Re: update on publicity

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> Bookmarks also passed out at Bushplane:  on desks of all staff members, in the volunteer room, on counter in front lobby.  Andrea
> From: Kathie Brosemer <kathie@cleannorth.org>
> Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 14:28:03 -0400
> To: book@lists.cleannorth.org
> Subject: update on publicity
> 
> 
> Bookmarks came back from the copy shop yesterday.  We have 1000 of them 
> in various colours (the copy lady used up odds and ends of card stock 
> to do them).  Doris took them to the three branches of the city public 
> library, to the Country Way, and to various bookstores.  I took some to 
> the library at my employer, my babysitter took them to Sir James 
> Dunn High School library and a friend took some to Hilton Beach 
> library.  There are still about 400 at the office, so if you want to 
> bring some to other spots, feel free.  Suggestion was made at the CN 
> meeting to tuck one in with each CN newsletter going out in two weeks 
> (about 160 addresses).  
> 
> Chris has had 50 posters made (not too many just yet bc we may want to 
> make some changes to the poster closer to time).  He's put a few up in 
> downtown businesses, but posters are at the office now and can be 
> picked up from the front desk to put out.  He's cutting out hawaiian 
> shirt shapes out of colourful wallpaper scrap, to stick on the posters 
> to get attention.  Anyone have any suitable wrapping paper, wallpaper, 
> whatever, bring it in!
> 
> I sent out the news release last week, Sault Star ran an article on 
> Tues night that didn't mention the dates and implied that people can 
> drop books off now.  I called them for a clarification but it wasn't in 
> yesterday's paper.  Perhaps it will be in today.  Meanwhile we're 
> getting phone calls from people, most wanting clarification, but a few 
> complaining that they went all the way there with an armload of books 
> and we weren't there.  We're apologizing.  I changed the message on the 
> Clean North phone to give callers the dates.  
> 
> Sault This Week hasn't picked up the story yet but I imagine they will 
> do something next week.  I want to get in touch with their photographer 
> about a picture - maybe of boxes of books in storage at the Friends of 
> the Library or at a school?  Steve, do you have a good photo 
> opportunity at RM Moore?  Front page of STW would be nice.
> 
> Haven't done any radio or TV yet.  I plan to phone John Campbell on 
> Sunday morning, and then start the community calendar type things on 
> radio stations.  If you know anyone who controls a portable sign, that 
> would be a good thing to ask for.  I plan to ask Marnie Stone to put 
> something up on their board outside Stone's Office Supply.   
> 
> So the publicity is started, now we have to just follow it through.  
> 
> Debbie Clark came up with a good name, which we can save for next time 
> if we want -  "Book Ends".  Isn't that great?!
> 
> I think with the Hawaii Five-O theme we have to all wear hawaiian 
> shirts during the event.  Do you know where we can get some of those 
> plastic lei type things?  Debbie says her mom has some Don Ho records 
> we can borrow and play on a boom box July 5&6.  This is going to be fun!
> 
> k
> 
> 
> Quoting doris welz <doriswelz@hotmail.com>:
> 
> > Hi Kathie
> > I took some of the book markers and put them in the 3 libraries,
> > country way 
> > and book stores. Just in case you wondered what happend to them. What
> > is 
> > happening re: news media. Are you looking after that?
> > Doris
> > 
> > 
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