423

423 is the number of doors that this candidate has personally knocked on in one four-day period. It is slightly more than a quarter of what I will do in the next 18 days, as I am committed to personally visiting the homes of at least 1600 Sturbridge residents by March 22.

I have chosen this approach in order to personally meet Sturbridge residents, ask and answer questions, while personally requesting your consideration of support, when voting on April 13, 2009. At each home, I have left voters with printed information that outlines my 7-Point Plan for the First 12 Months of my tenure; if of course, I am fortunate enough to be elected.

This is an effort I have undertaken solely and personally, and will continue to do so, as I believe it to be my responsibility to personally reach out to those I seek to represent. It is for this candidate, my requirement for seeking your vote.

Just the other day, I crossed paths with my letter carrier (mailperson) who asked why I simply didn’t “…mail everything out”. I responded by sharing my preference for a more personal approach which afforded me an opportunity to engage a wide range of residents on issues of importance to each of them. Certainly, such has been the case, as many residents have shared their experiences, concerns, and hopes with me. It has thus far been a most enlightening and rewarding experience.

Though I regret the missed opportunities to speak with those of you who aren’t home during my door to door efforts, it is my hope, and thus far my experience, that many of you will, as others have, continue to reach out to me via the contact information I leave at your door. I am grateful for the dialogue I’ve had to this point with those I've spoken to, and look forward to engaging as many of you as possible in my continuing visits to an additional 1200 Sturbridge residences.

I will continue to provide status updates in terms of my progress, while periodically sharing some of the concerns and or hopes of those Sturbridge residents I am fortunate enough to engage. To this point, the most pressing concerns shared with me have been “high taxes and a lack of correlating services”, “the deteriorating tax base", the lack of amenities for residents”, and the “need for a new elementary school”.

My objective is a minimum of 100 home visits each day. Though I will not have an opportunity to speak with every resident during my house-to-house efforts, it is my sincere hope that those of you that I am unable to make contact with will know that I personally knocked on your door in an effort to engage you, while seeking your consideration in support of my candidacy. With the contact information I leave behind, I sincerely hope that you will - as others already have - reach out to me either by email or phone and share your thoughts.