Friendly Competition

On the evening of September 25 there will be a major fundraiser here in London featuring DNC General Election Director Paul Tewes, Finance Director Phil Murphy and actress Gwyneth Paltrow. While the ticket price of this premier event is a minimum contribution of $2,300, I am delighted to announce that, thanks to the support of a generous benefactor, we are able to make one ticket available to one grassroots volunteer.

Here’s all you need to do: please write a short essay describing how you have worked to find and register American voters for Barack Obama here in the UK. Get creative – include pictures and videos. Write sonnets if you like! But do try to include specific information to back up your argument, such as:

• How many new voters have you registered?
• How many volunteer hours have you spent?
• How many leaflets have you handed out?
• How many events have you hosted?
• How many e-mails have you sent or phone calls have you made or blog posts have you written?

Send your entries in to competition@obamalondon.com. Our favorite entries might be posted to the popular Americans Abroad blog on the Barack Obama website – and one of the writers will be chosen to attend the Paul Tewes event as our guest and with our thanks.