Creative ideas needed!
April 23, 2020 11:25 AM Subscribe
A friend and I have been coordinating GOTV efforts for the past few elections. Over the winter, we hosted "letters to voters" parties with a plan to do GOTV canvassing once the weather turned warmer. Covid-19 upset those plans so now we've got our volunteers writing letters at home. We need a cute phrase we can put on small envelopes for people to contribute stamps and/or money toward buying stamps for all these letters we're having written.
At the parties, we had a tip jar set up to solicit funds. But people often needed reminders about it, and we think we'll need a subtle reminder as well for those writing letters at home. We don't want anyone to feel compelled to donate; most of our volunteers are comfortably off although the pandemic may have changed that. So far, we've come up with phrases like "A few bucks here, a few stamps there, and pretty soon, we'll have enough to mail all these letters! Thanks for tossing in a few!" but I'm sure hoping someone has a better idea. Funny, catchy, punny, silly; all thoughts are welcome!
At the parties, we had a tip jar set up to solicit funds. But people often needed reminders about it, and we think we'll need a subtle reminder as well for those writing letters at home. We don't want anyone to feel compelled to donate; most of our volunteers are comfortably off although the pandemic may have changed that. So far, we've come up with phrases like "A few bucks here, a few stamps there, and pretty soon, we'll have enough to mail all these letters! Thanks for tossing in a few!" but I'm sure hoping someone has a better idea. Funny, catchy, punny, silly; all thoughts are welcome!
"There's free speech and free beer, but postage isn't free."
"Postage isn't free, it's a mouth you got to feed."
"Would it kill you to give us a stamp or a couple of bucks you cheap bastid?"
"Get out the wallet for GOTV!"
"Give a hoot, donate a stamp or some cash to GOTV!"
"Only you can prevent GOTV postage and mailing expenses."
"I want you! To give a stamp or some cash to GOTV!"
"One banana two banana three banana four, please give us a stamp we know you're not that poor."
"A stamp is one of the best guarantees of a continuing democracy."
"The price of liberty is a stamp."
"Lick GOTV postage expenses, donate a stamp or cash to GOTV!"
"You know who else never donated toward GOTV mailing expenses? Hitler."
Your stamps and cash contributions help defray GOTV postage and mailing costs.
posted by Rob Rockets at 2:20 PM on April 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
"Postage isn't free, it's a mouth you got to feed."
"Would it kill you to give us a stamp or a couple of bucks you cheap bastid?"
"Get out the wallet for GOTV!"
"Give a hoot, donate a stamp or some cash to GOTV!"
"Only you can prevent GOTV postage and mailing expenses."
"I want you! To give a stamp or some cash to GOTV!"
"One banana two banana three banana four, please give us a stamp we know you're not that poor."
"A stamp is one of the best guarantees of a continuing democracy."
"The price of liberty is a stamp."
"Lick GOTV postage expenses, donate a stamp or cash to GOTV!"
"You know who else never donated toward GOTV mailing expenses? Hitler."
Your stamps and cash contributions help defray GOTV postage and mailing costs.
posted by Rob Rockets at 2:20 PM on April 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
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We're doing everything we can to GOTV, but need your help.
Please share cash or stamps if you can to help in our letter-writing campaign.
posted by kate4914 at 12:14 PM on April 23, 2020