Here is the press conference announcement. If any members can attend, please let us know. So far, Ted and I are the only one's committed to attending.
Thanks!
Todd Martin
Todd,
Attached, and pasted below, is a copy of our press conference announcement. The event has gotten a boost from the Lt. Governor's agreement to participate. You (or whoever will speak on behalf of the electric automobile association) should, in addition to having an electric automobile there by 10:30 a.m. and charging before we begin the press conference, be prepared to speak for 5 minutes during the 20 minutes devoted to speakers, plus be prepared for questions during the 10 minute Q and A time. Major points to cover should include how the electric automobile association will be working to spread the network of rapid recharging stations during the weeks and months to follow (for example will you be approaching 20 congregations or other non-profits in each sector, in the hopes that one will agree to install a rapid recharging station?), how a fully developed network will make the spread of electric vehicles in the Chicago area more feasible, who are the current main electric vehicle manufacturers, plus sharing technical issues that the press are likely to find of interest.
Since the electric vehicle association you belong to serves either all of northern Illinois or all of northeastern Illinois, I strongly suggest your association revise its name to fit the full geographic area it serves. Your group's current name is likely to adversely affect your acceptance by some of the Chicago media and Cook County non-profits you are trying to outreach to.
I am renting a podium with battery operated speakers and microphone to facilitate this outdoor event. If you will not be the electric automobile association's representative on Feb. 9, I need to have the representative's name and complete contact information a few days before Feb. 9, as that information will need to be included in the press kits I will be preparing.
Allan
Media Alert
Press Conference Announcement
To: Todd Martin, for the Fox Valley Electric Automobile Association
From: Allan J Lindrup, Chair, Green Sanctuary Group, Beverly Unitarian Church,
uusj@sbcglobal.net, 773-643-8061
Date: January 29, 2008
Subject: Dedication of new electric vehicle rapid recharging station initiates new Chicago area network
Who: Green Sanctuary Group and the Electric Automobile Association
What: Press Conference on new electric vehicle rapid recharging stations
When: Saturday, February 9, 2008, 11:00 a.m.
Where: Parking lot on the west side of the Beverly Unitarian Church (the Castle), 10244 S. Longwood Dr., Chicago
Members of the Press are invited to attend this press conference on Saturday, February 9, 2008, at 11 a.m., in the parking lot of the Beverly Unitarian Church, 10244 S. Longwood Dr., Chicago. Press kits will be distributed and the duration of the briefing will be 30 minutes, including question and answer time at the conclusion of the presentation. Here is what you will see and hear about:
An electric automobile will be recharging at the new rapid recharging station, an attractive visual image.
Hear how inexpensive it is to recharge an all electric vehicle, or hybrid with plug-in capacity, so inexpensive that these "refills" are free, as a community service, part of the church’s ministry for Earth. Compare that with high gas prices.
Learn how this is the start of the local electric automobile association’s efforts to establish a network of rapid recharging stations around the Chicago area, to encourage and facilitate the use of electric vehicles in the Chicago area. This will help our nation’s struggle for energy independence, help reduce air pollution, and help in the effort to combat global warming.
Hear from Lt. Governor Patrick Quinn how this effort fits into Illinois’ efforts to encourage the use of alternative energy vehicles.
For more information, contact: Allan J. Lindrup, Chair, Green Sanctuary Group, Beverly Unitarian Church. Tel. 773-643-8061, E-mail: uusj@sbcglobal.net
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