This weekend in North Carolina: Vote 2010 Kick-Off

Jason --

It all starts this weekend. Volunteers in Asheville, throughout North Carolina, and across the country are joining together to launch our Vote 2010 campaign. OFA volunteers and staff are making the final preparations right now -- creating maps and lists of voters to talk to -- and they need to know how many supporters are coming. Can you make it?

Here are the details:

What: Vote 2010 Kick-Off event

Where: Nancy Burns' home, Asheville
11 Pine Meadow Drive
Asheville, NC 28804

When: Saturday, June 5th
12:00 PM

Can you make it?

Yes, I'll be there.

No, but I want to see other events in my area.

Sorry, I can't make it this weekend, but I still want to help.

In 2008, there were 15 million voters who cast their ballots for the first time -- roughly 842,780 in North Carolina alone -- many of whom supported Barack Obama. And you know how that election turned out.

We can make history again, but we need your help to get as many of those supporters as possible back to the polls in November.

This weekend, we're getting together to phone bank and knock on the doors of first-time voters in Asheville, asking them to commit to voting again this fall. We know that our best chances of winning are to re-engage those 842,780 voters across the state -- but we'll have to start early.

Click here to RSVP:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/vote2010kickoff/gp8j4l

See you out there,

Mitch

Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America

What are you doing this weekend?

Jason --

Hi, my name is Sarah, and I'm a volunteer with Organizing for America. In less than a week, I'll be hosting a Vote 2010 Kick-Off event, and I'd like to tell you why.

In 2007 and 2008, my husband and I, along with our son, traveled from our home in Missouri to four other states to knock on doors for Barack Obama. Through my career as a social worker and my husband's as a physician, we've seen first-hand how desperately change is needed in America.

Our work didn't stop after Election Day -- we were two of the millions of OFA supporters who fought for the historic health insurance reform that President Obama signed into law.

And now, it's time to get voters energized again. We're hosting our canvass this weekend in our hometown because this is the most effective way to reach voters who understand, from their daily experiences, the need for change.

And that's where you come in: There are events like ours all around the country -- including one in Asheville starting at 12:00 PM on Saturday -- Will you come? Here are the details:

What: Asheville Vote 2010 Kick-Off event

Where: Nancy Burns' home, Asheville
11 Pine Meadow Drive
Asheville, NC, 28804

When: Saturday, June 5th
12:00 PM

Can't make it to that event? Find others near you here.

As a long-time volunteer, I know that going door to door and calling voters are the most effective ways to turn out voters, especially those who cast ballots for the first time in 2008.

These voters turned out for the first time to support Barack Obama. Now we need to make the case that their votes in 2010 are essential for continuing the historic change that has been accomplished over the last year and a half.

Mobilizing these voters will make the difference. Will you join us in Asheville on Saturday, June 5th at 12:00 PM?

http://my.barackobama.com/KickOffEvents

Thanks again,

Sarah

Sarah Starnes
Volunteer
Organizing for America