Posted by admin on August 29th, 2010 | Categorized as Ward 5
Yesterday was National Canvassing Day, with a goal to knock on 200,000 doors. Here in Center City-Philly, we did our part, reminding folks about the mid term election and the importance of bringing all Democrats to the poll on Nov 2d. Check the pictures of our dedicated volunteer, Angeles Gonzalez speaking to voters through building [...]
Posted by admin on August 22nd, 2010 | Categorized as Ward 5
“We are at one of those rare moments in history where we’ve been given the opportunity to change our country for the better. But it’s never easy and it never starts in Washington. It starts with you” -Barack Obama Great news in Philadelphia: OFA, the Sestak and the Onorato campaigns are joining forces (staff and [...]
Posted by admin on August 4th, 2010 | Categorized as Ward 5
Do you have any old mobile phones lying around collecting dust? Today I found a great program to recycle those phones and give back to the active duty troops who serve our country each day. The charity is named Cell Phones for Soldiers. It was started by two teenagers with $21 of their own money and has grown [...]
Posted by admin on July 29th, 2010 | Categorized as Ward 5 | Tagged as events
Hello OFA activists! Hope you are having a good summer. Thanks to all of you who regularly attend my weekly phone bank, and thanks to those who participated to the last OFA events, including our hot voter registration day on July 17! Check the OFA blog about that event: http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/ericasagrans/gGGjWf I wanted to give you [...]
Posted by admin on July 15th, 2010 | Categorized as Ward 5
Hi everybody. Here is a message from Jeremy Byrd, OFA Washington: “The weekend of July 17th, OFA volunteers across the country will be registering people to vote as part of our July 17th Day of Action. They’ll be gathering on street corners, at coffee shops, and in playgrounds and parks, asking people who walk by [...]
Posted by admin on June 22nd, 2010 | Categorized as Ward 5
Hello Everyone, Historically voters turn out in mid term elections is very low. But remember: in 2008, we all committed to CHANGE! And as you know, it did not stop on November 4th, 2008 or on January 20th, 2009. OFA, that’s us, that’s YOU, OFA is again going to show that we can make a [...]
Posted by admin on June 16th, 2010 | Categorized as Ward 5
Hello everyone! We had a great kick off on June 5th to reach out to those first time voters we registered in 2008. Now, I wanted to reach out to our core group again, that's you!, to organize for the fall. I remember that in the summer of 2008, we met at Copacabana with the [...]
Posted by admin on May 27th, 2010 | Categorized as Ward 5
Dear Friend: You probably are going to get a message from Mitch or Jeremy, or David Plouffe, or even President Obama… but I also wanted you to hear it from me! I know we will do well in November but we need to get started early. So here is an opportunity to kick off a [...]
Posted by admin on May 18th, 2010 | Categorized as Ward 5
Hello Ward 5 Team! There are just under 7 hours to vote in today’s Primary election. Find your polling place by clicking here.
Posted by admin on March 4th, 2010 | Categorized as Ward 5
That’s what the President said yesterday. He also said he will himself do everything he can to make the Health Insurance Reform happen in the next few weeks. So, we’ve got to be behind him, we’ve got to ride this momentum with him, we’ve got to be part of history again! So here are a [...]