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I stopped in to the downtown Suffolk Campaign for Change office today to drop off some odds and ends as I was on my way to the DMV to correct my address on my drivers license, it needed to be straightened out before election day. Anyway, I met Darla! Hi Darla!!! There she was, busy as a bee in the offices. The office was very full of activities, new posters, big photos, food and a great big monitor counting down the minutes until the election. It was very encouraging, especially after the low turn out we had over the week-end for canvassers.
There is a little store in the little "mall" where our office is. I've been buying Obama buttons there but end up giving them away while canvassing. I am down to my last one so I stopped in the store to buy some more and he was out of them! He had several other designs but I didn't like them nearly as much. I bought one but will hold out for the promised arrival of more of the kind he had before. He (I should learn his name) also sells Obama tee-shirts and hats. I ought to buy a hat, I like hats, but I make my own tee-shirts by printing my own designs on iron on transfers paper then I iron them on to plain tee-shirts. I also make refrigerator magnets that parody the the 'Virginia is for Lovers' logo. It has Virginia is for Obama instead.
Also, over the week-end I made a mini-poster in response to Obama's joke about "Contrary to popular belief, I was not born in a manger.....I was instead born on Krypton..."
Of course I also printed each of those designs on tee-shirts.
I wish I had a button maker!
This blog was written by Field Organizer Calla Brown
Vivian is one of New Hampshire’s most enduring supporters of Barack Obama. Having met Barack at an event just a few months after he announced his candidacy, Vivian decided on the first-term senator from Illinois over the deep field of Democratic candidates. There was something in the way he talked to her—cool, intelligent, and thoughtful—that led Vivian to believe that he would change the way things had been going in recent years.
Perhaps one of the most persuasive people to set foot in the Nashua office, she has been known to turn an undecided voter into a full-fledged supporter while managing to schedule them to do repair work at her house the next weekend. She knocks on car windows while holding signs at intersections and poses tough questions about jobs and health care to McCain-stickered cars. She volunteers at every event in the area, whether it is a rally for Barack Obama himself or the last-minute organizational meeting before a big week of campaigning.
Just recently, in the wake of the collapse of finance giant Lehman Brothers, Vivian’s employer downsized its operation. The most recent hire, Vivian found herself at the bottom of the seniority ladder, and management had to let her go.
Tears still in her eyes, the first stop Vivian made after losing her job was our field office. With her usual big smile and eagerness to help out, she announced that she was going to have a few more hours to offer the campaign on top of her already substantial volunteering schedule. She proceeded to her usual position at the head of our phone bank, laughing in her usual way, but this time, with just a bit more determined than usual. Vivian McGuire is a constant reminder to all of us here in the Nashua office why we need change and why we need Barack Obama.
Join Vivian in our Nashua office to work tirelessly for the change we need:
Whew. Well, I'm here. I took Amtrak down here, and while I love trains, the American train system offers few options in terms of scheduling for infrequently traveled routes.
Which meant a 3am train out of Penn Station for me. Fun! But I finally made it to the Mason Family Compound at around 2pm and unpacked in my room.
But no matter, I got here. I was on essentially no sleep, so I went down to the Virginia Beach Obama office (which is on the Boulevard, near Rosemont) to check in and then went home to crash.
Lots of activity there. People walking in off the street to register, as well as people phone banking and the field directors and organizers planning out stuff. And it wasn't even particularly bustling, as a lot of folks were out on the streets canvassing.
If you're nearby and want to help out, come by the office! There's always someone there.
Let me rephrase that, if you're nearby, you NEED to come help out. Stop by. Here's a map.
And if you're not nearby, volunteer wherever IS nearby. There's no excuses for not pitching in this year.
Off to bed, first day of real work (for me) is tomorrow. I shall cast a long shadow of volunteering on my hometown
P.S. As always, buy me a virtual beer if you like.
Hello everyone,
I am still hearing that a lot of people out there do not know about the existence of our office, so here is the information.
The Regional Democratic Office, located at 148 Massachusetts Ave in East Arlington, was funded and opened by the Arlington and Lexington Democratic Town Committees. Our mission is to support the Democratic candidates up and down the ticket. The focus is on the presidential race, so we have a lot of activity going on for the Obama campaign.
