Boulder Grassroots for Obama (BGO) is a grassroots network for Boulder County, Colorado. Our mission is to work synergistically as a coordinator, organizer and optimizer for political activities centered in Boulder County to support the election of Senator Barack Obama as President of the United States in November 2008.

BGO planned the first Obama event in Boulder, and is currently active planning several fundraisers and events, as well as facilitating communication of important information. BGO is lead by a Steering Committee which meets every other week.

Steering Committee Members:

  • Jessica Wittmer, Executive Co-Chair
  • Grace Miller, Executive Co-Chair
  • Mariah Quish, Fundraising Chair
  • Shirley Hetfield, Events Chair
  • Jason Bentley, Generation Obama Chair
  • Lisa Bennett
  • Michael Chapman
  • DeAnne Butterfield
  • Elizabeth Dolan
  • Dorrell Edstrand
  • Steven McHugh
  • Eric Sims
  • Faire Stanley
  • Vivian Zezula

    History

    In March of 2007, Jessica Wittmer started a group on my.barackobama.com called "BoulderforObama". A few weeks later, about 30 people met in a coffee shop to talk about why they were supporting Obama's candidacy and how they could help.

    From that discussion came the first Obama event in Boulder County - an Obama booth at the Boulder Creek Festival. The event was a huge success! We signed up over 100 volunteers, raised over $1,000, and gave away lots of buttons, bumper stickers and information flyers.

    Over the following summer, BGO began building a precinct captain organization throughout the county to register voters and educate people about caucus. We recruited more than 50 precinct captains before Obama for America had an office in Colorado. Volunteers were also putting their energy into many projects, including those listed below.

    After the Colorado precinct caucuses, BGO worked to make sure every delegate vote for Obama was counted by organizing delegates for the county and state caucuses. Now that Barack Obama has won the primary and has the full support of our well-organized Boulder Democratic Party, we've adjusted our efforts to focus on fundraising, special events, and communication.

    Past Events

    2007

  • Boulder Creek Festival
  • Munchkin Masquerade
  • Walk for Change
  • Boulder Fall Festival
  • Barack Rocks at the Fox
  • Boulder Parade of Lights
  • Caucus trainings

    2008

  • Caucus Raucous Events at The Redfish and Lazy Dog
  • Coordinating Obama effort for Precinct Caucuses
  • Coordinating Obama effort for Boulder County Caucus
  • Coordinating Obama effort for CD2 Caucus
  • Confirming Obama delegates for Colorado State Caucus
  • Nation For Change Rally with Obama Works
  • An Evening With Maya Boulder Creek Festival, 2008
  • Taste of Louisville
  • Superior, July 4th
  • Viele Lake Neighborhood Picnic, July 4th
  • Lyons Good Old Days
  • Louisville Street Faire
  • Boulder County Fair