Don’t just say it, put it on the wall! This week features another shout out to the University of Kansas Medical Center for a great idea anyone can do! Spotted in a waiting area AND inside the appointment rooms: Ideas: Happy serving!
Presidential Preference Primaries
(Flyover Version) Many of our readers are familiar with Presidential Preference Primaries – especially our large-state subscribers. However, for those of us in “flyover country,” our Electoral College votes are so few and the outcome is mostly pre-determined due to a wide margin of party registration, that many of our states choose to opt-out and save the money. It costs millions to run an election ($4.7m …
Grocery Giveback
Be kind, rewind the payback Your VoteSharp Team is safe and sound. It was a spectacular day in Kansas City, 60° and sunny with clear blue skies. We watched the event from a local hangout and loved the community-building atmosphere – we cheered, sang, and clapped to the live coverage. Travis Kelce and Chris Jones made fools of themselves and …
Swipe Right
If you’ve had children in the last 20 years, you know the absolute horror of entertainment complexes (Chuckie Cheese, Dave & Busters, Power Play, Main Event, etc.). The lights. The sound of constant high-pitched or yo-yo-like bells, sirens, tinny music. The smells. The screaming and running. The germs. And that’s just the line to buy your tickets! Here are a …
2 Birds 🦩🦩
Hats off to Punxsutawney Phil Shout out to the groundhog today. We aren’t usually fans, but if he’s saying spring is on the way, we are here for it. Not as much as we are here for #Traylor or another Chiefs Super Bowl bid, but 60° on February 2 gives us all the feels for Phil today. 🏈 GO CHIEFS!!! …
☃️Do you wanna build a snowman?
Snowy Serve60Sharp! As seen on Facebook – it’s the only thing that brought a smile to this dreary, school-canceled-for-the-187th-time week. In other words, this week’s Serve60Sharp is weather-appropriate! The next time school is canceled or it snows on a weekend, take your kids/grands to a local nursing home, assisted living, or other residential facility with ground-floor windows and make snow …
3 Birds 🦅 🦢 🐦
1 stone… er… email During this year’s S60S challenge, this space will be used to detail civic engagement concepts directly related to the challenge Bingo card, interspersed with other S60S concepts from time to time. This week you can kill three birds with one stone! Many legislatures begin their meetings (legislative session) at the beginning of the calendar year. This …
Contest: 2024 Serve60Sharp Challenge
There will be prizes. Happy New Year: We skipped last week, so now we get 120 seconds of your time for this important announcement! 2024 is a big year for anyone in the political arena – which is ALL OF US!! It’s our year. It’s your year. It’s our future’s year. It’s democracy’s year. Let’s get to work and recommit …
2023’s Top Ten
Say that fast 10 times… What a great year – thanks to your support! A few things to share and announce as we say goodbye to 2023 and welcome 2024! (Insert hesitant cringe followed by immediate repositioning of rose-colored glasses and return of hopeful smile…) By The Numbers (wherein we bask in our data nerdiness): The VoteSharp Substack launched on …
ELF Lessons
(Serve60Sharp’s Version) Holiday weekend incoming!! First – a huge THANK YOU to our readers. Without you, we’d just be serving into the void (foreshadowing)… Second, we’ll include a tacit THANK YOU from all the people you’ve served with the tips we’ve shared these last few months. Keep sending your ideas! For today’s Serve60Sharp idea, imagine us sending you a loud, pitch-y MERRY CHRISTMAS and …