INSTANT VOLUNTEER KITS

Make two dozen* NOW and get them circulating ASAP!(*or as many as you can...)

Area organizers: multiply your efforts NOW. Take a few hours of your time and a few of your hard earned dollars to prepare these kits.

New volunteers will appreciate being given such a complete kit, and you will spend less time covering the details of signature gathering and more time gathering more signatures and recruiting more volunteers!

What follows is what worked for me. I encourage you to alter this to your needs. The important thing is to multiply your efforts!

Supplies and printing: make one trip to a big-box office supply and printing shop, or make a trip to a local office supply and a dedicated print shop.

Get this stuff:Qty Item Purpose Est. $

24 Transparent poly envelopes(clear or lightly colored)

Notes on outside, safe-keeping of petitions and voter registrations inside

$40.00-50.00

1 Generic 100 sheet box of full-page sticker paper

Hand-out stickers, and notes for poly envelopes

$20.00

1 Box jumbo paperclips Attaching I-1068 volunteer info sheet to poly envelope

$2.00

1 Box large rubber bands Holding petitions to signature boards $3.00

1 Ball twine or yarn Attaching pens to signature boards $5.00

1 Green highlighter Highlighting bottom of petitions $2.00

24 Sturdy cardboard pieces, slightly larger than 11"x17"

Signature boards varies

1 Roll of Scotch tape Taping signs to signature boards $3.00

several Letter-sized clipboards For volunteers with less space to carry items varies

48 Name brand, ball point pens. Writing without frustration of cheaper brands $5.00-$15.00

Print these files:Qty File (download the PDF after

following link)Purpose Est. $

500-1000

Petition (must be printed double-sided on 11"x17".Use a print shop for this!)

For gathering valid voter signatures $75.00-$300.00

24 I-1068 posters, color printed on 11"x17" paper

For taping onto signature boards $40.00-$50.00

6 Volunteer kit intro stickers For placement on poly envelopes --

6 Tips for volunteers stickers " " --

2 Deadline stickers " " --

6 Gathering signatures stickers " " --

6 Voter registration stickers " " --

2 Suggestions for approaching the public stickers

" " --

LOTS Five reasons to sign cardPrint it in color, 4 to a page, on card stock. Pay for pro cutting.Consider creating a list of local businesses that carry the petition, to print in B&W on back.Example for Whatcom County

For inclusion inside poly envelopes and circulation amongst public

As many as you can afford!If you can, definitely find printers supportive of I-1068 & get an activist discount!

3 I-1068 posters, color printed 8 to a page on sticker paper, then cut

For placement on poly envelopes, and extras for circulation amongst public

$4.00

6 Volunteer info cards For clipping to poly envelopes --

Voter registration forms: go to your county elections office and pick up at least one blister pack of voter registration forms.

Preparation:

• Highlight the phrase "provide the requested information on the back page" at the bottom of the front side of every petition.

• Cut stickers to prep for placement on poly envelopes.

Assembly of an instant volunteer kit:

1) Cut signature board to size as needed.

2) Tape 11x17 sign to the back of the signature board.

3) Place 10 petitions on front of signature board.

4) Use three rubber bands to hold petitions in place.Slide petitions to left or right side to provide better grip against rubber bands.

5) Tie a length of string from the middle rubber band to a pen, long enough to reach the pen to the bottom right corner of the petition.

6) Fold 10 petitions in half and place in poly envelope.

7) Place 8-10 voter registration forms in poly envelope.

8) Place 5-10 "reasons to sign" pass along cards in poly envelope.

9) Place on front side of poly envelope:volunteer kit intro sticker -- I-1068 poster sticker -- tips for volunteers sticker -- deadline sticker --

10) Fill out county, area organizer name, phone number, and regular meeting info.

11) Place on back of poly envelope:gathering signatures sticker -- voter registration sticker suggestions for approaching the public sticker

12) Clip volunteer info card to poly envelope.

Distributing the instant volunteer kit

• Ask volunteer to complete info card . Detach and keep the info card so you can follow up with them.

• Remind volunteer about mail-in deadline.

• Encourage them to mail in their petitions directly if they cannot make it to a regular meeting.

• Remind volunteer that if they run out of personal time for I-1068, to mail in their petitions, then pass along the remainder of the kit to another volunteer, or call the area organizer.

• Give volunteer words of encouragement and thanks.

• Follow up after a few days!