Weekly Update from the Upper Valley
Hello all-
Pardon the evening edition of this- life is a little busy today.
I am sad to hear the news that Barack’s grandmother is very ill. Senator Obama has cancelled events on Thursday and Friday so that he can travel to Hawaii to spend some time with her. Mrs. Madelyn Dunham, or “Toot” as she is affectionately known, played a major role in raising Senator Obama. Barack and his family have sacrificed a great deal for all of us over the course of this campaign. Let’s make sure we have Barack’s back, and we work extra hard on Thursday and Friday while he is away.
So here is what’s up….
The Campaign has asked us to conduct an all day phone bank this coming Saturday, October 25, from 9 am to 9 pm. One of the purposes of the phone bank, in addition to reaching out to undecided voters, will be to call supporters and line up enough volunteers for GOTV, including the all day phone banks that will begin on Wednesday, October 29 and continue up through Election Day, November 4.
We need phone volunteers this Saturday, October 25 in the Lebanon campaign office to work the following shifts:
9 am to noon
Noon to 3pm
3pm to 6pm
6pm to 9pm
Please contact the campaign to let them know when you can call this Saturday, either by calling the office 603-448-5508 or by emailing Erin at emwether@mtholyoke.edu
- Fundraiser tomorrow, Wednesday, with comic Cindy Pierce at the Lebanon Opera House, 7:30pm. Half of proceeds to be donated to the campaign. More info here, and tickets can be purchased here
- Make-up Get Out the Vote organizing meeting Thursday at 6:30 pm for those who could not make the meeting this past Sunday. Please report to the campaign office in the Rivermill complex in Lebanon. This is very important- and bring your calendars.
- Phone Banks: 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 until Wednesday the 29th when we get into Get Out the Vote mode. Please sign up through a link at the bottom of this message, or call volunteer organizer Bill Carter at 603-667-1469. Phone banks run out of Norwich, VT every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. To sign up and find out location, please call the White River Junction office at (802) 295-1443 or Jamie Hess at (508) 364-7522. Phone Banks are running out of White River Junction on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, from 10am to 8pm. Sign-up/details links below.
- Canvassing: Saturday from a Hanover staging location (see details below: NOT EBAs!) 10 am and 12 noon shifts and a Sunday 12 noon shift; and out of the Lebanon campaign office on Thursday at 4 pm, Saturday 10 am and 2 pm, and Sunday 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! Caravans from WRJ on Saturday to Claremont at 1 pm and Sunday 11:15 am
- Data Entry: after 5:30 pm in the Lebanon office, River Mill complex. Bring your laptop (preferably with wireless card) if you have it.
- Visibility: Thursday mornings are visibility mornings! Meet at 7 am to 9am on route 120 near I-89 exit in Lebanon. Dress warmly, bring signs and enthusiasm! Let’s get the voters fired up! Also consider working at the Hanover sidewalk table 4-6pm weekdays and 11am-3pm weekends. Call Jamie Hess at (508) 364-7522 if you have questions. As we get closer to Get Out the Vote, stay tuned for more…
- Food Donations: 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! Weekday lunches for the campaign staff are also appreciated.
- Signs: OK…. So there has been some frustration with yard signs not getting out as fast as some would like. Well, signs don’t vote, but- fair enough- we still like them… so get creative. Go to one of these websites and make your own customized Obama sign…. Put it in your car side windows, or cover it with some clear contact paper and put it on a post in your yard. AND THEN GO VOLUNTEER AT THE OFFICE! Please J
- http://www.barackobama.com/downloads/
- http://pentdego.com/obama.aspx
- http://plushgraphics.com/obama/index.php
- http://www.changethethought.com/obama-2008/
- http://blankforobama.com/home/
- Or the low-tech option, do something like this: http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a66/charliesch/funnypop218336_acc90f1060.jpg
LINKS FOR SIGN-UPS
PHONE BANKS
Wednesday, Oct. 22, Lebanon http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/phonebank/gs5gw4
Wednesday, Oct. 22, WRJ http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gs7grc
Thursday, Oct. 23, Lebanon http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/phonebank/gs5gwr
Thursday, Oct. 23, WRJ http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gs7grc
Friday, Oct. 24, Lebanon http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/phonebank/gs5gvw
Friday, Oct. 24, WRJ http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gs7grc
Monday, Oct. 26, Lebanon http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gprb4c
Tuesday, Oct. 27, Lebanon http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gprbcx
CANVASSES
Saturday, Oct. 25, Hanover (note location) http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/canvass/gpryx4
Saturday, Oct. 25, caravan from WRJ to Claremont http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/driveforchange/gs7mh4
Sunday, Oct. 26, Hanover (note location) http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/canvass/gpryx4
Sunday, Oct. 26, WRJ caravan to Claremont http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/driveforchange/gs5hyh
