Spread the Word - ELN on the Radio!

Now that the event has happened, please help spread the word about the importance of local food. One way to do this is to share the radio interview on the Ron and Don Show 710 KIRO with your friends, family, fellow activists, and colleagues.

See also the article about our event in the Seattle PI blog.

2008 Pre-Event Press Release

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2008 Press Release

And help spread the word about this exciting event by sharing it with your media contacts, partner organizations, friends, and family!

Pre-Event Marketing and Public Relations

You may use this 100-word copy to assist you in your outreach! Below are other possible formats, including a press release, and a longer explanation.

Eat Local Now! Dinner at Ballard High School on April 29th, 2008 is in its fifth year! Sustainable Ballard and BALLE Seattle promote year-round support of local food, raise awareness about farmland flooding issues, and give neighbors the opportunity to share in community with those who feed them. Youth Earth Service Corps will help with outreach and event logistics. Speakers from local farms frame the discussion of our local food, the challenges its producers face, and its future. Come and enjoy a full delicious dinner crafted by chefs, made possible by producers, and enjoyed by you! www.eatlocalnow.org

Here is a teaser that is good for text-based calendars.

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Eat Local Now!
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Date: April 29, 2008
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Ballard High School
This will be the third year that BALLE Seattle and Sustainable Ballard partner to put on an amazing fundraising event. Tickets are going quickly, so visit http://www.eatlocalnow.org to buy tickets and get more information.

Here is a longer version.

Dear Friends,

On April 29th, 2008, Sustainable Ballard and BALLE Seattle with the Ballard High School Youth Earth Service Corps present the 5th annual Eat Local Now! Dinner at Ballard High School. Always a sell-out, Eat Local Now! promotes year-round support of local
food, and it gives attendees the opportunity to share in community with those who feed them.

For tickets and additional information, please visit www.eatlocalnow.org.

The 2008 Eat Local Now! will look at how flooding issues affect Western Washington farmers and farmland. Mike Peroni, from Boistfort Valley Farm in Curtis, WA, and Erick Haakenson, from Jubilee Farm in Carnation, WA, two farms affected by flooding over the last two winters, will be the evenings featured speakers. A portion of the proceeds from a silent auction during the event will be donated to a local farmer emergency relief fund.

The 2008 Eat Local Now! will also remain accessible to the community with affordable ticket prices, as the event’s goals are both to support our local food system and to allow our urban community the opportunity to mingle with the wonderful farmers, fishers, ranchers, bakers; all those who make our whole local food system possible. Those willing are welcome to purchase tickets at the “supporter” level.

The Earth Service Corp, an environmental student club at Ballard High School, will also
contribute to the event by publicizing it in their school, helping with day-of logistics and providing some perspective on their school composting program.

Sustainable Ballard is a non-profit organization developing a grassroots vision of sustainability for the community of Ballard. Currently working with over 25 different organizations, Sustainable Ballard invites all people, organizations, and businesses to find their place on the spectrum of responsibility and sustainability.

BALLE Seattle is a member of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, whose goal is to promote, educate and connect local businesses to enhance the King County economy through different programs such as BALLE Business Basics workshops, the Local First Campaign, the Eat Local Now! Dinner and collaborating with other organizations.

PLEASE SHARE THIS INVITATION WITH YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND COLLEAGUES.

www.eatlocalnow.org