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January 21, 2005
More Publicity
So out of the blue I get some email today expressing interest in the project -- and where can we send scrubbies? I checked the senders' websites and signatures and it seems that the String Scrubbie Project has made it to the East Coast! We have eager knitters (and some hand-spinners!) clicking away in New York and some more in Chicago. And this is even before sending a mail out to knitting groups who have advertised on Craig's List.
The inquiry pointed out a weakness in the official website -- an address to ship checks and scrubbies to. You probably were wondering why that was so vague. I really have a hesitation in posting my home address on the internet (there are enough strangely motivated people in LA that I see no need to encourage any others) and since it's a rental anyway there's likely a chance we could move some day. So I've priced out some mailbox options and hope to resolve the issue by next week.
More publicity today: I papered the funky Sunset Junction and Los Feliz shopping areas with KNITZILLA! info to bring more folks into our knitting group so we can recruit them for scrubbie making later. I think that totals about 1000 small fliers handed out and left in cafes since November. I spoke with the knitting instructor at the Hollywood Wilshire YMCA(slowloading page), who is going to make flyers for people there, and I recruited a postal clerk, who is a knitter, to bring her friend and come knit with us on Mondays.
I've been trying to keep the website and volunteer lists updated with new information as we go along so everything is as current as possible.
And....I sold a scrubbie to some friends of ours who are very excited to buy more as they see how the Collection shapes up.
Posted by sedda at January 21, 2005 10:55 AM