Women for Obama Event was Amazing!
By Michelle Berry - Apr 14th, 2008 at 8:52 am EDT
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Dear Friends,
I had an amazing time with Cynthia Henderson (my buddy and Ithaca College prof) this weekend in PA. She was a total hoot! We'll be blogging about the trip, travel, staying in PA and canvassing within the next few days. Until then, we wanted to share with you the information about the weekend from the National Women for Obama Campaign. We also had a blast meeting women from all around the nation (and some from around the world). And it was of course, wonderful to see Caroline Kennedy, Jessica Lange and other famous women who are supporting Barack, including several who served with President Clinton in the White House! And MANY New Yorkers were in PA helping out, so thank you so much! Go New York!
From the National Women for Obama Campaign: What an amazing weekend we had in Pennsylvania! More than 1,000 women from throughout the country traveled to PA this weekend to help get out the vote and recruit undecided voters. More than 800 of them rallied on behalf of Senator Obama during a pre-canvass rally and canvass training in the Philadelphia area, while others joined with hundreds more women throughout PA to canvass in Pittsburgh, Scranton, Allentown, Harrisburg, Erie and elsewhere. Saturday’s rally was filled with incredible energy and enthusiasm driven in part by amazing speakers who helped fire up the crowd before they went knocking on doors and making calls. The pre-rally program was set to start at 8:30 am – and women were already lined up down the street by 7:15 am! Women traveled by bus, minivan, carpools, train and plane. Margi Casey McGann, who’s brother is the junior U.S. Senator for PA and who’s father was Governor of the state, served as our emcee and introduced a fabulous and diverse cast of women including: Caroline Kennedy; actress and advocate, Jessica Lange; former president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, Kate Michelman; Glenda Hatchett of the Judge Hatchett Show; and former Philadelphia councilwoman Augusta Alexander Clark. They inspired everyone and brought the crowd to their feet many times over – the rally ended with everyone shouting in unison “Yes We Can!” Our women were so fired up afterwards that their canvassing efforts helped the PA field team far surpass their goals for the weekend! We want to give a special thanks to some Women for Obama state groups who took on many responsibilities in organizing women in their states to travel to PA this weekend. They include New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Washington D.C., Connecticut, Massachusetts, Virginia and New Hampshire. In total, 21 states were represented from as far away from California, Texas, Minnesota and Colorado, and even the U.S. Virgin Islands was represented! Its First Lady, Cecile DeJongh, was on hand to canvass and meet with voters. Massachusetts brought a bus with more than 40 women, while women from Chappaqua, NY brought in two buses filled with 80 women!The campaign also hosted several events with undecided voters including house parties, meetings at senior centers, brunches, lunches and teas – one which was hosted by several women who served in the Clinton administration, but support Barack Obama for president! Our WFO low dollar fundraiser that night was a great success with more than 200 in attendance. Our fantastic host, Gail Connors, put on a great event complete with a choir, live band and a festive mood that was perfect after a long day of canvassing. Jessica Lange, Kate Michelman, and Judge Glenda Hatchett stopped by to speak to the crowd and thank them for their time and dedication to the campaign.Check out our WFO blog over the next day at women.barackobama.com and to read blogs and views photos from our exciting weekend.We have other activities in the works for next weekend in PA – which is the critical last weekend before the primary – as well as Indiana and North Carolina, so stay tuned!!
By Michelle Berry - Apr 14th, 2008 at 8:52 am EDT
Also listed in: 6 groups
Dear Friends,
I had an amazing time with Cynthia Henderson (my buddy and Ithaca College prof) this weekend in PA. She was a total hoot! We'll be blogging about the trip, travel, staying in PA and canvassing within the next few days. Until then, we wanted to share with you the information about the weekend from the National Women for Obama Campaign. We also had a blast meeting women from all around the nation (and some from around the world). And it was of course, wonderful to see Caroline Kennedy, Jessica Lange and other famous women who are supporting Barack, including several who served with President Clinton in the White House! And MANY New Yorkers were in PA helping out, so thank you so much! Go New York!
From the National Women for Obama Campaign: What an amazing weekend we had in Pennsylvania! More than 1,000 women from throughout the country traveled to PA this weekend to help get out the vote and recruit undecided voters. More than 800 of them rallied on behalf of Senator Obama during a pre-canvass rally and canvass training in the Philadelphia area, while others joined with hundreds more women throughout PA to canvass in Pittsburgh, Scranton, Allentown, Harrisburg, Erie and elsewhere. Saturday’s rally was filled with incredible energy and enthusiasm driven in part by amazing speakers who helped fire up the crowd before they went knocking on doors and making calls. The pre-rally program was set to start at 8:30 am – and women were already lined up down the street by 7:15 am! Women traveled by bus, minivan, carpools, train and plane. Margi Casey McGann, who’s brother is the junior U.S. Senator for PA and who’s father was Governor of the state, served as our emcee and introduced a fabulous and diverse cast of women including: Caroline Kennedy; actress and advocate, Jessica Lange; former president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, Kate Michelman; Glenda Hatchett of the Judge Hatchett Show; and former Philadelphia councilwoman Augusta Alexander Clark. They inspired everyone and brought the crowd to their feet many times over – the rally ended with everyone shouting in unison “Yes We Can!” Our women were so fired up afterwards that their canvassing efforts helped the PA field team far surpass their goals for the weekend! We want to give a special thanks to some Women for Obama state groups who took on many responsibilities in organizing women in their states to travel to PA this weekend. They include New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Washington D.C., Connecticut, Massachusetts, Virginia and New Hampshire. In total, 21 states were represented from as far away from California, Texas, Minnesota and Colorado, and even the U.S. Virgin Islands was represented! Its First Lady, Cecile DeJongh, was on hand to canvass and meet with voters. Massachusetts brought a bus with more than 40 women, while women from Chappaqua, NY brought in two buses filled with 80 women!The campaign also hosted several events with undecided voters including house parties, meetings at senior centers, brunches, lunches and teas – one which was hosted by several women who served in the Clinton administration, but support Barack Obama for president! Our WFO low dollar fundraiser that night was a great success with more than 200 in attendance. Our fantastic host, Gail Connors, put on a great event complete with a choir, live band and a festive mood that was perfect after a long day of canvassing. Jessica Lange, Kate Michelman, and Judge Glenda Hatchett stopped by to speak to the crowd and thank them for their time and dedication to the campaign.Check out our WFO blog over the next day at women.barackobama.com and to read blogs and views photos from our exciting weekend.We have other activities in the works for next weekend in PA – which is the critical last weekend before the primary – as well as Indiana and North Carolina, so stay tuned!!
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