"Won" Kalamazoo

Thursday, 05 November 2009 12:44

Dear Supporters,

The past few months you’ve helped build one of the most successful campaigns in the country – but made it uniquely Kalamazoo.  Yesterday voters put on paper what you knew to be true all along, that all people in Kalamazoo should be treated fairly and equally including our gay and transgender neighbors.

Make no mistake this was a difficult campaign, but through it all you didn’t give in to the lies and misinformation.

On a personal note thank you for letting me into your community, and welcoming me back to Michigan.  A heartfelt thank you goes out to all of the volunteers, steering committee members, commissioners who originally passed this ordinance and donors involved in the campaign.   I especially want to thank the staff who practically gave up their lives to make this happen. Ultimately this victory belongs to you, and it’s up to you to keep this momentum going.

The campaign is wrapping up and we’ll be closing our doors soon, but Kalamazoo is a better place because of what you’ve done.  There’s so much skill and talent here and so many great organizations looking for people to help continue to make Kalamazoo a wonderful place – just look at all of our endorsing organizations.  I urge you to use what you’ve built to continue fulfilling the promise of what we all know Kalamazoo can be.  

Thank you again for all you’ve done,

Jon Hoadley
Campaign Manager