From the Obama campaign, info about a service event and a fundraiser for the Inspiration Cafe...
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Dear Friend,
On behalf of all my colleagues from the Obama campaign staff, I want to wish you a happy New Year and say thank you once again for your support which made our victory possible. I also want to invite you to a few events where you can celebrate Barack's victory and help improve our communities.
As you may know, Barack has asked all his supporters to participate in a community service activity on Monday, January 19th, which is Martin Luther King Day and "inauguration eve." Our team feels community service is the best way to honor Dr. King's legacy and usher in this new era in American history.
In this spirit, I ask that you join local Obama supporters at the Holiday Club on Chicago's northside that evening to both celebrate our victory together and learn about meaningful volunteer opportunities available through Inspiration Corporation, an excellent local non-profit that serves homeless and low-income individuals. Here are the details:
Obama Pre-Inaugural Celebration and Community Service Event
The Holiday Club
4000 North Sheridan Road (intersection of Irving Park and Sheridan Roads / CTA Sheridan Road Red Line Stop)
Chicago, IL
Monday, January 19th - 7 PM
Enjoy Excellent Food and Drink Specials
Help prepare bagged lunches for Inspiration Corporation clients and sign-up for other critical volunteer opportunities
RSVP to: Sean.Tenner@ObamaAlumni.com
There will be many Chicagoans gathering to celebrate Inauguration Day, Tuesday, January 20th at the Chicago Inaugural Ball (see www.ChicagoInauguralBall.com for ticketing information). I wanted to also invite you to a free event I will be working on which honors the special role played by Chicago's African and Caribbean communities in the Obama campaign. All are welcome to the below celebration at the world-famous Ethiopian Diamond restaurant:
African and Caribbean Community Inaugural Celebration
Ethiopian Diamond Restaurant
6120 N. Broadway (closest CTA stop is Granville Red Line)
Chicago, IL
Tuesday, January 20th - 7 PM
Watch Barack's inauguration speech and learn how you can stay involved in Barack's movement for change
Inaugural souvenirs available (proceeds to benefit Inspiration Corporation)
Cash Bar, DJ Music and Dancing
RSVP to: Kiros Tewolde / tewoldeours2001@yahoo.com
Thank you again for your role in making history in 2008. I hope to see you on January 19th and 20th!
Sean Tenner
Sean.Tenner@ObamaAlumni.com
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
Change.org contest to select ideas to present to Obama
From one of my anti-poverty Facebook friends:
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Dear MDG Supporters,
As I'm sure you all know, www.change.org is sponsoring a contest to showcase innovative ideas to shape the public policies of our next administration. The top 10 ideas will be presented to President-elect Obama! Each person gets 10 votes. Here are two ideas that you might find interesting:
http://www.change.org/ideas/view/end_extreme_poverty_by_2025
http://www.change.org/ideas/view/establish_a_global_challenges_wikipedia_to_empower_problem_solvers
Directions for voting (Jan 5 - Jan 15):
1. Click the blue box that says the number of votes
2. Create an account
3. Open the confirmation e-mail and click the link.
4. Click the blue box with the number of votes again and it will record your vote!
Thanks in advance for your time, I encourage you all to vote!
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Dear MDG Supporters,
As I'm sure you all know, www.change.org is sponsoring a contest to showcase innovative ideas to shape the public policies of our next administration. The top 10 ideas will be presented to President-elect Obama! Each person gets 10 votes. Here are two ideas that you might find interesting:
http://www.change.org/ideas/view/end_extreme_poverty_by_2025
http://www.change.org/ideas/view/establish_a_global_challenges_wikipedia_to_empower_problem_solvers
Directions for voting (Jan 5 - Jan 15):
1. Click the blue box that says the number of votes
2. Create an account
3. Open the confirmation e-mail and click the link.
4. Click the blue box with the number of votes again and it will record your vote!
Thanks in advance for your time, I encourage you all to vote!
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Let's Talk Bread- Thurs, Jan 22 2009
Global Development, Poverty and US Foreign Assistance
We'll discuss these and related matters at the next Let's Talk Bread discussion group to be held at 7:30PM on Thurs, Jan 22 at United Lutheran Church in Oak Park. The church is located at 409 Greenfield Street (Greenfield and North Ridgeland, two blocks south of the Ridgeland-North Avenue intersection).
For background, we are encouraged to read the Executive Summary and Chapters 2 and 3 of Bread for the World's 2009 Hunger Report and Oxfam's Foreign Aid 101. If you have not completed the readings, don't let that deter you from attending.
Let's Talk Bread is a Chicago-area group that promotes regular conversations about poverty and hunger. For more info, contact John (johnrichst@comcast.net) or Rich (rich.liefer@sbcglobal.net)
We'll discuss these and related matters at the next Let's Talk Bread discussion group to be held at 7:30PM on Thurs, Jan 22 at United Lutheran Church in Oak Park. The church is located at 409 Greenfield Street (Greenfield and North Ridgeland, two blocks south of the Ridgeland-North Avenue intersection).
For background, we are encouraged to read the Executive Summary and Chapters 2 and 3 of Bread for the World's 2009 Hunger Report and Oxfam's Foreign Aid 101. If you have not completed the readings, don't let that deter you from attending.
Let's Talk Bread is a Chicago-area group that promotes regular conversations about poverty and hunger. For more info, contact John (johnrichst@comcast.net) or Rich (rich.liefer@sbcglobal.net)
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