Sometimes You Just Need to Ask

The importance of having a presence at the April 1st Amend the CPSIA rally wasn’t lost on Jolie Fay, the owner of Skipping Hippos and a member of the Northwest Children’s Business Alliance (NWCBA) which represents about 200 businesses. She knew that for many people the trip would be too far and too expensive in these difficult economic times.

She also knew that both she and the other businesses in her NWCBA needed to have someone at the rally to represent them to ensure that their business stories and their needs were heard.

She isn’t the type to wait-and-see so she called and emailed all of the members of her alliance and asked if they could donate anything to send someone to Washington.

When she was through 20 businesses had donated between $15 and $100 and they are sending two members of NWCBA to meet with their Senators and Oregon Reps as well as actively participate in the rally.

A simple and straighforward approach to problem solving worked its magic.

Look for more about the ladies from Oregon and rally experience in the blog section of this site.