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Thousands of Bernie Sanders supporters from all over the country are uniting to send their delegates to the DNC Convention in Philadelphia.
The trip will cost most attendees $2500 dollars minimum for the one week event (hotel costs alone).
Delegates are to stay in the vicinity of the ironic Wells Fargo Center, which is very expensive.
Hotels in the area have raised their prices by 400% most Sanders Delegates are young and just starting their lives making this all the more difficult.
As of today I have raised $250 for this epic trip to save the country and still need $1250 to cover the costs I did not save for. When we ran to become delegates they told us we would be responsible for travel and hotel expenses however I think $2500+ is a lot to pay for our right to vote.
So until we can get these laws changed and have publically funded elections, we really need the Bernie supporters to step up and help out.
We are in the final stretch and on the verge of making history. Let's finish strong!
A little about Matthew:
Matthew Killen came from Weatherford Texas, better known as the quarter horse and peaches Capital of Texas. Although the small town had all the charm of a Bible Belt village, the town also had all the hallmarks of big city problems. Weatherford was an excellent teacher to Matthew and a great place for people making the best future they can with what they have and the people they love.
Those formidable years would shape him forever as he watched his Mom fight her way out of homelessness, literally. Anna Jerez was a karate teacher with a dream and the personal fortitude to look at herself in the mirror and tell herself she’s worth more, that she is unique and that she could help others. Her instructor Pat Burleson reached out and let her stay in a horse letting her do whatever she liked to it to make herself comfortable.
One night she had a dream that her family and her students gathered all of their resources and built a giant karate dojo for them all to use. The next day she got to work putting her - vision to organizing - and invited all of her students out to help her build her dream.
She told them if they helped, she would teach them karate for free, for the rest of their life and the rest, is history. Anna now lives on two acres, she owns with her husband, and now has several schools around the Dallas Fort Worth area with her now husband, Pat Burleson and Matthew’s brothers Luke and Chad Killen.
During that time a lot of the home responsibilities were placed on Matthew’s shoulders as well as his other two brothers. His father, Richard Killen, worked grueling hours in various aeronautical establishments but still made time to cook dinner every night, tell jokes and rant on politicians that came on TV. The brothers would have to commit to schoolwork and chores without supervision, which didn't always happen. These days Richard’s hard work has paid off and he is now a lead inspector at Lockheed Martin.
On September 11th 2001 Matthew was taking his GED to formally drop out of high school. He wanted to join the military however they changed their requirements from a GED to a HSD and he was also arrested several times for not paying ticket fines. In a town that small you don’t get away with anything, especially being a Puerto Rican in Texas. Matthew has a history with the police in his small town, they knew him by name. One day his Dad was driving Matthew’s car alone when he was pulled over for a “spot check.” Richard was surprised to be pulled over and even more surprised were the police to find Richard and not Matthew in the car. Richard knew that Matthew was telling the truth all along about being harassed by the police. When Richard came home he told Matthew what happened and apoligised. Matthew’s only option to go to Job Corps and spend 3-6 months there to show the Navy he was serious about joining the military, so he took it. When he finished, it was the first time he wore a cap and gown, but it wouldn’t be the last as Matthew likes to say, “success is addictive.”
In the US Navy BM3 (SW) Killen saw the vast cultures of humanity. He was constantly having his good ol’ Texas paradigm challenged. Matthew immersed in the cultures of Europe and South America which built his own personal perspective on the world. As he walked the streets of Colombia on his last deployment, he never knew it would be his last. (Earlier in 2008 he fell down a ladder well which caused a back injury and severe insomnia but he got by.) The next night in the Cartagena Bay, the number four diesel generator seized causing a massive fire. A combination of the already provoking insomnia mixed with rotating watch cycles and days with no sleep was taking it’s toll. Matthew was on watch while they were waiting for orders and hallucinated he told his medical officer and was honorably medically discharged in April of that year.
