Tacoma Weekly Newspaper Does an Awesome Job of Writing And Helping Promote Benefit, FrontPage Coverage News Story

I am to say it from my heart, tickled pink tonight.

I can't believe what an awesome job Dave Hardt did with in putting together the article in this week's issue of "The Tacoma Weekly" newspaper.

You can read the whole article on their website, but that website  doesn't do justice to how wonderful it looks in print.

I scanned it in, but had to do it in three segments because it basically almost covers the front page of their paper. How awesome is that!

I love they way they used a fudge bar and the pink and brown coloring, highlighting a box with the details for the benefit right in the middle of the page.

This article is going to help me so much in promoting the upcoming benefit. I am going around to businesses to get gift cards, gift certificates, etc. donated to be raffled off. The biggest problem I am running into right now is keeping gas in my vehicle. It is really tough in the winters any how but especially at this time of the month. So even if you could only make a 5 or 10 dollar donation through paypal, it would really help with my promotion operating costs. Thanks in advance. Here is the link:

Again, every little bit helps. It takes $1.33 for me to get a buck on my paypal debit card, so anything above that much is greatly appreciated and needed right now.

Awesome article, about what happened and the benefit!

So here is that really cool photograph I referred to above, and you can go to the page above for the most recent updates on benefit news.

If you want to purchase a website link ad, or a business ad for the newsletter/newspaper, you can download a sample of the work in progress here.(This is an actual PDF file of the newsletter) (edited on Feb 1, with the most up to date sample)

I will be creating another post to explain more about this in the next few evenings.

It is a as of now 4 page newsletter that will have ads in it, plus an activity page for the kids.

I will be distributing it off of my truck once I get one back on the road, but the first page is going to be handed out at the benefit, and will have all the businesses who have donated or contributed in any little way within it, in some type of advertisement.

So if you own a business or a website and want some publicity please contact me, either through facebook, a comment here, or subscribe by email and send my your details.

Til next time,
Laurie
PS. I can still use help from those who only have time to donate as well. Just get a hold of me and let me know you want to help.

The Dave and Mike Show, TacomaWeekly.com Video about Stolen Blue Jeans Ice Cream Truck

Here is a new interview done tonight, my new lucky "Friday the 13th."  This was done by a very nice pair of men from TacomaWeekly.com. This is a combination Web Show and Newspaper report. After viewing this embed video click through to watch more of their great show segments.




The Blue Jeans Ice Cream Truck Stolen from Dave and Mike Show on Vimeo.
On Christmas evening while Laurie Meade’s family slept, someone stole their Cushman 3 wheel scooter Ice Cream Truck out of their driveway. The Blue Jean Ice Cream Truck was popular around town. The joyful music on her truck has been silenced, and the ice cream kids loved is no longer being sold by Laurie. Let's change that, and help her with the mission to find "The Blue Jeans Ice Cream Truck"


BTW, if you click through to Vimeo, scroll down to the right bottom of the screen, you will find a link where you can download this video. Just right click and save as. Change the name. You can then, save it on to a media card, a usb drive and share it with whoever you like, even people you know who don't watch things on computer.

Be sure and pick up a copy of their newspaper which comes out next Thursday. Thanks again for all of you, caring, praying and supporting my efforts to find and/or help me get this truck replaced/found!
Laurie

I created a design for a sweatshirt or tshirt.

It seems like lots of businesses especially corporate ones have policies about putting up flyers. So I created a design to print out an eye catching poster, that I am going to make into a transfer for a sweatshirt.

I will be adding a file that you can print out that has business card, and index card sizes of the important websites and the CrimeStoppers information.

 It is extra large and made at a high resolution, I apologize if it caused the page to load slow, but those are needed to get a good printout.

Here is the same image without the border in case you want to spruce it up with your own comments.

I plan on printing out a bunch of these and handing them out to anyone who comments on my sweatshirt. You could do the same if  you live here in Pierce County to help me out. Or just print out the buisness or index card info and give them out to people you know.


Again, thanks for all your help.

