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tangent4ronpaul
06-18-2011, 10:55 AM
Wakie, wakie, eggs and bakie...

It's time to wake up the Iowa city Meetup. I need 3 volunteers to send out batches 2-4. I've already sent out batch 1. The instructions are pretty simple:

1) go to the appropriate link - batch 2 and 3 start on page 2 (offset 25)
2) copy the message at the bottom of the page into your buffer
3) find the first name on your batch list and click on it.
4) click mail
5) enter "Iowa City Ron Paul Meetup" in the subject field
6) paste your buffer into the message section
7) click send
8) back, back, back
9) repeat steps 3-9 till done with your batch.

Please post that you are taking which batch in this thread so people don't get double mailed!

It took me less than 10 minutes to do my batch.

thanks,

-t

The Batches:
=========
Batch 1 – Done by tangent
http://ronpaul.meetup.com/members/us/ia/iowa_city/
Johnny2k
Ross Johnson
Christin Schmitt
Paul Skinner
Joseph Jay
Grant Hamilton
Pam Wagner
Kimberlee Burckart
Mike Fitz
Beth Cody
Robert Scott
http://ronpaul.meetup.com/members/us/ia/iowa_city/?members_offset=25
Le Biel

Batch 2 - Done by sailingaway
Mike
Will
Charles Jones
Matt Albert
Arlen
chelley anderson
Vince Neuzil
Jason Glass
Ryan
Gwendolyn Hartley-Prime
Zachary Hensley
Christian

Batch 3 - libertybrewcity
Zach Heit
Kate
James Gray
cherieann riley
Gwendolyn
http://ronpaul.meetup.com/members/us/ia/iowa_city/?members_offset=50
Kevin Merry
Thomas Wheelock
brian
truthnow
Alan
Suhayb
Michael Callahan

Batch 4 - Johnnyrocko
Joseph Fleetham
http://ronpaul.meetup.com/members/us/ia/iowa_city/?members_offset=100
Bob Rodkey
sam rosenberg
Karan
Matt
Ryan Kleffman
Jake Morrow

The Message:
=========
Dear former Iowa City Ron Paul Meetup member,

As I'm sure you are aware, Ron Paul is running again and Iowa is a key state that has largely become active again. Unfortunately, the Iowa City Meetup went away after 2008, so we wanted to urge you to re-create it. Meetup has a discount code: “newyear2011” that will give you 50% off the Meetup fees. If you do start a Meetup, please have the organizer join the National Organizers Group:
http://www.meetup.com/ronpaul-511/

We have set up a rally point where you can get together and discuss this:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?299280-Iowa-City-Rally-Point&p=3348809#post3348809

You can also plug into projects with the official campaign here:

http://iowaforronpaul.com/

Be sure to be in contact with your respective regional coordinator!
District 1: Rachel Kania (rachel@RonPaul2012.com)
District 2: Ani DeGroot (ani@RonPaul2012.com)
District 3: Cuylor Reeves (cuylorr@RonPaul2012.com)
District 4: Rocco Moffa (rocco@RonPaul2012.com)
Polk Co: Ryan Flowers (ryan@RonPaul2012.com)

There is also a grassroots phonebanking effort:

http://www.rp2012.org/

Meetups all over the state are tabling county fairs and your county has one of the larger ones – The JOHNSON COUNTY 4-H & FFA FAIR with an estimated attendance of 50,000. It runs 7/25-28 and the official campaign has offered to pay for booth rental, insurance and is willing to provide supplies. The fair can be contacted here:
Fair Office Phone: 319-337-5865
http://www.johnsoncofair.com/

There is a thread about the fair project here:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?292872-RP-Booths-at-Iowa-County-Fairs

This is a long thread, so I put together a roadmap of important posts. I didn't include any on handing out food and drink as there are generally rules about that, but popcorn might be OK - worth asking. There are places that rent the poppers as part of fair supplies.

The most up to date list of fairs we are covering is in post #163. Most could use additional volunteers if you are close by.

Posts #33 and #34 have some notes on tables, tents, electricity, setup and tear down, etc.
Post #53 is about tables and tents, including sources
Post #62-3, 143, 150, are about video's that would be good to play at a booth
Post #85 and #90 is about fans
Post #87 is about goals and information
Post #102 is about setting up WiFi Hotspots
Post #118 is about balloons and mini-blimps
Post #119 and 122 10'x10' tent available for loan
Post #130 is about Parade Floats
Posts #151-2, 180 are about banners
Posts #166-170, 175-77, 179 are about the campaign paying fees, supplying material and insurance.
Post #180 Free handout cards for RonPaulFlix

Welcome to the r3volution!

Ron Paul Grassroots 2012
Operation Cat herder

tangent4ronpaul
06-18-2011, 12:44 PM
blimp for mailing help

Thomas
06-18-2011, 01:15 PM
bump

tangent4ronpaul
06-18-2011, 02:14 PM
bump

Thanks for the bump, but I'd rather a "I'll take batch 2" type bump.