After getting out of the Navy Matthew felt some regret, regret that he didn’t do more to help change the Navy for the better. He complained about his back pain several times to no avail and just kept pushing his limits. On top of that they took away their “day sleeper cards” because one person lost one, there was no time to sleep. Matthew says the math wasn’t there for anyone to get decent sleep. There were three - five hour - watch sections so every fifteen hours you were on watch on top of your work day. He thought maybe if he would have went up the ladder, he could have made a change but it was too late, he was already out.
Matthew knew that some people didn’t take him seriously because of his crooked teeth so he put himself through braces at Jacksonville University, he fell in love with the campus and hoped to one day attend but he knew with a GED that it was a long shot. After getting out of the Navy Matthew went to Florida State College at Jacksonville, a large junior college with campuses around Jacksonville, he met some good people, learned a lot and started to find his place in the civilian world. He graduated and his parents couldn’t be more proud as he was the first person in his entire family to go to college. He applied to several schools and was beside himself when Jacksonville University sent the letter of acceptance.
While at Jacksonville University Matthew studied Public Relations and Film, worked on the Organizing for America Campaign for President Obama, was the campaign manager for Ramon Day for City Council, started three companies, and even went on tour with the band Slightly Stoopid as a videographer. Matthew set up charters and clubs for The Young Dems,The Tiger Bay Club and The University Law review writing constitutions for each one himself. Matthew was on the Dean’s List and graduated Jacksonville University, Zeta Phi Eta, balling his eyes out like a hungry baby with his entire family together by his side.
In July of 2015, Matthew and a few of Jacksonville’s most talented game changers started the Jacksonville for Bernie Sanders Campaign, to fight for progressive ideas in their city. Through which they have gained thousands of progressive volunteers information and are working with now to elect a new government. Matthew is often heard in the news talking about turning Duval to Bluval! Matthew is currently working as a public relations consultant for new media at his company Killen Media LLC and the Communications Director for the Jacksonville Young Democrats. Matthew is running to be a PLEO Delegate for Bernie Sanders in May 2016.
Will you help send him?
The trip will cost most attendees $2500 dollars minimum for the one week event (hotel costs alone).
Delegates are to stay in the vicinity of the ironic Wells Fargo Center, which is very expensive.
Hotels in the area have raised their prices by 400% most Sanders Delegates are young and just starting their lives making this all the more difficult.
As of today I have raised $250 for this epic trip to save the country and still need $1250 to cover the costs I did not save for. When we ran to become delegates they told us we would be responsible for travel and hotel expenses however I think $2500+ is a lot to pay for our right to vote.
So until we can get these laws changed and have publically funded elections, we really need the Bernie supporters to step up and help out.
We are in the final stretch and on the verge of making history. Let's finish strong!
A little about Matthew:
Matthew Killen came from Weatherford Texas, better known as the quarter horse and peaches Capital of Texas. Although the small town had all the charm of a Bible Belt village, the town also had all the hallmarks of big city problems. Weatherford was an excellent teacher to Matthew and a great place for people making the best future they can with what they have and the people they love.
Those formidable years would shape him forever as he watched his Mom fight her way out of homelessness, literally. Anna Jerez was a karate teacher with a dream and the personal fortitude to look at herself in the mirror and tell herself she’s worth more, that she is unique and that she could help others. Her instructor Pat Burleson reached out and let her stay in a horse letting her do whatever she liked to it to make herself comfortable.
One night she had a dream that her family and her students gathered all of their resources and built a giant karate dojo for them all to use. The next day she got to work putting her - vision to organizing - and invited all of her students out to help her build her dream.
She told them if they helped, she would teach them karate for free, for the rest of their life and the rest, is history. Anna now lives on two acres, she owns with her husband, and now has several schools around the Dallas Fort Worth area with her now husband, Pat Burleson and Matthew’s brothers Luke and Chad Killen.
