Before his Election Night speech last night, Barack sent out this message to suppporters:

I'm about to head to Grant Park to talk to everyone gathered there, but I wanted to write to you first.

We just made history.

And I don't want you to forget how we did it.

You made history every single day during this campaign -- every day you knocked on doors, made a donation, or talked to your family, friends, and neighbors about why you believe it's time for change.

I want to thank all of you who gave your time, talent, and passion to this campaign. We have a lot of work to do to get our country back on track, and I'll be in touch soon about what comes next.

But I want to be very clear about one thing...

All of this happened because of you.

Thank you,

Barack

In Georgia, polls are open today from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM local time. Anyone who is in line by 7:00 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.

For additional information or for any issues you may have with voting visit our Voter Information Center or call 1-877-US-4-OBAMA (877-874-6226). Answers to some of the most common voting questions are below:

The last day to register to vote in Georgia is next Monday, October 6th.

Are you registered? Are your friends and family?

If you only forward one email to your friends, family, and neighbors today -- make it this one.

Each and every vote in Georgia is absolutely crucial to victory on Election Day.

Visit VoteForChange.com, our one-stop voter registration website, and register before the Georgia deadline.

Supporters like you have built the biggest grassroots movement in the history of American politics.

But in just 8 days, the time for bringing new voices into the political process will be over.

You need to be certain that you, your friends, and your family are registered by the deadline -- it's a small step that will have a huge impact on our Election Day results.

This election is too important to leave anything to chance. Make sure your voice is heard.

Thanks,

Barack

At one meeting at the Campaign for Change state headquarters on 1080 Spring Street in Atlanta, volunteers recruited attendees, planned the meeting agenda and enacted a plan of action for the coming weekend activities. With the deadline for voter registration approaching on October 6, and early voting starting on September 22 here in Georgia, the main focus was how to register as many voters as possible. At this particular meeting the volunteer leaders signed up other volunteers to be at strategic locations in and around Atlanta that would enhance their prospects of registering more voters.

After a meet and greet period that included discussion on how volunteers can tell their own story that is tied to an issue an important to you, volunteers learned valuable communication skills that will allow for the over 5000 active volunteers in the peach state to comfortably talk to potential voters.At the end of the night with the strategy in hand and volunteers fired up and ready to register voters, the Unite for Change Teams with the Campaign for Change showed what community organizing is all about. When ordinary people come together with a common goal, they can achieve extraordinary things.

Atlanta - Early on in the election cycle, registered Republicans John and Deborah Nail were looking for a reason to support John McCain.  Then they kept looking.  They looked again.  That is when they saw a candidate who embodied all that they were looking for in the next President of the United States, Barack Obama.  Ever since they have been supporting the Campaign for Change through donations and volunteering.

When the Campaign for Change staff first hit the ground here in Georgia, John and Deborah opened their home and gave them a place to stay.  They opened their home one more time to Democrats, Independents, and other Republicans during a convention watch party in support of Barack's acceptance speech as the Democratic nominee for President of The United States.

Uniting for change these Republicans, Independents, and Democrats symbolize the message of Barack Obama that we are not a collection of red states and blue states but in fact the United States.  Across the country the Campaign for Change has seen people who stand on both sides of the aisle, come together and stand with Barack Obama.  Change will only happen when we work together as Americans on the issues that we hold dear.  In Georgia, Democrats, Independents and Republicans have already begun.

Now watch this video of John and Deborah's convention watch party:

Feeling the fierce urgency of now?  Get started by contacting voters in your neighborhood here.

We are 55 days away from election day here in Georgia.  This election provides a clear choice between the substantive change Barack Obama is offering and more of the same failed policies that we have already seen from John McCain and the Republicans.  That is why the campaign is using a new online tool to reach out to voters in the Peach State.  Neighbor to Neighbor is an online calling and canvassing tool that puts the campaign literally in the hands of our supporters.

"What the naysayers don't understand, is that this election has never been about me, it's about you" - Barack Obama - August 28, 2008 - Democratic Nomination Acceptance Speech

Watch these two videos to learn how the Neighbor to Neighbor online calling tool works: