Urgent-**FIRST EMAIL**/Help Get FIRST on CBS News - Vote Online

[Rich Wong]

Greetings Teams:

FIRST needs your help. You can help FIRST get national network TV coverage. CBS News Assignment America has contacted us about possibly doing a story on FIRST. But the decision to proceed or not won't be made by CBS - it might be made by you.

Here's How It Works.

* CBS News previews three different segments on its Friday night 7:00PM broadcast and asks viewers to vote for the one they would like to see covered more completely. The segment with the most votes gets covered with a full story. The segment is called Assignment America. This Friday, one of the choices will be a story on FIRST.

Here's What You Can Do

Friday night after the broadcast, go to CBSNews.com, click on the Assignment America icon and vote for FIRST.

If the entire FIRST community turns out, we'll be tough to beat!
Thanks for your help.

Go Teams!

[nehalita]

Someone should pass the word on at Championships.

[tiffany34990]

I'll be sure to pass this info along!

FIRST rocks and it needs to be shared with the world!

[Rich Wong]

FOLK! at home and at the Championship.
Please do what you can to vote online and help get us on to CBS News.
It will benefit all of us in the long run!

[Rich Kressly]

I just voted!!! Please do the same so CBS airs the story next Friday.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...n1558620.shtml

Choose Amadou's Story

[nehalita]

Normally I don't do this but I think this story is worth hearing. Please vote at the site that Rich Kressly posted above.

[Rich Wong]

Granny Protesters- Sorry, Granny, I don't think so.

Mutton Rodeo- Only BBQ'ed with a side order of veggies.

Amadou's Story- YES!
Voted.

Please vote!


And the message-
"Thanks for voting!
The winning story will be revealed Monday night at 6:30pm ET on the CBS Evening News. And tune in to catch Steve Hartman's report on Friday."

[sanddrag]

Can we get a mod to make this portal page item or an announcement or at least a sticky?

EDIT:
Wow, now that's instant gratification. Thanks Brandon.

[Jay H 237]

Amadou just recieved another vote from me.

and by posting this I'm doing my part to keep this thread high on the portal where everyone has the best chance of seeing it, yeah that's right, I bumped it.

Thanks for bringing this up Rich, now I can't wait to see if this story wins!

[DonRotolo]

I voted, now that's something we can do!
Be sure to look here, here and here.

Don

[jpsaul7usa]

I voted for Amadou's Story, not because I think it would expose more people around the country to FIRST, but it sounds like it will expose more FIRST students, looking for a story about themselves, to education/immigration issues, issues that impact all of us. I look forward to watching the program.

[Ryan Dognaux]

I voted! Is there any way to see which one is currently winning?

[Donut]

Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux

I voted! Is there any way to see which one is currently winning?

Second this request.

[d.courtney]

one more (and from Canada... haha)... I don't see how the others will get votes, they don't even sound interesting the why they are said...

[cire]

I just had about 20 people go vote for it! And voted for it myself too

I really hope it shows up, will definitly have to see it.