[volunteer] Re: [Prairiegreens-org] Urgent: Canvass to get Greens elected this weekend

[Mark Mallon]

Here are the details for canvassing Sunday:

We're going to meet at 12:45 at First and Gregory. If you really can't 
make it there by foot/bike/bus, let me know and we can arrange to pick 
you up. Since it may rain, Walter or I will send out an email by noon 
saying that it is canceled; otherwise assume that it is still on. If for 
any reason you need to contact me directly, my phone number is 618 
972-7873. Thanks,

Mark

Tom Abram wrote:
> All,
>
> The amount of time before the election is greatly diminishing.  We 
> only have about 50 days to spread our message to the community and get 
> our County Board candidates elected.  We have a very realistic chance 
> at getting them elected.  Electing a Green to a partisan office would 
> be a first in Illinois.  Electing two would be incredible.  Electing 
> three would be absolutely fantastic.  Let's make a huge impact this 
> fall and fundamentally alter the political landscape in Champaign 
> County and the state.  Imagine this:
>
> We elect 2-3 Greens to the County Board this cycle
> We elect another 2-3 in 2010 (along with Governor Whitney?)
> We hold the seats of the incumbents in 2012 and pick up another seat 
> or two.  At the same time, we run a strong candidate for state rep and 
> win the seat, after solidifying a base.
>
> This is no longer just a fantasy.  This can be achieved.  But we 
> really need everyone to step it up.  We've had several canvassing 
> events, with less attendance than desired.  With a few more people, we 
> can double our coverage, and complete the canvassing in a few weeks.  
> Then we can target specific precincts and voters to convince them to 
> vote for our candidates and finally get them to the polling place.  We 
> have an infrastructure to achieve these goals, but we need more 
> manpower.  With three strong candidates, it takes a lot of feet.
>
> Please consider volunteering your time.  We will be pounding the 
> pavement every Saturday and Sunday from 1pm to about 5pm.  If you only 
> have an hour or two to give during these sessions, that's totally 
> fine.  We'll also be canvassing occasionally during the week.  We have 
> a system devised where you don't have to personally speak very long to 
> the voters if you don't feel comfortable, so don't be shy!  If you 
> absolutely dread canvassing, but want to help out, you can!  We'll 
> need phonebankers, event planners, cookie bakers (for fundraisers!), 
> advertisers (flyering, etc), and more.  Tell your friends about how 
> wonderful Walter, Mike, and Joe are and how they should vote for 
> them!  They still need money to make all this work!   Consider 
> donating to their campaigns: votewalter.org <http://votewalter.org>, 
> lehmanforagreencounty.org <http://lehmanforagreencounty.org>, 
> joefutrelle.org <http://joefutrelle.org>.  Please!
>
> Now, for this weekend's times.  We will be canvassing for Joe on 
> Saturday and Sunday at 1pm.  We'll be meeting at his house, 1205 S. 
> Race St.
>
> We're also going to be canvassing for Walter on Sunday at 1pm.  More 
> details to follow!
>
> Thanks for reading through this entire email.  I hope you consider 
> volunteering to get these excellent candidates elected.  We're so 
> close, let's not let it slip away.
>
> Towards victory,
> Tom
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