Subject: Re: Urgent Hail Mary
From: Dennis Cheng <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Cc: brynne craig <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 14:34:54 -0400

Sounds like this is already in motion
Adam invited her to our campaign office tour tomorrow and will be meeting w
her

On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 1:15 PM, John Podesta <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> Denis, want to accommodate  this at least for tomorrow? Brynne can you
> reach out to Kim? This is a group of super volunteers and delegates who
> have kept themselves organized since 08.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *John West* <[email-masked]>
> Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2015
> Subject: Urgent Hail Mary
> To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
> Cc: Kim Frederick <[email-masked]>
>
>
> Dear Mr. Podesta,
>
> John West here, the gentleman and his husband who had the honor to drive
> you to O'hare after the Chicago finance committee meeting.
>
> Wanted to thank you for the picture and conversation regarding some of our
> grass roots efforts by many long time Hillary Supporters - many who were
> 2008 delegate that have been corralled into one very organized Facebook
> Group and contact list by Kim Frederick, from Houston, Texas.
>
> Kim Frederick also had wonderful ideas for the QR code and for assigning
> merchandise I.D's to lower dollar fund raisers to encourage folks to take
> part in promoting sales which I shared at the meeting and in the packet I
> shared with you.  She's a Hill Starter and has raised $11,000 to date and
> has a local Houston fundraiser this evening as well as been a big help in
> assisting the Texas Field Organizer on identifying key strategically
> located folks for helping with setting up organizing events throughout the
> massive state of Texas. Beyond Texas, she has been key in getting the top
> volunteers in contact with field organizers throughout the country and
> providing a forum for both field organizers and super volunteers to
> coordinate and exchange information efficiently.
>
> I have an* urgent request I was wondering if you could help with**.*  Kim
> Frederick will be in NY for work from tomorrow night through Sunday and
> being a leader and organizer of 50 states worth of very capable, motivated
> and experienced grass roots organizers - I was hoping she could get an
> invite for one of the events in New York as well as an audience with
> someone to discuss how best to utilize this amazing resource of folks she
> has assembled and keeps organized and engaged. It appears Adam will be
> travelling at that time - and they will be missing one another
> unfortunately.  Kim has even organized a 50 person super volunteer get
> together at 6 p.m Friday evening at O'Reilly's Bar and Kitchen while she is
> in town.
>
> I can attest to Kim's long time dedication and hard work already. She was
> a state level delegate in 2007 and is involved heavily in organizing in
> Texas for the Democratic Party.  It would be really helpful to the grass
> roots effort and really energize folks to see one of their own have some
> audience and a photo op. IT's also her birthday so I can't help but feel
> compelled to at least send a hail Mary email. Anything would help to make
> sure there isn't a wasted opportunity with her business trip to New York
> (at someone else's expense!)
>
> -JW
>
>
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-- 
*Dennis Cheng*
National Finance Director
Hillary for America
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