INSTANT VOLUNTEER KITS

Make two dozen* NOW and get them circulating ASAP!

(*or as many as you can...)

Area organizers:

multiply your efforts NOW. Take a few hours of your time and a few of your hardearned dollars to prepare these kits. New volunteers will appreciate being given such a complete kit, and you will spend less time coveringthe details of signature gathering and more time gathering more signatures and recruiting morevolunteers!

What follows is what worked for me.

I encourage you to alter this to your needs. The importantthing is to

multiply your efforts!

Supplies and printing: make one trip to a big-box office supply and printing shop, or make a trip to alocal office supply and a dedicated print shop.

Get this stuff:

QtyItemPurposeEst. $

24Transparent poly envelopes(clear or lightly colored) Notes on outside, safe-keeping of petitionsand voter registrations inside$40.00-50.001Generic 100 sheet box of full- page sticker paper Hand-out stickers, and notes for polyenvelopes$20.001Box jumbo paperclipsAttaching I-1068 volunteer info sheet to polyenvelope$2.001Box large rubber bandsHolding petitions to signature boards$3.001Ball twine or yarnAttaching pens to signature boards$5.001Green highlighterHighlighting bottom of petitions$2.0024Sturdy cardboard pieces, slightlylarger than 11"x17"Signature boardsvaries1Roll of Scotch tapeTaping signs to signature boards$3.00severalLetter-sized clipboardsFor volunteers with less space to carry itemsvaries48

Name brand,

ball point

pens.Writing without frustration of cheaper brands$5.00-$15.00

Print these files:

QtyFile (download the PDF after following link) PurposeEst. $

500-1000Petition(

must

be printed double-sided on 11"x17".Use a print shop for this!)For gathering valid voter signatures$75.00-$300.0024I-1068 posters, color printed on11"x17" paper For taping onto signature boards$40.00-$50.006Volunteer kit intro stickersFor placement on poly envelopes--6Tips for volunteers stickers" "--2Deadline stickers" "--6Gathering signatures stickers" "--6Voter registration stickers" "--2Suggestions for approaching the public stickers" "--LOTSFive reasons to sign cardPrint it in color, 4 to a page, oncard stock. Pay for pro cutting.Consider creating a list of local businesses that carry the petition,to print in B&W on back.Example for Whatcom CountyFor inclusion inside poly envelopes andcirculation amongst publicAs many as you can afford!If you can, definitely find printers supportive of I-1068& get an activist discount!3I-1068 posters, color printed 8 toa page on sticker paper, then cutFor placement on poly envelopes, and extrasfor circulation amongst public$4.006Volunteer info cardsFor clipping to poly envelopes--

Voter registration forms: go to your county elections office and pick up at least one blister pack of voter registration forms.Preparation:

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Highlight the phrase "provide the requested information on the back page" at the bottom of thefront side of

every

petition.

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Cut stickers to prep for placement on poly envelopes.Assembly of an instant volunteer kit:1)Cut signature board to size as needed.2)Tape 11x17 sign to the back of the signature board.3)Place 10 petitions on front of signature board.4)Use three rubber bands to hold petitions in place.Slide petitions to left or right side to provide better grip against rubber bands.5)Tie a length of string from the middle rubber band to a pen, long enough to reach the pen to the bottom right corner of the petition.6)Fold 10 petitions in half and place in poly envelope.7)Place 8-10 voter registration forms in poly envelope.8)Place 5-10 "reasons to sign" pass along cards in poly envelope.9)Place on front side of poly envelope:volunteer kit intro sticker -- I-1068 poster sticker -- tips for volunteers sticker -- deadline sticker --10)Fill out county, area organizer name, phone number, and regular meeting info.11)Place on back of poly envelope:gathering signatures sticker -- voter registration sticker suggestions for approaching the public sticker 12)Clip volunteer info card to poly envelope.