Jim is a part of Southern Utah for Obama. He started the group in May when he realized there wasn’t as much volunteer support in Utah as he had hoped. At his first steering committee meeting, Jim and other volunteers conducted voter registration while learning how to organize and act as a group.
We’re organizing voter registration efforts, but this Unite for Change barbeque will be our first real event. And I suspet we’ll do very well.We’ve called about 400 people directly, emailed at least 350 more and are bracing for an interesting day. Typically, a local Democratic meeting gets five or six people. We’ve been getting 20-plus at our meetings and encountering a great deal of interest.It’s my intention at the barbeque to mostly have a good time. We’ll have a DJ, games, and food. Local Democratic candidates will also be present.But really, what I hope to accomplish is to build camaraderie in order to reinforce the group dynamic in a social setting. Then we can get back to our organizing and we'll have spent some fun time together. I think the event is important because it's an opportunity for like-minded people to come together. We're a minority here in southern Utah and this provides a rare opportunity to mingle. As for outcomes I hope to solidify our team and add new members.
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