Hello, West Texans!
What a warm welcome you gave us in Lubbock this week! We had anticipated about 30-40 people... and were greeted with over 90! It was wonderful to be with you all. Your enthusiasm and appreciation was so encouraging!
We had to open up the divider wall and add more chairs!
Here are a few things to note:
- Our next meeting is March 8. Mark your calendars!
- Spread the word about this group.
- Sign up by emailing [email protected] to be on our Citizen Advocate team.
- See the note from co-director Kelli Porter below regarding ways to help out!
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Ignore media! We received a not-so-warm-welcome from a local newspaper guy who pretty much got every fact wrong... which is no wonder since he didn't bother to even come to us with questions but wrote the hit piece he wanted to write.
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We do allow all candidates to speak at our meetings for 30 seconds. One guy who calls himself "Gus" portrayed himself as one of us to seek your vote for Mayor. He later wrote me a nasty email telling me we are not welcome in Lubbock and to never come back. I asked why, and he said all of your elected officials are great people and do not need to be held accountable. LOL I felt obligated to share that tidbit with you! He was sure the whole room agreed with him, and he told me you were all just too polite to say so. I told him I'd check with you. ;-)
Ok, with those notes out of the way... here's a word from Kelli. She and Jim Baxa share the co-director responsibilities and are your go-to contacts for TTP Lubbock County!
For Texas,
Julie McCarty
volunteer CEO of True Texas Project
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First of all, THANK YOU for
joining us Monday night! We were so enthused by the turnout of our first
meeting in Lubbock. We know that great things are on the horizon. We
look forward to working with you all to hold our representatives
accountable in our local and state government and to make our voices
heard.
As we mentioned, we need volunteers to help. Below is a list
of volunteer positions to be filled. If you have any questions
or are ready to commit, please email your co-directors, Kelli at [email protected] or Jim at [email protected].
Registration Lead and Team – check people in; collect registration cards; hand out first time visitor bags; keep attendance
Hospitality Lead and Team – put out signs; greet people as they arrive; help folks find seats
Venue Coordinator – go-between for True Texas Project and the venue to communicate room set-up, needs, solve problems as they arise
Food Coordinator & 1 helper – bring in pizza, waters, plates, and napkins; sell it
Childcare coordinator and Team – we love to offer childcare at our meetings because it has really helped us bring in young adults. The coordinator takes reservations and schedules workers.
Money Handler & 1 helper – pass the hat at meetings to cover expenses for venue; collect pizza money; make deposits
Time Keeper – sit in the front row and let our speakers know when their time is up!
Prayer Coordinator – at 5:45pm before every meeting, we like to have a prayer team meet to cover the meeting and all our activities in prayer; sometimes you are praying alone, but sometimes a dozen folks might show up. This person also opens our meetings in prayer.
VIP Greeter – greets any guest speakers to let them know where to be and when, gives them water, sends a thank you note
Merchandiser – sets up a table with sample merchandise that True Texas Project sells; hands people a card with the web address to make purchases; takes samples home and brings them back each month
Thanks again for showing up. We look forward to seeing you and a friend or two next month!
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Thanks,
Kelli
Registration Lead and Team – check people in; collect registration cards; hand out first time visitor bags; keep attendance
Hospitality Lead and Team – put out signs; greet people as they arrive; help folks find seats
Venue Coordinator – go-between for True Texas Project and the venue to communicate room set-up, needs, solve problems as they arise
Food Coordinator & 1 helper – bring in pizza, waters, plates, and napkins; sell it
Childcare coordinator and Team – we love to offer childcare at our meetings because it has really helped us bring in young adults. The coordinator takes reservations and schedules workers.
Money Handler & 1 helper – pass the hat at meetings to cover expenses for venue; collect pizza money; make deposits
Time Keeper – sit in the front row and let our speakers know when their time is up!
Prayer Coordinator – at 5:45pm before every meeting, we like to have a prayer team meet to cover the meeting and all our activities in prayer; sometimes you are praying alone, but sometimes a dozen folks might show up. This person also opens our meetings in prayer.
VIP Greeter – greets any guest speakers to let them know where to be and when, gives them water, sends a thank you note
Merchandiser – sets up a table with sample merchandise that True Texas Project sells; hands people a card with the web address to make purchases; takes samples home and brings them back each month
Thanks again for showing up. We look forward to seeing you and a friend or two next month!
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Thanks,
Kelli
