October 2013: Volunteers for Issaquah Schools Campaign Update

Campaign Kickoff            November 4

Our kickoff will be held at 7:00 PM at the King County Library System Service Center, 960 Newport Way NW, Issaquah.  The meeting will last no later than 8:30.

Come to this event to hear:
A brief overview of what is in the (3) levies and how they impact our students
The Superintendent explain why the levies are important
The plans for voter outreach  – messages, target audiences, mailings, facebook, etc.
How you can help get the word out in large or small ways
Questions and comments about the levies – including time for you to talk and make suggestions to the campaign committee

VIS Website  VisVote.org

You can download:
Endorsement form
Flyer that explains who VIS (Volunteers for Issaquah Schools) is
VIS Vote Yes 3 Times flyer
District fact sheet

What is the difference between the District fact sheet and the VIS Vote Yes flyer??  The District must inform the voters as to what these three levies will pay for and VIS’s job is to tell people why they should vote yes!  We will also include a calendar of public events and important dates on the website.  Over time there will be additional campaign tools that you can download.  Thanks to Anne Moore for serving as our webmaster!

Facebook

Like us on facebook!  This is a great way to generate enthusiasm and reach out to voters.  As of today we have 283 likes.

Endorsements

Endorsements will be listed on our website.  Please encourage people to go directly to the website to endorse these three levies!  We will also publish full page endorsement ads in our local papers in January.

We already have endorsements from the following:
Issaquah Education Association
Issaquah PTSA Council
Briarwood Elementary School PTA

Clark Elementary PTA
Challenger Elementary PTA
Discovery Elementary PTSA
Endeavor Elementary PTSA
Issaquah High PTSA

Issaquah Middle School PTSA
Issaquah Valley Elementary PTA
Liberty High School PTSA
Newcastle Elementary School PTSA
Pine Lake Middle School PTSA

Skyline High PTSA
Sunny Hills Elementary PTA
Sunset Elementary PTA

If you have endorsement sheets please scan them and send to Anne Moore at annemoore5@comcast.net or mail to Anne at P O Box 1401, Issaquah WA 98027

Presentations
October
16, 7:00 AM            Sammamish Kiwanis
17, 11:15 AM          Sammamish Chamber lunch meeting

17, 1:15 PM            Pacific Cascade Middle School PTSA
17, 6:30 PM            Maple Hills PTA

17, 6:30 PM            Maywood Middle School PTSA     

22, 7:00 PM            Beaver Lake Middle School PTSA

23, 6:00 PM            Cascade Ridge PTSA
24, 8:45 AM            Cougar Ridge PTSA
28, 6:00 PM            Sammamish Chamber Board
November
5, 9:30 AM              Creekside PTSA
8, 12:00 noon          Providence Point Kiwanis

12, 7:00 PM            Apollo PTA
14, 7:00 PM            Grand Ridge PTSA

18, 7:00 PM            Sammamish City Council

If you know of any community group or civic organization who would like to have a levy presentation please contact our Speakers Bureau Coordinator, Alicia Veevaert, at aliciavee@comcast.net.  We can tailor our presentation to the length of time available.