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US ELECTIONS 08: BARACK OBAMA: Blog: Keep Up To Date With The Fellows

/noticias.info/ Last weekend we highlighted the Obama Organizing Fellows training. This week, the newly trained Fellows were sent out into communities across the country to start organizing for the general election. In over 17 states, 3,600 fellows are currently working to help grassroots leaders prepare for the tough fight ahead.

In Virginia, nearly 300 Fellows are now on the ground in what will be a closely contested state. The Daily Press recently reported:

"How I Spent My Summer Vacation" will take on a special meaning for a group of college students and recent graduates who complete their training today [as Obama Organizing Fellows] at Hampton University.

... Patrick Austin, 23, a senior English major at Old Dominion University, said he found out about the program from an ODU employment Web site.

"You just had to fill out a couple of essay questions and cross your fingers and hope to get accepted," Austin said. "Fortunately, I did. ... I want to become a part of history, and it's just an amazing experience."

Austin said he hoped to have "an amazing lifetime experience" that would resonate for years.

... Hampton University President William R. Harvey, an Obama supporter, said the program was similar to what the Illinois senator did when he started his campaign, including reaching out to young people in the Job Corps and the Peace Corps.

"I had not seen that in my lifetime — since John F. Kennedy," Harvey said.

... He said the program's aim was "to train a new generation of leaders — not only to help us win this election but to help strengthen our democracy in communities across the country."

The training at Hampton University's McGrew Towers included workshops on voter education, voter registration and canvassing.

The Obama Fellows also will be trained on the basics of organizing and campaign fundamentals, then placed in communities throughout Virginia, where they will work with grass-roots leaders and campaign staff.

Over the next six-weeks Fellows will be sharing their stories and we'll highlight them on the Fellows page. You can check the Fellows page regularly to keep up to date on their stories and experiences. notas_de_prensa_archivo