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8/29/2008- MEDIA ADVISORY- Obama's Campaign for Change Launches "Working for Change" Weekend

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2008
CONTACT: JESSICA SANTILLO, 207-449-2304 

(PORTLAND, MAINE) - Fresh off the Democratic National Convention and Barack Obama's historic nomination for President, Mainers will kick off a "Working for Change Weekend" that runs from Saturday, August 30 through Monday, September 1st. All across the state, Mainers will knock on doors to register voters and talk neighbor-to-neighbor about the kind of change Barack Obama and Joe Biden will deliver.

Mainers may sign up to get involved in "Working for Change" Weekend at:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/organizeforchange-bg/

"Working for Change Weekend" Staging Locations

Press is invited and encouraged to attend tonight's "Working for Change Weekend" events. To find a "Working for Change Weekend" staging location near you, press should contact Jessica Santillo at jsantillo@barackobama.com or 207-449-2304. Open press staging locations include:

AUBURN
Auburn Working for Change Canvass

Where:
Auburn Campaign for Change Office
1 Great Falls Plaza
Auburn, ME 04210

When:
Saturday, August 30, at 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

WATERVILLE
Waterville Working For Change Canvass

Where:
Waterville Campaign for Change Office
16 Common Street, Waterville, ME 04901

When:
Saturday, August 30 at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

PORTLAND
Portland Working for Change Canvass

Where:
Portland Campaign for Change Canvass
1037 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME 04103

When:
Saturday, August 30 at 9:00 a.m.

GORHAM
Gorham Working for Change Canvass

Where:
Gorham Grind
18 South Street, Gorham, ME 04038

When:
Saturday, August 30 at 9:00 a.m.

ORONO
Orono Working for Change Canvass

Where:
University of Maine in Orono
Student Union

When:
Saturday, August 30 at 10:00 a.m.

MILFORD
Milford Working for Change Canvass

Where:
On the Run Gas Station
12 Main Street
Milford, ME 04461

When:
Saturday, August 30 at 10:00 a.m.