We're always looking to improve, and this year Matt, Michelle and I have been discussing covering more areas of Chicago we traditionally haven't had the resources to reach. That's where you come in!
We love it when Wrimos host their own write-ins in areas of the city we're either unfamiliar with or can't readily reach (ie: the south side and the northern suburbs, respectively). We want to harness the energy in those two areas, and you can help. If you find yourself taking the lead this year and hosting multiple events in either of those areas, you may be a good candidate for ML status.
We're looking to add two new ML's by NaNo-2010 for those two areas of the city. If you'd be interested in volunteering your time and resources to the cause, keep reading. It's a mostly thankless role, and your primary reward is the satisfaction of knowing you're helping other wrimos in your neck of Chicago. (We're SO not in this for the fame, folks...)
Along with organizing write-ins for your particular area, you'd also be asked to do such things as help scout new locations for larger events, fund raise for donations and raffle giveaways, and help plan with us for YWP events and the Library Outreach Program in the off season (We're mainly doing the outreach through libraries in the suburbs this year, but are looking to expand that in the future.)
Still interested? Wow, you must really like NaNo! Now that you have interest, we need to add a few more things:
- ENERGY: Being an ML is like herding cats. We need an ML with a supernatural reserve of energy ready to be utilized
- Experience: We'd prefer Wrimos who have completed & won at least one year of NaNo prior to the 2009 season.
- Proven Track Record: Throughout the rest of this month, host a few events in your area (the northern suburbs and/or the south side of the city)
Please let us know you have interest in becoming an ML by emailing us at contact (at) ChiWriMo.org. We'll keep an eye on how your events this month turn out, and if everything goes smoothly, we'll move to the discussion phase.
If you have any questions or would like additional information, please leave a comment in this thread or email us at the address above.
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Tim
Municipal Liaison for Illinois::Chicago
ml-tim at chiwrimo.org