We are making voter ID calls into New Hampshire almost daily. Our usual schedule is Monday through Thursday evenings, 6:30 - 8:30 PM (skipping nights this week and next due to the Jewish holidays), Saturdays 2:30 - 5:00 PM, and Sundays noon - 5:00 PM.
Canvass trips to do door-to-door voter ID in New Hampshire originate from the office and Lexington High School every Saturday and Sunday. Saturday trips leave at 9:00AM, Sunday 10:30AM.
To sign up for any activity, you can call the office at 781-316-2889 daily from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (and later on phone bank nights). You can also send email to ArlingtonMAForObama =at= gmail =dot= com OR LexingtonForObama =at= gmail =dot= com.
Finally, our office is a distribution hub for campaign material orders from the state party. Order forms and checks are due each Tuesday at noon and the materials are promised by late afternoon the Friday of the same week (they arrived at 6:30PM last week, somewhat due to the poor weather). For more details and to get an order form and pricing, email LexingtonForObama =at= gmail =dot= com.
JJ Krawczyk
Vice-Chair for Campaigns, Lexington Democratic Town Committee
Saturday, Illinois Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and NARAL President Nancy Keenan kicked off a canvass at our Campaign For Change office in Keene. Over 100 people showed up to help spread Barack’s message and to hear Congresswoman Schakowsky and Nancy Keenan discuss why Barack Obama is the best choice for women in this election. Both speakers stressed the fact that Obama is a strong advocate for issues like pay equity, reproductive rights, and expanding access to health care. After kicking off the canvass, Schakowsky and Keenan headed to Keene State College on the other side of town. They walked around campus and talked to students, faculty and other members of the Keene State College community about Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s commitment to protecting the rights of women. Following the Keene State College visit, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and Nancy Keenan traveled to the town of Peterborough where they held a discussion on women’s issues at the Toadstool Bookstore in town. Several dozen men and women attended the event where the two speakers addressed what was at stake for women in this election. To cap off this weekend’s events, we’re asking you to join New Hampshire Women for Obama. As members, you can receive updates on upcoming events, host and attend house parties in your community, meet other Women for Obama members, and sign up to volunteer for the campaign. In Barack’s words, Women have always made the difference in every election, and this year, your voice, your hope will be the deciding factors in forging a new future for America. Help us forge that future. Join today to help keep New Hampshire blue in 2008. Join New Hampshire Women for Obama. Thank you everyone who attended.
Saturday, Illinois Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and NARAL President Nancy Keenan kicked off a canvass at our Campaign For Change office in Keene. Over 100 people showed up to help spread Barack’s message and to hear Congresswoman Schakowsky and Nancy Keenan discuss why Barack Obama is the best choice for women in this election. Both speakers stressed the fact that Obama is a strong advocate for issues like pay equity, reproductive rights, and expanding access to health care.
After kicking off the canvass, Schakowsky and Keenan headed to Keene State College on the other side of town. They walked around campus and talked to students, faculty and other members of the Keene State College community about Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s commitment to protecting the rights of women.
Following the Keene State College visit, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and Nancy Keenan traveled to the town of Peterborough where they held a discussion on women’s issues at the Toadstool Bookstore in town. Several dozen men and women attended the event where the two speakers addressed what was at stake for women in this election.
To cap off this weekend’s events, we’re asking you to join New Hampshire Women for Obama. As members, you can receive updates on upcoming events, host and attend house parties in your community, meet other Women for Obama members, and sign up to volunteer for the campaign.
In Barack’s words, Women have always made the difference in every election, and this year, your voice, your hope will be the deciding factors in forging a new future for America. Help us forge that future. Join today to help keep New Hampshire blue in 2008. Join New Hampshire Women for Obama. Thank you everyone who attended.
Whatever happens, the McCain campaign could never pull this off. Patience, steel... triumph.
Hi everyone,
I included this information in a reply below, but I also felt it was important enough to include in a post by itself.
