“50 Days, 50 Stories” Launch Builds Momentum for Vote Yes on 9

A crowd of supporters gathered Monday to launch Vote Yes on 9’s "50 Stories, 50 Days, 50 Reasons to Vote Yes" in the back yard of an affordable home on Smith Hill in Providence.

Vote Yes On 9 is featuring 50 Rhode Island stories – one for each day between the launch and Election Day – highlighting the difficulties many families have in affording a house or apartment, the high-quality of affordable housing today, and the importance of home to all Rhode Islanders.

Kenneth and Erika Hill, the first of the campaign's 50 Stories, spoke at the event about the importance of Question 9 for young Rhode Island families like their own. Governor Donald Carcieri, Lieutenant Governor Charles Fogarty, House Finance Chairman Steven Costantino, Providence Mayor David Cicilline, and Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin urged the audience to vote yes on Question 9 on Election Day.

The event garnered great media coverage statewide. Television channels 6, 10, and 12 covered the story, and more than 100,000 households tuned in for newscasts on the day of our launch. Read the Pawtucket Times article and Providence Journal article.

Tune in Monday When Vote Yes on 9 Takes to the Road

Vote Yes on 9 hits the radio waves on Monday, September 25. Tune in to hear two of our 50 Stories: 16-year-old Dio, who lives in a Woonsocket Neighborhood Development Corporation apartment on Constitution Hill in Woonsocket, and Ann, who lives in Church Community Housing Corporation’s Forest Farms assisted living facility.

Where on the dial should you turn to? WWBB-FM (101.5 FM), WWLI-FM (105.1 FM), WPRO-AM (630 AM), WCTK-FM (98.1 FM), WHJJ-AM (920 AM), and WLKW-AM (1450 AM) will all play our ads. Can't wait? Click here for a sneak preview.

Vote Yes on 9 Team Tackles CVS 5K

Team Vote Yes on 9 took on the recent CVS 5K road race in downtown Providence in style. Mayor Cicilline sported a Vote Yes on 9 t-shirt while firing the starting gun and hundreds of Rhode Islanders joined us under our banner to learn more about Question 9 and how it will help moderate income workers and families. As one suburban mother said, "More affordable homes for Rhode Island? That's an easy yes."

How organized is this campaign? Team Vote Yes on 9 finished 9th in the race.