Hey Everybody!
Thanks to all who came to the First Burlington Area Write-In at the Fletcher Free Library! Over the course of 3 hours we had a whopping 20 people show up and more than half of them were there from start to finish. Congrats to KevinMc who won our Ben & Jerry's prize for getting to 1000 words written at the write-in first!
So, Stregoica and I made the first write-in for the area we live in, and some of you out there are old salts and know that the write-ins are largely in your hands. There's already one we had no hand in planning coming up at Landmark College tonight that we hope people in and about that area will be able to make it to.
It's not that we don't WANT to plan all the write-ins, folks, it's just that we can't possibly be everywhere at once. We've both tried but the technology just doesn't exist yet. But, we've seen nets cast in this forum for write-ins and we're hoping to see some pop up that we will diligently add to Google Calendar and Facebook for maximum attendance potential. Just make sure you post all the details and we'll help with the rest.
We also want to travel around a bit and get our ML selves out of Chittenden County. We'll make our own write-in in other places if it comes to that, but you all know the good times and spots in your area better than we do. If you make it, we will try to come! And we'll bring prizes and snacks!
And let's not forget the value of the impromptu write-in. Oh, but how many of them have started with "I need to get out of my house. I'll be at such and such a place for such and such a time and you should come join me." I know I went to a lot of those, especially at the end of the month!
Okay folks, good luck and fast fingers! We're off!
Helen
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