back that shows there are lots of other people out there wanting to give, even if it’s just a little bit.
Susan is a mother and a grandmother, and told me that her 10 year old granddaughter is a big Obama supporter who is “very interested in the election.” Susan's entire family drove thirty five miles to see Barack speak at State College today.
Meet Diana . . .Diana has taught at public schools in Cleveland, Ohio for 18 years. As a techer, she's very concerned with what has happened to our education system over the past seven years, particularly with No Child Left Behind…
Children have been overtested. You can see the frustration in their faces … they’re not getting the help that they really need. What it's doing is showing them what they lack, rather than what we can do to give them the resources to actually improve.
Diana is also worried about the economy and how she’ll be able to make ends meet, but she sees Barack Obama as an individual who can make needed changes …
This nation has been so bruised, it's time for Americans to pick themselves back up again… to do the things that we do best. And Barack Obama is that type of person. He can bring us new ideas …
In this election, Diana believes that we need to pick a leader who can mobilize the nation to fix our problems — in education, the economy, and elsewhere. To read Barack's plan to reform No Child Left Behind and expand educational opportunities for all children, click here.
And if you feel inspired, as Diana and Susan were, to help make these ideas reality, please consider donating and sharing your own story. If you make your donation by 11:59 pm EST on Monday night, you could win the chance to share it at "Dinner with Barack."
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