Short interview done by my Instructor regarding the Spread the Love Project

Intructor: What can I do to help with your project?

JG: I’m glad you asked. I could use some help with editing. In particular, I’m going to write a letter that I give to businesses that will explain the project and ask for permission to sell roses in their establishment.

Intructor: What physical shape will your project take?

JG: There is a presence online.
There will be local campaigns to increase volunteer a...

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Wow! I am so impressed with how well social networking is to get a message out and rally people behind a cause. I can see how it weaves people and ideas together in such a powerful way.

Today I was able to get 25 people to show support on my fan page in less than two hours. I'm truly impressed that in just a couple days there are already dozens of people that support this project. It's not like the old days when one would pas out a bunch of flyers and it seemed like they went into a black hole...
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I'm anxious to get this party started. I'm getting the basics in place. Website-check, Facebook fan page-check, E-mail-check, Tweeter account-check... now I need to do some design work. I need a logo, some business cards, and few other additions before I go out and hit the streets with flowers in hand. I'd like to develop a resource page for folks to access links and contacts for volunteering agencies. So much to do, so exciting to be doing it.
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