I think Judy Shepard's appearance is fantastic for this campus and community. I hope that Ms. Shepard's appearance on campus will encourage people to look closer at the issues that Ms. Shepard and The Laramie Project are raising.
This is a very easy way for young people to contribute. ... All they have to do is buy a bottled water. Buying products or supporting companies that give them ways to support global issues is one way for them to get involved, and they really appreciate that.
There's a lot of passion around this issue. People see it as really changing what Manatee County is.
What I felt from George is a sense of confidence - he will know the numbers well, talk to people in laymen's terms about those numbers and win people over based on those numbers,