well the SAS has a permit for Liberty Plaza on Mothersday 2004
the MMM have permits holding just about the entire DC mall for that weekend
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http://www.2asisters.org/SAFER/
The Second Amendment Sisters (SAS)
_SAFER RALLY,
_Second Amendment Freedoms for Everyone Rally
on Mother’s Day 2004.
_How to organize a bus
How to organize a bus for the Second Amendment Freedoms for Everyone Rally (SAFER) in Washington, D.C. on Mother’s Day May 9, 2004
1.____ Contact a local bus company.
·_______ Tell them the date of departure and return (depending upon the distance you have to travel) and that your event starts at 11am on May 9th and will be done by 4pm (gives you some leeway).
·_______ Destination is Washington, DC-on or near the Mall (This depends upon more space opening up closer to the date. Currently we have the Freedom Plaza reserved, but expect that to change.)
·_______ Insist on a bus with a restroom if your travel time is longer than 2 hours.
·_______ Do NOT get a bus with video screens, unless it is a freebie. This usually increases the cost of a bus.
·_______ Get a firm price for the bus, as well as the amount for the deposit._
2.____ Contact local guns shops or sportsman's clubs to be a sponsor.__
·_______ The sponsor will sign for the bus, pay the deposit and cover the cost of any unused seats._ Only get one sponsor to keep it simple.
·_______ Figure out the cost of each seat by dividing the cost of the bus by the number of bus seats minus one (your seat is free to help offset your time, money, and effort invested in organizing the bus). Example:_ The bus has 41 seats and costs $830.__ You divide $830 by 40 (remember, your seat is free!), which equals $20.75 per seat._ Round it up to $21.00 to keep the accounting simple. There will not be any refunds to avoid potential accounting confusion._
3.____ Have people make their checks out to the sponsor._ Give the checks to the sponsor and get a receipt stating the person's name, check number, phone number and address, and have the sponsor sign the receipt showing that they received payment for the bus seat._ Keep the receipt!!! When a bus is filled the sponsor will have all of their money back and they can then sponsor the second bus.... and then the third bus.... etc. This way the sponsor is never responsible for any more than the cost of one bus._ DO NOT reserve bus seats without payment!!_
Very IMPORTANT-ask a volunteer to be a Bus Captain, especially if you are going to have more than one bus. The Bus Captain will be responsible for counting heads and making sure no one gets left behind. Provide the Bus Captain with a roster of the people assigned to that bus, cell phone numbers for any of the people, as well as for the other Bus Captains. One Bus Captain in your group should be responsible for taking any phone calls regarding reserving a seat, as well as making up the roster for each bus to ensure that all the seats are sold.
Overnighters-Please check with the bus company as to how they handle things if you have to stop for the night on the trip._
ADVERTISE YOUR BUS!
Advertise the SAFER and your bus by posting flyers on community bulletin boards, in stores, in libraries, and any public place. Hand it out at work, put them in gun shops, and post it at sportsmen's clubs. Post it everywhere!!_ There will be SAS flyers available for download on the SAS website.
* Be sure to print the contact information for your bus at the bottom of the flyer before getting it printed.
OTHER HINTS
If there are a small number of people left after the buses are filled, organize a car pool to follow the buses to Washington, D.C._ Try to have maps available for the car pool to borrow in case they get separated from the buses...which will definitely happen in Washington, D.C.
If the bus can leave from a mall parking lot it is helpful._ Bathrooms and restaurants are available._ Ask permission from the store or mall owner._ Wal-Mart is very gracious in allowing us to use their remote parking lot.
Also, check on our dedicated web page for others in your area that are looking for a ride, your bus may be able to pick up a few more passengers along the way!
