saturday, June 18th

Well,
I DID it! today I raised about 431.00$. They put me on Michigan Ave, in front of the hotel. I got to say hello to the people walking in and out. It was super busy. My favorite contributer was a girl from Ohio. She said that she was super in favor of the issue, and she became a 20$ subscriber. We talked for a while, about how her sister is gay and she was in shock that it is still legal in 29 states to fire somebody for being gay. Despite having a wedding, (her own) in just a few months, and was in Chicago trying to find her dress. She liked it so much, that she took her picture with me on her cell phone and posted it to her facebook page!

My other favorite stop today was a woman who said she was already a giver. However, she had her ten year old son with her. She asked me to tell him what we did. So, I gave him the rap, explaining that I was a Canvasser for HRC, and we were trying to get this bill passed, that would make employment discrimination illegal in all of our states. After I was finished, she turned to her son and said, "So, do you know why we are doing this?" He looked up at his mom and said, "For uncle Sam?" I replied, "YES! Living in America means that everybody should be able to work, and not be fired for the people that they love!" The woman smiled at me, and so did the boy. "Well," said the boy, "I actually do have an uncle Sam." "Oh!" I laughed. Yet, we are doing this for our uncle Sam. Work, for Work!
I got a lot of people involved today! When I returned back to the office, and they debrifed me, they asked me what they thought was different and I said "I think it was the location"
"Wrong answer. We will never put you in a location where we don't think you can make money." It seems that this Canvass thing is a skill that I can't quite get my brain around. Oh well... hopefully soon, with time, may come consistency. Now, I am sitting here, after a really long, hard day and watching "Young Frankenstine". I must rest, for tomorrow is another day of work.
This is work of a different kind. I shall be singing at the Chicago and Rush Potbelly's. I hope this post reaches lots of people~
Thank you all, fellow readers.
-Gracie Lou