Private preview of new "get out the vote" Manhattan LP banner

Hello all,

Attached in the "Files" folder, is the banner I had printed at a local Staples "Copy & Print Center."

I will bring the banner to the Manhattan LP convention tomorrow, but no one there has seen its final design, until I bring it there tomorrow January 21) at 10 AM EST. (And it cost $104, total.)

I am offering you members of LPSF to see it first.

All I am asking is you keep it to yourself until 7 AM PST.

And I also invite your comments about my banner's design.

Thank you for your attention.

Alton

Hi Alton,

Very good work! I see you all settled for "more," but still good. Have fun at the convention.

Maybe LPSF could have a regional convention so we get to talk to the folks in the other Bay Area counties. That might get LPCA all shook, but that would be OK by me.

Marcy

Hi Marcy,

I'm glad you liked my banner.

I brought it for its "premiere" at the MLP's convention yesterday. It
went well with many attendees, especially Adam Weissman, who was
surprised and glad I adopted his suggestions for the graphic's placement
and for his "Still hoping for CHANGE?" line. You might like to know that
Adam was elected our new Media Secretary.

As for the convention, in a previous e-mail I sent from my hotmail
account, I reported on Mark Axinn's, the Treasurer, revised figures from
the convention:

I made a tremendous error on the figure for the auction ($250 instead of
$35); thank you Alton for catching it.

So we still had a profit, albeit much smaller than previously reported.
Pre-registration: $1755 (45 people)Checks rec'd today: 160 ( 4
people)Cash at door: 240 ( 6 people)50/50 raffle:
106Donation: 40Auction: 35
Total receipts: $2336
Postage: $ 24Pd to UKE [Ukrainian East Village Restaurant]:
1763 Tip to Luba: 250Jim Babb travel: 90Danny tapes:
20Alton (banner): 104 (obviously this one gets use more than just
today!)
Total expenses: $2251
Profit: $85
Mark

Yes, the profit was a modest one, but it was an exciting convention and
it had the best attendance ever of 55 paying attendees. I imagine Gary
Johnson was a draw for some of the attendees. Have you ever met him?
I've met him at the 2010 Freedom Fest convention in Las Vegas. He's a
nice, though I don't think he remembered me from Freedom Fest.

There were videos taken of the candidates' forum and of the featured
speakers. They will appear on YouTube. When I know their links, I'll
send them to you.

I was busy selling raffle tickets with some of the other officers,
though I sold the lion's share. It was a great way for me to meet the
attendees, speakers and candidates. We pulled in $212, which the winner
got $106. During the Candidates' forum, I got to ask them what they
would do as the LP's presidential nominee to ensure their participation
in the Presidential Debates, since most likely they won't get invited.
Among the replies were along the lines of getting people through social
networking to call the TV stations and demand their participation. Gary
Johnson said something about the candidate must do everything to get a
15% polling to ensure their presence in the debates.

Gary Johnson, not surprisingly, won the straw poll taken after the
forum. But as that famous ballplayer, Ron Swaboda, once said, "It ain't
over til the sun rises in the West," or something like that.

Marcy, if you didn't attend the convention, you missed a good one. (You
might not have missed the food, however, since the buffet at the
Ukrainian East Village Restaurant, where the convention took place,
served the "best mediocre food around.") Maybe next year.

Oh, lest I forget, I like to offer my condolences for the 49ers' lost to
the Giants. :-p

Talk to you.

Alton

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Hi Alton,

Very good work! I see you all settled for "more," but still good. Have

fun at the convention.

Maybe LPSF could have a regional convention so we get to talk to the

folks in the other Bay Area counties. That might get LPCA all shook, but
that would be OK by me.

Marcy

>
> Hello all,
>
> Attached in the "Files" folder, is the banner I had printed at a

local Staples "Copy & Print Center."

>
> I will bring the banner to the Manhattan LP convention tomorrow, but

no one there has seen its final design, until I bring it there tomorrow
January 21) at 10 AM EST. (And it cost $104, total.)

Hi Alton,

Total congratulations!! Most of your expense went to the Ukranian Restaurant, presumably mostly for the food the guests consumed; which means you accomplished all that with relatively little out of pocket expense. That is quite an accomplishment!

I am wondering how you publicized the event, given that you only spent $24 in postage.

Regards,

Marcy

Hi Marcy,

Thanks for the congrats.

Yes, you correctly presumed that most of the expense went to the Ukrainian Restaurant for the food the guest consumed.

I'd like to also tell you that we achieved the low cost per person because the Ukrainian Restaurant only charged for the food and not for their space. Though the space is staid and have little, if any, atmosphere, it is a "best buy." You might also like to know that the food served at the buffet was the "best mediocre food around." (Jim Babbs', one of our featured speakers, wife, Christine, laughed at my quip. I liked her retort: "And there's plenty of it.")

Mark Axinn, the MLP's re-elected Treasurer and the current Chair of the LP NY, had decided to stage the LPNY's convention on April 21 at the Ukrainian. I had found a few alternative venues, all with nicer meeting rooms, but they charged $1000 and up just for the meeting room. Catering is extra. I got one quote of $7400, complete.

I also found "Instevent," whose blurb is:

"Create your perfect event. Now!

"It's no party to plan an event, unless you plan with InstEvent. With experience with both big and small events and 100s of venues to choose from, we are here to help you pick the right venue and package for your event. Have your cake and eat it too with InstEvent."

When you go to http://instevent.com, you'd put in your parameters, such as budget, type of event and number of guests, and you'll be shown several venues. Maybe there's a version of Instevent for SF.

I had suggested Instevent to my colleagues, but I don't think anyone used it. Besides, Mark had just booked April 21 with the "best buy" Ukrainian Restaurant. Who needs atmosphere, right?

<< I am wondering how you publicized the event, given that you only spent $24 in postage. >>

First, I must remind you that it now cost 45¢ to mail a letter and there are no grace periods--your letter must bear 45¢ in postage or a "Forever Stamp," else it will be stamped "Returned for 1¢ Postage."

Anyhow, I think Mark only sent invitations to people on a mailing list. The announcements/invitations to the event were made by handing out flyers and they were also sent through the MLP's website, meetup and yahoo groups. Social networking such as facebook pages, were also used. And I think someone sent them to their Linked connections.

I hope I answered your queries, for which I thank you for your interest in making them.

Talk to you.

Alton

Hi Marcy,

In my reply, I said, partly:

<< There were videos taken of the candidates' forum and of the featured speakers. They will appear on YouTube. When I know their links, I'll send them to you.>>

Well, I'm happy to say, the videos are now online. Just go to www.ManhattanLP.org. (If you use Internet Explorer 8, you will need to scroll down to see the full page.)

Enjoy.

Alton