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And we're off!
That was some celebration! We had about 130 people at last night's Grand Opening of our OFA field office. One of the mariachi band's songs was "Viva Obama!" with the crowd joining in to shout "Viva!" Yes, the band honored the requests for encores.
The artwork on the wall is in progress, a design by one of our college workers. When finished it will reveal mountains, wheat fields, the word "Hope" and the Obama sunburst. The basic structure is chicken wire; guests write their hopes for the future on pieces of colored tissue paper which are then folded and tucked into the corresponding color field. We'll keep a photographic record of the "growth" of the artwork, and we got a good start at last night's party. Personally, I LOVE this idea!
And if last night was any indication, the coming months are going to be very, very energetic!
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