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UPDATE: It's been suggested we write in our cards "From your supporter in the blogosphere" or something similar, so Dean will know it originated here. You can write DailyKos if you want, but I'm sending this around to several other blogs hoping for more participation, so it's not just Kossacks.]
See this diary for full details:
Roundup of Dean birthday/DNC contribution ideas
Okaly-dokaly Kossaritos, I'm going to wrap this up, since we need to get rolling on the Great Howard Dean Birthday Card Project of Ought-6. ;-) Based on the poll results in the above diary, the preferred option is:
Snail-mail a birthday card to Dr. Dean and enclose a check/money order to the DNC for $XX.50 (i.e., any amount you want, plus 50 cents in support the 50-State Strategy)!
Continued in Extended....
In order to donate the icky old-fashioned way, LOL, you will also need to fill out and enclose the form found at this link:
Democratic Party: Donate by Phone or Mail
The mailing address is on the form, but you may want to add Dr. Dean's name at the top. Then stick it all inside the card, affix stamp, mail, and voila! It will be a happy birthday for Howard and a nice "Thank You" to the DNC staff for the kick-ass job they did and will continue to do, James Carville notwithstanding. :-P
I'll leave it up to you when to mail your card, but we want to try to get them all there by the weekend, since his birthday is Friday. I'll probably go ahead and send mine Monday, otherwise I'll forget cuz I'm a dingbat. If you're on the West Coast, you should probably try to send yours Monday too.
By all means, if you are unable to donate at this time, go ahead and send a card anyway! I'm sure it will be just as appreciated. [Deity] knows my wallet is much lighter after the last election cycle. I'll probably only send $10.50 myself, since I already contribute monthly via a Democracy Bond.
Being the librul treehugger that I am, I strongly encourage everyone to use cards made from recycled paper.
There have been other great suggestions, such as donating 20.06 or 20.08 for current and future election success, or buying Democracy Bonds. That's entirely up to you if you want to do that instead. The primary goal of this particular effort, though, is to hopefully get hundreds of cards there by Friday if possible, as it will make for a nice visual PR event. That's the plan, anyway.
I will try to post a mid-week reminder diary, and will also comment on Open Threads as much as I can to remind people. But feel free to do the same if you haven't seen me around. Please include a link to this diary so people have all the details they need.
Thanks!!