I was at a backyard potluck dinner tonight in Thompsonville tonight at our good friends Anne Marie Stein & Lee McDonald’s. It was their last hurrah for their house. We helped them move in there 25+ years ago and this week its going to be knocked down and rebuilt anew.
About 20 of their neighbors and friends had gathered to reminisce and mark the momentous occasion. Everyone was having a fine time, lots of food was cooking on the campfire when a stranger walked up the driveway. It was Ward 6 City Council candidate Brenda Noel. As people warily sized up the intruder, Brenda reached into her pocket and said “I think you need a few of these” and handed BRENDA bottle openers to the crowd.
The mood changed instantly and she was welcomed in to the gathering. She gave a very well received five minute campaign speech to the backyard gathering and then was on her way. The BRENDA bottle openers she left behind were a big hit and people talked about her and her campaign long after she was gone.
In my book, Brenda has first prize so far in the 2017 Campaign Swag contest.. Are there any other campaign swag contenders out there? If not, its time to “up your game” and send a sample to me to get in the running. In the meantime since I’m not a Ward 6 resident, I promise to forward my BRENDA bottle opener to one of my T’ville buddies.
Thanks for the shout- out Jerry- and for letting me crash the party! See you all in Ward 6!
I was delighted to get some one-on-one time with Brenda a few weeks ago. I think people will continue to be pleasantly surprised by this candidate.
Brenda Noel is still holding a strong first place in the 2017 Campaign Swag Contest.
I’ve got a new entry in a new category – Specialty Swag. This category is for premier swag created for the campaign but not given out to the general public. Scott Lennon presented these to Seana Gaherin and Jack Neville in gratitude for organizing a recent campaign event.
Its still early in the campaign so I just want to let the other candidates know that you have plenty of opportunity to vault yourself into first place in this contest. I’m easily impressed and I do like shiny things.
Now that the primaries are over the electioneering as ratcheted up into high gear. Despite that we have had no new contenders in the Best Campaign Swag since April.
Brenda Noel still has a commanding lead in the general swag category with her bottle openers and Scott Lennon has the lead in the specialty swag category with his inscribed golf balls.
It’s time for you first timer’s who are trying to break through and you incumbents fighting off challengers to up your game. Show us you can think outside the box. Show us that you are an original thinker. Show us that you have inspiration and imagination. Most importantly, send me a sample of your ground breaking campaign swag and take the lead before November.
Samples to 12 Spring St, Newton, 02464.