1st Quarter Project

Your assignment is as follows; you will volunteer to work on one of the political campaigns of the 2008 election, or you will volunteer to be a poll worker on election day.

-Students i) must volunteer for a minimum of 5 hours.

-You must provide me with a short note or letter confirming that you completed your volunteer hours. This letter must be written on official campaign letterhead and include a contact phone number and email address for the campaign staff worker that you dealt with on the day you volunteered.

-You must write a short 250 word essay. Essays must be typed, no exceptions will be made. Any essays not typed will not be accepted. In this essay you will answer the following questions:

*Which candidate did you volunteer for?

*Why did you choose the candidate that you did?

*What did you do while volunteering? Explain and give details.

*What did you learn about politics and political campaigns while volunteering?

*Did you enjoy this experience, and would you do it again?

These questions must be answered in essay form. You do not need to type out the questions.
Election day is Tuesday November 5th, 2008. Essays are due on Wednesday November 6th, 2008.

Below is a list of the candidates and their contact information.

Presidential Candidates:

Barack Obama-(D)
http://www.barackobama.com
215-904-6027
7727 Frankford Ave.
Philadelphia PA 19136

John McCain-(R)
http://www.johnmccain.com
267-470-4051
1410 West Street Road
Warminster, PA 18974

Candidates for U.S. House of Representatives:

8th Congressional District

Patrick Murphy-(D)
http://www.murphy08.com
215 547-5211
7500 Bristol Pike
Levittown, PA 19058

Tom Manion-(R)
http://votemanion.com
215-348-9080
P.O. Box 28
Doylestown, PA 18901

13th Congressional District

Allyson Schwartz-(D)
http://www.allysonschwartz.com
215-881-9202
7219 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19135

Marina Kats-(R)
http://www.katsforcongress.com/
215-938-7590
2755 Philmont Avenue, Suite 120
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006