ROCK THE VOTE

As we sat there, amazed, we weren’t able to move nor blink, waiting for the next inspiring words to move our spirit. It was as if she had bewitched us with unbelievable stories about freedom and being able to choose. The right to vote, oh how simple it sounds! But believe it or not it’s not easy to accomplish, to move hundreds of hundreds of young people to choose the way they want their country to be like. Heather Smith (President of Rock the Vote organization) is a down to earth, fun person to talk to. She told us about her ability to be a leader and how she accomplished her dreams through really hard work over the years. She even had Bill Clinton standing next to her declaring he would save every forest in the United States from companies by protecting them, a project she had worked for months on. “In 2008, Smith led Rock the Vote to achieve it’s highest voter registration number in the organization’s 20 year history-2.2 million individuals used Rock the Vote’s tools to register to vote.” (www.rockthevote.com) As said before she is an outstanding person to look up to. After the students asked their corresponding questions we could help but to approach to the stage to know more about her and her life. It was clearly an unforgettable experience.