Saturday, July 5, 2008

Please RSVP: nyvolunteers (at) gmail.com

Former John Edwards volunteers in NYC will be helping Obama by teaming up with ACORN for a voter registration drive in Philadelphia on Saturday, July 5th. We will be partnering with Pennsylvania ACORN. Upon arrival in Philadelphia, we will report to their office for a brief training session, after which we will be dispatched to the streets crawling with unregistered voters eager for our assistance.

Pennsylvania has been a pivotal swing state over the last several presidential election cycles. Indeed, Republican strategists have made no secret that they view Pennsylvania as a key target in 2008. We must make sure that Pennsylvania is firmly in the Obama column. At stake is not only the White House, but most certainly the Supreme Court, where 88-year-old John Paul Stevens holds the deciding vote on issues such as a woman's right to choose, the right to trial, and a host of other civil liberties.

We will leave New York at 8:00 am on the Apex Chinatown bus, $20 round trip, departing from 88 East Broadway in Manhattan, returning on the 8:00 pm bus from Philadelphia. (Of course, you may return earlier or later, if you wish.) The trip takes about two hours. You will need to book your tickets online ASAP, as seats are on a first come first served basis. Please use the link below to book and print your e-Tickets. Be sure to bring your printed e-Tickets with you Saturday morning to board the bus.

Apex Bus

If you cannot make the July 5th trip, but would be interested in a trip later this summer, please let us know that, too. We will be setting subsequent dates in the coming weeks.