Last night, thousands of Bostonians braved the freezing weather, filling up the Park Plaza Castle for Boston's big Countdown for Change.
One student, Justin from Brandeis, arrived only to find he'd be sharing the stage with Barack Obama himself. Here's the letter he wrote in today to share his experience:
As head of Brandeis SFBO and one of the student hosts of the Boston Countodwn to Change tonight, I was pleasantly surprised to arrive at the venue and be told that I would be on stage behind Barack Obama with other dedicated supporters! Tonight, coming off the endorsement of the Des Moines mayor and some very promising polling in Iowa and New Hampshire, Obama bounced onto the stage, shaking my hand along the way... ...as I listened to Obama's perfected stump speech...I was amazed just how far this movement for change has come since I first got involved back in March. I got in knowing that I had picked the right candidate, but not yet convinced I had picked the winning one. During tonight, my fifth time hearing Barack speak, I was more convinced than ever that we can really pull this thing off. Even what we've done at Brandeis has amazed me. We've done 4 day trips to New Hampshire, and have raised (through ticket sales to 2 events as well as t-shirt sales) around 2,600 dollars for the campaign. That's more than one rich person could have given to the primary campaign. I knew back in March, the one time I was fortunate enough to meet Barack, how smart my decision was to get involved in the campaign. But tonight, I end the day knowing I have seen the next President of the United States not once but five times, and that if we work for this and pull it off, it means there's nothing we can't do. Justin Brandeis SFBO
As head of Brandeis SFBO and one of the student hosts of the Boston Countodwn to Change tonight, I was pleasantly surprised to arrive at the venue and be told that I would be on stage behind Barack Obama with other dedicated supporters! Tonight, coming off the endorsement of the Des Moines mayor and some very promising polling in Iowa and New Hampshire, Obama bounced onto the stage, shaking my hand along the way...
...as I listened to Obama's perfected stump speech...I was amazed just how far this movement for change has come since I first got involved back in March. I got in knowing that I had picked the right candidate, but not yet convinced I had picked the winning one. During tonight, my fifth time hearing Barack speak, I was more convinced than ever that we can really pull this thing off.
Even what we've done at Brandeis has amazed me. We've done 4 day trips to New Hampshire, and have raised (through ticket sales to 2 events as well as t-shirt sales) around 2,600 dollars for the campaign. That's more than one rich person could have given to the primary campaign. I knew back in March, the one time I was fortunate enough to meet Barack, how smart my decision was to get involved in the campaign. But tonight, I end the day knowing I have seen the next President of the United States not once but five times, and that if we work for this and pull it off, it means there's nothing we can't do.
Justin Brandeis SFBO
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