Happy birthday, Barack!

Today was Barack Obama’s 47th birthday. From time to time the field office here runs little gimmicks to get people in to volunteer. So the occurrence of Obama’s birthday was as good an opportunity as any. Queue a grandiose plan of throwing a birthday party for the big man with a cake, finger food and soft drinks. The only missing ingredient from a regular birthday party was the birthday boy himself. Of course, we claimed he was with us in spirit.

And no volunteer-driven gimmick would be complete without a goal. This time a little more straightforward than other like-minded gimmicks: making contact with 47 potential Obama supporters over the phone. When the said volunteer made 47 contacts, he/she was entitled to a slice of birthday cake and as you can see below, this cake was well worth fighting for.