Anyone?

That county has one of the largest county fairs in the state and so far, there are no plans to do it. If we can get this Meetup back - we could do it. 50,000 attend!

-t

FSP-Rebel
06-18-2011, 02:20 PM
Something that has worked for me in past fairs while manning a Paul booth is to have a cooler or two lined with bottled water and sell them for cheap as people come by to take info. Most fairs have higher priced beverages so it will bring more passers by than you'd normally have.

sailingaway
06-18-2011, 03:24 PM
I'll do batch 2

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I'm not finding 'mail'. I'm finding 'greeting' and the length of that letter does not remotely fit, I only have 500 spaces. What am I doing wrong?

edit--

I sent this message to 'Mike' in 'greetings' but I'm going to wait to hear from you before doing the rest because I am not sure I have the right system.


“ Mike,
I am a Ron Paul supporter trying to wake up dormant Iowa Ron Paul meetups from the last campaign. I am supposed to be sending you a long message about that and how to sign up to volunteer at a county fair. It won't fit so I'm posting the link to the page asking us to notify people, the message I am supposed to be sending is at the bottom of the first post. http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthre...! Campaign activity is thru iowaforronpaul.com

tangent4ronpaul
06-18-2011, 03:34 PM
I'll do batch 2

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I'm not finding 'mail'. I'm finding 'greeting' and the length of that letter does not remotely fit, I only have 500 spaces. What am I doing wrong?

OK, you clicked on the persons name and you got the page with the big greetings thing. it's on the lower right. Look to the left right under the persons picture - if there is one, and it says "send mail". click on that and you are good.

You might have gotten a name that has mail turned off if you can't see it.
Are you logged into Meetup?

Anyway, hope that fixes it, can we get 2 more to step up?

thanks,

-t

tangent4ronpaul
06-18-2011, 03:38 PM
I'm looking at Mikes profile and he does have a "send mail" link right under his picture.

You are logged into Meetup, right?

-t

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sailingaway
06-18-2011, 03:40 PM
I'm looking at Mikes profile and he does have a "send mail" link right under his picture.

You are logged into Meetup, right?

-t

I didn't see it before and did look. Oh well, he gets two from me, lucky guy.

Thanks!

sailingaway
06-18-2011, 03:48 PM
OK, batch 2 is done. The next person should start with batch 3.

JohnnyRocko
06-18-2011, 04:19 PM
I've got Batch 4.

sailingaway
06-18-2011, 04:20 PM
Thanks! Then we still need someone to do batch #3.

tangent4ronpaul
06-18-2011, 04:37 PM
OK, batch 2 is done. The next person should start with batch 3.

+rep
for activism!

tangent4ronpaul
06-18-2011, 04:37 PM
I've got Batch 4.

+rep
for activism

Still need someone to do batch 3

libertybrewcity
06-18-2011, 05:20 PM
Iowa Festivals, Concerts, and Events:
Summer 2011

June

Freedom Festival
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
June 12-July 4th
http://www.freedomfestival.com/Freedom-Festival/Default.aspx

Quad City Air Show
Davenport, Iowa
June 18-19
http://www.quadcityairshow.com/2011/index.html

Fairbank Island Days
Fairbank, Iowa
June 23 to 25th
http://fairbank-ia.org/

Cedar Basin Jazz Festival
Cedar Falls, Iowa
June 24, 25, 26
http://www.cedarbasinjazz.org/

Mississippi Valley Blues Fest
Davenport, Iowa
July 1, 2, 3
http://mvbs.org/

Iowa City Jazz Festival
Iowa City, Iowa
July 1, 2, 3
http://www.summerofthearts.org/festival-menu/jazz-festival/about.aspx


August
Bix Beirderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival
Davenport, Iowa
August 4,5,6,7
http://www.bixsociety.org/

National Old Time Country Bluegrass Festival
LeMars, Iowa
August 29-September 4
http://www.orgsites.com/ia/oldtimemusic/_pgg1.php3

More links to lists of fairs, festivals, and events

http://www.fairsandfun.com/iowafairsandfun.html
http://www.iowafairs.com/aif-fairdates.php
http://festivalnet.com/state/iowa/ia.html
http://www.downtowndavenport.com/visitors/news/
http://www.festivals.com/iowa.aspx
http://www.midwestweekends.com/events/midwest_music_festivals

libertybrewcity
06-18-2011, 05:22 PM
did anyone do batch 3?

libertybrewcity
06-18-2011, 05:35 PM
Batch 3 Completed

tangent4ronpaul
06-18-2011, 05:42 PM
Batch 3 Completed

+rep
for activism

could you post that list of festivals and links in the IA Straw Poll sub forum so it doesn't get lost in this thread?

Thanks to everyone that helped!

-t