Chicago Oxfam Action Corps at Coldplay!
Did you know Coldplay has invited Oxfam to tour with them at
all their concerts around the entire world? We’ve been thankful to be able to
join them at their amazing shows for over ten years, and on August 7th
and 8th Chicago Oxfam Action Corps had the opportunity to join them
in Chicago!
With almost 40 volunteers over the two nights, Chicago Oxfam
Action Corps took to the crowds dressed as various fruits and veggies to collect
signatures in support of the GROW Campaign.
It was such a fun time watching the Coldplay crowd interact with our volunteers
to learn more about Oxfam and the GROW Campaign, and even cooler to see
Coldplay’s lead singer, Chris Martin wearing an Oxfam button on his shirt
during the show!
It’s always a bit intimidating to talk to strangers about
signing our GROW pledge at first, but Rachel was a great mentor in giving all
our volunteers tips and tricks about how to canvas the crowd. By the end of the night, everyone was a
pro, and Chicago was able to sign up hundreds of supports of the GROW campaign.
Great job, volunteers!
Check out the photos below of our volunteers hard at
work.
-J.Benoit
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| These Coldplay concert-goers were wearing handmade Oxfam shirts! Awesome! |
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