Volunteering for the Obama fundraiser at the home of Kandace and Paul Blanchard

Kandace & Paul

On September 19, a few hours after Barak Obama gave his speech at a rally in Española, he appeared at the ranch of Kandace and Paul Blanchard, 2 hours drive to Albuquerque. Paul Blanchard is a racetrack and casino owner and major contributor to Gov. Bill Richardson. The fundraiser began with a “general reception” at the Blanchards’ costing $2,500 per person. After an hour, the real fun began with a “host reception,” for which the price tag was $28,500 a person. At the reception, I had a chance to speak with Governor Richardson, Senator-elect Tom Udall and his wife, and a few other NM gov officials. Of course, I had my own agenda to participate in the event......SkyFuel. I had carried a few invitations to an upcoming SkyFuel event in Oct which I was able to pass to Tom Udall, Gov Richardson, and Barak Obama, a little PR for SkyFuel.

Before the reception began my role was to match the names in the guest list with the guests and to make sure they have paid their dues or else direct them to the table where they could pull out their check books and make their payment. That was a little uncomfortable. Once all the guests were in, the volunteers were free to mingle with the crowd of 250 guests. That was SWEET. Enjoy the pictures.

Happy, got my book signed Sad..... Barak is leaving.

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