Master Illusionist Lyn Dillies has announced her public service campaign, "Your Vote Is Magic".
Your Vote is Magic is a non-partisan public service campaign whose goal is to bring more voters into the electoral process and offer them information on the candidates and issues for the upcoming election.
Your Vote is Magic is currently seeking support across the political spectrum for this campaign. The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and bringing citizens into the process to allow their voices to be heard is a goal that transcends party and politics.
The project was conceived and is being organized by illusionist Lyn Dillies. Ms. Dillies is America’s premier female illusionist and her southeastern Massachusetts-based show "The Magic of Lyn" is one of the largest touring illusion shows in the country. Ms. Dillies herself is very unique- she is one of the few female Master Illusionists in what is traditionally a male craft and her show further turns tradition upon its head in that her onstage assistant is male. In her 20+ year career, she has toured from coast to coast amazing audiences in venues large and small, from the Lincoln Center to Hollywood and points in between. She was also the first illusionist- male or female- to produce 2 elephants live on stage.
Ms. Dillies is a very civic-minded individual. Her father, the late Mr. Calvin Dillies, along with her mother Loretta, instilled in her traditional American values of hard work, civic responsibility, and family values, and her show is a reflection of these values. It is a very family-friendly show, one that is suitable for audiences young and old. Her how-to video, "Learn Magic with Lyn", earned both a Parent’s Choice and Dove Foundation award. For the upcoming election, she felt she needed to lend her talents to the electoral process and return something to the country that has provided her with such marvelous opportunities.
The campaign will begin in late August at an event in New Bedford Massachusetts with Ms. Dillies sealing her prediction for the results of the upcoming election in a locked box that will remain on public display until the day after the election, when it will be opened to reveal her prediction.
On September 13th, also in New Bedford Massachusetts, Your Vote Is Magic will kick off in grand style. Co-moderated by one of Washington's top political Bureau Chiefs, this event will include speeches by local and national political figures and dignitaries, and the League of Women Voters will be there to assist with voter registration. The event will be headlined with a performance by Ms. Dillies that will be talked about for many years to come and once again show why she is America's premier female illusionist.
We are looking to take this campaign national and are reaching out to those of you here at Daily Kos for your support.
We are currently looking for financial and organizational backing for a series of non-partisan events that will include information booths on candidates and issues, speeches by candidates and office holders, and concluding with a brief performance by Ms. Dillies. Ms. Dillies would also be available to visit local schools as part of this tour to speak on the importance of voting.
Comcast has generously donated air time for YVIM's public service announcement, which you can see below. (and no, there was no camera trickery or editing involved.)
You can find more information at http://YourVoteIsMagic.com and http://MagicofLyn.com
If you or your organization is interested in getting involved in one of the most unusual voter education campaigns ever, please contact us at either stevezak@gmail.com or lyn@magicoflyn.com
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