Can 7-29-15 meeting organizers check in here for a minute?

[otherone]

Hello Builders.
I just got an email from the Bernie Store saying that "my" order just shipped.
The order included a bunch of stuff that I never ordered (25 bumper stickers, 25 lapel stickers, 15 campaign buttons).
Did any other meeting organizers get an email today like this?

ps- the total charge was $0.00.

[SoapBox]

1. Wow!

I'm unable to go to any of the meetings but, if the meeting organizers are getting supplies like this, expect to see Bernie swag all over America.

Speaking of the store...I noticed today that the mugs are now missing...the mugs seemed to be the item that was really slowing down shipping...maybe shipping speeds will now increase.

They also add a Returns/Refunds category to the menu.

[SusanCalvin]

2. It says somewhere in their online information

that they are shipping this to the organizers to hand out.

[Le Taz Hot]

5. I don't see that on the website,

could you supply a link? Thanks.

[SusanCalvin]

11. Sure.

https://go.berniesanders.com/page/content/organizersguidehousemeetings/

From there, there's a link to the FAQ. I'm assuming it's OK to post it, since you can find it in a Google search.

[MelungeonWoman]

3. Very cool!

I'm not an organizer but I am part of an established Bernie team of 30-40, we are going to be setting up chairs for the 550 RSVPs (so far) at the Ohio Democratic Party headquarters in Columbus. I don't know if we have swag coming from the Bernie store but we already have bumper stickers and buttons available and one of our group came back from the Arizona rally with 50ish Bernie placards, yay! As a former broken hearted Deaniac I try not to get too giddy over all of this but it's difficult sometimes.

How many RSVPs do you have so far?

[otherone]

4. We are at full capacity (10 Builders)

and three miles away we have another event that got 26 Builders.

As a Dean Grassroots supporters I try to remember how hard this is going to be. That being said, in 2003 we didn't have anything like this at this time for Dean and Dean ended up winning lots of support in the Hudson Valley.

"Peace and Low Stress" used to be my rally cry back then

[MelungeonWoman]

8. Full capacity is so encouraging.

Everyone will get the chance to get acquainted in a way that will be impossible to do here. Sounds like a wonderful first meeting!

[SoapBox]

6. 550!!!!

[MelungeonWoman]

7. I know, isn't it wonderful?

We started out holding our meeting at a public library branch that held 60. That filled up in 48 hours. Next we moved to a venue that would hold 360, that filled up a few days later. Now we are at the party headquarters, they have a room that can hold 1,000 and another that can hold 500. They don't have very many chairs though, so it is bring your own lawn chair! They have 160 and the last time they used all of them was when Hillary came around 8 years ago. I think I'm going to take a card table and chairs so I can man the sign up table.

[merrily]

10. Not fer nutthin, but a public library would have allowed you to hold a partisan political

meeting? Unless they would do it for all Presidential primary candidates, that does not seem right. And I am HUGH! Bernie fan.

That said, good luck with your meeting.

[SusanCalvin]

12. In our area, at least

libraries allow pretty much anybody.

[merrily]

13. Nice! Ours has things like an afternoon play group for tots, but nothing partisan that I know of.

[SusanCalvin]

14. Maybe it's just that nobody has signed up yet.

There have been a lot of Democratic meetings in our area. Probably Republican too, but I don't keep track of them.

[merrily]

9. $0? "Let's not complain because the bride is too beautiful."

Old European (I think) saying.