[Accrs] Article in The Independent

[Alameda County Central Railroad Society]

>From the 'Independent'.

http://www.independentnews.com/community/trains-an-ongoing-attraction-at-the-fairgrounds/article_75d81188-7a77-11e8-aaee-5bcadf9c3e53.html

On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 9:09 AM, Alameda County Central Railroad Society <
accrs at mail.accrs.org> wrote:

> Message From: Phil Edholm  pedholm at pkeconsulting.com
>
>
>
>
> As an FYI to the membership, this was not happenstance, it was an ACCRS
> PR/Marketing success story.  This article is actually verbatim an article
> that Gary, Paula and I wrote and sent to the local papers (Both the article
> and the original are attached). It is worth reading as it is a script for
> talking about our club/community service organization to emphasize our
> educational and community value rather than be seen as a recreational club
> for a few old white men (no disrespect, but that can be the external view).
>
> http://www.independentnews.com/community/trains-an-
> ongoing-attraction-at-the-fairgrounds/article_75d81188-
> 7a77-11e8-aaee-5bcadf9c3e53.html
>
> What this proves, as has the brilliantly executed Scavenger Hunt (Thanks
> again to Paula for making it work), is that we in fact can dramatically
> shift our relationship with the Fair and the community through a little
> work and organization.  We will need these community/political
> relationships and advantages if it comes to a final effort to save the
> railroad if the fair is able to move forward with their corporate event
> transformation strategy.
>
> We have to get active and involved to save our hobby in the tri-city area.
> We need to define strategies to increase our community
> visibility/involvement and build political links. After the fair we need to
> define a set of actions to increase our community involvement and follow
> through on building our new position and visibility. These need to be
> managed for follow-through and completion, just like Paula did in driving
> the Scavenger Hunt.
>
> To my mind, this activity is as important as track or scenery or trains to
> all of us. Not being a recognized asset/cultural icon to the Alameda County
> community at large enables the Fair to ignore us and then destroy the
> railroad without outcries or consequences. If we can build a
> community/political base and they will have to work with us.
>
> BTW, everyone I talk to at the fair about the potential of closing the
> railroad I suggest an email/letter/phone call to their County supervisor.
> If we can get enough messages from constituents the politicos will take
> notice. If you run into anyone with Alameda county political contacts, get
> a name and give it to Gary. We need all of the "Friends of the Railroad"
> that we can get.
>
> Phil Edholm
>
> Office 925-264-9420
> Mobile 408-832-5618
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Accrs <accrs-bounces at mail.accrs.org> On Behalf Of Alameda County
> Central Railroad Society
> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2018 7:44 AM
> To: Alameda County Central Railroad Society <accrs at mail.accrs.org>
> Subject: [Accrs] Article in The Independent
>
> Message From: Gary Lewis  glgslewis at comcast.net
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>
>
> The Independent is a local free Livermore paper delivered on Thursdays. I
> was flipping thru their entertainment section this morning and found a full
> page article about us!  Normally, I wouldn't have even looked in that
> section.
>
> Gary
>
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