On October 22, I set out to volunteer for the Barack Obama Campain. I have to admit, I was a tad nervous. None of my friends could volunteer that day, so I had to walk up to total strangers and ask them if they needed any help getting their candidate elected. To my relief, they wanted my help. I was told that I could walk down a couple of buildings and help make phone calls. Just what I wanted.
Even though I did not recognize anyone, not a soul, I managed to not freak out. The site coordinator was this really kind guy who explained all that I will ever need to know about calling someone. He gave me a script, told me what to say if that rare someone wants to talk to you, where to check the boxes when you hear the all to common busy signal; the whole sha-bang.
After I watched the two other volunteers call a few people, I worked up the courage to make my first call. To my surprise, it was fun! After my tenth call, I was hooked. No matter what response I got, I answered with a smile in my voice and a kind word on my tongue. When I finally realized that I could go, I knew that I would be back.
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