Press release

[Nicole Wilson]

Hello,
Here is a version of the press release. Please look it over and see if
it is okay. Aida and Erin I used quotes from you. Also Aida put you
down as a contact? But I don't know your number or your last name :)
Anyone else want to be or not be a contact.

***For immediate release***
December 12, 2011

Lanterns for Housing

A group of St. John’s, NL citizens calling themselves St. John’s
Citizens for Affordable Housing (STCAH) has organized an event named
‘Lanterns for Housing’.

“Our goal is to raise awareness about the growing housing crisis in
St. John's” says Aida ????

Another member of the group, Nicole Wilson states “We are fed up with
the current housing situation in St. John’s and we are fed up with
seeing the people around us struggle to keep a roof over their head”.

Despite the growing GDP of Newfoundland we still have many people who
cannot afford to purchase or even rent a home in St. John’s. Erin
Piatt, a member of the group says, “When working full time doesn't
mean you can afford to live without fear, rent is too high.”

There will be a free touton serving to accompany a display of lanterns
with housing facts and personal stories on them. We will then walk
with the lanterns to a new condo site planned by the Jumping Bean on
Harvey road.

The group is asking anyone who feels like voicing their concern about
the housing situation to make an effort to attend the event.

The event will start at 3:30 on December 17th, in Scotia Square,
Water St., St. John’s.

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Contacts:

Nicole Wilson
(709) 689-0225

Aida ???
(709) ???

[Justin Brake]

hey guys, i literally just wrapped up a story i was working on and have time to look this over now and format it. give me a few mins and i'll send it back out.



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[Justin Brake]

here's a re-formatted version, with a few slight changes to wording. my only suggestion for further revisions is, nicole, to either use someone else as a contact or use a quote from someone else in lieu of yours. it looks much better not to have the person presumably writing the release (or acting as the contact) being quoted in the actual release. other than that, only other thing i'd double check is to make sure that condo site is actually on Military Rd. i'm not sure if that was the actual site or just where a sign was put up.

For Immediate Release: 12 December 2011

‘LANTERNS FOR HOUSING’

ST. JOHN’S, NL – A group of St. John’s citizens concerned about the city’s housing crisis is holding its first public event on Saturday, Dec. 17. It’s called ‘Lanterns for Housing’, and the group is calling itself St. John’s Citizens For Affordable Housing (STCAH).

“We are fed up with the current housing situation in St. John’s and we are fed up with seeing the people around us struggle to keep a roof over their head,” says STCAH member Nicole Wilson, who is currently writing her Master’s thesis on homelessness in St. John’s.

Despite Newfoundland’s growing GDP, we still have people who cannot afford to purchase or even rent a home in St. John’s. Erin Piatt, another member of the group, astutely points out: “When working full-time doesn’t mean you can afford to live without fear, rent is too high.”

A display of lanterns with housing facts and personal stories imprinted on them will be accompanied by a free serving of toutons. The group will then walk with the lanterns to a new condominium site planned by Jumping Bean on Harvey Rd.

The group is asking anyone who feels compelled to express their concern over the housing situation to do so by supporting the event with their attendance.

It will take place at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 17 at Scotia Square, Water St., St. John’s.

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Media Contact:

Nicole Wilson

(709) 689-0225

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[Nicole Wilson]

Someone else want to be the media contact or provide a quote?

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[Justin Brake]

it'd be better if you kept your quote in there, if just by virtue of the fact that your researching homelessness in st. john's offers credibility to the group, not to mention it gives media a name of someone to contact if they choose to report on it. so, at the very least, leave your number there at the bottom and take out the name. or, if possible, someone else act as a contact. like the occupy group, it's also effective -- in showing that there's not one person behind it -- to change the contact person from time to time. unfortunately i'm outta commish for this because i'll likely be writing soon.

[Adrian House]

I agree.  And it looks great btw Nicole.  One tiny thing I would say is "near" the Jumping Bean instead of "by". 

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[Erin Piatt]

Looks good.

[Nicole Wilson]

Okay changes made. I left my number but took out my name, as no one else said they would like to be the media contact. 

Adrian or Justin do I remember one of you saying you had a list of contacts I am to send this to? 

[Nicole Wilson]

I made a facebook event

http://www.facebook.com/events/332531253439784/?context=create

Let me know if you want to be a 'host' and I will add you.

Nicole 

On 12-Dec-11, at 12:04 PM, Nicole Wilson wrote:

Okay changes made. I left my number but took out my name, as no one else said they would like to be the media contact. 

Adrian or Justin do I remember one of you saying you had a list of contacts I am to send this to? 

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[Nicole Wilson]

Hey guys and gals,

CBC just called me. I will be doing an interview on radio noon in an hour..... 

So I guess listen in and hopefully I will make you proud. If you have any comments you want to make sure I bring up please pass them along as soon as you can. 

Nicole

[Adrian House]

Hey Nicole,

Just heard you, great job!!!  See you Saturday,

A

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