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in reply to: Thank you, Alphazone.com!!! #48920
@Greg wrote:
I just checked the logs. On September 2 and 3 alone, there have been 98 redirects from the alphazone.com URL! That’s a pretty decent response!
Oh, my! I just saw this note. That’s incredible. At least we’ve generated some interest from that article. Let’s see if the press release helps us.
-T
in reply to: Time for a press release #48858Press release sent to the address list above.
Let’s see if we can get these last 13 peaks covered.
-T
in reply to: Time for a press release #48854One more thing.. there should be a title after For Immediate Release.
Some suggestions:
2nd Annual Flags on the 48
Flags on the 48 memorial returns
Hikers remember 9/11 in New Hampshirein reply to: Time for a press release #48850The “Flags on the 48” event was established because of the horrific terrorist attack that took place on September 11, 2001. Three days later, several regular posters on the AMC Hiker Journal on-line message forum banded together and planned a following day hike up Mount Liberty with the biggest flag they could acquire.
I’d recommmend “Three days after the attack…” instead, to avoid a possible antecedent issue.
Other than that looks great!
-T
in reply to: Post-event gathering #48886I have started a signup thread for the grill:
http://forums.alpinezone.com/viewtopic.php?t=524-T
in reply to: Post-event gathering #48884I’ll make a committment!
Following the hike, I’m going to the Mooseland Grill, and I hope to meat, er I mean, meet up with as many of you as possible!
-T
in reply to: Time for a press release #48848Here is the text. Please comment:
03 September 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe second annual “Flags on the 48”, a memorial of 9/11, will be taking place on Saturday, September 13, 2003 in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
The “Flags on the 48” event was established because of the horrific terrorist attack that took place on September 11, 2001. On September 14, 2001, several regular posters on the AMC Hiker Journal on-line message forum banded together and planned a following day-hike up Mount Liberty with the biggest flag they could acquire.
The following day, 6 hikers met at the “White House” Trailhead armed with a 96 square foot American flag, 30 feet of PVC tubing, 100 feet of rope, 2 rolls of duct tape, and a mountain of pride and determination. At noon the flag was raised on the summit of Mount Liberty in a tribute to the thousands of innocent people who perished a few days earlier; a small gesture for such a gigantic loss.
The patriotic gesture received a tremendous amount of positive feedback, and a few weeks later a committee formed to establish a larger memorial for the one year anniversary. A website was established at http://flags.alpinezone.com, and the “Flags on the 48” was born.
During the first “Flags on the 48” which took place on September 14, 2002, several hundred patriotic compassionate souls embarked on a journey to raise American flags on all of the summits of the 48 4,000+ foot mountains in New Hampshire. Although still a small gesture for such an incredible loss, the feedback from all of the participants as well as observers was overwhelming.
On September 13, 2003, we are continuing this memorial to unite the hiking community in a show of support to all of the families and communities who suffered tragic losses that day, and to all of the people who have died serving this great country to preserve our freedom.
One of the coordinators, Greg Blasko, notes why some hikers participate in this memorial: “By demonstrating our steadfast unity as Americans and as hikers, we hope to express our unwavering support to the families and to the communities whose losses are beyond comprehension and whose sacrifices will forever remain in our hearts.”
For more information or to sign-up to plant a flag on one of the 48 peaks, visit http://flags.alpinezone.com or e-mail flags03@alpinezone.com.
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For questions on this release, please contact Stephen Dunhom,in reply to: Newspaper Article #48911I’ve also contacted alphazone.com in the hopes they would consider forwarding the URL for us. It’s a longshot, but, since we’re legit, they might do it. Here’s hoping…
-T
in reply to: Time for a press release #48846Foster’s is interviewing me tonight… so no need to hit them too hard.
I believe that Frodo’s Statement (as it’s come to be know) will be developed into our press release. I’ll work on that tonight.
Stephen
in reply to: Web Page Notices #48902Very nice Greg. Very nice. 😉
-T
P.S. Lafayette has been reclaimed.
in reply to: Signups: 31%!!! (2003) #48842With the latest report on Flight 93 that came out today, it seems to be on the forefront of some people’s minds.
-T
in reply to: Signups: 31%!!! (2003) #48835@SilentCal wrote:
Has anyone given any thought to dropping an e-mail to all those who signed up last year to see if they are willing to do it again. I would be willing to do this but i just wonder if it is nessacery.
Greg,
Sounds like we’ve got a volunteer! I think this would be a great idea. It’d be nice to NOT send it to those who did it last year and have already signed up.
Cal, you’ll have to get last year’s file from Greg…
-T
in reply to: Flags Web Site #48815This rocks, go for it!
in reply to: Sign-ups are now open! (2003) #4882111 out of the 48 have been claimed to date. I am sure that Greg will post as soon as he is able, but the following have been claimed:
Bond, West
Cabot
Cannon
Carrigain
Eisenhower (Pleasant)
Kinsman, North
Kinsman, South
Liberty
Lincoln
Monroe
Pierce (Clinton)-T
in reply to: Flags Web Site #48810I realized I sent this via PM, but I wanted to post it here so you don’t get it more than once….
For publicity measures, you may want to include a history in the Q&A on how this got started/happened last year. I’ve been asked that a couple times now and don’t really have the answer (as may be evidenced by my September 4 Joined date.
-T
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