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What makes the Obama campaign so special are the immeasurable contributions of its thousands of volunteers all across America. At the Louisville, Kentucky office, Renee is a perfect example.

“I started out slowly: buying a t-shirt, making my first donation ever to a political campaign, calling voters from the early primary states,” Renee says. “However, I wasn’t satisfied. I was consumed by the ‘fierce urgency of now,’ and realized I needed to do everything within my circle of influence to enable Barack Obama to become our next president. I knew I couldn’t live with the regrets of ‘what if I had done more, talked with just one more person.’”

Since then, Renee has been unstoppable. Renee holds weekly volunteer training meetings at the Derby City Espresso Coffee and Beer Bar, coordinates volunteers for Derby voter registration and visibility projects, and works the field herself to register voters. Her work has been invaluable in getting volunteers prepared to help the campaign and getting voters to the polls.

Renee’s work online has also been extremely important for the campaign. Under her direction, the online Louisville for Obama group has grown from 250 members to nearly 550 members. She emails each person individually when they join the group, thanking them for joining the group and inviting them to participate in local volunteer activities.

The amount that Renee has given to the campaign is matched only by the satisfaction she’s gained from her volunteer efforts. “I’ve met the most incredible people, each with their own special talents and gifts, and each asking how they can make a difference,” Renee says. “They speak of how to assist the Obama campaign, but also of how we can give back to our community. I’ve heard the most amazing discussions of how we need to work together, the realities of race in this country, the sense of hope for a better future for our children.”

Right now, volunteers like Renee are working all across Kentucky to Get Out the Vote for Tuesday’s primary. If you live Kentucky, you can sign up now to help, and no matter where you are you can help by making phone calls to undecided Kentucky voters. 

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