During that time a lot of the home responsibilities were placed on Matthew’s shoulders as well as his other two brothers. His father, Richard Killen, worked grueling hours in various aeronautical establishments but still made time to cook dinner every night, tell jokes and rant on politicians that came on TV. The brothers would have to commit to schoolwork and chores without supervision, which didn't always happen. These days Richard’s hard work has paid off and he is now a lead inspector at Lockheed Martin.
On September 11th 2001 Matthew was taking his GED to formally drop out of high school. He wanted to join the military however they changed their requirements from a GED to a HSD and he was also arrested several times for not paying ticket fines. In a town that small you don’t get away with anything, especially being a Puerto Rican in Texas. Matthew has a history with the police in his small town, they knew him by name. One day his Dad was driving Matthew’s car alone when he was pulled over for a “spot check.” Richard was surprised to be pulled over and even more surprised were the police to find Richard and not Matthew in the car. Richard knew that Matthew was telling the truth all along about being harassed by the police. When Richard came home he told Matthew what happened and apoligised. Matthew’s only option to go to Job Corps and spend 3-6 months there to show the Navy he was serious about joining the military, so he took it. When he finished, it was the first time he wore a cap and gown, but it wouldn’t be the last as Matthew likes to say, “success is addictive.”
In the US Navy BM3 (SW) Killen saw the vast cultures of humanity. He was constantly having his good ol’ Texas paradigm challenged. Matthew immersed in the cultures of Europe and South America which built his own personal perspective on the world. As he walked the streets of Colombia on his last deployment, he never knew it would be his last. (Earlier in 2008 he fell down a ladder well which caused a back injury and severe insomnia but he got by.) The next night in the Cartagena Bay, the number four diesel generator seized causing a massive fire. A combination of the already provoking insomnia mixed with rotating watch cycles and days with no sleep was taking it’s toll. Matthew was on watch while they were waiting for orders and hallucinated he told his medical officer and was honorably medically discharged in April of that year.
After getting out of the Navy Matthew felt some regret, regret that he didn’t do more to help change the Navy for the better. He complained about his back pain several times to no avail and just kept pushing his limits. On top of that they took away their “day sleeper cards” because one person lost one, there was no time to sleep. Matthew says the math wasn’t there for anyone to get decent sleep. There were three - five hour - watch sections so every fifteen hours you were on watch on top of your work day. He thought maybe if he would have went up the ladder, he could have made a change but it was too late, he was already out.
Matthew knew that some people didn’t take him seriously because of his crooked teeth so he put himself through braces at Jacksonville University, he fell in love with the campus and hoped to one day attend but he knew with a GED that it was a long shot. After getting out of the Navy Matthew went to Florida State College at Jacksonville, a large junior college with campuses around Jacksonville, he met some good people, learned a lot and started to find his place in the civilian world. He graduated and his parents couldn’t be more proud as he was the first person in his entire family to go to college. He applied to several schools and was beside himself when Jacksonville University sent the letter of acceptance.
While at Jacksonville University Matthew studied Public Relations and Film, worked on the Organizing for America Campaign for President Obama, was the campaign manager for Ramon Day for City Council, started three companies, and even went on tour with the band Slightly Stoopid as a videographer. Matthew set up charters and clubs for The Young Dems,The Tiger Bay Club and The University Law review writing constitutions for each one himself. Matthew was on the Dean’s List and graduated Jacksonville University, Zeta Phi Eta, balling his eyes out like a hungry baby with his entire family together by his side.
In July of 2015, Matthew and a few of Jacksonville’s most talented game changers started the Jacksonville for Bernie Sanders Campaign, to fight for progressive ideas in their city. Through which they have gained thousands of progressive volunteers information and are working with now to elect a new government. Matthew is often heard in the news talking about turning Duval to Bluval! Matthew is currently working as a public relations consultant for new media at his company Killen Media LLC and the Communications Director for the Jacksonville Young Democrats. Matthew is running to be a PLEO Delegate for Bernie Sanders in May 2016.
Will you help send him?
Organizer
Matt Killen
Organizer
Jacksonville, FL