Hi Vermonters!  Kudos for all your great work to date on the Nh side of the river- your efforts are very much appreciated!  Here is the latest from our neck of the woods…..  I am also looking to hear from Vermonters who may have used the Neighbor to neighbor tool- have you been able to make NH calls using that?  Some folks are having trouble…  thanks for letting me know-

Jen Randolph

Hello!  Please read on for some important changes/events/opportunities to help…. Forward this email far and wide—we need to keep increasing our volunteer base…

1. Save the dates: Get Out the Vote 10/25 to 11/4—our volunteer needs increase dramatically- can you take some time off to help?  Debate watch parties: September 26, October 2, October 7, October 15

2. Debate watch parties for the first presidential debate, this Friday, September 26.  There is a Hanover party (details and sign-up here) and A Lebanon party (details and sign-up here).   Not in those areas?  Use the Find Events feature on the campaign website to find something closer to you.  Please encourage undecided folks to attend an event, or at least watch the debate!  It will provide a good opportunity to compare the candidates.

3. Phone banking shifts at the Lebanon office in the Rivermill Complex:  Monday thru Friday you can make calls to senior citizens from 10am -4pm.  Just stop by the office.  Monday through Friday night phone banks run from 4 pm to 9pm.  Sunday night phone banking runs 5pm to 9pm.  Please sign up through a link at the bottom of this message, or call volunteer organizer Bill Carter at   603-667-1469.  Also, please see links below for some opportunities in Vermont, if that is more convenient for you.

4. Canvassing, or door to door contact with voters, is available out of Hanover EBAs on Saturday at noon, and out of the Lebanon campaign office Saturdays 10 am and 2 pm, and Sundays out of the Lebanon office at noon.  Sign-up and detailed info through the links at the end of this message, or call Bill Carter at 603-667-1469.  Remember to wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather!  Also, please see links below for some opportunities in White River Junction, if that is more convenient for you.

5. Visibility events are starting up: get out for the morning commute and get folks excited about the election!  The campaign is running a Hanover visibility this Friday the 26th from 7am to 9 am in front of the Hanover Inn, and a Lebanon visibility at the Lebanon Green (Colburn Park) from 7am to 9am  (details and sign-ups for both below) .  Dress for the weather, don your Obama gear, and bring your signs- homemade signs are best.  Also, the Upper Valley Democrats are running  visibility for all democratic candidates every Thursday, from 7:00am to 8:30 am on route 120 just north of the Hanover ramp off of I89, and it would be great to have an Obama presence along with all the other great democratic candidates. 

6. *****Imp’t changes regarding Data Entry*****: Please note that data entry hours have changed— data entry work is now available from 5:30 pm on until all the days calls are entered.  There will not be morning data entry work for now.  If you wish to work on this important job, it is helpful (but not essential) that you bring your own laptop, preferably with wireless card.  We are making lots of calls, and have lots of data to enter, and sometimes are short on computing resources….  Stop by some evening to help out, or call Bill Carter for more information at 603-667-1469.

7. Food for office:  Can’t call/canvass/enter data?  Can you bring some food by the office to feed volunteers?  Currently we need folks to volunteer to bring healthy food (no sweets, please—more substantial munchies or dinner-type foods—crock pot recipes work well) on Fridays at around 5.  Also needed are weekend donations for our canvassers, including our wonderful VT volunteers who often drive a couple of hours to get here and help us in NH.  For weekends, the Lebanon office needs food on Saturdays at 9:45 am (breakfasty type healthy foods- like bagels and fruit) , and on Sundays at 11am  (breakfasty type healthy foods- like bagels and fruit) and 4 pm  (lunch-type food- soup, sandwiches, etc).  Please call Bill Carter 603-667-1469 if you can help with this! 

8. Other office needs :  The Lebanon office needs a few items if you have them to loan: vacuum cleaner, paper shredders, laptop computers with wireless cards.  PLEASE LABEL ALL LOANED ITEMS WITH YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER!    The office also needs folks to help recycle bottles, cans, and paper, as they can only recycle cardboard on-site.  Can you stop by and take home a bag or two and make sure they get recycled?  Volunteers to occasionally clean the office are also needed.  I will try to make sure some supplies are available at the office, but it would help to bring a vacuum until we have a loaner.  If you are interested in cleaning, call Jennifer at 603-640-6167 to set up a date.

9. Office Manager, evenings: Can you donate your evenings to serving as Office Manager at the campaign office?  Essentially, you will be training the many volunteers who come by in phone banking techniques, leaving the field staff free to attend to other pressing matters.  Interested?  Call Abbie at the campaign office to find out more at 603-438-3467.

10. Hard for you to leave the house to volunteer?  You can write a letter to the editor, use the neighbor to neighbor tool to makes calls from home, or offer to provide supporter housing for volunteers who will be coming to NH to help with the campaign (call Marc at the campaign office 603-219-4088 if you can provide housing)

Thanks, everyone!  Please pass along this email, and encourage folks to sign up to Upper Valley for Obama through this link http://my.barackobama.com/page/group/UpperValleyforBarackObama

Below are sign-up links for phone banks, visibility and canvasses….   Jennifer Randolph

PHONE BANKS

Tuesday, Sept. 23, Lebanon, 4-9: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/phonebank/gs57st

Wednesday, Sept. 24, Lebanon, 4-9: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/phonebank/gs57qg

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 12-9, White River Junction: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/phonebank/gs7hjm

Thursday, Sept 25, Lebanon, 4-9: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/phonebank/gs57jp

Thursday, Sept. 25, 12 -5 pm, White River Junction: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/phonebank/gs7hjd

Friday, Sept. 26, 2:30 – 9, Lebanon: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/phonebank/gs57rw

Monday, Sept. 29, 4-9, Lebanon: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/phonebank/gs7mpw

CANVASS

Saturday, Sept. 27 12 noon, EBAs in Hanover: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/phonebank/gs7mpw

Saturday, Sept. 27 shifts leave from Lebanon office at 10 am and 2pm- stop by.

Saturday, Sept. 27, meet at White River Junction 1pm to caravan to Plymouth, NH to canvass: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/canvass/gs7mh4

Sunday, Sept. 28, canvass leaves Lebanon office at noon—stop by.

Sunday, Sept. 28, meet at white River Junction 11 am to caravan to Claremont, NH: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/canvass/gs5hyh

VISIBILITY

Thursday, Sept. 25 7-8:30 am Upper Valley Dems—no sign up—see above for location

Friday, Sept. 26, Hanover Inn, 7-9am : http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/organizing/gs7m2m

Friday, Sept. 26, Lebanon Green, 7-9 am: no sign up- see above for location