According to an e-mail we just received from the Gioia campaign , last night's fundraiser attracted over 500 people.
Last night, almost five hundred people came out to celebrate the New Year and support Eric's campaign for Public Advocate. So many people showed up that we had to use an overflow room and Eric had to give his speech twice! Thanks to your help, we're off to a great start - and because we're running the City's first ever carbon-neutral, green campaign, we didn't send a single paper invite out for the event.
But we have a lot more work to do: we have an important fundraising deadline at midnight on Sunday. Please contribute anything you can, even $10, to demonstrate your support. You can contribute at www.ericgioia.com/contribute , or by calling us at 212.370.0700. And after you contribute, please forward this email to ten friends and let them know why you're supporting Eric.
As you know, Eric believes deeply that if we are going to change government, we must first change politics, and that begins with changing the way we run campaigns. That's why we're running a very different type of campaign. In addition to being the City's first ever carbon-neutral, green campaign, we're running a personal, grassroots campaign that goes neighborhood to neighborhood, and block to block, reaching New Yorkers in their homes and on their stoops in all five boroughs. If you would like to host an event or would like to know about one in your neighborhood, give us a ring or email us at teamgioia@ericgioia.com .
2009 is sure to bring many new changes to our country and our City. We look forward to the year ahead with excitement, hope and a deep belief that by working together we can improve New York.
Team Gioia