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April 18, 2008

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GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN “AN OBAMA MINUTE” AIMING TO RAISE $1 MILLLION IN ONE MINUTE FOR BARACK OBAMA’S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN RELEASES INITIAL NUMBERS

2 days, 22 hours, 30 mins, 15 secs, and counting...

NEW YORK, NY – The grassroots campaign “An Obama Minute” (www.AnObamaMinute.com <http://www.AnObamaMinute.com> ), a website aiming to collect $1 million in contributions for Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in only one minute, announced today it has nearly reached a third of its goal in pledged contributions. The event will occur on April 21st at 1pm EST, the day before the hotly contested Pennsylvania Democratic Presidential Primary.
 
“The goal is to create a vehicle for everyday voters to organize and amplify the extraordinary value of individuals working together,” said Scott Cohen, creator of the site and a Manhattan-based photographer. “The power of Barack Obama’s campaign is his ability to bridge political and demographic divides and bring people together.”
 
Initial numbers show that pledged contributors are overwhelmingly small donors from across the country, overseas and across all demographics. In addition to the unique method of the campaign driving contributions, a number of large organizations – including the 1.6 million member Service Employees International Union (SEIU) -- have endorsed the effort and are encouraging their members to donate to the campaign on April 21st at 1pm.
 
While the site is encouraging donations of  $100, the campaign was devised with math in mind that large quantities of small donations can make an enormous difference. Here’s the math:
 
$100 x 10,000 people = $1,000,000
$50 x 20,000 people = $1,000,000
$25 x 50,000 people = $1,000,000
$10 x 100,000 people = $1,000,000

After contributors register to contribute on www.AnObamaMinute.com <http://www.AnObamaMinute.com> , on Monday morning, April 21st, contributors will be taken directly to a donation page on the Barack Obama’s campaign site: http://my.barackobama.com/anobamaminute
 
For contributors who are unavailable at that time, they can still be part of the effort by making a donation before April 21st at  http://my.barackobama.com/anobamaminute
 

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