I just got back from one of the 102 Halloween Candy Fundraisers we had across the country today. Over 20 WakeUpWalMart.com volunteers and children met in Bowie, Maryland at Wal-Mart Store #1893. We passed out literature on Wal-Mart's health care crisis and this week's leaked memo. We also did some grassroots fundraising to help raise money to provide health care for Wal-Mart workers who have none.

The most amazing part of the day, aside from raising a considerable amount of money and handing out over 1,000 flyers, was the response we received from Wal-Mart customers. I was actually shocked at the overwhelmingly positive response - customers told me they agreed with what we are doing and asked what action they could take. Many customers talked about the tax burden they are facing because of Wal-Mart's health care crisis, others said they had heard about the campaign and wanted to get involved, and many had just started to learn the real truth hidden behind Wal-Mart's PR machine.

The only people who didn't welcome us were the managers, as you might expect. Seems they didn't want their customers or employees to know the truth, to know that top level executives have a new health care motto: "Unhealthy Need Not Apply." Fortunately, we have First Amendment rights in this country. Fortunately, our grassroots campaign cannot be silenced.

We'll update you throughout the weekend about other actions across the country. Stay tuned to learn more about upcoming actions as part of our Holiday Campaign. This is merely the beginning of much, much more to come!