Kevin JohnsonMadison Lake, MN, United States
Jan 30, 2015
I felt the need to share some of your comments on Facebook. They're terrific, heartfelt, and your voices deserve to be heard. I'll do more of them as we go on. Every time we reach a signature goal, Change.org. sets a new goal much higher. Again, we're low double-digits away from our next one. You might see other petitions on their site with tens to hundreds of thousands of signers. It could make you think that our petition is insignificant. It's definitely not. This is how they all begin. If you've seen the "promote a petition" button, it gives you the ability to donate to Change.org. For doing so, they expose more of their subscribers to our petition. That makes it more prominent and effective when it gets to Ottawa. I know some of you had discussed crowdfunding. That's possible in the future. I told HAGI about that possibility weeks ago. For now, donating to promote this, might work equally as well. I know we're probably not well-heeled (at least not this guy). Another thing I wish to ask is an additional way to further our cause. I don't tweet. You can tell by my photo that I'm not exactly on the cutting edge. I don't totally suck, but I don't have a Twitter account that could move this around. If you do, could you tweet this with your most effective hashtags? Do you know any NHL or other sports figures with large followings? Finally, at least for now, I did send the same attention-getting initial letter to the newspapers in Kenora, Dryden, Atikokan, Hamilton, Ottawa, and both Toronto dailies. Only the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal printed it and look what that's caused already. That got it noticed by CBC Radio (thanks Lisa and Gary) and look where we are right now. I see by your comments that some of you are from these areas, as well as many other important locations I haven't had time to reach out to yet. If you could lean on YOUR local media and share this with them, we could see thousands of signatures very soon. Today is my big media push in Minnesota markets for TV, radio, and print. Believe me when I tell you that I won't quit! This is a fight that we will win for our neighbours/neighbors, children, veterans, friends, and all of the people who need us the most. You're absolutely right. WE DESERVE THIS! And thank you for YOUR heroic dedication!
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