We think there is a great opportunity to motivate women to vote by getting state and local media interested in your registration and mobilization efforts over the next weeks before the election. In order to facilitate this, we’ve put together a "1000 Flowers Communications Kit" that you can adapt to your specific situation and use to get media attention in your town and state. Who knows, your story might even go national!

The materials in the kit can be downloaded via the links to the right.

Getting media interest is straightforward and rewarding. Call, e-mail and/or fax journalists at local papers, radio or TV stations and talk with them about what you’re doing. Tell your story. It will create interest to focus community and media attention by organizing an event at your salon(s) for your friends and neighbors. 1000 Flowers will be working with salons and celebrities to hold events in New York and California in the upcoming weeks – you can too! The week of October 25-29, 1000 Flowers will launch National "Nail the Vote" Manicure Party Week to encourage women to commit to vote, paint their nails red, white and blue with V-O-T-E decals and "Arrive With Five" at the polls. This can also be a local, media-worthy event to invite reporters to at salons or house parties. We’ve found that the media loves 1000 Flowers, so make your calls today!

See you in the voting booth and on the front page,

The 1000 Flowers Media Team