Fwd: June 6th: It all begins

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From: Plouffe, BarackObama.com <info@...>

Date: Fri, May 22, 2009 at 8:28 PM

Subject: June 6th: It all begins

Deborah Bargad <DBargad@...>

Deborah --

Remember this date: Saturday, June 6th, 2009. We will look back on

that day as the moment when the fight for real health care reform

began in your neighborhood -- perhaps even in your own living room.

On June 6th, in thousands of homes across the country, we'll gather to

launch our grassroots campaign for health care. We'll watch a special

message from the President. We'll build the teams and draw up the

plans for winning health care reform the same way we won the election:

Building support one block, one neighbor, one conversation at a time.

And we'll put those plans into action.

These kickoffs are so crucial that President Obama will join confirmed

hosts and attendees on a live conference call.

Sign up today to host or attend a Health Care Organizing Kickoff.

There's no prior experience required. We'll send you the details for

dialing into the President's call and provide you everything you need

to make your meeting a success.

After the election, people gathered at over 9,000 meetings across

every state to set priorities for health care reform. Our voices were

heard. Now the race is on to make sure Congress produces a plan that

reflects the President's call for reduced costs, guaranteed choice,

and quality care for all.

To make that happen, we need to build a groundswell of support in

every district and every state, and we have no time to lose. All

summer we'll be reaching out to our neighbors, knocking on doors,

serving in our communities, and building a grassroots network strong

enough to win.

These gatherings on June 6th are just the beginning of a battle

between those who fought and believe in change and those who would

protect a broken status quo. The stakes for our country could not be

greater.

Some call this strategy pie-in-the-sky. They say we'll never have

enough volunteers to make a real impact; that you need insiders and

Washington lobbyists to make a difference. But you and I know

firsthand how wrong they are. Starting June 6th, it's once again time

to show this country how bottom-up change is done.

Please sign up today to host or attend a kickoff near you.

http://my.barackobama.com/HCkickoff

These kickoffs will be both effective and fun. You'll meet likeminded

supporters in your neighborhood, share stories, enjoy good company and

a shared mission, and know that no matter what this effort requires of

us, if we work together we'll be ready to face it and persevere.

I look forward to joining you and the President to chart our course.

Plouffe

Organizing for America

P.S. -- This week, President Obama asked us to send in our personal

health care stories. Hundreds of thousands of people have already

responded, and the stories are simply incredible. Here are just few

that help remind us what we're fighting for:

I am a single parent and have lost my teaching job effective in June.

I'm scared to death because my son has a serious pre-existing

condition (Neurofibromatosis) and can't go without medical insurance.

However, my employer has just informed me that continuing my family

coverage under COBRA will cost $1,400.00 a month! That's a house

payment for me. Or three times my car payment! How can I keep my

family covered without going under financially?

--

Apple Valley, Minnesota

Since I lost my job in 2006, I have had no health insurance. After

paying for insurance through my employer for 30 years, I have no major

medical. But now that I am approaching 60, I may need insurance more

than ever. I have not had a mammogram for three years because it would

be too stressful to find anything suspicious. Risky but true.

--Kathy

Macon, Georgia

My husband isn't getting enough hours at his job to qualify for health

insurance so we have been looking around for a provider. He has a

pre-existing health condition (non-epileptic seizures) and he is being

denied left and right. We don't make a lot of money, about

$23,000/year and we can't afford to not have insurance, in case he

needs to go to the doctor. And it looks like we can't afford to have

it either. We are stuck.

--

Pasadena, California

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