Happy Anniversary! Throughout the day we'll be highlighting memories of last year's historic election. OFA Regional Field Director Peter Lesser shares his memory of Nov. 4th 2008. To share your story click here.
At 5:30 the call came in: "Get ready. We're sending every volunteer in Delaware County to Chester. Also, tell everyone in your office to go out and knock on doors."Feverishly, I grabbed a stack of maps and started circling streets. This was it, the last three hours of a two-year sprint to make history. Since 9:00 AM my office was filled with dozens of phone bankers. We had made over 10,000 phone calls so far, but it was time to hit the streets.The last couple hours of voting passed, the office was quiet--just me and a couple of volunteers remained. Finally our late night door-knockers came trickling back in, eager to check the internet and watch the results. Volunteers hunched over computers, clicking refresh over and over. "We won! We won!" Someone shouted. Chaos. "Where? Here?" "Yes! We won Pennsylvania!" More volunteers ran into the office, arms raised. Suddenly, I was exhausted, but smiling. All I could do was hug the nearest volunteer and find "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" on the stereo. Together, we had made history.- Peter Lesser, OFA Regional Field Director
