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Presidential Intro Hits Close to Home the Vol – 1 Monday, November 28, 2016 Issue – 2 A publication by the PRESIDENTIAL INTRO HITS CLOSE TO HOME Workmen's Circle Educational Article by Matt Greminger Center of Ohio SOUTH EUCLID, OH - Despite half our nation’s recent disappointment with the results of the 2016 Presidential Election, we wanted to shine some light on a positive piece of the campaign process that Klezmer Orchestra Invited hit close to home, literally. Workmen’s Circle contributor, avid Hillary Clinton supporter, and owner to One-World Celebration of the popular Coffee Phix Café at Mayfield and Green Road in South Euclid, Jackie Larkins sat down CLEVELAND, OH – This with me a week before the notorious Trump victory to speak to me about one of the greatest honors year the Workmen’s Circle she was awarded several weeks prior. Like many others across the country, Jackie was a volunteer for Klezmer Orchestra was the Clinton campaign; but unlike most of those other volunteers, Jackie had a bit more to offer. A 20 honored to be invited to year retired USA Navy Veteran, Jackie brought her incredible passion for our country, her advocacy participate in the One for for women and human rights and her love for family run small World Day celebration businesses to the table as a platform to help the campaign efforts hosted by the Cleveland by not only offering assistance, but by telling her story. After Cultural Gardens. Our reaching out to the Clinton campaign with an offer to help in any famous orchestra led by way she could, Jackie was contacted about utilizing her coffee the talented Norman Tischler, was able to shop as an occasional call-center/canvasing location. A request perform a full set alongside that she humbly accommodated. Campaign folks setup shop some of the most popular three days a week; Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. As her musical groups in location quickly became a hotspot for campaign supporters, Jackie Northeast Ohio. Executive Jackie Larkins with Ted Danson and Director, Matt Greminger Mary Steenburgen at Coffee Phix along with our Office Jackie expanded her Manager, Stacy Spetrino efforts by hosting debate- tagged along with a video viewing events in her crew to film a video which coffee shop. These events featured the Klezmer were open to anyone in Orchestra performing as the neighborhood who well as several interviews. wished to attend. Not Jackie Larkins introducing President Obama at Burke Lakefront Airport in support of Hillary Clinton The video also spotlighted long after, her events and campaign on October 14, 2016. some of the fun activities at her storystory fell fell upon upon the theears of several major names who not only applauded her in her efforts to help the event. The video can be earsher candidate,of several but alsomajor decided to join Jackie in making her efforts as successful as possible. The seen online at our website: namesClinton campaignwho not produced only a video commercial on facebook talking about Jackie and her story and to www.WorkmensCircle.org applaudedhelp support herher smallin her business and its growth. Several big names, including the talented actors Ted effortsDanson to and help Mary Steenburgen came in to campaign for Hillary and support the effort Jackie was putting forth. As time went by and progress was made, the end of the election began to draw near. It was at this time that Jackie received a phone call that would change her life forever. “I got a call and they told me that the President was going to be in town and asked me if I would like to make a speech”, Jackie said. “I have a President crush on Barack so how could I refuse something like that”. We would She told us that she assumed that the speech would be about her support for Hillary Clinton and small like to businesses and so she happily agreed. “They then had a speechwriter contact me to ask me a few congratulate long-time questions which they then used to help formulate the speech I would give.” She stated. “When I volunteer, received the final speech back, it was Thursday; that’s when I found out I would actually be introducing Tiffany Crocket on being the President; and this would happen on Friday, the next morning” After receiving the email and namedCrocket onVolunteer of the confirming with campaign members, Jackie set out some complimentary coffee and left her shop in the Monthbeing named this November. hands of the Clinton campaign folks so that she could go home and get enough rest to be on her best TiffanyVolunteer is ofone of the most for the President. Rest she admits, never really happened. “Of course I didn’t get a good night’s sleep, I kindthe Month and friendly people knew I was meeting the President the next day”, she said. “The next morning when I arrived, I had a this you’ll ever know. Her chance to take my picture with Barack, and I got to spend about five minutes alone with him before I volunteerNovember. services have been gave my speech”, she said, “I wanted to say something memorable, but I was awestruck to say the invaluableTiffany is one to our least. He told me not to be nervous and to go out there and ‘do my thing’” Jackie told us that before she organizationof the most and the love she shareskind and with all of our staff, stepped away from the President, she got to do something she’s always wanted to do. “I did also hug clientsfriendly and pantry food him on my way out, and I snuck in a little kiss on his cheek” she admits. The video recording of Jackie’s recipientspeople you is’ll second to none. speech and introduction of President Obama was viewed nearly four thousand times from our Weever name know. her Volunteer of the Facebook page and shared over one hundred. Since she had been referring to him as Barack during the MonthHer volunteer as a small token of our course of our conversation with her, we asked if they are now on a first name basis. Her reply: “If you gratitudeservices have for all of the good ever kiss the President of the United States, you can call him Barack too”. been she does. invaluable to Section - 1 Page | 1 our For questions, comments or concerns, please contact The Workmen's Circle Ohio District at (216) 381-4515 the Vol – 1 Monday, November 28, 2016 Issue – 2 High Holiday Observation A BLAST FROM THE PAST: A STUNNING WORK OF ART Brings Hope for New Year. 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