Lots of Energy at the Seals Campaign

I have had such a great experience meeting everyone in
the office and learning about how a campaign gets things done. The
staff here constantly amazes me by their amount of dedication to the
campaign, their level of enthusiasm and friendliness never seems to
waver. Everyone seems to always be doing four things at once and the field organizers are
so patient with explaining everything to the volunteers and answering
endless questions. The volunteers too are a great group of people,
they know how to get a lot done while having fun and joking around at
the same time.  Even Dan himself is waving at everyone as he walks by
and stops to chat with people as he is leaving the office.  It is
clear that Dan has inspired many people to want to help him bring
change to Washington and make an impact!

Even at the environmental event on Saturday in Winnetka about reducing
your carbon footprint with Dan and a guest speaker from
ecohatchery.com, I saw lots of familiar faces.   At this event I
learned some new tips on how to help the environment, like cleaning
the coils on the back of your refrigerator to lower your energy bill
and that the amount of mercury in Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs
(CFLs, which use much less energy) is only the equivalent of eating
two pounds of swordfish.  I was impressed by what Dan Seals knew about
the topic, I believe Dan Seals working with the City of Chicago on
Green Projects is one of his biggest assets, because in the coming
years the environment will become any only more prevalent issue. Going
to a Dan event or an event with all of the candidates is really the
best way to learn what Dan is all about, since I saw him answering
lots of individual questions before and after.  I look forward to
coming into the office Monday through Thursdays and I am even more
excited to see him win on February 2nd!

Anna Richmond
Marquette University
Intern