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NICHOLAS BOOTHMAN
grandparents on radio, TV and social media and
purchase 500 copies of one of Eric’s books to give away
to every audience member who stayed to the end.
A local coffee shop became the touch point for the
five dollar tickets: the money to be split between the
food bank and the women’s shelter. The town offered a
five hundred seat auditorium at the sports arena.
Crisis worker Helen Lapierre and Regional Police
Chief Eamon Larkin from the Human Trafficking
division spread the word to their contacts and
women
’s shelter director Kitty Washington fired up her
network.
For their part, Lancaster County School would
provide the content. Two teams of three students each
would have a maximum of ninety seconds each to
present their case, with coaching from a freshly revived
Eric Hogan. Then the audience would vote for Speak-
Up or Shut-Up.
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