Jim Keady is one of my hero’s. He stood up to Chris Christie after he was told to “sit down and shut up”, by Christie himself. (Doesn’t Christie seem like a perfect match for the Trump White House?)
He stood up to Nike after learning about their sweat shop practices. He’s the guy who went to Indonesia to try to live on wages a Nike worker makes. (Hint, you can’t.)
An ex pro soccer player, he gave up a job coaching soccer when the school he worked for accepted a multi million dollar deal with Nike. A deal that stipulated ALL coaches had to wear Nikes. (Think maybe they were targeting him?)
He quit the job he loved rather than wear Nikes. That’s my kind of guy!
Now, he’s running for Congress in NJ's 4th CD. I got an email from him this morning:
I was doing fundraising calls on my way to work on Tuesday and one of my fellow tavern owners at the Jersey Shore is on board to match every dollar we get in the next 24 hours up to $2,000. I need you to step up and make your contribution right now. As of this morning, we have received 26 contributions totaling $864 toward our goal.
The first time I talked to Jim on the phone, he was at work at his family tavern. He was stocking while talking. (Again, tavern owner- my kind of guy!)
Politics in NJ are pretty wild and we need a well grounded guy like Jim Keady in there helping to oversee the system.
$2000 seems easy peasy.
If 100 people give $20 that’s $2000 (thanks, nytcek for the math)
If 400 people give $5 that’s $2000
If 800 people give $2.50 that’s $2,000
And Jim ends up with $4,000 for his campaign!
I’m donating $10 right now and I’m actually excited about doing it! (I usually only get excited about spending money on furniture, that’s kind of my thing.)
I don’t have any hero’s like Jim Keady to support in TN, but with him in Congress, I know my life here will improve as well. I don’t have to move to NJ, because, as Ms. Spent Youth says, “We are the UNITED States of America!”