RALEIGH, N.C. — The Obama campaign will kick off organizing efforts in North Carolina for the general election campaign with Unite for Change house parties in Raleigh, Charlotte and Winston-Salem Saturday.  More than 4,000 Unite for Change house meetings will take place in homes nationwide.

In Raleigh, Paulette Hill and Elizabeth Miller will host a party at the North Carolina Democratic Party Headquarters, 220 Hillsborough St., Raleigh. The event begins at 7 p.m.