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(c) There's Still Time to Mail Your Question- naire 04/01/90- 04/25/90 Media • Schedule press conference for highest - elected official to announce there is still time to send in the questionnaire 04/02/90. • Schedule and /or piggyback other media opportunities to say there is still time to mail questionnaires, including talk shows. • Develop, produce, distribute, and urge the use of public service announcements saying there is still time; use local person- alities. Community • Include "There's Still Time" flyer and /or other materials in Council or other com- munications with constituents. • Distribute "There's Still Time" flyer at all government offices that have public con- tact- public assistance, motor vehicle, employ- ment, and so forth. • Include flyer and /or other "There's Still Time" materials in utility bills and pay- checks. • Follow up with tenant organization presi- dents to ensure distribution of the "There's Still Time" flyer. • Continue to make available Language Assis- tance Guides at government offices pro- viding services to limited or non - English speaking persons. (d) Nonresponse Follow- up04/26/90- 06/06/90 Media • Schedule press conference for highest - elected official to alert community that enumerators will be visiting homes, show how enumerators can be identified, and encourage cooperation. • Schedule and /or piggyback other media opportunities to alert, identify, and encour- age cooperation. Community • Distribute flyers identifying enumerators at all government offices with public con- tact- public assistance, motor vehicle, employ- ment, and so forth. • Follow up with tenant association presi- dents and /or committee to ensure distri- bution of follow -up flyers. Page 19 • Include appropriate materials in Council and other communications with constitu- ents. • Include flyer with utility bills and public assistance, local government, and busi- ness paychecks. (e) Were You Counted 06/07/90- 06/30/90 Media • Schedule press conference for highest - elected official to announce the final push for a complete count and publicize the "Were You Counted" form and telephone assistance number. • Schedule and /or piggyback other media opportunities. Community • Follow up with tenant association presi- dents to ensure distribution of "Were You Counted" forms. B. Government Employee Initiative - Government employees located throughout the com- munity can be a significant force in census promo- tion. Thus, the goal of this initiative is to make government employees "census smart" by suggest- ing a series of awareness activities that govern- ments can implement for their employees. 1. Precensus Activities Now - 03/22/90 (a) Place census posters encouraging employ- ees to be counted in all government offices. (b) Place bumper stickers on government vehi- cles, except police, showing "Census Day April 1." (c) Begin (October 1989) distributing "all employee" memoranda on the importance of the cen- sus. 2. Census Week 03/23/90- 03/31/90 (a) (b) 1990 CENSUS GOVERNMENTS PROMOTION HANDBOOK Include message urging the return of the questionnaire in employee paychecks. Send all employees a memorandum reiter- ating the importance of the census to the community and urging questionnaire return. Include information about assistance cen- ters and assistance numbers, as appropri- ate. COMPLETE COUNT PROGRAM 9