UPCOMING EVENTS
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Yes We CAN food drive. (Photos by Debbie Gartenberg)
Stay up to date by checking the new Organizing for America site, my.barackobama.com, and the Obama grassroots community service clearinghouse: usaservice.org.
ECONOMIC RECOVERYMEETINGS - FEB 7-8, 2009
Mercer4Obama EconomicRecovery Discussion
Saturday, February 7, 9:30- 11:30 AM
IBEW, 670 Whitehead Road,Trenton, NJ 08648
RSVP: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpt23c
If you can’t join us onSaturday morning, check http://my.barackobama.com/recovery for a full listing of other economic recoverymeetings nearby.
WE NEED HOSTS ANDMODERATORS!
Because the call for houseparties often comes with little advance notice, we would like to be betterprepared with venues and moderators in the coming months. We will be puttingtogether a list of volunteers who are willing to host policy house parties intheir homes, and also, a list of volunteers who are willing to leaddiscussions. If you would like to be put on the list of possible hosts, pleaseemail us with your name, address and phone number, the maximum number of peopleyou can accommodate, and whether you are willing to serve as a moderator orwould prefer someone else to lead the discussion. The Administration sends outan extensive moderators guide with suggested topics and questions, andoftentimes a video in advance of the meetings to help make leading thediscussion less daunting. If you are willing to serve as a discussion leader,but prefer not to host in your own home, please email us with your contactinformation as well.
FOREIGN POLICY FORUM
Year of Change: NewProspects for America at the United Nations, chaired by our own Mercer forObama co-chair Jeff Laurenti
Fri, Feb 6, all day
United NationsHeadquarters, New York
Register here: http://www.unasouthernny.org
HOMEFRONT’S WEEK OF HOPE
Mercer4Obama/Organizingfor America is helping HomeFront organize a Week of Hope (May 9 - May 16,2009). This is an opportunity for us to become a force for positive change inthe lives of local families who are homeless or in the crisis of poverty and toadvocate for the right of every child to a safe, stable home and a chance towork toward a better life. HomeFront needs volunteers to chair, co-chairor be committee members to work on the following activities:
- 5K Run/Walk for Hope
- OutreachEducation in schools and churches and businesses
- Benefit Dinner Dance
- Hope on Wheels Motorcycle Rally
- Outdoor community picnic
Organizing will take placein February and March.
Please contact Sybil Jonesat HomeFront as soon as possible, to let her know how you can help. sybil.jones1@gmail.com, or call her at: 609-903-0376.
CRISIS MINISTRY:VALENTINES FOR FOOD
Valentines for Food is anopportunity to Spread the Love Around! Valentines Day is a a fun time tosend messages of love to family and friends. Why not include people withlow-income who struggle to get by in Mercer County in your circle ofconcern. Demand is up 30% for assistance at our agency. Here is how youdo it through the Crisis Ministry - Valentines for Food program
- Help us collectValentines for Food at McCaffery's Market's in Princeton and WestWindsor. Take an hourlong shift with a friend and ask shoppers topurchase a $3.99 Valentine. McCaffery will match the donation dollar fordollar and all the money goes to food for low income families. E-mail cmvolunteer@gmail.com to volunteer.
Giving Opportunities:
- Go to McCaffery'sduring the week of February 7 - 14th and buy a valentine for food at the checkout!
- Buy a VIRTUAL VALENTINEon the Crisis Ministry Web Site - www.thecrisisministry.org
- Help your local church orschool or business collect food during Valentines week and we will come andpick it up. Let us know at jarrettk@thecrisisministry.org
Yes We CAN Food Drive a Huge Success!
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Pictures by Debbie Gartenberg
Thanks to everyone who hosted or participated in one of the Change is Coming house parties earlier this month. We compiled lists of important issues and brainstormed about how to most effectively bring about change. For the short term, the groups planned community service projects for the month of January. Notes from the gatherings can be found on the Mercer4Obama website
(Mercer4Obama is not sponsoring this event, but is passing the information along.) Inaugural Ball Honoring President-Elect Barack Obama and a Tribute to the Legacy of our Nation’s Civil Rights Leaders, Tues Jan 20, 6-7 pm Cocktails – Dinner & Dancing until 11:30 pm, Trenton Marriott, 1 W Lafayette Street, Trenton. Tickets are $100 – all proceeds will be donated to the Colored Women’s Federation, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Trenton-Mercer and I Am Trenton. Black Tie Optional. To purchase tickets, send a check for $100 to P.O. Box 55222, Trenton NJ 08638. The check should be made out to: NJ Coretta Scott King Humanitarian Group. Tickets will then be mailed to you. For more information, call (609) 984-8343.http://www.nj.com/news/times/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1227330359153280.xml&coll=5


Mercer4Obama convened a community discussion on Health Care in early January. Read the group's