Category: Volunteers
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With only 85 days until Election Day, there’s a lot to do and not a lot of time to do it—so volunteers brought along some friends to help out this weekend. Check out some of the highlights from Saturday and Sunday, then sign up with your friends and family to volunteer in your neighborhood.
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With just three months till Election Day, volunteers and supporters celebrated the President’s birthday by ramping up organizing efforts across the country, opening new offices and registering new voters. Check out the photos—and try to spot a few familiar faces—then sign up to volunteer in your community.
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"There is no such thing as a typical day in this field. Working with volunteers, leaders and activists requires that all organizers be as versatile and quick-witted as possible. Being an organizer demands the highest level of discipline and drive and I know that everyone here in OFA-Pennsylvania is up to the task, no matter what the day may bring."
— Pennsylvania field organizer Brandon, pictured above with Beau Biden, describes what it’s like to work in the field.
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Name: Charles Watkins
Campaign role: Community organizer, Southwest Chicago turf
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Based in: Chicago, Illinois
How did you first come to the campaign?
In 2008, I remember watching the President’s Election Night speech on television and crying like a baby. I just had tears of joy that we had a president who shares our values, and I knew it was going to be great for the country.
But soon after I was wracked with guilt. I realized I had done nothing to support his candidacy other than talk to friends about it and vote. And as it became clear to me that the number one goal for a lot of Republicans in Congress was to make President Obama a one-term president, I realized I couldn’t sit this one out.
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Robin and Connie are friends from high school, and they live near each other in Chesapeake, Virginia. So when they heard a new Obama 2012 office was opening in their neighborhood, they decided it was time to get involved together.
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Daryl is a salesman from Pennsylvania who just can’t do enough to support President Obama’s re-election.
“I donated in 2008, and now I’m back at it. I certainly can’t compete with the Koch Brothers or the other billionaires on Mitt Romney’s side, but I can do a little bit.
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Eva Longoria and John Legend are among the volunteers fired up for the next three months. Check out the scenes from this weekend—then sign up to volunteer near you.
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For the It Takes One weekend of action, the First Lady asked supporters to volunteer and bring one new person along. Angela, a first-time volunteer herself, brought two. Here’s how Angela got involved, and how she inspired her mom Nancy and her friend Wallace to join, too. Read More…
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My name is Bill Browne, and I'm a full-time student—I graduate in December with a degree in social work—and a volunteer data captain for President Obama's campaign near Scranton, Pennsylvania.
In 2008, I read a speech—that's when it started. I hadn't heard much about then-Senator Obama, and this was back during the primary. A friend gave me a written speech, and it was just the most incredible piece of work I had ever read. I did some research, watched a few YouTube videos, and thought, "Wow. This guy is awesome. He really can be president."
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“I love registering voters. Every day I run into people who do not believe they have a voice to be heard on November 6th, 2012. All these people need is for someone to whisper in their ears that they do have a voice and that their vote counts! Seeing people take the initiative and make decisions about their future by completing a voter registration form is truly awesome.”
—Alexis, a summer organizing fellow in Missouri, on voter registration