Weekly Newsletter - September 28

This is important. We're all in this together.

Left:  St. Louis Notary Event, Top Center: Springfield Region Launch Party, Right and Bottom Center: Jeff City Launch Gathering as featured in the  Fulton Sun Because of your hard work gathering signatures and pushing for donations, we’ve now raised over $400,000—51% of our goal! This momentum is powerful, but now’s the time to make an even bigger push. Growing our base of monthly sustainers will keep the campaign strong through every stage ahead. Be sure to check out our updated events calendar to find where to sign, trainings, and community events to meet and socialize with other volunteers and supporters. Together, we’re building something unstoppable—let’s keep the momentum going! Call to Action Resources: Got questions? We’ve got answers. Read our updated FAQs document to be confident and ready when you’re out talking to voters. T-shirt Design Contest Ends Tuesday, Sept 30 Remember to shop for your favorite. The design that receives the most orders wins! And right now both designs (Classic Cassette and Rally Signs) are neck-in-neck! Will your vote pick the winner? Get awesome merch and help fund our campaign too. Everybody Wins! New Events Page Where to sign: respectMOvoters.org/sign Trainings: respectMOvoters.org/train All Events: respectMOvoters.org/events Our map is updated all the time as volunteers add to it so be sure to check back often! PLAN AN EVENT NEAR YOU Find and share Upcoming Events on Facebook Helping Hands/Volunteer Opportunities Deputy Regional Directors (all regions) - assist with coordination, communication, and oversight of field activities. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with campaign experience who is ready to grow as a leader while supporting others.   Field Captains (all regions) - We’re seeking captains to lead local teams, coordinate volunteer shifts, manage petitions securely, and ensure effective canvassing and phone banking. Hybrid, 10-15hrs a week Weekday Comms Director - We’re seeking a creative and detail-oriented communications lead to manage weekday outreach across email, social media, and our website. Fully Remote, 5-10hrs Trello Project Manager - Any location, assist with tracking deadlines and progress to goals and highlighting priorities through reviewing our project management software Trello. Click HERE and find out more about all of the ways you can volunteer! Are you having difficulty connecting with the right volunteer role or the department you want to serve with? Reach out to onboarding@respectvoters.org and let the Onboarding team help direct and connect you to where you want to be. In the News KMBC News Respect Missouri Voters gathers signatures to protect citizen petition process - Brian Johnson KQ2 ABC St. Joseph Persisterhood holds meeting on current political issues - Darren Doyle Columbia Missourian: It's Time to Strengthen Missouri's Democracy Missouri Independent: Missouri voters likely to deliver final verdict on congressional map, initiative changes We want you to use as much time as possible to go out and gather signatures so our Monday 6pm All Hands/Field Calls are no longer weekly. They will now be held the second Monday of each month. The next call is at 6pm on Monday, October 13. 🎉   Volunteer Spotlight    🎉 Sally Lang is currently part of the Fundraising Team as a Data Entry and Research Specialist, helping to make sure donors get appropriately thanked. In her free time, she enjoys travel,  reading and especially spending time with her family. Sally is fortunate to have a 98 year old father, who along with her late mother modeled the importance of civic engagement to fight for the rights of all people. Thank you Sally!       Respect MO Voters is a cross-partisan, grassroots movement building a more ethical, effective government of, by, and for the people. Join our coalition to protect direct democracy from politicians who want to take away our fundamental freedom to self-government. Together, we will use the citizen ballot initiative process to repair our republic.   DONATE Paid for by Respect Missouri Voters PAC, Frederic Steinbach, Treasurer 725 Kingsland Ave., Suite 100, St. Louis, MO 63130