Category — Fundraising

This video from the Quilters for Obama group really touched us as symbolic of the entire campaign over these many, many long months. This quilt, made by close to 30 quilters from all over this great nation, is part of a large fundraising effort on the part of the Quilters for Obama group. To date, they have raised almost $13,000 (from over 400 donors!) to support the Obama campaign. A bit more about this peoject:

There are star blocks representing all 50 states, 3 territories, Washington DC and even Americans Abroad…all who propelled Obama victoriously through the primaries! At the very center of this quilt is Barack Obama himself (created by 15,000+ tiny cross stitches) whom we are working so hard for, because he is working so hard for us!

They are raffling this quilt off, and the last day to enter the drawing is October 15, 2008. The drawing will be October 21, 2008. To enter, you can make a donation to the Obama campaign this fundraising page.The quilters request that the winner of this quilt NOT sell or auction it for their own personal gain, but, that they cherish this as an heirloom which commemorates this historic election or donate it to the Obama family/Obama Presidential Library.

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As Election Day draws nearer and nearer, we’re seeing more and more innovative and remarkable fundraising crafts in support of Senator Obama’s campaign. This is one is certainly special. This is a quilt made by none other than Denyse Schmidt and friends. (For more on Denyse, check out this excellent interview in American Craft Magazine from this Sept.) She believes this quilt is part of a long tradition of political quilting:

Long before women had the vote, they created quilts with political and commemorative themes. We are proud to participate in this honorable tradition.

You can enter to win this beautiful piece of Americana by making a $10 donation to this fundraising page on my.barackobama.com.

(Shout-out to Heather Ross for originally blogging about this fundraiser.)

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The Knitters for Obama group on Ravelry (membership/login required) has started a new fundraiser, with some AMAZING prizes (85 of them!). Here are the details (note, it sounds like you need to be a Ravelry member—it takes about 4 days to get an invitation to join—and some of the links in the prize descriptions will only allow you access if you’re logged onto Ravelry):

1. Donate to Barack Obama THROUGH THIS PAGE between September 20, 2008 12:01am CST and October 31, 2008 at 11:59pm CST. If you are in the right place, there will be a message that says “This contribution will be credited to Knitters for Obama Fundraising Goal.”

2. Forward your confirmation email to obamaknitters [at} gmail [dot] com and let us know in which drawing you’d like to participate. You get one “ticket” for every $5. (for example, if you donated $25, you could put 3 chances on Prize 7 and 2 on Prize 14, or all 5 on Prize 1, or whatever.) Also, please include your Ravelry Name to make things easier!

It’s that simple! You can contribute between September 20, 2008 & October 31, 2008 at 11:59pm CST. Drawings will be held on November 1, 2008 at 10:00pm CST.

Here is the prize list! [Read more →]

Well, we have a a bit of follow up on the recipient of this pin, Louise, a super volunteer in Durham, NC. A short write-up was posted about her in one of the diaries on the Daily Kos:

There’s this fantastic voter registration dynamo in Durham named Louise. I gave her 500 forms a while ago, and they are pretty much all gone.

Louise drove to Charlotte, to her son’s college, and more or less forced all his friends to register (or else); she sneaked into the employee lounge at Southpoint Cinemas and registered the staff; she registered the waitstaff at Applebees one night. Louise never leaves the house without 20 VR forms in her purse.

It is thanks to ordinary people like Louise that this election has the potential to transform this nation. It’s brought people together who have never even met to work together to create change. That’s what this campaign is all about.

In honor of Louise, we’d like to take a moment to talk about how you can get involved as well.

Voter registration deadlines are very near, and in some states voting has already started. To make sure you’re registered to vote, visit Vote for Change; it’s a quick and easy process to make sure you’re registered at your current address, find out how to update your registration and get information about early voting and requesting an absentee ballot. Consider getting involved in this campaign, both in voter registration and get out the vote efforts. The Obama Action Center has all the tools you need to take action and get involved.

Finally, if you can afford it, please consider making a financial contribution of any size to the Obama campaign. We’ve heard a few people make comments like, “The Obama campaign has plenty of money.” or “I don’t think 5 or 10 bucks will make a difference.” Both of these statements couldn’t be further from the truth. This presidential campaign is more expensive than any in history–with the potential for $1 billion to be spent when all is said and done. The Republican National Committee raised record amounts in September, which they will be using to attack and smear Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Small amounts can make a huge difference, because they’re combined with other folks’ contributions—that’s what this campaign is all about. We have a handy link on the Obama Craft Project site to make a contribution to the Obama campaign. By making a contribution, you will, like so many of us, own a piece of this campaign.

Finally, we’re still hearing terrible smears and rumors about Barack Obama. You can help fight those smears by reporting them via the campaign’s Fight the Smears web site. We reported a blatant lie that was contained in an ad for the McCain campaign that was running on Craftster yesterday and it was quick and easy. You can also fact check anything you see or hear about Barack Obama on that site as well, and easily email that information to others.

Thanks for all that you do, everyone! Only 31 days until the election!

Yes We Can!

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time.
We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.
We are the change that we seek.”

Tonight’s Daily Dose of Obama Crafts for Sale (DDOOCFS) features not a single item, but rather an entire Etsy store. Etsy seller ObamaStuff has several stencils for sale to aid in your Obama crafting… Our favorite is the “We are the change.” O-mark stencil. Michele, the proprietor of ObamaStuff, is donating a portion of the profits to the Obama campaign—she does ask, however, that you please only stencil your own stuff, not public property or anything that could reflect poorly on the Obama campaign.

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