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Fellow Organizers, David
Tukey, who is the Regional Volunteer Coordinator for N.Y./N.J.
and I are going to partner up on Sun. July 20th and and distribute
campaign literature at the Colombian Independence Day Festival in
Hackensack N.J. This is apparently a big deal for the
Colombian community, as the president of Colombia attended last year's
event. I don't think I have to tell you that this is going to be a
very close election, and that the Hispanic vote is going to be
crucial. Since Senator McCain recently visited Colombia, David and I
thought this would be a good way to follow up. What David asked me
to do is post the information and ask for volunteers. I'm asking
that the N.Y./N.J. organizers help out by doing the same.
If you're outside of the area, I urge you to look online and find a
Colombian or Hispanic Festival in your part of the country, get in touch
with your regional campaign headquarters and do some type of
outreach. David and I would like to break the day into
shifts. Since the festival takes place from 11:00 am -5:00
pm, this shouldn't be much of a problem. I'm going to be there
in for the opening but can only stay a couple hours. Below is the
description of the event I posted on
http://johnmccain.meetup.com/28/
Thanks,
Rich
Varga
Colombian Independence Day Festival Our McCain
for President Meetup is once again partnering with the N.Y./N.J. McCain
for President Campaign for the Colombian Independence Day Festival in
Hackensack, N.J. Enjoy what should be a beautiful day in the sun!
Volunteers are needed for the event as we'll be distributing campaign
materials. If interested, contact David Tukey at dtu...@pdtlabs.com, or
drop me a line.Who are the Colombians? They're one of the oldest
democracies in South America, and one on the staunchest U.S. allies in the
region. In 1810, the country declared it's independence from Spain and
elected Simón Bolívar their first president. When Bolívar stepped down,
Francisco de Paula Santander who was vice president, became the second
president of Colombia. By 1819, the revolution had been won, and
Colombia was free. In 1830, Venezuela and Ecuador seceded from Colombia.
By 1903, Panama (which had been part of Colombia) successfully revolted
and was supported by the U.S. because they wished to build the Panama
Canal.Since the 1970s, the nation has been plagued by the powerful and
violent drug cartels. They have also been fighting well armed communist
insurgents like the FARC, which by the way has very little popular
support. Hugo Chavez of Venezuela recently sent tanks to the border after
the Colombians successfully made a cross border raid against these
terrorists. Captured in that raid was a lap top computer that provides
tangible evidence that Chavez is supporting the narco-terrorists. It also
showed that Chavez was hoping for an an Obama victory in the U.S.
election. Just last week, Colombian President Álvaro Uribe launched a
daring raid that freed several Americans who were held hostage since 2002.
This coincided with John McCain's trip to the region, as he was
promoting free trade and friendship with that beleaguered nation.
DIRECTIONS FOR FOSCHINI PARK, HACKENSACK
ROUTE 4 EAST- APPROX 2 MILES EAST OF THE ROUTE 4 & ROUTE 17
INTERCHANGE, EXIT HACKENSACK AVENUE (HACKENSACK EXIT) SOUTHBOUND.
PASSING THE COACHOUSE DINER AND BERGEN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL, (HACK AVE
BECOMES RIVER STREET )THEN PASSING BOTH SEARS AND MacDONALDS. THE
IMMEDAITE TRAFFIC LIGHT AFTER MacDONALDS IS CAMDEN STREET (TOYOTA OF
HACKENSACK ON THE CORNER). MAKE A LEFT AT TOYOTA INTO THE FOSCHINI
PARK ENTRANCE.ROUTE 4 WEST- TRAVELING FROM THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE
(FORT LEE/ENGLEWOOD AREA) TAKE THE 2ND HACKENSACK AVENUE EXIT (AFTER HACK
AVE UNDERPASS) TRAVELING SOUTH ONTO HACK AVE AND FOLLOW ABOVE
DIRECTIONS.NJ TURNPIKE NORTH- TAKE TPKE TO END (EXIT 18E OR 18W) BOTH
EXITS LEAD TO ROUTE 80 WEST. FOLLOWING SIGNS FOR ROUTE 80 WEST
(LOCAL LANES). THE 1ST EXIT ON 80 WEST LOCAL IS EXIT #66, HUDSON
STREET-HACKENSACK. DOWN THE EXIT RAMP, BEARING RIGHT AT THE STOP
SIGN ONTO E. KENNEDY STREET, THRU THE 1ST LIGHT (HUDSON ST) TO THE 2ND
LIGHT (S. RIVER STREET). MAKE A LEFT AT THAT 2ND LIGHT (S.
RIVER STREET) APPROX 2 MILES (PASSING THE BERGEN COUNTY JAIL AND
COURTHOUSE, UNDER THE TRAIN TRESSEL TO E. CAMDEN STREET. MAKE A
RIGHT AT E. CAMDEN STREET (TOYOTA OF HACKENSACK ON THE CORNER) INTO THE
PARK.ROUTE 80 WEST- EXIT 66- HUDSON STREET HACKENSACK. FOLLOW NJ
TURNPIKE DIRECTIONS ABOVE.ROUTE 80 EAST (FROM GARDEN STATE PKWY OR POINTS
WEST OF HACKENSACK) INSURE YOU ARE ON THE ROUTE 80 LOCAL LANES AFTER THE
GSP/ROUTE 80 INTERCHANGE) TO EXIT 66. DOWN THE RAMP TO THE STOP
SIGN, MAKING A LEFT. ONE BLOCK TO HUDSON STREET, ANOTHER LEFT.
ONE BLOCK TO TRAFFIC LIGHT, (E. KENNEDY STREET) MAKE A RIGHT, ONE BLOCK TO
S. RIVER STREET, MAKE A LEFT. APPROX 2 MILES (PASSING THE
BERGEN COUNTY JAIL AND COURTHOUSE, UNDER THE TRAIN TRESSEL TO E. CAMDEN
STREET. MAKE A RIGHT AT E. CAMDEN STREET (TOYOTA OF HACKENSACK ON
THE CORNER) INTO THE PARK.ROUTE 46 (EAST OR WEST) TO THE LITTLE FERRY
CIRCLE, TRAVELING NORTH ON S. RIVER STREET TO TOYOTA OF HACKENSACK, MAKING
A RIGHT ONTO E. CAMDEN STREET INTO THE FOSCHINI PARK ENTRANCE.
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