one of my heroes (my Mom)

Friend: As Georgia's first Black senator in history, I'm grateful to stand on the shoulders of those who came before me – those who I consider my heroes. One of those heroes is my own dear Mom, Verlene Warnock. Her story of perseverance amazes me. Just last year, the 82 year-old hands that used to pick somebody else's cotton picked her youngest son to be a United States senator. God bless her! It's with the values she instilled in my siblings and me that I fight for everyday folks in the Senate. But with Republicans coming after me as their top target for defeat, I need your help to power my reelection campaign to victory. Will you pitch in $5 now to protect Georgia's Democratic seat and keep the Senate blue? My team tells me we need to raise another $5,386 by midnight tonight to stay on track with our critical March goal. Here's the best link to donate: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/warnock_for_georgia_email-2022-q1 Thank you, friend. I appreciate you. – Raphael  -------- Forwarded message -------- From: Pastor Verlene Warnock Date: Sat, Mar 19, 2022 Subject: my son Raphael

Hi friend,  I'm Verlene Warnock, Raphael's mom. I'm reaching out today on behalf of my son, who's working so hard right now to give Georgians like me a voice in the Senate and move our country forward. In a moment, I'm going to ask you to make a contribution to help Raphael win his campaign for reelection – but first, I hope you'll let me share a little bit about myself and why your support is so important. When I was growing up, Jim Crow segregation was at its full power. I spent my summers picking cotton on land I didn't own, and then went on to become a pastor. My husband – also a pastor – and I taught all 12 of our children the importance of not just dreaming about change and impact, but making it. We taught them about the power of community and service – of having a spiritual home and nourishing it like it nourishes you. I always knew Raphael was going places, but I never imagined one of those places would be the U.S. Senate. I can't say I'm surprised: When Raphael was a boy, he would go to the library and come back with a stack of books as tall as he was, dreaming about changing the world.  No matter what hardships we faced as family, he never let his circumstances keep him from thinking and acting big. That's who Raphael is. With your help last year, he flipped Georgia blue for the first time in years – and I can't express how grateful we were for your support. Now, he's in the Senate fighting for working families, for voting rights, and for all children to have access to the same opportunities he had. But Raphael's back on the ballot this year – and he won't be able to defend his Senate seat and keep up this critical work without grassroots folks like you. News outlets like CNN are saying he's the most vulnerable Democratic senator up for reelection, and folks on the other side are spending millions to defeat him. I'm so proud of my son. I know how dedicated he is to living a life of service and making positive change for our community. But in a race this close and competitive, he needs supporters like you by his side to win. I'm personally asking, friend: Will you chip in what you can to help my son defend his seat in the Senate, win in Georgia, and keep on fighting for families like yours and ours? Thank you so much. – Pastor Verlene Warnock Contribute This email was sent to jasonsc.bolts14@blogger.com. To unsubscribe from this email list, please click here. For your reference, any donor history or identification in this message reflects what we have on file for the email address [jasonsc.bolts14@blogger.com] to which this message was sent. If you have donated from another address or via another method, many thanks for supporting our historic campaign for Senate! If you'd like to receive fewer emails, please click here. © 2022 | Paid for by Warnock for Georgia. Title and affiliation are provided for identification purposes only. Warnock for Georgia P.O. Box 52227 Atlanta, GA 30355 United States