Well, I just came back from a great “Love Mom, Not Wal-Mart” action in Washington, DC and realized that I needed to add paper to the fax because we had received so many sign-up sheets from across the country.
Already today, we have 576 pledges from Albuquerque, New Mexico, 708 from Seattle, Washington, 492 from Wheat Ridge, Colorado, 336 from Kansas City, Missouri, 300 from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 132 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 84 from Houston, Texas, 96 from Cincinnati, Ohio, 48 from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and 57 from Canada!
We have about 2,000 pledges left to reach our goal, and the faxes and emails are still coming in. We even got a fax from a woman in Illinois who does not have a computer. The fax simply said: “Please include my name on the Mother’s Day Pledge to Wal-Mart. I agree with this campaign with all my heart.”
Reading that fax and working with the 20 volunteers at the Farmer’s Market today made me feel proud of all this campaign has accomplished in a few short weeks. In a few more hours, we will hit our “Love Mom, Not Wal-Mart” goal because people have taken this campaign to the streets.
Jeremy
Posted by Jeremy - May 7, 2005 05:36 PM - Action