Campaign FUNDRAISING...

[WitchyOoman]

I'm now doing some heavy-duty fund-raising.
There it is: We are now raising funds for my major mailer piece, robocalls, my palm cards, and drop-lit flyers.

I am having a fund-raiser dinner April 26th, at the traditional Italian restaurant in town that <span style="font-style: italic">all</span> municipal politicians here hold their fund-raiser dinners. Tickets are $50 apiece.

Anyone may donate larger or smaller amounts of money, of course. Every dollar counts! Anybody who seriously wants to donate some money to my campaign should just PM me, and I'll type the info that Election Law requires I get from you into a PM reply, and you can snail-mail me a check.
<span style="font-weight: bold">Donations are gratefully accepted and properly appreciated!</span>


Every time I turn around there are another five things left to do... plus another ten things looming!

I spent this morning numbering the backs of the invitations/tickets because the printer forgot (failed) to do it , stamping and sealing the envelopes, taking them to the post office to be mailed, and dividing upamongst my campaign staff and myself all of those invitations to be hand delivered instead of mailed.

I walked door-to-door at lunchtime.

Soon it'll be time to go back out walking door-to-door again, for the evening.

[Tuff Gong]

Re: Campaign FUNDRAISING...

How it the response so far?
What are they saying to you/about you?

[RichD]

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how much do you estimate the campaign will cost?

[WitchyOoman]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body">How it the response so far?
What are they saying to you/about you? </div></div>
So far, so good.

One of the major things I keep hearing is: &quot;It's long past time there's diversity on City Council! We have a very diverse city, but our City Council is not so.&quot;

I don't know what that means... but I keep hearing it, over and over again. &quot;It's about time we have diversity on City Council!&quot;

No one has figured out what exactly that's supposed to mean. Even the press seems baffled by it. *shrug*

A <span style="text-decoration: underline">lot</span> of people have welcomed me into their homes - to chat informally, to talk more formally to a group, etc. People seem to support me, for the most part.

I just keep on walking the city, door-to-door. One door at a time.
I've worn out two pairs of shoes already. (my mayor isn't fibbing when he talks about having worn out three pairs of shoes on FB -- I, too, am wearing holes through my shoes)
It's a 2.2 sq mile city (with a population of about 33,000), and I'm gonna have to walk every sq inch of it. That's a <span style="font-weight: bold">lotta</span> walking!

I think I say the following in my sleep, now: &quot;Hello! I'm Witchy Ooman, and I'm running for City Council At-Large, and I'd like to know what issues you feel are the most important issues facing our city right now?&quot;

[WitchyOoman]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">how much do you estimate the campaign will cost? </div></div>
The standard estimate any local politician hereabouts will tell you is that, for a municipal election, you need a minimum of $10,000. Back in early January, the more experienced pols, like Senator Dick Codey and Assemblyman Tom Giblin, said flat out that I needed 850-900 votes and $10K to win my election. It was laid out in detail for me - what I needed, what the costs would be, when I would need each (time frame), etc., and it all added up to $10K - so I knew that they weren't pulling numbers from their backsides.
That's ^ just the cost of running a good, solid, successful political campaign.

I'm in it to win it!

That's ^ why fundraising is so important! Fundraising events can be the usual dinners, balls, and BBQs, or they can be more unique - like an art auction or a cocktail party at some ultra-fancy place.

[Tuff Gong]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WitchyOoman</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body">How it the response so far?
What are they saying to you/about you? </div></div>
So far, so good.

One of the major things I keep hearing is: &quot;It's long past time there's diversity on City Council! We have a very diverse city, but our City Council is not so.&quot;

I don't know what that means... but I keep hearing it, over and over again. &quot;It's about time we have diversity on City Council!&quot;

No one has figured out what exactly that's supposed to mean. Even the press seems baffled by it. *shrug*

A <span style="text-decoration: underline">lot</span> of people have welcomed me into their homes - to chat informally, to talk more formally to a group, etc. People seem to support me, for the most part.

I just keep on walking the city, door-to-door. One door at a time.
I've worn out two pairs of shoes already. (my mayor isn't fibbing when he talks about having worn out three pairs of shoes on FB -- I, too, am wearing holes through my shoes)
It's a 2.2 sq mile city (with a population of about 33,000), and I'm gonna have to walk every sq inch of it. That's a <span style="font-weight: bold">lotta</span> walking!

