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�iP�18 SIGNATURE STARS from page 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . opening day ceremonies for softball and baseball think a lot of us are reluctant to hft the streets, last Saturday. With three children of his own, Fox thaPs why we've started out going to places where w�s still able to act as a guest speaker at the we're knnwn and won't feel as ill at ease " He and cei F�monies and coordinate the petition drive at the his fellow , ^ily officials have since begun to enlarge ever:i:•. °I hope to have petitions arculated at their efforts,°making them trve "Signature Stars". every yame in the coming weeks, " said Fox. Please contad your regional rep to find out Council Member John Mathena of how you can help. With your help, we CAN DO Redding, who belongs to a number of local ITI organizations including the realty board, uses his community involvement to entreat prospective Be sure the check the "Legal Do's and Don'ts" signatures. "I try and mention it, ff iYs allowed (Ed. of signature gathering and other ballot measure - consistent with the legal requirement to co/lect advocacy activfties, posted on the Initiative page of signatures using only non-public funds), at every the League's website at www.cacitles.orolinitia- meeting I go to," says Mathena, "every meeting, tive. The two basic rules: Don't use public re- and beyond." Mathena praises the movement sources (including city phones, faxes, emails, he's seen in his community, citing the involvement equipment, facilities); and you must be on per- of county o�cials and the local SEIU in the signa- sonal time when you engage in campaign activi- ture drive. ties. Jere Me/o, Mayor of Fort Bragg and League Board member, has taken another approach — pounding the pavement all over his community. Melo estimates he's gathered well � '�, ., over a hundred signatures in front of the local �� `� � ` d.. � _ hospital alone, and has also appeared with his - signature gathering partner, Mayor Pro Tem Dan Gjerde in front of the post o�ce, city buildings, supermarkets, and plans to solicit at the upcoming Mendicino Whale Festival. "IYs notjust me," Melo demurs, "iYs a whole bunch of people — this is a community thing, and everyone's contributing." Gathering signatures need not be an arduous task. Many city officials have leamed, as long as Enroll in the League's E-Campus they are on their personal time, just bringing Online Learning Program petitions along to regularly scheduled meetings can yield hundreds of critical signatures. As Rick Dudley observes, "We've had a number of lunch The LeaguE•campus is currently offering several and nighttime meetings that occur in the nortnal program courses designed specifically for city course of operations, homeowners association or officials. Visit the LeaguE-Campus Website at Rotary meetings, and we just take the petltions www cacities ora/�d and view the current class anywhere we go in off hours." listing. Enrollment is open and a free demo for These simple acts can open doors to even each class is available to preview. LeaguE- more support for the initiative, by bringing more Campus enables you to access quality programs potential signature gatherers on board, and even anytime, anywhere. dispelling some of the awkwardness for first-time signature gathering. Dudley also commented, "I Uisit the League's Official Web ite--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 9