Get out the vote

Don't forget, tomorrow (October 5th) is the last day to register to vote for the upcoming November election! There are a lot of important state and local issues on the ballot this time around that I can't really comment on here, but they are definitely worth exploring. Educate yourself, form an opinion, then express it through voting! Every vote really does count.

And speaking of voting, would you do me all a favor? Add the following link to your favorites:
http://www.tomsofmaine.com/community-involvement/project-sponsorships.aspx

What's this? My VISTA friends in Wilmington are working on a community gardening initiative called Grow Food, Grow Hope. They have been selected as one of 50 finalists to receive a $20,000 grant from a group called Tom's of Maine. (I should mention that this money would fund nearly all of the projects they have in mind for the coming year.) The only way for them to receive the grant, though, is by receiving more votes than the other 49 finalists. So visit the link once a day, click on the "Community" tab, and scroll down until you find Grow Food, Grow Hope. Click on their icon and vote!

Here's a little bit more about the Grow Food, Grow Hope project taken straight from the VISTAs' mouth:

Grow Food, Grow Hope is a community gardening initiative that aims to raise awareness of the benefits of local food production, backyard and community gardening, and increasing self-sustainability in our daily food habits. Our community was hit hard by the recent departure of the shipping giant, DHL, who took with it thousands of local jobs. Feeding our community has become an even more pressing issue as a result. This grant would help us to help the people of Wilmington, Ohio tremendously.

The public can vote on which project they would most like to support. From now until October 30, you can vote once a day, everyday, for five projects of your choosing. (Note: the more you vote for other projects, the harder it becomes for us to win, so just save those extra four votes a day for another year!) Come November, Tom's of Maine will announce the five winners of the grant, based solely on the votes received by each project.

Won't you please help these guys out by voting daily? It is extremely easy to do and takes all of 30 seconds, so please, get clicking!