Barack supporters prepare to pound the pavement

Obama supporters will contribute some shoe leather on June 9 when the nationwide canvassing event takes place.

As a prelude, the campaign will hold a trial run in New Hampshire over the weekend.

Campaign manager David Plouffe sent out this letter to supporters urging them to organize their own walks for Obama:

Real change starts when politics gets local, and in just over a week since we announced the June 9th Walk for Change, over 800 neighborhood walks have been planned in communities across the country.

Is there one near you?

We've built an interactive map of the events planned so far to help you find out:

http://my.barackobama.com/walkforchange

If there's no neighborhood walk near you yet, you can be the one to step up and take the lead in your community. It's not too late to plan your own Walk for Change canvass.

What does it mean to be a Walk for Change organizer?

It means you'll lead a group of supporters going door to door on Saturday, June 9th, introducing people to Barack Obama.

We'll mail you the literature to hand out and offer support as you plan your event. We've even built an online resource center to help answer your questions right away.

If you're ready to take the leap and lead your own neighborhood walk, just click here to get started:

http://my.barackobama.com/walkforchange

No presidential campaign has ever attempted a nationwide mobilization on this scale at this early stage.

But because of the movement that has risen up to drive this campaign, we have a unique opportunity to take our message of hope and community to hundreds of thousands of people in a single afternoon.

It's up to all of us to take responsibility for building this movement locally, and June 9th is the day you can be the face of this campaign in your community.

Thank you,

David Plouffe
Campaign Manager
Obama for America

P.S. -- If you can't canvass on June 9th, you can still be part of the nationwide Walk for Change. You can make certain that everyone walking that Saturday afternoon is equipped with all the supplies they need to bring Barack Obama's message of hope face-to-face, person-to-person by making a donation now. Please donate now to help make June 9th a success: