We could meet this fall, Diane

Diane -- I remember my first day as a community organizer like it was yesterday. I was handed a long list of neighborhood residents, and for the next three weeks, I went door-to-door to meet with every one of them. We talked about their jobs and their families, and we tried to come up with solutions to the problems they were seeing in their neighborhoods. It wasn't easy work. But those years in Chicago taught me valuable lessons about the importance of organizing. It starts with the basics -- we can accomplish some incredible things just by starting conversations in our own communities. Organizers around the country are bringing folks together every day. That work is worth celebrating. This November, OFA is doing just that at the Organizing Summit in Washington, D.C. I'll be coming, too -- tell them you're ready to fight for progress this fall, and they'll automatically enter you for a chance to meet with me there. The fundamentals of organizing haven't changed much since '85 -- and lately we're seeing them used to accomplish big things, from affordable health care to marriage equality for all. With those fundamentals in our pocket going forward, organizers can change the conversation around pressing issues in communities across the country. OFA's Summit is highlighting that work right now. I hope we'll have the chance to meet this fall at the Organizing Summit: https://my.barackobama.com/Organizing-Basics Thanks, Barack Obama No purchase, payment, pledge or contribution necessary to enter to win. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 30, 2015. You may enter by telling us what you're excited to work on here. Alternatively, visit here to enter without telling us what you're excited to work on. One winner will receive the following prize package: round trip tickets for winner and one guest from within the fifty United States or Puerto Rico to the District of Columbia; hotel accommodations for winner and one guest; admission for winner and winner's guest to the OFA Organizing Summit in November 2015 (approximate combined retail value of all prizes $1,700.00). Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Promotion open to all U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia and 18 or older (or of majority under applicable law). Promotion subject to Official Rules and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Organizing for Action, P.O. Box 618120, Chicago, IL 60661.

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