"I'm asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about change in Washington... I'm asking you to believe in yours." Barack Obama
This is a simple Obama yard sign...
There is one of these in my front yard-- my front yard in Southwestern Virginia. I got it when I went to sign up to volunteer at the Campaign for Change office that just opened up in my hometown. Obama has an office in my little town in my little corner of Virginia-- this speaks volumes...
this speaks volumes about HOPE...
The campaign is trying very hard to raise Obama's numbers in this part of Virginia-- this will help make it more likely that Virginia will be a nice shade of blue come November. It is doubtful that Obama will break 40% in any of the communities that surround me here, but every vote for him here counts toward the state and that matters.
So there is a small office here with a wonderful staffer working hard to "work people." This is a place where conversations matter and people really will take the time to talk with you and listen... campaign staff and now volunteers are talking Obama up on the phone and in person. We're off to a good start...
But I write now to ask for your help in this venture in southwestern Virginia....
The campaign offices in this part of the state have been given the charge of talking up Obama...of working person to person. This is great-- people here WILL respond to that. The numbers of people settling in to vote for Obama here is rising... but we want to SEE it. Remember that simple yard sign above? The office here had 25 of them to give out to volunteers-- THEY ARE ALL GONE-doing their silent work in 25 yards. More people have been in asking for them, and we have no more... The Republican office had a "sign dump" in opposition to the opening of the Obama office here, and now... There are McCain signs up ALL over the place, and I am afraid that it looks like McCain has 90% of the vote here. He doesn't. I don't want my neighbors who are considering voting for Obama to feel like this climb up the mountain is too steep to try-- I want them to know that they are not alone. And if they want to show their support, I want to make that easy for them.
What I'm asking for is donating of a specific kind: if you are planning to give to the Obama campaign this week, go to the Obama store from his website and send a couple of key things to southwest Virginia. UPDATE--[or order from Demstore.com (link at the bottom of this diary) - a commenter suggests that this might ship faster]
Items can be sent to:
Materials for SW Virginia
c/o Campaign for Change Office
216 South Main Street
Blacksburg, VA 24060
***This office can accept packages and disperse them to the smaller offices in the region.***
Things we'd especially like:
Obama/Biden yard sign -- $8 each for 1-4, $7 each for $5-9, etc...
Obama yard sign-- same pricing as above.
Obama/Biden bumper stickers-- $2.50 each for 2-24, $0.64 each for 25-49, etc...
I appreciate any support you can give...Virginia is full of hope... help me spread that belief!
Demstore.com