Every Monday, we'll be featuring some of the best grassroots events from the previous week. We want to highlight your creativity, enthusiasm and hard work. After you host an event, make sure to let us know how it went!This movement is built on the efforts of everyday Americans working to unify their communities and bring about the change that we all seek. Here's a snapshot of what was happening across America this past week:Jamaican Food Fundraiser: Kathy from Forest Hills, NY raised $700 at what she describes as "an old fashioned afternoon house party." She served up a tasty menu of Jamaican food, including curry chicken, island-style pulled pork mini-sliders, red cabbage slaw, pineapple salsa and bread pudding.As a former Hillary supporter herself, she said she was able to convince many Hillary supporters in attendance to join the campaign. After the success of her first event, Kathy is excited to host another one in September, this time with Mexican food.HIV/AIDS Walk: Roughly 30 Bay Area supporters marched as part of the official Obama team at the annual AIDS Walk San Francisco, and many other supporters were spotted in the crowd wearing Obama gear as well. Chants of "Yes We Can" and "Fired Up, Ready to Go" at times would erupt from the phalanx of marchers as they snaked through Golden Gate Park. The official Obama team raised nearly $3,000 for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, showing this campaign is about more than just politics.A separate volunteer crew milled around the crowd of 25,000 attendees, handing out campaign literature and registering more than 50 voters. Thanks to Doug from San Francisco and Susan for putting this together.New Orleans Service Trip: Lynn of Miami, FL met with fellow Generation Obama young professionals in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans to continue the ongoing efforts to restore the area. "We worked with the Episcopalian Diocese of Louisiana on a home in the Lower Ninth Ward that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina and has had no repairs in the nearly three years since the storm hit. There were fifteen of us who spent the day hanging sheetrock for the ceilings and walls (with varying degrees of success!)."Political Comedy Night: More than 20 supporters laughed the night away to the jokes of a several professional political comics supporting Barack. Michael in New Jersey put together the event, and he explained that he believes "laughter is the best means of spreading the values and ideals of liberalism, as well as getting more people engaged in the process by breaking down the complex issues into a humorous form."Voter Registration at Batman Premiere: Sporting a child-sized Batman costume with a "Yes We Can" shirt covering where it ripped, 6'1" Grady of Baco Raton, FL attracted the cheers, laughs and smiles of young voters in line to see the blockbuster movie. He was joined by eleven volunteers who together registered 35 voters."We knew that the theatre would be alive with young adults and teens who have yet to register to vote and we made it our duty to register them all. We are stationed in Boca Raton and the population here is already mostly registered, so often we have to think outside of the box when it comes to registering new people." Also, this past weekend thousands of supporters gathered in their homes to discuss the issues at Listening to America Platform Meetings. At the end of the meetings, attendees draft their policy papers and submit it to our Policy Review Committee where they will be considered for incorporation into the 2008 Democratic Platform.These meetings will be taking place in homes across the country through July 27. Sign up to attend one, if you haven't already. And check back to the Obama HQ Blog as we post more about the results of many of these meetings.Feeling inspired now? Plan your own event!
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