Last month I drove the seven hours to Pennsylvania to volunteer for Obama. I was one of the 35,000 people cheering for Obama at the rally Philadelphia, and I canvassed in Harrisburg, Scranton and Reading. I returned home because I was painfully aware that I was about to be spending my rent money on gas, and I just couldn't afford another fill up. (I was laid off. Money is super tight -- but I have a promising second interview Monday!)
On the Obama blog, the night of the April 22 primary, I posted regrets that I couldn't donate because I found myself $300. short on my rent. (I had actually just put my car up for sale to pay my bills.) The next morning, an email shocked me. A fellow Obama supporter saw my post and offered to buy one of my Obama necklaces for $300. I was totally overwhelmed! Especially since my job hunt isn't going well...
As we emailed back and forth, her story really moved me. Born in Iran, she'd lived in
England for many years before winning a visa lottery to come to America. She's the only Iranian I've ever known. She embodies Obama's message of unity, and the kindness she showed me, a total stranger, is something this whole campaign should be proud of. One of the major reasons she supports Barack is her staunch opposition to attacking Iran. I'll be devastated if Hillary gets a chance to "obliterate Iran" or McCain gets to sing his twisted song "bomb bomb bomb Iran" in the Oval Office.
So, I'm doing more than ever to get Obama elected.
In addition to the logo necklace Afsaneh wanted, I made two custom necklaces using a photograph I took of Barack in Philadelphia. One, I sent to the beautiful Afsaneh, and I've put the other necklace up on ebay for Obama. 100% of the sale price of this one-of-a-kind necklace will go directly to Obama for America. (Yes, I'll provide proof of the donation both online and directly to the highest bidder.)
·:*¨¨*:· Obama Necklace to benefit Obama! ·:*¨¨*:·
Oh, and yes, I paid my rent on time. It felt amazing.
** UPDATE MAY 10th, 9:45 PM :: 21 bids on ebay and counting!
** AUCTION ENDS ON SUNDAY NIGHT!