Report on Thursday''s leafleting

[Guest guest]

OK, so, the next time you see a leafleting event posted by Sue

Rattenbury--go!

 

Last night I met Sue at Justin Herman Plaza, across from the Ferry

Building, and the city was gorgeous. She led us over to a little park

just North of the water sculpture, and there we saw--I'm not making this

up--the Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill! Every evening they fly down to

this park for the night! There were hundreds, brilliant green, and they

had some human friends that they obviously see every evening. It was so

cool. Everyone around the gathering was in a good mood, watching the

birds, so it was easy to hand out a few Veg Starter Kits (VSK's).

 

Then we slowly walked up Market, leafleting as we went. Great

response. Gave away 250 in an hour, and we could have done more but we

were forced to stop a few times to discuss important things like Barack

Obama, Hillary Clinton, good veg restaurants, and various fabulous

outfits walking by. It didn't feel like leafleting because we were

laughing so much. A few highlights:

1. I handed out a bunch to a long line of people waiting for the bus.

Five minutes later the bus drove right by me, and I saw three people on

it reading a Veg Starter Kit!

2. At least 6 times we offered someone a flier, they glanced and said

no, but then just as we were turning away they would turn back and say,

" You know what, actually, I DO want that. Thank you. "

3. Twice I had people come up to me to ask for a flier, before I had a

chance to approach them.

4. I gave away my last VSK 3.5 minutes before Sue did hers.

5. The VSK suitcase on wheels was taken. You wonder why that's in the

highlights. Well, it was empty, so we didn't lose any VSK's. We're

pretty sure a homeless person took it (who needs it more than we do).

It meant that I was that much less of a dork at the art show later (not

lugging a suitcase), and finally, it will finally make me arrange to

take Rachel up on her offer of a pushcart for the leaflets. Thank you,

Rachel!

 

We ended up at the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, where they

were having an opening reception for a show of glass work. Glass art?

I'm not an artist, so I don't know what to call it, but it was:

1. GORGEOUS

2. Full of amazingly fascinating people who were just as interesting as

the art to look at

3. Free

4. Something I never would have done on my own, thank you Sue for

arranging!

5. Nice that they served free champagne (really)

6. A chance to see the most beautiful thing ever, a huge piece of art

by David Ruth:

http://www.davidruth.com/newprojects.html

 

He was not the only artist there and I apologize to the others. But

David Ruth--I love you.

 

After that we stopped by the Hotel Monaco because the lobby is so pretty

and the restrooms are clean, then ate a delish vegan dinner at Golden

Era. The evening cost $11.50 (dinner plus bus fare), was vastly

entertaining, full of laughter, and somehow we actually handed out 250

leaflets which means there are more vegetarians today then there were

yesterday.

 

Thanks Sue!

Alex