Obama volunteers headed to inauguration
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- January
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Laurence Holland, who worked extensively on local campaign efforts for Barack Obama, will be among a group of 100-plus people headed to Washington, D.C., for Tuesday’s inauguration.
In an email today, Holland said the Rockland County Grassroots Volunteers for Barack Obama has chartered two buses and will head off to the festivities at 2 a.m. Tuesday, and return late the same day.
“During the campaign, I had told the group that if Barack Obama wins we will be in Washington for the inauguration,” Holland wrote. “Well, true to my word, we are going to DC for the big day.” 
The group doesn’t have tickets to the actually swearing in ceremony, but hopes to catch a glimpse of the new president during the parade up Pennsylvania Avenue, from the Capitol to the White House.
Holland said local elected officials had secured one-day inaugural Metro passes to allow visitors unlimited access to public transportation. Each will also be given a map of the D.C. area and the schedule of events.
Photo: Laurence Holland, of Spring Valley, and Kris Burns, of Nyack, who worked to get Obama Barack elected president, will be in Washington, D.C., Tuesday for the inauguration. Holland will join a group traveling by bus while Burns will meet up with everyone later. I grabbed this shot in Nyack in September.
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