As the summer winds to a close, student volunteers on presidential campaigns are packing up their duffel bags and heading back to class. After weeks of parades, marathon phone calls, and pizza three meals a day, those who believed deeply in their candidates came back loving the experience.
Chris Dodge, a Georgetown University sophomore, worked in DC for Obama’s campaign to organize new student chapters and recruit volunteers for the fall. Here’s how he described his summer with the campaign to the Georgetown Independent:
“We're so lucky to be in a place that offers so many different opportunities to get involved politically, either legislatively or campaign-related. I would say, though, that campaigns can get long and tiring, so make sure you volunteer/work for a candidate or cause you really believe in. That's what keeps you going-the idea that what you're doing can make a substantive difference.”
His work was no summer stint for resume-building; it was a mission. This fall, Chris will take his organizing skills back to campus. And though the meals may be more regular and canvassing will be mixed with political science papers, the commitment endures.
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