Compiled by

Becky Tomerlin

• I t began with a website and a little social networking thru my.barackobama.com

• Lily and becky held A meeting at the Valparaiso library on St. Patrick’s Day.

Porter County For Barack Obama Was Formed

•word spread thru the county and online

•Then The Obama For America campaign sent staf f to porter county, I ndiana

Working on the Primary Election Of f ice

Obama f or America Primary Elect ion Of f ice

Why Do YOU Hope?

Yes We Can

Off ice Grand Opening Morning

Wait ing in the Rain

I n Early April

, I n Gary I ndiana f or SeveralHours

Jonathan Hard at Work

To See Obama speak Gary, I N April 10th

Taking Quest ions From theCrowd

Munster Steel, Indiana

Michelle Obama Came to, Merrillville I ndiana

We Held a Fundraiser

Brought Support ers Together

And Had a Wonderf ul Time

. AZ Gov J anet Napolit ano Came to the Reiner Cent er .in Valparaiso on behalf of Barack Obama

(Secretary of Homeland Security Designate)

Primary Day Arrived and the visibilit y crew came out

And the canvassing Crews Came Out too

With so much at stake

Primary Night Was Long

Thank you J onathan and!Ryan

(primary election obama Staf f )

AND MAX TOO!

A Good Time Was Had By All!

Then We Said Goodbye

To All the Obama Staf f and I nterns as they lef t for other states remaining in

the Primary.

Within a f ew weeks

The

General Elect ion

Began

So J ulie Host ed a Cookout

Sarah I nt roduced ObamaS taf f

Everyone had lot s of Fun

Barack Obama came to Portage, Indiana in August

Barack Obama & Evan Bayh

Popcorn Fest 2008

Walking in the Parade

Showing Our Support

For Barack Obama

And Local Democrat s t oo

Turning Port er County Blue

We gave away st ickers

And Regist ered New Vot ers

Gathering t o Wat ch the ’ Democrat ic Convent ion at Lily s

28Home August t h 2008

Glued to the t e levisionsinside

!And out

Change We Can Believe I n

Watching the Debates

Gathering Together

Varying ages and Backgrounds

Watching History

And Showing Support

What a Great Feeling!

The Vice President ial Debat e !Was Excit ing Say it

ain’t so Joe!

Watching Biden and Palindebat e

The room was Quie t

GO TIME!

Obama Staff Organized

Everyone Knocked On Doors

That’s Right Forrest Whitaker Knocked on Doors Too!

Forrest Whitaker & Obama Staf f

Forrest at the Valparaiso Campaign Office

Getting Ready to Hit the Streets

Volunteers Phone Banked

And re laxed a f ew moment s…t oo

We Voted Early

Halloween Came and Went

Barack Obama spoke in Wicker Park

Many Port er County resident s Vot ed Early

Then Early Vot ing Ended

Elect ion Day Arrived

We woke up early and helped at the polls

We Gathered Up the Troops

We Put Up Signs

We Spread the Word

We REALLY Spread the Word

Made Phone Calls

All to Turn Porter County Blue

The Polls Closed & We Waited

Some of Us Watched @ Mezza’s

Some of Us Went t o Grant Park

Everyone Was Hopef ul

Grant Park Election Night

!YES WE DID

, Port er County I ndiana has not vot ed f or a

Democrat ic President 1852.since

Leaving Grant Park

Stand up for change.

Thanks t o everyone

whose f ait h and dedicat ion

, brought change t o Port er CountyI ndiana