Randy's Blog 

Thanks to the power of the Care2 community, President Barack Obama this week invited the Care2 community to be represented among a select group of about 75 citizens Thursday for a new "Online Town Hall" meeting at the White House. In fact, three Care2 members were actually in the East Room with President Obama, where he took questions not only from that select group but also from a pool of almost 100,000 questions submitted online -- many of these questions came from Care2 members, too.

To read first-hand accounts of the event by the three Care2 members who were there, check out this post from Care2's Politics cause
channel.

The lucky Care2 members at the White House were Sally M  and Michelle W (both from the Washington, DC area), as well as our own team member Heather Holdridge, Care2's director of political advocacy.

A presidential staffer told us when extending the invitation that they specifically wanted Care2 members to be among the Town Hall participants to represent the causes of protecting the Environment, addressing global climate change and increasing renewable energy. This put Care2 in the venerable company of only a few other progressive organizations, such as the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Our member Sally M even blogged about the thrill of getting to know Sierra Club President Allison Chin, as both of them attended the event.

By the way, Care2 has worked with both Sierra Club and NRDC for many years to advance environmental causes. We were humbled and honored to be in such company on Thursday!

Once again, this shows the impact that Care2's community of do-gooders is having on the world. It also demonstrates the reputation and leadership role that Care2 members have achieved, thanks to your passionate commitment to taking action every day for the great causes of our time.