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promoting Dinner with Barack II
according to the rules:
3. Promotion Period. The Promotion starts at 12:00 a.m. (all times Eastern Time) on August 15, 2011 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sep 30, 2011 (the "Promotion Period"). All entries must
be received during the Promotion Period to be eligible to win a prize.
8. Promotion Rules. Fifty (50) potential
winners will be selected by a random drawing from all eligible entries
to be held at Obama for America Headquarters on October 7, 2011.
Sponsor may, at its option, conduct a background check on each
potential winner. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any
potential winner from receiving any prize based on such background
check if Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion that awarding any
prize to such potential winner could result in a safety or security
risk to any person or persons or could result in the disruption of any
event associated with the Promotion. Sponsor will, in its sole
discretion, then select four (4) winners from the list of eligible
potential winners on the basis of criteria determined and applied by
Sponsor to provide for an appropriate range of views, backgrounds, and
interests among the winners selected. Winners will be notified by phone
or e-mail by October 14, 2011. To claim the prize, each winner should
follow the instructions and comply with the conditions contained in
his/her notification.
from: Barack Obama, BarackObama.com
date: Sept. 30, 2011
subject: "Last chance at dinner"
Joe --
Because you
and I don't have a lot of chances to have dinner together, I hope
you'll take advantage of the one that's coming up this fall.
So if you've been sitting on this, now's the time to toss your name in
the hat:
https://donate.barackobama.com/Dinner
I like these dinners not just because I get to hear from supporters
like you, but because they're part of what makes our organization
different.
Other campaigns save seats at the table for special-interest PACs and
Washington lobbyists -- and you can see the effects in the decisions
they make and the priorities they set.
Our campaign rejects all contributions from Washington lobbyists, and
we refuse all money from corporate PACs. That means we're accountable
only to the people, not special interests.
Instead, we're relying on millions of people like you giving just $3 or
whatever you can pitch in.
Hope to see you soon:
https://donate.barackobama.com/Dinner
Thanks,
Barack
[ed. note:
Patzer is "senior outbounder writer" at Obama for America]
from: Martha Patzer, BarackObama.com
date: Sept. 29, 2011
subject: "You're kidding"
Joe --
A few months ago, I had the privilege of calling four
people to tell them they had been selected to have dinner with
President Obama.
Everyone I spoke to said the same thing:
"You're kidding."
Of course, I wasn't. The campaign is holding these dinners for
supporters like you whenever we can. They're a chance for some of the
people who are building this campaign to connect with the President,
and a way for the President to meet you, too.
In a few weeks, I'll make four more calls, and you could be one of them.
Donate $5 or more today and you'll be automatically entered for
the chance to have dinner with the President and three other supporters:
https://donate.barackobama.com/Dinner
Good luck,
Martha
Martha Patzer
Obama for America
from: Michelle Obama, BarackObama.com
date: Sept. 28, 2011
subject: These dinners
Joe --
Not everyone knows how to prepare for a dinner like this. As someone
who's eaten countless meals with my husband, I want to tell you the one
thing to do if you're selected to join him...
Just relax. Barack wants this dinner to be fun, and he really loves
getting to know supporters like you.
I hope you'll take him up on it before Friday's deadline.
Will you donate $3 or more today and be entered to
have dinner with Barack?
These dinners mean a lot to Barack. They're a chance for him to talk
with a few of the people who are driving the campaign -- and a chance
for him to say thank you.
So come prepared to tell your story, and say whatever's on your mind.
Don't miss the opportunity to be there. Donate $3 today, before the
September 30th deadline:
https://donate.barackobama.com/Dinner
Thanks,
Michelle
from: Jim
Messina, BarackObama.com
date: Sept. 16, 2011
subject:
How
this
dinner
thing works
Joe --
Everybody who's selected to have
dinner with the President says the same thing.
"I just didn't think there was any way I'd actually win."
You got an email from the President a couple days ago, inviting you to
sit down to
dinner with
him. Our records show that you've entered for that chance before and
didn't win -- and I hope that's not discouraging you from giving it
another shot.
Because the fact is that someday soon, four more people who are reading
this note right now will be on a plane to have
dinner
with President Obama in Washington, or Chicago,
or wherever he might be that day.
This time, it could be you.
Donate $25 today and you'll be automatically entered
for the chance to have dinner with
the President and three other supporters.
You already know the worst-case scenario: You don't get selected. But
once again, you'll have pitched in to support an organization that's
funded at the grassroots level by folks across the country -- not
Washington lobbyists or special-interest PACs. You'll have given this
campaign a boost, however small, to hire organizers, open offices, and
build our organization this fall so it's ready for the hard work ahead
of us.
And best-case scenario, you'll find yourself sitting across the
dinner table from President Obama.
So give it a shot -- donate $25 or more today:
https://donate.barackobama.com/Dinner
Thanks,
Messina
Jim Messina
Campaign Manager
Obama for America
from: Barack Obama, BarackObama.com
date: Sept. 14, 2011
subject: Joe, can we meet for dinner?
Joe --
Supporters like you are the reason I'm here, and the values we share
have always made our organization more than just a political campaign.
So whenever I can, I want to take the opportunity to meet you. Last
month, that meant I got to talk to folks in Iowa about small-business
opportunities, and sit down with a group of volunteers from around the
country who helped build this campaign in their communities this summer.
Today, I want to ask if you'll join me and three other supporters for a
meal and conversation sometime soon.
Please donate $5 or more to be automatically entered
for a chance to join me for dinner.
If this sounds a bit familiar to you, it's because we've done this
before. In fact, my hope is that I'll be able to keep doing these
dinners throughout the campaign.
They're a chance for me to talk one on one with people like you who are
taking ownership of this campaign and connect with the work going on
every day in neighborhoods across the country.
These dinners also set our campaign apart. No matter what our opponents
do over the next 14 months, dinners like these are how we will continue
to put people at the heart of this campaign -- and prove that we don't
need checks from Washington lobbyists or special-interest PAC money to
win an election. We can do it person to person, in our neighborhoods
and backyards, and over the dinner table.
That's why I'm asking for your donation today. I hope you'll take a
minute to help build this campaign. When you do, you'll have a chance
to join me for dinner:
https://donate.barackobama.com/Dinner
Maybe I'll get to thank you in person.
Barack