This week in the wonderful world of organizing we attended Lobby Day in Raleigh at the General Assembly. It was a day of good experiences and disappointments. The morning started off bright and super early. I met the Washington group in the parking lot of Wal-mart at 6:30 am and we headed to Greenville to meet up with the rest of the Greenville team. The ride up there was very entertaining to say the least. Conversation was very lively and the youth who came with us loosened up as the trip went along. The General Assembly was a very busy place. The Legislators were all running to and fro from one meeting to the next. I’m still not sure whether they were running to meetings or away from us? Regardless I enjoyed the experience, it was a lot different from being page so many years ago. It was a really good feeling to see the faces of the youth as they walked the halls of the legislative building.
My favorite part of the day was defiantly the presentation by Larry Lessing. He shared a view of campaign finance reform that I’ve never seen or heard before. It was creative and very informative. He also had one of the best power-points I’ve ever seen! The kids also seemed really impressed with the presentation. The energy was high and positive with “THE BILL” being discussed; we all knew we would be popping champagne the next day at work with good news. But unfortunately all things don’t work out the way they should. We had a setback but we are going to continue to push for what is right and what is good for the citizens of NC and the country.
LOVE PEACE AND CHICKEN GREASE
Joyce
GVEGAS team
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