CLEVELAND, Ohio-Slim and poised, First Lady Michelle Obama (pictured), the most photographed first lady in American and world history, thanked a group of approximately 150 Obama campaign committee volunteers from Cleveland and surrounding suburbs before attending an intimate fundraiser of roughly 250 supporters at Progressive Field on Mon. afternoon in Cleveland.

Campaign organizers said that the volunteers, who were invited as special guests to meet the first lady, have made tons of phone calls and knocked on more than 8,500 doors in Cuyahoga County,the state's largest county and a Democratic stronghold.

Cleveland media and Obama campaign volunteers (left) wait for the entrance of First Lady Michelle Obama to the Terrace Room at Progressive Field, the stadium for the Cleveland Indians. The first lady met volunteers to thank them for their support and hard work before attending a fundraiser, also at Progressive Field, with tickets ranging from $100 to $10,000. (Photo by Johnette Jernigan)