Monday, November 03, 2008

Barack the Vote

There are seven offices (yep, seven) at which you can volunteer in Montgomery County so no excuses for not doing your bit--locations below the jump. I went down to the Bethesda office and then walked over to the satellite office in the Metropolitan and made around fifty calls for Obama after lunch. You can even make calls to get out the vote at barackobama.com from the comfort of your home. Do it for America.

Bethesda Obama Office: 7832 Wisconsin Ave.; 4 blocks north of Bethesda Metro Station and Old Georgetown Rd. and across from CVS
Lots of computers and lots of cell phones BUT NOT ENOUGH!!! Bring your own cell phones, chargers and laptops.
Open 7:30a.m. - 9:00p.m.

All satellite offices below are open 10a.m. to 9p.m. since we will be calling to other time zones.

Rockville/Gaithersburg
438 N. Frederick Ave Suite 315
Fairview Building
If heading north on 270 to exit 11 - Montgomery Village Ave (E Md124).
Right on N. Frederick.
Plenty of parking.
- 4 landlines; 12 computers and wifi.

Gaithersburg
600 South Frederick Ave/ Corner of Deer Park Drive
If heading north on 270 to exit 11 - Montgomery Village Ave (E Md 124).
Right on Frederick.
Destination will be on the right.
From Shady Grove Metro Station, take RideOn Bus 55 (towards GERMANTOWN TRANSIT CENTER) or 59 (towards MONTGOMERY VILLAGE MALL), and get off at S FREDERICK AV & CENTRAL AV.
- 8 landlines; no computers.

Bethesda
The Metropolitan
7620 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, in Penthouse
- 1 minute walk from Bethesda Metro Station. Intersection of Old Georgetown Rd and Woodmont Ave. Parking is available in a garage that can be accessed on Edgemoor Lane or from Woodmont Ave.
- 13 computers and space for 100 cell phone and private wireless laptop users.

Bethesda
Hampden Lane
4801 Hampden Lane, Bethesda
- 1 minute walk from Bethesda Metro Station; turn on Hampden. Go one block and make a right on East Lane; go up the steps on your left leading up to a plaza; go across plaza to building on the left. Office is Suite 105, EZ-GSA.
- 11 computers; 7 land lines; 8 spaces for cells


Rockville
60 West Gude (MCEA office where Obama meetings have been held)
From 270, take exit 8 for Shady Grove Rd
Turn left at Key W Ave/MD-28/W Montgomery Ave
Turn left at W Gude Dr.
Destination will be on the right. Look for sign that says West Gude Office Park
Accessible via Metro using RideOn 63 & RideOn 57.
-10 landlines, no computers.

Rockville
3 Research Place
From 270, take exit 8 for Shady Grove Rd.
Turn left at Research Blvd and then turn left at Research Pl.
Destination will be on the right.
Take RideOn Bus 43 from Shady Grove Metro Station or RideOn Bus 54 from Rockville Metro Station.
-9 land lines, no computers.

Silver Spring
Silver Spring Hilton
8727 Colesville Rd.
0.5 mile from Silver Spring Metro Station.
Nearest public parking garages: 1000 Spring Street (payment required 7 am to 7 pm) and 801 Ellsworth Avenue (payment required 7 am to 6 pm).
-10 landlines, no computers, no wifi.