[Pacg] Large Peace March in Des Moines Sat, Oct 27th - Help Needed

[Carolina 1961]

*Iowa Marches for Peace - Saturday, October 27th
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*A REQUEST FOR YOUR HELP*

*From Vern Naffier, Progressive Coalition of Central Iowa
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*In less than a week, on Saturday, October 27, Iowans will have opportunity
to join in a significant rally for peace and for ending the Iraq war that
will take place in downtown Des Moines. A lot of people have already said
they'll be there.*

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*Many people have committed themselves to helping out with specific tasks in
conducting the rally, but we still need more volunteers.  Would you please
consider helping in one or more of the following ways next Saturday?  If so,
please email me soon to let me know which item or items you can give us a
hand with.*

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*1. Help to arrange caskets around the Nollen Plaza perimeter at 3:00 p.m.*

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*2. Help to attach flags to the caskets at approximately 3:15 p.m.*

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*3. Serve as ushers at Nollen Plaza from 4 to 5:15 p.m. to distribute song
sheets and circulate decorated collection boxes for donations. All ushers
will wear identification arm bands. (Free will, voluntary donations will be
collected in order to help defray the financial costs of the rally). *

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*4. Help carry a very light weight symbolic casket in the eleven block
procession. We need 200 casket carriers all together. Many people have
already volunteered. We need many more. There will be parade marshals
directing the procession, and we will have police escort.*

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*5. Be one of a team of two carrying the lead banner in the parade.*

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*6. Be one of a team of two carrying a banner at the rear of the casket
procession.*

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*7. Be a flag bearer in the procession (carrying a 4' x 6' flag on flag
pole). We need five people for this.*

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*8. Serve as ushers at the capitol west terrace from about 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
to assist people and circulate small, decorated collection boxes for
donations.  Some of you who help in this way during the Nollen Plaza portion
of the rally might be willingto do this also at the west terrace.  Ushers
will wear identification arm bands.*

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*9. Be a candle lighter at the start of the candle lighting ceremony on the
west terrace. The ceremony will start at about 6:45 p.m.  Again, some who
serve as ushers might be willing to serve as candle lighters as well.*

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*10. For some of the physically stronger, help load the caskets into a truck
following the conclusion of the candle lighting ceremony at about 7:15 p.m.*

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*YOUR HELP IS MUCH APPRECIATED. Email me at joycevernhn at juno.com or phone at
(515) 964-1353.  THANK YOU.*
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