{news} request for help from Green running for NYC mayor

[edubrule]

 I received the following request for volunteer help from
>> a Green running for mayor of  New York City:
>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Theo Chino" ...
>>>> Subject: The Green Race in New York City
>>
>>>>> I am writing you because I am running for the office of Mayor of New
>>>>> York
>>>>> City as a Green Party candidate. In order to be on the ballot in
>>>>> November,
>>>>> I need to collect 7,500 valid signatures. It really means that I
>>>>> actually
>>>>> need to collect 15,000 signatures (or even more.) That's a lot of
>>>>> signature!
>>>>>
>>>>> I devised a plan to accomplish that but I need the help of green 
>>>>> fellow
>>>>> around the country.
>>>>>
>>>>> I designed a 30 pages booklet with petitions inside. Before the
>>>>> petition
>>>>> windows open on July 12, I am going to distribute those booklets 
>>>>> around
>>>>> New York City to small business owners and taxi drivers.
>>>>>
>>>>> I need to find volunteers to contact those people over the phone to
>>>>> remind
>>>>> them on July 12 that they can start petitioning. After that, those
>>>>> people
>>>>> would need to be contacted once a week to follow up on their progress.
>>>>>
>>>>> Theo Chino, Green Party Candidate
>>>>> http://www.theochino.com - info at chino2005.com