[Accrs] Article in The Independent

[Alameda County Central Railroad Society]

WOW!

Great job.

Ted

On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 11:06 AM, Alameda County Central Railroad Society <
accrs at mail.accrs.org> wrote:

> Message From: Andrew Herrera  czephyr1949 at gmail.com
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> From the 'Independent'.
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> http://www.independentnews.com/community/trains-an-
> ongoing-attraction-at-the-fairgrounds/article_75d81188-
> 7a77-11e8-aaee-5bcadf9c3e53.html
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> On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 9:09 AM, Alameda County Central Railroad Society <
> accrs at mail.accrs.org> wrote:
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>> Message From: Phil Edholm  pedholm at pkeconsulting.com
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>> 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).
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>> http://www.independentnews.com/community/trains-an-ongoing-
>> attraction-at-the-fairgrounds/article_75d81188-7a77-11e8-
>> aaee-5bcadf9c3e53.html
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Phil Edholm
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>> Office 925-264-9420
>> Mobile 408-832-5618
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>> -----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
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>> 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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