The Lexington Democratic Town Committee (LDTC), along with the Lexington Obama coordinators, have created the LexBlue2008 Yahoo Group. If you join the group, you can learn about volunteer activities in which you can participate. To join, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LexBlue2008/
Also, the LDTC and the Arlington DTC have opened a regional campaign office at 148 Mass Ave in East Arlington. The phone number there is 781-316-2889.
Finally, if you'd like to send an email to the Obama campaign coordinators in Lexington, please email LexingtonForObama =at= gmail =dot= com.
We're fired up and ready to go! Please join us!!
Vice-chair for Campaigns, Lexington Democratic Town Committee
Yes, folks, I'm kind of sad.
Went to the Grand Opening of the Pittsburgh Office, and, I must say, I felt a bit let down.
You see, I worked the PA Primary, and had a great time. We were all a bunch of amateurs, flying by the seat of our pants, changing things moment by moment, but we were all committed to Da Man and his message. The party hacks were all on the other side; they weren't running our show, and we didn't have to do things their way.
Tonight, the party hacks were large and in charge. It was evident from the way they gave orders. During the primary campaign, it was What Can You Do? What Do You Want To Do? Okay, Do It! Now, those people who wear neckties or union t-shirts or have the most buttons (not just Obama buttons, but Kerry and Gore and Clinton buttons--I asked one officious personage what she had against Dukakis or Mondale!) tell you Do This, Do That without inquiring into one's gifts or interests. It's as if by winning--nationwide, not alas in Pennsylvania--the crazy, whacky folks who made this movement a success have, in fact, lost control.
Yes, I'll continue working for Da Man, because I want more than anything to see him elected. I'll do what I'm told, even if a party hack, a suit or a union or a multi-buttoned nostalgist tells me to do it. Somehow, though, the fun has gone out of it. For tonight at least.
Peace,
David
Wow what a crowd! Over 150 supporters came to celebrate Senator Obama's 47th birthday and the official opening of the Manchester, New Hampshire Campaign for Change office. There were many special guest speakers including Democratic Chairman Raymond Buckley, Rep. Mike Brunelle, Jim Demers, Senate President Sylvia Larsen, Sen. Lou D'Allesandro, and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter.
The walls were covered with signs from all the Democratic candidates: Obama, Jeanne Shaheen, and Carol Shea-Porter. Sign-up sheets on the back wall were filled with people signing up to volunteer, write letters to the editor, and house out-of-state volunteers.
The theme of the night was the urgency of everyone to get involved to support the coordinated effort to turn New Hampshire blue and elect all the Democrats down the ballot. Mr. Buckley noted the power of this campaign and the excitement of everyone who was involved during the primaries and the importance of the great state of New Hampshire in deciding the outcome of the 2008 Presidential election. The time is now! Get involved.
If you missed the event or live outside of Manchester, find an office near you.
Also, if you haven't already created an account on my.barackobama.com to get started! You can stay informed by searching for local events, joining groups, and you can get updates by joining the New Hampshire Action Team! This will get you plugged right into the action so you will know how you can help the campaign and when.Want to VOLUNTEER?
Check out the great pictures of all the fun at the Obama office opening in Arlington this Saturday!
View more here!
Please join us this Saturday, August 2nd, at the grand opening of the Rio Rancho Obama Campaign for Change headquarters. Come meet Campaign for Change staff and invited special guests, get to know fellow supporters in the area, and learn how you can make a difference in New Mexico. Here are the details:
Rio Rancho Obama Campaign for Change Headquarters Opening 4100 Southern Blvd, SE
Suite 6 (next to old city hall and PNM) Southwest corner of SR 528 & Southern Blvd Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 6:00 p.m. http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/44jr5
Hope to see you there! Obama Campaign forChange
Sincerely
Raymond G Sandoval
Raymond G Sandoval, Esq.
