The Sprint Is On

Denver votes November 3, and this is the signal: the sprint is on. I told you there would be stretches where I’d ask you to move fast with me. This is one of them. Two asks this week.

First: give $5 by September 4. New race, new rules — we need 100 Denver neighbors to put us back in the Fair Elections Fund. This is the program that lets a grassroots campaign like ours compete without corporate money: the first $50 from a Denver resident is matched 9-to-1. Your $5 becomes $50. Your $50 becomes $500. It isn’t about the size of the gift, it’s about a hundred neighbors saying this campaign belongs on the ballot. Chip in at secure.actblue.com/donate/reyes100.

Second: come to the kickoff. Our launch party is Tuesday, August 18, 5:30–7:30 PM — music, food, familia. We’ll share the venue after you RSVP. Bring your block. RSVP at reyesfordenver.com/rsvp.

Every campaign has a moment where it stops being an idea and starts being a movement you can see: a room full of neighbors, a hundred small gifts, a date on the calendar. This is ours. Juntos. Together.

— Alfredo