Independence Day may be over, but our Vote for Change National Voter Registration Drive is moving ahead towards the election. Today, Lois from Vermont is organizing a drive at the largest annual parade in the state. She's also planning a three day event next weekend at Vermont's Solarfest. Lois says she decided to get involved because she belives empowering voters is the best way to turn the country around.

I created two Vote for Change events because I care deeply about the direction our country has taken over the past 7 years. I see decline in living standards in my neighbors here in Vermont, with many of them in danger of losing their homes. I have experienced and witnessed loss of severe cuts in medical benefits, the cancellation of vacations, cutting down on certain necessities, and most concerning to me, loss of hope that we can recover from this decline in America. I have heard my neighbors and family express despair and despondency over the future of America.

So I decided to stand up. I love this country, and I will not give her up without a fight. I am doing everything within my power to see to it that Obama is elected the next President, and I believe that lies in empowering the disenfranchised people in our country who have never voted and who have never registered to vote. These people must be included and energized for us to win in November, and in my own small way, I want to do something about this!

Vote for Change is continuning all the way through to November, and there are always hundreds of events planned around the country.  Click here to find one near you, and join Lois in enfranchising thousands of citizens.

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