by Erin Bogle—Missouri
I young boy was hanging out while I was canvassing houses in his neighborhood. When I arrived at his house he appeared with a bag of pennies. He felt Working America needed these pennies more than him. His mother couldn’t afford the 5 dollars and he insisted that we take it, so that we could “make schools better!”
by Octavio Armendariz—Ohio
I was canvassing in the area of Lakewood. I had been having a rough night because I kept running into very negative people. However I went up to a door and knocked, and this really nice lady answered the door. I gave her my rap and she seemed very interested. What amazed me most was her three kids who all signed the band-aid petition. But what really got me was their involvement. As I asked what issues mattered most to them, her daughter–who must have only been thirteen if that–started to comment on how important good jobs were. The other two younger kids also gave their input on the economy and health care. I thought to myself: “Maybe there is hope for the younger generation!”
Tags: jobs, membership, youth
