Postcards for Pennsylvania-How I spent my day @ the Obama Office

[mod mom]

I am volunteering at the Ohio (Permanent) Obama office and today I worked on sorting postcards from Obama supporters across the country, that will be sent to voter in Pennsylvania. Here is the project:

The goal is to write at least 100,000 postcards by April 7th - together we can achieve this goal! Other groups are already participating.

If you want to participate, or if your want to help coordinate postcard writing in your area, but you have questions, post your questions in the comment section, and I will try to answer them.

Here is how to participate in 3 easy steps:

STEP ONE: Individually or with other women in your community, purchase 10 or more postcards for each of you to write along with post card stamps. If possible, purchase postcards that represent your city or state.

STEP TWO: If writing postcards in a group, organize/host a Postcard Party to get them all written and posted at the same time. Each postcard message should be brief and to the point - no more than 2-4 sentences on a postcard. The following provides sample language:


Dear Fellow Voter,

I voted (or I am voting) for Barack Obama for President because he is the best candidate to bring our country together to solve the problems we are facing. This is the type of leadership we need right now. I hope that you will vote for Barack too.

Sincerely, (Sign Your Name, City and State)

STEP THREE: Put a stamp on each card, leave the address sections blank (both To and From will be addressed by the Obama campaign), and bundle your postcards together in an envelope or box. Mail your packet of postcards to the following address no later than Monday, April 7th:

WFO Post Card Campaign
193 E. Rich Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215

If any of you participated in this project, please know that not only will the recipient be touched but us volunteers (who open, check for disparaging content (none so far) and group in bundles to be later hand addressed before mailing) and also touched by your thoughtful action and kind comments!

I encourage all DUers who have time on their hands to step away from the computer and get involved! I've met such wonderful people and have found working on this campaign to be a rewarding experience (plus I got to shake the hand of the next president ;)

GET INVOLVED!

[Whisp]

1. this is a wonderful idea. dang, that campaign is smart.

thanks for working for the best team, mod mom.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Excellent idea!

[mod mom]

3. This project was initiated by a volunteer. Folks sent some beautiful postcards-

VT, WV, CA, NC, OH. I have one 69 yo woman who hand wrote 101 postcards! Many of them had postcard writing parties! It was fun to see all the beautiful cards!

[OhioBlue]

4. thanks mod mom!

I was trying to get some PA addresses myself to do some letter writing. This makes it much easier.

[Tatiana]

5. K&R This is a fun project.

We sent postcards to WI voters.

Thank you for the time and effort you have taken to support the Obama campaign. It is sincerely appreciated!

[slinkerwink]

6. a kick for great campaign work!

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

7. Amazing idea!

I will be stopping by the store on my home tomorrow for some postcards of our beautiful mountains! Say what you will about Colorado Springs, but, I'll take that view ANYDAY of the week!

[Hawkeye-X]

9. Make sure you get the Denver skyline ones too...

They are AWESOME just before sunset over the mountains..

Just don't get the ones that says "Focus on the Family" from anywhere.. Manitou Springs is more progressive and bluer than Fundyland....

Thanks for doing this! :hi:

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

11. Ha ha ha

No, I won't get the focus on the family ones! Where do you think I shop?! :rofl:

I will look for the Denver skyline for sure. Not sure I'll be able to find them, but, I will definately look. I would have rather lived in Manitou, but, I needed a really good school system for my kids, and the Springs had it. Oh well, it's better than where we'll be movin to....Logan, UT. I'm scared!

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

8. Kicking

N/T

[DerekJ]

10. K & R

[AllentownJake]

12. That's awesome but we also need.....

What we also need is people on the phones making calls, calls, calls, calls, calls.

We need to know who the Obama supporters are and who the undecideds are so we can get to them on the ground.

I'm on the ground here and the more data we have on who we need to convince and who we need to make sure gets to the polls the better.

So if you have a few hours during the week get to it :-)

[H2O Man]

13. Great idea!

This sounds like a family project!

Nominated!

[Arugula Latte]

14. I'd much rather do that than make phone calls.

I mean, kudos to those who have the stomach for phone banking. I've done a little for this or that cause ... it's not easy. But postcards ... I can do that. :thumbsup:

[mod mom]

15. After surviving campaign '04 and primary '08 w all the constant phone calls, I agree

I have found that it irritates many folks to to called especially with the regular use of robo call not only by the top of the ticket, and down the ticket line but also party. I would rather work visibility events, canvass or just about anything else than phone calls.

[JimGinPA]

16. K&R

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

17. 10 Postcards

from Colorado Springs, CO went out today!