Dear team,
Our numbers are looking really good. As opposed to my printouts at
tonight's meeting, which I am so embarrassed about. I apologize for the
crappy printout.
Here is a pdf link to the whole spreadsheet:
Bonneville MEFI Signature Totals as of 16 Feb
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/15uikX-WdOQpfKYlQLHMnDd7FKpz2NR28/view?usp=drive_web>
It's great to see these figures:
Total Validated Signatures D 30 D 32 D 33 D 34 Total for County
Per District 328 23 757 28 1136
Needed (from SoS counts)** 1,660 1,624 1,339 1,630
Remaining 1,332 1,601 582 1,602
% Complete
19.8% 1.4% 56.5% 1.7%
Also to realize, based on these, that we'll be done with our two main
districts in under the 10 remaining weeks if we:
1. Turn in 20 petitions/ week. We can do this. From last Friday through
yesterday, we sent in OVER 42 -- I got back 42, and they are still
processing more. So we need to try to get over 20 in every week... and
we're done.
2. We'll want to shift focus to D30 once we pass 80-85% in D33 (which will
happen by early March). Leslie will guide us. Doorknocking and D30 events
will be key.
3. *KEEP INCREASING the numbers of petition circulators. GROW THE TEAM!*
In 6 weeks (since our Jan 6 kickoff) we have more than doubled the number
of people circulating petitions: from our 7-member core team, to 15
people! *This is how a grassroots movement grows!*
And of course, some of our new friends who have stepped up from nowhere to
volunteer for this, are awesome volunteers. Like our petition circulation
leader, Amy Pratt. We are so glad to know Amy! Plus, she rocks
doorknocking.
If you're curious, I'll save you time counting lines on a spreadsheet and
simply show the totals by person:
Amy Pratt 18
Jim DeAngelis 14
Melanie 14
Claudia 14
Leslie 12
Judy Schmidt 10
Jackie Stephens 10
Annette 8
Todd 7
Kathryn Welsh 4
Ben Marler 4
Vic Allen 1
Lisa Christenson 1
Miranda Marquit 1
Kathy Duplessis 1
So what this shows, in conclusion, is that (1) if we have 15 people
collecting signatures every week, (2) and they collect just 2 full
petitions (which nearly all us have done), then (3) we win Bonneville
County!
So that's my personal challenge for every week: at least 2 petitions
filled.
What's yours?
Claudia
P.S. what about volunteers who were at the library last weekend whose names
are not yet on a validated petition - like Lala, Jill, Patricia... others?
--
Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged
as those who are
<http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/ferguson_police_department_report.pdf>.
― Benjamin Franklin
The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a
revolution. -- Paul Cezanne
