Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:52:02 -0400
From: Gene Galin
Subject: I ask for your support, I ask for your assistance, I ask for your vote
Dear chatlist neighbors and friends –
As many of you know I am running for the Chatham County School Board – District 2. This is the seat that is held by Holly Duncan. She is not running again.
As a school board member I would concentrate on hiring and retaining good teachers, building new schools to relieve overcrowding while planning for future schools, improving our children’s reading skills and test scores and improving school communications.
For more information, please visit my campaign web site at http://www.galinforschoolboard.com
My kids have played rec and school sports with your children and grandchildren.
We have gone on school field trips together and shared the joy of attending school functions with our children.
I have served with some of you in various volunteer functions and on assorted committees.
Some of you I know and have met only through this chatlist.
I feel that I have the experience and a record of community involvement that would make me a good, strong and positive member of the Chatham County School Board.
Just look at what we have managed to do as a virtual community here on the chatlist.
Yes, I have acted as the moderator and facilitator, but the overriding success of this chatlist is due in large part to the individual folks who contribute to this very viable and important source of chathamcentric information.
By working together we have created a terrific public forum. By working together, Chatham County folks can create an even better school system.
Won’t you help me make our schools and our children our county’s #1 priority?
As the new school year approaches and the November 4 election day draws closer, the BOE campaign season will be kicking into full gear.
If you can help with any of the following below please drop me a note at campaign2008-at-galinforschoolboard.com
___ I will put one of your bumper stickers on my vehicle
___ I will but one of your campaign signs in my yard
___ I will host a coffee or bbq
___ I will call my freinds and ask them to vote for you
___ I will help work the polls on election day or early voting
If you can help with a campaign contribution, it would be sincerly appreciated.
A friend of mine told me that she and her friends would be voting for me in November.
She added that none of them were rich and that they could only donate $5, $10 or $20.
I told her I would truly appreciate any financial support I can get. After all this is just a little ol’ grassroots school board campaign.
I have tried to make it easier for all donors to contribute to this effort by providing a way to donate securely online by using a credit card.
You can stop by http://www.galinforschoolboard.com/campaign-donations/ and click on anyone of the DONATE buttons.
or if you would like to write a check, please do so and send your campaign contribution to
Committee to Elect Gene Galin
PO Box 1624
Pittsboro, NC 27312
For campaign reporting purposes, please make sure to provide your name, address, phone number with your job title and employer name with all checks for $50 or more.
And finally, I kindly ask you to vote for me on Tuesday, November 4.
Thanks so much
Gene Galin