 God Bless you all..
Laurie

New Year's Eve, 2011 Tacoma News Tribune Masthead, My Blue Jeans Ice Cream Truck, Thank You!

Here is a photo of the front page mast head of the News Tribune's copy of the day they published the story about my missing ice cream truck.

In the new year I am focusing on positive thoughts and vibrations, because I have always believed what we think we achieve and if I think negative stuff only more of that will come to me.

This  belief habit I have worked so hard to achieve kind of ran away from me last week along with my missing stolen truck.

Starting right now, today, I am creating and sending thank you and appreciation to all who have and are continuing to help me spread the word, pictures and news.

This is the part you can't see at the story page on my article.

You can click on the photo to see a larger image. :o) Don't do that if you have low Ram on your computer, this is a large image, I am so grateful for the coverage they put.

There is actually a humorous story behind all this. I went to the store to grab a copy Saturday morning. Janet Jensen, the kind sweet photographer had emailed me telling me my story was slated to be on page A3 on Saturday.

I grabbed the paper before I even looked at it and opened it to the 3rd page. It wasn't until a friend called me and asked me if I had seen the paper yet, that I realized that I was in the masthead as well as the nice article on the third page. LOL.

I am trying and doing a pretty good job of keeping my spirits up, by focusing on what is still good and what I can do.

Kindest regards to all, and please leave your comments and subscribe.

Laurie

Help Find Stolen Colorful Blue Jean Lady's Ice Cream Truck

A 55 year old single mom of 3, on disability, who uses her uniquely painted Blue Jeans Ice Cream Truck to stretch the family income, did a double take when she went out to her driveway the day after Christmas. Someone had stolen her 3 wheel Cushman scooter, right out of her driveway. Owner of the Cushman Scooter, Laurie Meade, said she was just shocked and flabergasted that someone could do such a thing to her family, and especially on Christmas night.

Laurie lives in Parkland WA, a suburb south of Tacoma, WA. She decided to use Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to get the attention of the media, so that as many people as possible will keep their eyes open for her Blue Jean's Ice Cream Truck.

Happening sometime within the wee hours of Christmas night, Laurie says that it would of had to been pushed, or the battery jumped, or they must of put it on a trailer or pulled it away. She is just totally panicked about how her family will survive without that truck come this spring.

She can do the ice cream truck, because she is her own boss, sets her own hours and can slow down when she isn't feeling good.  She is not a morning person, because the medications she is on really sedate her and make it hard to get going. The ice cream starts in the afternoon, working out very well. It also lifts her spirits, because she really enjoys being outdoors, seeing the kids and beautifully landscaped yards and nature as she drives her ice cream truck.

Laurie bought her truck in 2008, paid $6,000 for it. She painted it to look unique to make it easier for her customers to know it was her coming down the street and not her competitors. The front and speaker are painted gold, and the truck itself painted in a texture to look like blue jeans.

She scanned the stickers and framed them to make them look like blue jean hip pockets. She even had a blue jean covered bench seat in the cab.

Her goal to attract attention to the news media using facebook, twitter and youtube is working.
http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-owner-of-stolen-colorful-ice-cream-truck-stolen-on-christmas-seeks-its-return-20111228,0,5229833.story

Q 13 in Seattle was the first to release the story, The Tacoma News Tribune is going to run an article in Saturday, December 31, 2011 issue.

Laurie believes that the more people she can get to like and read her Facebook page at:
http://www.facebook.com/findstolenbluejeansicecreamtruck
the better chance she will have of getting it back. If they don't live nearby at least they can say a prayer for us. Who knows what this thief's intent is or was, he could be taking it out of the city or state for all she knows, she said.

She just can't imagine what the thief's motives or thoughts were in doing this, and she wants everybody to know how important it is to recover it.

The public is being asked to call Crime Stoppers of Tacoma/Pierce County at 1-800-222-TIPS if the ice cream truck is spotted.

David Rose, a reporter at http://www.q13fox.com/news/ said if it isn't found by next weekend, he will run it on their Washington's Most Wanted show. He is determined to help Laurie find her uniquely colored Blue Jeans Ice Cream Truck.