I tried.
I tried to volunteer for my local Party, but, because I am A. Broke and B. terrible at making phone calls, and C. Kind of an odd, eccentric fellow, it seemed that no one wanted me.
This did not stop my urgent need to try and make some sort of difference in this election. And so, I have decided to create and donate some mail pieces to whichever campaign or Democratic PAC wants them.
Below is the first one, which I did this morning before I had to work. If John Laesch is around here, it's for him.
What I would like to do is produce 3 original mailers a week for various campaigns.
Free.
If there are any campagn managers floating around here, you are welcome to contact me at the email address below. Please note that time-wise, this offer represents about 8 hours per week and is on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Once I have 3 projects, you will have to try again next week. I'm sorry, but that's all I can handle right now because of my workload and my need to pay my bills.
A better quality PDF version is here
Here is the copy I came up with
Q: Did Dennis Hastert choose preserving Republican power in Congress over protecting your children?
Q: Did he deliberately use his power to conceal a pedophile within our sacred halls of government?
A: Yes, he did.
It's clear that Dennis Hastert has his own priorities. Priorities so self serving and corrupt that he chose to protect his party's power over his duty to protect your children from sexual predators, even if they hold high office in the United States Congress!
This November, tell Mr. Hastert that protecting our children from pedophiles is of far greater importance than selfishly endangering our children to preserve his own Republican power in Congress.
Here's the deal:
You can have it for free. You can make visual/copy edits for free. The finished piece can be either collected in Quark Xpress, CMYK PDF or InDesign and forwarded to your service bureau for free.
(Sorry, I'm not a printer. The printing and mailing costs are not included.)
If anyone from the John Laesch campaign wants this mailer, please contact me @
volunteer@designfromnowhere.com
If anyone is interested in what I can offer, please use the email above to contact me. We can discuss the details and your mailing permits, etc. . after initial contact.
I have to run out. I'll be back in a few hours. I'll check back then.
I hope that someone reads this and takes me up on my offer. This first one is just a quick sample and needs a little work. It is really not the best representation of my full creative skills. I just wanted to get something going before I lost my mind!
Thanks!
Andrew
UPDATE:
I got a big response, so I am all filled up for this week. Hopefully, they will let me post the results.
I'll make another diary when I have openings. Thanks.
If any designers out there want to pick up some volunteer work, please let me know.
YOU HAVE TO VOLUNTEER FOR FREE, so, please, don't abuse my good name.
I'm sooo excited :) !
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