- I now have volunteers! Three folks have signed up to help and they are working on different aspects of the event including getting food trucks there and marketing.
- I have a commitment from Nissan and hopefully one from GM, and I've reached out to four other automakers for participation.
- We have a commitment from Seminole State College to bring their electric conversion vehicle and help out at the event.
- I have several meetings scheduled with different folks who are helping to make this happen.
- Other "green" businesses are contacting us and committing to participate in the event such as Green Bank and Clean Cities Coalition.
- Attendance is soaring. We already have 30 people registered, and I haven't even really begun to advertise yet.
There is still so much to do, including:
- Work on getting Orlando to proclaim Sept. 12-20 "National Drive Electric Week Orlando". This is free, but I am working on contacting the right person. If you have any ideas, let me know.
- Media and press releases! I have a meeting about this tomorrow so hopefully this will be checked off my list soon.
- Signage - still not sure what to do about this.
- T-shirts - I need a sponsor. Want to buy about 20 staff members some shirts? Also, do you want to design it?
All in all, I think it's going to be well and even if we had to roll with just what we have today, this is going to be a better event than the non-event that was taking place before I signed up as City Captain. This work is quite invigorating and I've really enjoyed getting to know some folks in the local EV community. Very inspiring!
You can learn more about our event on our Facebook Event Page.
You can sign up to attend on the National Drive Electric Week event page for Orlando.
Hope to see you there!
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