THANK YOU, DU! My friend Maia won!!!

[Skinner]

Many of you saw the thread I posted last night about my friend Maia, who works on the Obama campaign:

I'm asking for a personal favor: Please help President Obama and my friend Maia...

My good friend Maia works on the Obama campaign. The staff is having a competition for who can get the most people to donate on their personal fundraising page. The contest ends tonight at midnight (your local time), and right now Maia is in a dead heat with another staff member for first place. As I post this message, she is only 3 gifts ahead.

First prize is a phone call from President Obama. If Maia wins, she is going to ask that President Obama call her dad. He was a county commissioner in Washington state who took her door-knocking for Democratic candidates when she was six. He woke her up early on her 18th birthday to tell her she could only vote Dem. Maia really wants to win this prize for her dad. He would be thrilled.

No donation is too small. Just give $5 if you can.

I just got word from Maia: She won! Thank you to everyone who donated. Maia is thrilled! THANK YOU!!

I don't know what the final score was. But I do know this: When I posted this thread last night at 9pm her page was showing a total of 270 donations, and when I woke up this morning her page was showing over 350 donations -- a total of 80 donations! I don't know exactly how many of those came from DUers, but I think we were responsible for a large proportion.

Thank you so much. You all made my day!

:grouphug:

Love ya!

Skinner

(Note: I originally posted this a a reply to my earlier thread, but I figured more people will see it if I start a new thread.)

[Whisp]

1. I didn't donate because I'm a furriner.

but am very happy for your friend

[bluedigger]

11. Try the U.S. Chamber of Commerce!

I hear they have no problem accepting furren money.:P

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. That is great news!

I'm thrilled for her!

And I was glad to help, too.

[NYC_SKP]

3. Fantastic!

Thanks for letting us know.

As someone without children, I like to help out other peoples' kids out when I can.

And how exciting for her dad!!!

:bounce:

[Danger Mouse]

4. I'm happy for your friend...sadly I couldn't donate at this time...

as I have no money. At all. :(

[riderinthestorm]

5. I have to admit, I did it for Obama's convo with her dad. Pls keep us posted on what happens there

I'd love to have a follow up if Maia would be willing to share how that went down.

Congrats!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. awesome. good for her.

:toast:

[donheld]

7. Excellent!

[joshcryer]

8. Du might have its disagreements internally, but when it comes to what really matters...

...it looks like we stand together. :hi:

[JTFrog]

9. Excellent news! K&R!

[TBF]

10. I'm happy for Maia but mainly donated to win the dinner -

as you can imagine I have quite a list of issues to go over with President Obama.

[gateley]

12. K&R nt

[xxqqqzme]

13. And so is Maia now a

DUer? She could post the story of her dad's conversation w/ the President w/o a middle man.

[bobburgster]

14. Very happy she won!

Now tell her to go make her old man's day ;)

[Scurrilous]

15. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Forkboy]

16. ...

:kick:

[Bobbie Jo]

17. Awesome!

Does she read DU?

Congrats Maia!

[derby378]

18. YES!

So glad to hear this. Also happy we could help. :hi: