Those who are familiar with the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) may know that over the past year YAF has been in a rebuilding stage and focused on growing the group on college campuses.  In California YAF started 14 chapters in 2009, protested former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney at UCI and continued to advocate for conservative principles.  National YAF hired a new Executive Director and is hard at work to make the organization a larger force in the conservative debate.

For readers who are unfamiliar with YAF, it is a principled organization that was founded in 1960 that promotes conservative ideals before partisan politics.  YAF was among the first groups to back Barry Goldwater for President in 1964 and then supported Ronald Reagan for President in 1976 and 1980.  YAF was founded at the estate of William F. Buckley, Jr. in Sharon, CT and spread nationwide shortly after.  Being that Buckley was an early Godfather in YAF it is especially suiting that the current activities by YAFers include supporting Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman for Congress in New York.  This match is fitting because William F. Buckley, Jr. once ran for Mayor of New York as a member of the Conservative Party.

Hoffman is now recieving help from YAFers nationwide, California included.  If anyone in California would like to see what they can do to support Doug Hoffman for Congress please see the details below from YAF Executive Director Jordan Marks Facebook event:

Join YAFers in electing Doug Hoffman Congressman for NY 23rd

Help Volunteer YAFers stick it to the liberals and RINO's on the frontline

Start: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 10:45am

End: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 9:45pm

Description

Join conservatives and some YAFers who on their own volunteered to get out for Doug Hoffman's big push this weekend! We will be staying at Inn 81 near the Watertown office and go RINO hunting for Dede Scozzafava head and take down Obama's lackey Bill Owens.

We will be walking, sign waving, and organizing phone callers all around the nation! So if you are not in NY and want to join us on our hunting trip (phone calls, money for more kids hotel rooms and gas, or other) call me on my cell phone at 760-809-4700.

If you want to make calls from out-of-state e-mail jzmarks@gmail.com
If you want to sponsor a freedom fighter's hunting lodge(4 per room) $75 a night for up to 5 nights $375
or
Fuel their ride to the safari so far 5 YAFers from SUNY Buffalo are riding in asked for $150.

Thanks for helping or sponsoring the conservative Safari!

For Freedom,

Jordan