Support Angelo & Edz at the 2024 DNC

Edz at the 2016 DNC in Philadelphia

I don't usually ask friends for money on the Internet -- unless it's to purchase lottery tickets -- but Edz and I are hoping to attend the Democratic National Convention this year and flights and hotels in Chicago are expensive.

Would you be willing to donate $10 to support our participation?  We can accept donations via PayPal, Venmo, and CashApp.  To show our gratitude, I'll send everyone who donates at least $10 one of these limited edition retro Northern Mariana Islands donkey buttons.  The logo is from my run for Saipan mayor in 2009, and features a donkey wearing a mwaar.  

Everyone who donates $10 will receive one of these limited edition buttons

Please make the donation using one of the apps listed above and then send me an email with your physical mailing address at angelovillagomez at gmail dot com.  I'll send you a button in the mail.

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This will be our second DNC.  The Northern Mariana Islands participated in the Democratic National Convention for the very first time in 2016.  We cast most of our votes for Hillary Clinton and a few for Bernie Sanders.  This year I expect all of our votes to go to Joe Biden.  

Angelo, also at the 2016 DNC in Philadelphia

Those of you who know me from my ocean conservation work know that I am very fortunate to get myself into rooms with influential people.  Well, this is politics and we have to pay for ourselves.  If you can help us get there, it will be much appreciated.  It's an opportunity for the Democrats in the Northern Mariana Islands to raise the issues important to our community with party members from across the country.  Thank you so much for your support!!

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