Tuesday, September 29, 2009

October 15th Reception with President Obama in San Francisco

Friend -


It gives me great pleasure to inform you that President Barack Obama will visit San Francisco on Thursday, October 15th. This is the President’s first visit to the Bay Area since he took office. We are delighted to welcome President Obama back to our region and community where he received some of his early support, which played an important role in the last historic election.

That said, I'd like to invite you to a Reception with the President that will benefit Organizing for America, a project of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) that's aimed at mobilizing people in California and across the country to support President's legislative agenda on health care, climate, education and other top priorities.The reception will take place at 5:00 PM at Westin St. Frances Hotel in San Francisco.

If you would like to attend the reception, please sign up here,https://www.democrats.org/page/contribute/SFOct15Reception?custom1=AR+Rafiq

You are also invited to attend the dinner following the reception by signing up here,https://www.democrats.org/page/contribute/SFOct15Dinner?custom1=AR+Rafiq

Feel free and reach out to me with any questions that you may have.Once again thank you for your support and leadership. Hope to see you at the event on October 15th.Best

Regards,


AbdulRahman Rafiq
Event Co-Host
(805) 708 - 1976 (c)


Friday, September 04, 2009

Jordi La Forge VISOR comes to life ... from SciFi to SciFact ...


Recall Jordi La Forge and his VISOR, a device enabling the blind to regain a sense of sight. Ever wonder if that could become a reality? Well wonder no more, Scientists at University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) have developed a pair of glasses that do just that, yes allow the blind to regain a sense of sight. Though not normal sight, it's something better than nothing.