Vic Volunteer of the Week: Craig Scheidler

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Craig Scheidler is only 15 years old, but he's already making his mark on politics here in Ohio's 2nd District.

With nothing but an Internet connection and some inspiring prose, Craig has raised almost $2,000 for the Dr. Victoria Wulsin Campaign.

He started by setting up his own fundraising page on the website http://www.actblue.com/ . Then he posted stories about the race on the Daily Kos weblog community ( http://www.dailykos.com/ ).

"My main message was a feeling of hope - that Dr. Wulsin has the ability to win and beat Jean Schmidt," Craig says. He included a link to his online donation page at the end of each message - and soon over 50 contributors had responded to his appeal.

Now here's the challenge: Craig thinks every strong Wulsin supporter can do what he did.

Start by setting up your own ActBlue account at https://secure.actblue.com/signup . (You don't have to worry about handling the contributions - the site will take care of all that for you.) Then, get people to your page: Send e-mails to friends and family, post announcements on websites and blogs, and be as creative as you can be!

If you want to see how Craig did it, read one of his great blog entries here:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/7/24/152329/859

Don't want to start your own ActBlue group? Help Craig reach his goal of 100 contributors and $3,000!

Visit http://www.actblue.com/page/beatjeanschmidt to contribute today.