Obama Campaign for Change, a project of the NM Democratic Party
Rio Rancho Field Organizer
4100 Southern Blvd Suite 6
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
(505) 340-3411 office
(206) 719-9652 mobile
rsandoval@nmobama.com
Rio Rancho Obama Campaign for Change
Office hours: 10am - 8pm everyday
Corner of 528 and Southern Blvd, Rio Rancho, NM
Office Phone: 505.340.3411
Contact: Raymond G. Sandoval, Esq. Moblie: 206.719.9652
WE NEED YOUR HELP:
PHONE BANKING – we need to begin recruiting potential volunteers and speaking to Undecided voters, Hillary supporters and Leaning McCain supporters. We have four months to persuade these voters that their voice can be heard through our candidate. These votes are crucial to our success here.
VOTER REGISTRATION– we need to register as many people as possible to vote! Our campaign has thrived off of registering every single potential voter in every state, we want to ensure that every vote is heard. This is how we can win - every single phone call makes such a big difference.
CANVASS – one to one contact with voters is among the most effective ways to discuss and persuade voters to understand the importance of their vote. Please help us knock on doors, talk to voters and drop off important and informative literature.
JOIN MYBO GROUPS – the grassroots movement in every state is the backbone to this campaign. We have a helpful way to stay connected with each other and the campaign staffers through mybarackobama.com groups on our website. You can share stories, post events and discuss the issues of the campaign. Please go to mybarackobama.com and search under “groups” for your zipcode and join!
HOUSE AN OBAMA STAFFER OR FELLOW – we will be having many more staffers and volunteers flooding into New Mexico and will be needing housing! Please let us know if you have any extra space available. We promise we are great houseguests!
*YOU KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY BEST, WE NEED YOUR HELP*
YES WE CAN!
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. - BARACK OBAMA, Feb. 5, 2008
Last Thursday, Beaverton welcomed the Campaign for Change to Washington county with the official office opening potluck. Over 300 supporters stopped by to take part in the festivities and find out how they could help bring real change to their community and make Barack Obama the next President of the United States. Field Organizers Caleb Hayes and Alejandro Hoekstra have been hard at work engaging with the community in voter registration drives for several weeks, and the opening part gave supporters a chance to hear how the Campaign is active in Washington county and across Oregon.
Change cannot happen without you. Voter Registration efforts will continue through the summer, and Barack needs you to lend a hand. Sign up here to volunteer in Oregon, and click here to find an office near you. Interested in an internship? Click here .
Yesterday I visited the Bozeman field office. Sadly, I missed the office opening, but I took some pictures of the office itself, and of Megan, the field director there.
Thanks Tina for the Heads up on local Obama office nearby. Downtown with current construction was a chore. This should work for a lot of folks.
Here's the facts folks:
The Obama campaign needs your help in setting up its campaign office for NW Georgia in Cherokee County!
A Field Officer from the Obama campaign will be there to meet with committed volunteers to sign up for this effort!
If you're wiling to give your time, energy, and committment to this effort - please come on board and be a part of history!
It will be taking place at the Holly Springs Depot at 12 noon on Saturday July 26 -
Location: 164 Hickory Road, Holly Springs, GA 30144 or call 770 403 6068 (please note there are no street signs so look for the intersection by the railroad tracks)
Here is Obama's response to some web Bloggers!
Bill Brown added more insite into our Obama office situation:
Make sure that you come by the new campaign office for the grand opening on Saturday!
Join us Saturday, July 19th at 2pm for a kick-off celebration!
Meet the staff, learn about the campaign, and find other volunteers to work with in electing Barack Obama the next President of the United States!
The new office is located at 3613 Virginia Beach Blvd., the front office in TranSouth Square.
Take the Rosemont exit from Hwy 264. Additional parking behind the piano store. For more info call Matt at 310 902 7182.
Here is a link to the event sign-up!
http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/vaofficeopening/448rm
"We need your service, right now, at this moment - our moment - in history. I'm not going to tell you what your role should be; that's for you to discover. But I am going to ask you to play your part; ask you to stand up; ask you to put your foot firmly into the current of history." Barack Obama
I hope we'll see you there! They still need a conference table at the office if anyone has one they can use!
Have a great day!
Stephanie Marushia
Hampton Roads Military and Veterans for Obama
http://my.barackobama.com/page/group/HamptonRoadsMilitaryandVeteransforObama
