“Ten minutes could be a phone call, a postcard etc. We can all do something--big or small. All of those ‘somethings’ can have a big impact on what happens in the future.”
Member Spotlight Donna
Donna is a native Canadian and a biostatistician working on
cancer research. Having grown up with universal healthcare and now working in
medical research, she thinks America ’s
healthcare system could take a page from Canada ’s book.
After being a member of the support team for the Hillary
Clinton-KY headquarters in Louisville ,
Donna joined TWW Louisville when we were still Pantsuit Nation, and even went
to vote in a pantsuit. Like the rest of us, she was devastated by the election
results, and decided she needed to be more active.
Donna is part of a fitness group which has the mantra “ten
minutes is better than zero”. She likes to apply that to activism as well. “Ten
minutes could be a phone call, a postcard etc. We can all do something--big or
small. All of those ‘somethings’ can have a big impact on what happens in the
future.”
From distributing hand knit hats for the Women’s
March, to lending the seed money for TWW’s most successful fundraiser, to
helping organize Data Parties for the Louisville Democrats, Donna has been a
leader. She really shines in organizing introverts and has collected a squad of
shy folks which meets at her home to write postcards to voters. This squad has
written thousands of postcards encouraging people to vote for Democratic
candidates all over the country. Next on their agenda is focusing on local
candidates.
Participants in Donna’s postcard parties can expect
excellent company, good food and drinks, and a huge sense of accomplishment.
Sometimes there are even party favors! If you would like to join a squad of
amazing people saving democracy one postcard at a time, message TWW and we will
get you connected to Donna. And if postcards aren’t your thing, you can do
something different, as long as you do something. Ten minutes is better than
zero.
