As you know, that was delayed because my own mother died of cancer just as the fundraiser was ending.
But I kept my promise. On November 3 I faxed the following letter along with your condolence messages to the Senator's three offices.
Senator Joseph Biden(I knew Obama would win when I wrote the letter)
201 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Biden,
I am writing to you on behalf of the members of the Daily Kos community who wanted to express their condolences for the recent death of your mother-in-law, Bonny Jacobs.
We were looking for a way to pay tribute to her, and decided that since you are the author of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) it would be fitting to support a women’s shelter in her memory.
Last year, members of the netroots got together to buy a new home for the Pretty Bird Woman House, a women’s shelter on the South Dakota side of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Thanks to VAWA funds, it is now fully functioning.
During the course of this year, it became apparent that the house was in desperate need of a new furnace. Because so many members of our community were anxious to commemorate Mrs. Jacobs, we were quickly able to raise enough money for one. Because of their respect for your family, this winter battered women on the reservation will have a warm place to stay.
Attached is a list of all of the donors to the furnace project and their email addresses, along with messages of condolence to your family.
We would also like to extend our best wishes for your future White House occupancy, which we know would make Mrs. Jacobs very proud.
Now, in hindsight I know that his offices were probably deluged with campaign-related faxes, but all three offices (D.C. and two district) got the package, so we'll wait for a response, which I'll post here. In any case, I kept my promise to you all.
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