43 Days Left Until the Vote

This weekend was amazing! Really this whole past week was amazing. And I’m not talking about the weather, although that certainly was fabulous. I’m talking about the level of excitement about the campaign.

We had so much to accomplish this week that I was a bit nervous about getting it all done. But, I had underestimated the commitment level of our unbelievable volunteers – and they’re in the hundreds! I was blown away by the energy, excitement and dedication the entire campaign volunteer team showed this week. If you’re reading this and you helped us this week – THANK YOU! If you haven’t gotten involved yet, don’t miss out - join the excitement!

Here are just three things to give you an idea of what I’m talking about:

1. We had 3,300 case statements (the campaign document at your front door this weekend) to get printed, folded, stuffed in door hanger bags, counted out and distributed to each and every doorstep in the district. We got them from the printer at 3:00pm on Wednesday and had planned to be done late Friday evening. We didn’t just get this done; we got it done early. Way Early! So early in fact, that when I went to Mariemont Elementary on Thursday to pick my kids up from school, I heard a PA announcement telling the teachers who’d volunteered that they did not need to go to Kris Faulk’s house to fold and stuff the case statements. Unbelievable!

2. Thursday we had to assemble 1,000 yard signs in my garage. We started at 7:00pm and were completely done by 9:00. And by done, I mean cleaned-up, garage-back-to-normal done. Actually, we would have been done before then, but we had to force the volunteers inside to eat free pizza (donated by Hyde Park Pizzeria) and grab a drink. I’m serious. They were cranking the signs out so fast, Kristen Arends, known as our sign czarina, needed a pause in the action so she could catch up on organizing them for distribution. I didn’t count, but I know we had many teachers & parents from across the district working like crazy that night. My garage was packed! And by the way, we also delivered 285 signs to people’s doorsteps by the next morning! Wow!

3. Finally, let me tell you about Super Saturday…we gave out hundreds of signs at several different locations – The Coffee Shop in Fairfax, the Easter Egg hunts in Mariemont and TP, the Porst’s house in TP, the Chili Cook Off in Fairfax and by teachers who literally went door-to-door to see if people wanted to support this school vote with a yard sign (we have a few left if you need one). Literally Super!

As I watched them working this week, I noticed a couple things about our volunteer team. First, the people involved represent a medley from the district – preschool parents, school parents, parents of Mariemont graduates, many teachers and beyond. Second, They’re all focused on and driven by one thing – what’s best for the kids. And that is what all this really comes down to isn’t it? It was quite a week.