I will start by stating - I am an introvert. I can come up with ideas. I HATE leadership roles. I am better suited to setup/breakdown/keep things running behind the scenes type.
The OC rifle tools' in other states going into restaurants could use a few dope slaps as they do not help our cause. On that note. After the threads from the last year about open carry events
and such that all seemed to fizzle out, I kept trying to come up with ways to get this to work. As I said, I do not have the people skills to pull it off, hence this is where the rest of you come in.
Basics of it all -
Blood drive - This seemed to have a fair amount of support. Get a handful of groups together, number per group depending on turn out, staged at various intersections near by to where the bloodmobile
would be setup. OC'ing while holding signs with the drive details directing them there.
On location - Tent outside with water, cookies and possible other quick snacks for donors. Maybe have some pamphlets with firearm/LTC info and the failed gun control measures of this state (discount
bulk buy or supplied by GOAL if we can work it). Again all while OC'ing.
Now for the kicker - Try to get area gun clubs and/or private instructors on board with accepting a discount coupon on the Basic Pistol Safety Course.
Granted at this time most clubs/instructors are not having that hard of a time filling up classes. But even at my home club over the last 6 months, I have noticed an empty seat or 2 in each class.
Even if it was only $10-15 off, it would be a win-win-win situation. Red cross is happy with more blood, Clubs/instructors are happy with more students, Us, the satisfaction of showing/promoting firearms
in a good light here in the PRM
In my immediate area there is the Holyoke & Northampton revolver clubs. As a member of one and having friends in the other, I will ask around if a discount for the donors from these types of events would fly.
I am sure some tweaking might be needed to get them on board. But I am also hopeful this is something we can get off the ground this summer. Who knows by fall, we could even have OC toy drives going.
The OC rifle tools' in other states going into restaurants could use a few dope slaps as they do not help our cause. On that note. After the threads from the last year about open carry events
and such that all seemed to fizzle out, I kept trying to come up with ways to get this to work. As I said, I do not have the people skills to pull it off, hence this is where the rest of you come in.
Basics of it all -
Blood drive - This seemed to have a fair amount of support. Get a handful of groups together, number per group depending on turn out, staged at various intersections near by to where the bloodmobile
would be setup. OC'ing while holding signs with the drive details directing them there.
On location - Tent outside with water, cookies and possible other quick snacks for donors. Maybe have some pamphlets with firearm/LTC info and the failed gun control measures of this state (discount
bulk buy or supplied by GOAL if we can work it). Again all while OC'ing.
Now for the kicker - Try to get area gun clubs and/or private instructors on board with accepting a discount coupon on the Basic Pistol Safety Course.
Granted at this time most clubs/instructors are not having that hard of a time filling up classes. But even at my home club over the last 6 months, I have noticed an empty seat or 2 in each class.
Even if it was only $10-15 off, it would be a win-win-win situation. Red cross is happy with more blood, Clubs/instructors are happy with more students, Us, the satisfaction of showing/promoting firearms
in a good light here in the PRM
In my immediate area there is the Holyoke & Northampton revolver clubs. As a member of one and having friends in the other, I will ask around if a discount for the donors from these types of events would fly.
I am sure some tweaking might be needed to get them on board. But I am also hopeful this is something we can get off the ground this summer. Who knows by fall, we could even have OC toy drives going.