With Friends & Family: The Casey-Goldsteins

By Mary Casey-Goldstein and Steve Goldstein
Long-time CP Volunteers

We were feeling devastated by the results of the 2016 election, so when friends invited us to join them in a new volunteer group that was just being started by David Domke in the spring of 2018, we jumped on it. After a few Saturday workshops, we signed on to participate on the Wisconsin Team and made our first trip there that summer.  Now here we are 6 years, several trips to Wisconsin and other states, as well as many phone banks and postcards later, and we really feel like we have made a difference. Taking action feels good - and it’s been fun too!

We have now been to 4 states with CP - Wisconsin, Virginia, Florida and Georgia – and we’ve had lots of great experiences on all of our trips.  But when all is said and done, Wisconsin has become our home team. We’ve gotten to know the city of Milwaukee and some of the surrounding areas. We have our favorite restaurants and coffee spots, and free time activities. No trip is complete without a visit to the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Third Ward, Collectevo coffee shops, the shores of Lake Michigan, and good old Beans and Barley. 

We have met new friends on each of our trips, many of whom have become part of our social network here in Seattle. Some we see regularly in town at social functions, the gym, and we even joined a book group with some of our Wisconsin folks. We feel lucky that we have so many opportunities to interact and work with people of different backgrounds and ages. That is one of the things that is so special about our involvement in CP.  We look forward to new events and trips so we can catch up with the folks that we don’t see regularly and to meeting new people as CP grows.

Charles (Douglas) has often said - “You come for the work, but you stay for the people.”  That has definitely been true for us. The work is important and it has been rewarding, but it’s the people that keep us coming back!