McCarren Park Pool Party
On August 24th, Brooklyn for Barack is partnering with JellyNYC to host the last-ever McCarren Park Pool Party. The Pool Party will be free (as usual), but there will be a suggested donation of $20 that will go directly to Obama for America. Performers at the Pool Party include Yo La Tengo, Titus Andronicus, and Ebony Bones. Attendees will be able to donate online beforehand as well as inside the venue. Here’s the link to donate in advance: http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/ObamaFundraiseratMcCarrenParkPool
We need volunteers to register people to vote and collect campaign donations. Training for volunteers will start at 12:30 pm the day of the event (August 24th), and volunteers will be expected to stay until 7 pm. Doors to the event open at 2 pm. To volunteer, please email amandat AT brooklynforbarack DOT org or Rachel.Lauter AT gmail DOT com
August 22nd, 2008 at 10:33 pm
[...] Obama’s addition to Sunday’s lineup (not literally!) seemed to pop out of nowhere, but I think it was planned all summer. Various people sent me pieces of information about an “Obama fundraiser” at McCarren – possibly with Mos Def involved, possibly with a lot of arguing about who would play the show and possibly at a free Pool Party (which I didn’t get). Nothing concrete ever showed up so I didn’t post it. They seem to be downplaying it to the general Pool Party public (aka no mention of it at all on Jelly’s website) while letting Obama’s people do their thing. [...]