I think I say the following in my sleep, now: &quot;Hello! I'm Witchy Ooman, and I'm running for City Council At-Large, and I'd like to know what issues you feel are the most important issues facing our city right now?&quot;

</div></div>

Nice story.
Buy some Clarks....or good Basketball Shoes.
Don't tell them your are a Witch that is too much Diversity!

[WitchyOoman]

Re: Campaign FUNDRAISING...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WitchyOoman</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body">How it the response so far?
What are they saying to you/about you? </div></div>
So far, so good.

One of the major things I keep hearing is: &quot;It's long past time there's diversity on City Council! We have a very diverse city, but our City Council is not so.&quot;

I don't know what that means... but I keep hearing it, over and over again. &quot;It's about time we have diversity on City Council!&quot;

No one has figured out what exactly that's supposed to mean. Even the press seems baffled by it. *shrug*

A <span style="text-decoration: underline">lot</span> of people have welcomed me into their homes - to chat informally, to talk more formally to a group, etc. People seem to support me, for the most part.

I just keep on walking the city, door-to-door. One door at a time.
I've worn out two pairs of shoes already. (my mayor isn't fibbing when he talks about having worn out three pairs of shoes on FB -- I, too, am wearing holes through my shoes)
It's a 2.2 sq mile city (with a population of about 33,000), and I'm gonna have to walk every sq inch of it. That's a <span style="font-weight: bold">lotta</span> walking!

I think I say the following in my sleep, now: &quot;Hello! I'm Witchy Ooman, and I'm running for City Council At-Large, and I'd like to know what issues you feel are the most important issues facing our city right now?&quot;

</div></div>
Nice story.
Buy some Clarks....or good Basketball Shoes.
Don't tell them your are a Witch that is too much Diversity! </div></div>
Well, they <span style="font-style: italic">KNOW</span> I'm Catholic... that's just as bad, in the books of most of the Bible-thumpers hereabouts! You know... Wh*re of Babylon, etc. Nevertheless, I am who I am, and there are some things I refuse to softsell. I am Catholic. Like it or don't. I state right on my literature where I go to church - as does every other candidate's literature.

I never thought about basketball shoes. I always bought walking shoes. Blah! They're good for nothing, in my opinion. Some people want me to start wearing suits and heels, and when I pointed out that I am too physically handicapped to wear heels they tell me that image is everything and I just don't want to win enough. Okaaaaaaay... Where did they miss the part about physical handicap and spine problems? I will wear suits if I must. But I simply cannot walk in heels. Period. I'm not about to try to break my spine in more places than it's already broken. And I'm sure as hell not gonna go back into a wheelchair... not over pretty shoes!

[Jazz]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Don't tell them your are a Witch that is too much Diversity! </div></div>

= TG you've been cracking me up!

But that is good advice still

Witchy all the best... I know that it takes a lot of palm pressing to win a local election... Maybe you don;t have to wear the heels and suit for day to day - but for public appearances, press conferences etc? - just a suggestion...

Also there are many fashionable - lower heeled shoes that can look just as nice with a nicely tailored suit.

[WitchyOoman]

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Thank you, Jazz.

I just picked up one of my new pairs of &quot;Madame Councilwoman&quot; eyeglasses last night. These are a dark plum color of Bebe frames. They're a modified/rounded rectangular-ish shape. There is a silver rose with small amethyst rhinestones, and slightly larger diamond rhinestones, on each temple piece. And there's glittery sparkles on the insides of the frames.

I go suit and shoe shopping Friday.

[Tuff Gong]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WitchyOoman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm Catholic... that's just as bad, in the books of most of the Bible-thumpers hereabouts! </div></div>
Female Catholic not to bad....they will accept you.
No heels. You can wear a suit with BB Shoes .....hey its America.
Yes Council ooman glasses great idea.

[Tuff Gong]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jazz</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> = TG you've been cracking me up! </div></div>

LOL just trying to help from afar!

[WitchyOoman]

Re: Campaign FUNDRAISING...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WitchyOoman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm Catholic... that's just as bad, in the books of most of the Bible-thumpers hereabouts! </div></div>
Female Catholic not to bad....they will accept you.
<span style="font-size: 11pt">No heels. You can wear a suit with BB Shoes .....hey its America.</span>
Yes Council ooman glasses great idea. </div></div>
America's still a free country, isn't it?

I have another pair of councilooman glasses in the pipeline - a pair of black frames. I forget now, but the designer might be Bebe for these too...