QUOTE:
"History is made by those who show up."
- Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)
Organized in the following categories, this post is a complete list of known activities for which we have or are seeking volunteers:
1. OregoniansForRonPaul.com Web site
2. Portland Meetup Group - Administration
3. Portland Meetup - Weekly Events
4. Other Meetup Activities in the Portland Area
5. Oregon-wide Projects
OREGONIANSFORRONPAUL.COM WEB SITE
WEBMASTERS - Responsible for further developing and maintaining OregoniansForRonPaul.com.
Current team: Jerret Kinsman (Lead), Scott Sutton, Kyle Sanders. OTHERS NEEDED.
BLOG TEAM - With the 'Submit Blog Entry' feature on OR4RP.com, you can submit your writing for publication on the front page of the site. Moderators are responsible for soliciting, prioritizing, editing, and posting blog entries.
Contributors: All registered members of OR4RP.com
Moderators: Nicolle Null OTHERS WELCOME
MESSAGE BOARD MODERATOR - Responsible for maintenance and moderation of the Message Board.
Lead: Jerret Kinsman.
RON PAUL SIGN PAGE - Responsible for updating and publicizing the page, as well as monitoring, evaluating, and posting submitted suggestions.
Lead: Scott Sutton.
RON PAUL RESOURCES - Responsible for maintaining the page and adding quality resources.
Lead: Scott Sutton.
VIDEO & PHOTOS PAGES - Responsible for periodically updating these pages with fresh content.
Lead: Nicolle Null
PUBLIC ACCESS TV - A project to create a central repository of Ron Paul video that can be readily accessed and used by public-access television outlets across the country.
Leads: Jerret Kinsman, Michael Matthews
PORTLAND MEETUP GROUP - ADMINISTRATION
OREGONIZERS - Organizers for the Portland Meetup group.
Team members: Karl Huber, Karen Sutton, Jan deLeo, Jenny Brown, Brian Roelle, Doug Youngman, Beth Wallace, Katja Delavar, & Scott Sutton.
WEEKLY E-MAIL CALENDARS - E-mail summaries of each week's upcoming events to group members.
Lead: Karl Huber
MEETING ADMINISTRATORS - Responsible for 1) writing up meeting agendas and summaries, 2) keeping notes during the meetings, 3) enforcing time limits, and 4) assisting with communication of any important meeting conclusions to the group or specific individuals.
Leads: Alison Donahower, Nicolle Null, & Jenny Brown
SOCIAL EVENT COORDINATOR - Responsible for planning and coordinating social events; typically involves finding a suitable location, making a reservation, and then notifying the group.
Lead: POSITION OPEN
VIDEOGRAPHERS - Responsible for filming our Banner Brigades and other events, and then converting the footage to YouTube videos.
Current team: Terry Hamel, Tim Trautmann, & Meg McClain. OTHERS WELCOME
TREASURER - Responsible for soliciting funds from group members in person and online (i.e. the 'Virtual Hat', whatever that turns out to be), and keeping track of group finances.
Lead: Jan deLeo
MEMBER DIRECTORY ADMINISTRATOR - Responsible for collecting phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and zip codes of group members (a list available only to Stephanie and Organizers).
Lead: Stephanie Ames
PORTLAND MEETUP - WEEKLY EVENTS
Note 1: While the following list reflects our current regular schedule, you should always check the Calendar to verify that a specific event hasn't been cancelled.
Note 2: Banner Brigade Leads are responsible for 1) scheduling their events on the Meetup calendar, 2) ensuring that someone is on site for each brigade at the appointed time with signs for participants (ideally, the Lead him/herself), and 3) familiarizing themselves with the points in the following post:
http://ronpaul.meetup.com/118/messages/boards/view/viewthread?
thread=3574256.
WEDNESDAYS 5-7PM, Banner Brigade at the I-26 tunnel by downtown
Lead: Doug Youngman
THURSDAYS 5-7PM, Banner Brigade at I-5 & Rosa Parks Way (formerly Portland Blvd.)
Leads: Jan deLeo & Scott Sutton
FRIDAYS TBD, Banner Brigade at I-5 & Nyberg Road (Exit 289)
Lead: Alex Yonetani
SATURDAYS 9AM to NOON, Pamphleteering at the Farmer's Market in the park blocks behind Portland State University (downtown)
Lead: Karl Huber
SATURDAYS 2PM - Canvassing in Vancouver. Check the Meetup calendar for each week's rendezvous site.
