Do you have a great memory from the election last year that you'd like to share? Tell us your story! 

From Teresa H. in Henderson, Nevada:

I was a Neighborhood Team Leader, active the whole cycle, and took off from work the last three weeks before Election Day to launch canvasses from my garage. On the last Sunday evening before election day, my field organizer and two other volunteers were in my garage, tallying the day's completed walk packets when my phone rang. It was David Plouffe on a national conference call. "Stand by for Senator Obama." I put the call on speakerphone. While we waited, Plouffe informed us of the day's phenomenal results: over one million calls made and doors knocked. I felt so proud that here in Henderson hundreds of volunteers had done our part. Then Barack Obama came on the line, urging us not to assume victory, not to let up, not for a second. "There's a righteous wind at our backs," he concluded. I wept then and still tear up at the memory. Tears are running down my face as I type this. I invested considerable time, personal life and money in electing this president and would do it all again in a heartbeat.

From Lisa M. in St Clair, Michigan:

I took my five year old daughter out to put up door hangers with voting information and reminders a few nights before the election. The next day, after I picked her up from school, SHE asked ME if we could go out again. So, back we went to the staging house to get a few more. After all her hard work, I didn't want her to miss out on "voting." So, on election morning, I took her with me. She patiently stood in line for an hour without complaining. She was late for school, but her teacher understood. She got her "future voter" sticker and was happy as could be. Plus, she learned a new word - "campaigning" - and used it often.

From Eric C. in Tempe, Arizona: 

I recall talking to my mother who grew up in pre-civil rights America and the sense of history she felt the day that she voted for Barack Obama.

From Samantha S. in Honolulu, Hawaii:

I remember waking up at 6 a.m. to watch the election night speech live and crying through the entire thing.

Dorothy Lipschultz in Naples, Florida:

On election day, I was alone in front of my TV. I shed a few tears of joy! We had worked so hard for so many hours. We made calls and we knocked on doors. We trained volunteers and we fed lots of volunteers that came in to work. We ran errands, we registered new voters, we made some special lasting friendships. Now, we must return to work to continue to help President Obama and Vice President Biden fulfill the promises they made and to clean up the mess that was left to them.