Crown Heights is really coming out for President Obama. There have been more than four Obama fundraisers in connection with local businesses in the Crown Heights/Franklin Ave corridor since September 30th.

Yay team.

They’ve already had an ice cream and cupcake fundraiser at The Candy Shop, two debate watch fundraisers at Bar 739 Franklin and Franklin Park Bar and Beer Garden, a coffee fundraiser at Little Zelda’s and door-to-door efforts to engage local merchants, some door-to-door fundraising to engage locals, particularly the elderly who want to give but don’t want to do it online.

Now the folks in Crown Heights are taking it up a notch with Thirst for Obama, a chance to donate to the campaign while drinking wine at Thirstbaravin Wine Bar on Saturday night from 7-9PM. More information here:

https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/grassrootsfundraisinghouseparty/gsthhw

In Crown Heights, they like their fundraising face to face. Indeed, much of Obama’s fundraising efforts are online. However, the Internet can be a tad cold and it doesn’t give people a reason to get together, to discuss, to share opinions, and meet each other.

All that warm and fuzzy stuff.

The Crown Heights approach marries grassroots organizing with fundraising efforts and brings people together for a  goal while making moolah for the president. Some of the sums are quite small; some give as little as $3 dollar…

But it’s all good.

In Crown Heights, they’re taking fundraising to the community at an affordable price point so that all residents in the community can get involved.