Obama supporters to canvass Homewood

Local members of Organizing for America , the Democratic National Committee's project to build on the Obama campaign's success in grassroots organizing, will canvass Homewood Saturday to garner support for the President's health care program. The group will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the corner of Homewood Avenue and Bennett Street, and work the streets until noon. For more info, call (412) 901-3052

For Kiva Fisher-Green, the event is about more than Obama's health care program; it's also about bringing OFA more fully into Homewood. From her email:

"They are looking for a headquarters in the Pittsburgh area and I am hoping they consider Homewood-Brushton. As a resident of a community that has been disenfranchised for so long, I feel having OFA in the community would be HUGE. I also believe that the former Dollar Store building on Frankstown Ave. would be PERFECT.

Anyway, OFA is coming to Homewood this Saturday to canvass to let residents know about the three principals of President Obama's health care reform. The more volunteers we have here in Homewood the better our chances are of getting the HQ!"

The "former Dollar Store" refers to Homewood Plaza, the building at 7240 Frankstown that was built for occupancy by Family Dollar, who decided at the last minute not to locate there. More on that next time.

Heard in passing
I attended the party given Sunday by Jackie Dixon for people who made deposits of $1,000 or more at Dwelling House. I went as a guest, not as a reporter, but I did take a pen and a notepad just in case someone said something interesting. Sure enough, Ms. Dixon herself said, just as a parenthetical comment during a conversation, "Relationships continue where money stops."

Just thought I'd share that.

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