Women for Obama Group Plans Laconia Outreach Party

LACONIA — As women's issues become more and more important in this presidential election campaign, a group of volunteers called Women For Obama is planning an outreach party for voters of all persuasions – Democratic, Independent, and Republican – to be held on Monday, June 11, from 5-7 p.m. The event is open to the public and refreshments will be served.

The gathering will take place at the new downtown Laconia office of Obama For America, located at 571 Main Street, next door to The Soda Shoppe. Hosting the event will be Kate Miller, who is a former NH State Representative and currently the organizer for Women For Obama in Belknap County.

"Women voters are likely to be a major constituency for President Obama in this election," said Miller. "Our goal is to gather strong women supporters who will help Obama win in Belknap County in November." Such efforts are happening throughout New Hampshire and across the country, with the help of field organizers like Sarah Austino, who is facilitating activities in Belknap County and the Plymouth area on behalf of Organizing For America.

Featured speaker at the June 11 party will be Cindy Rosenwald, State Representative from Nashua and former Chair of the NH House Committee on Health & Human Services & Elderly Affairs, who currently serves on the House Finance Committee. She will talk about how the new health care act affects women's issues. In her words: "The Affordable Care Act ends health insurance discrimination against women and eliminates insurers' most abusive practices that left women entirely vulnerable just when they need health insurance the most."

According to Miller, "All women in Belknap County are welcome to attend. We all need to find out more about which issues may be simply media stunts and which issues are actually

crucial to the future of women in our society. There will be time for dicussion, and we will invite a lively exchange of ideas." For more information about the event, contact Kate Miller

at katemiller@metrocast.net or 279-4764.

Photo caption:

Cindy Rosenwald (Courtesy photo)