Lead: Katja Delavar
OTHER MEETUP ACTIVITIES IN THE PORTLAND AREA
LOCAL CANVASSING TEAMS - Formation of local canvassing teams to canvas local areas on behalf of RP.
Leads: WANTED
RON PAUL THEATER - Ron Paul sells himself with our mobile video-projector unit. Will target locations with heavy pedestrian traffic, where we'll encourage folks to watch the show. Also an opportunity to distribute literature, register people to vote, acquire contact info, etc.
Lead: Wavyhill
Team: Manuel Bookwalter, Mary Wright, Meg McCain, Scott Sutton, Dave Knight, and Renee and Hugo Kimball
PUBLIC SIGNS - In Vancouver, Meetup members have plastered the town with Ron Paul yard signs placed in public right-of-ways, including some large, billboard-sized signs. We need some folks to initiate and lead a similar effort in the Portland area.
Leads: WANTED
'RON PAUL ON THE MOVE' - Activities in which members are 'on the move' spreading the word about Dr. Paul. Each scheduled event could include an activity (or combination of activities) like the following:
- Campus fliering. Post Ron Paul fliers on campus billboards, etc.
- 'Tax Tip' pamphleteering. Distribute 'Tax Tip' fliers to people in the service industry, such as local restaurants.
- Ron Paul 'Freedom Rides'. Warm-and-cozy winter activity. In these events, group members would deck their cars out in Ron Paul signage and drive through populated areas in town. Could also simply park the cars in high visibility locations. Can also be combined with 'hit-and-run' pamphleteering, and conclude with a late dinner for participants at a local pub or restaurant.
Leads: Karen Sutton OTHERS WANTED
'PAULINATORS' - "Paulinators" are e-mails containing 1-3 YouTubes. Just as a bee goes from flower to flower, each Paulinator is forwarded from computer to computer, and mind to mind. For more information, see
this post.
Hive Members: Alison Donahower, Scott Sutton, Laycee Kinsman, Jerret Kinsman.
FREE-SPEECH TABLE AT PDX - For no charge, we can set up a table at the Portland Airport. Opportunity to 'Paulinate' not only Portlanders, but travelers from across the country.
Lead: WANTED
SIGN-MAKING EVENTS - Lead person(s) is responsible for ensuring that we have a sufficient supply of materials at each sign-making event, such as those at the "Ron Paul Warehouse."
Leads: Brian Roelle, Scott Sutton, and Karl Huber
CAFEPRESS STORE - To fund our group's activities, we have a store at Cafepress.com. Currently, the store features shirts made by Brian Roelle. All proceeds go to the group.
Leads: Brian Roelle OTHERS WELCOME
OREGON-WIDE PROJECTS
COLLEGE CAMPUSES - Looking for college students to 'Paulinate' on college campuses, and coordinate activities between students across Oregon. They could have a page on OR4RP.com, if it would help.
Leads: WANTED
SPEAKERS' BUREAU - A team of speakers to address various audiences on Ron Paul's behalf. For more information, contact Stephanie Ames or Karl Huber. The Lead and Coordinator are responsible for assembling and maintaining a list of organizations that welcome speakers to address their members, as well as assisting speakers in the scheduling of speaking engagements.
Lead: WANTED
Coordinator: Stephanie Ames
Team members: Karl Huber, Ron Finster, Jamie Jackson, James Harper, John Hawkins, Olga Jones, Patrick Kitchen, Devin Rentz, Alison Weir, & Chris Rowland.
GOP Ambassadors - Responsible for interfacing with the Oregon Republican Party, as well as informing Meetup members about upcoming events and the process involved in becoming a Precinct Committee Person, convention delegate, etc.
Core team: Karl Huber, Ron Finster, Jamie Jackson, Doug Youngman, & Jerret Kinsman.
County Leads:
Clackamas Co. - Karl Huber
Multnomah Co. - Doug Youngman
Washington Co. - WANTED
Polk Co. - Ron Finster
Marion Co. - Jamie Jackson
Clark Co. - WANTED
NEED OTHERS
Favoured: 0
