Input to Congressional District Calendars

If you need help, email Denis: fairfaxGrassroots@gmail.com

✪ Objective: Purpose of these calendars is to encourage individuals and groups to volunteer in districts around the state. Secondarily, the calendar can help organizations plan activities, by viewing what else is going on the district

✪ Entering events
Connect events to your District Calendar via Dropdown menu selection. Once saved, items automatically appear on Virginia Grassroots website.

☆ Alway check calendar first to be sure event is not already there! (Feel free to edit if you have more or better info)

Manual entry

  • In your Google Calendar, click on day and time. Fill out form. Save.

    From Meetup Calendar

  • In meetup listing, Click on "Add to Calendar," select Google. Should fill in info.
  • Be sure to add link to original listing.

    From shared Google calendar

  • Click on item; Open "More Actions" menu; Select "Copy to VA-X".
  • Event naming format

    VA-10: Vienna Canvass for Wexton
    1. District #:
    (items are on multiple calendars, some in DC or MD, so please use VA-x.)
    2. Location.
    3. Type of activity
    4. Other stuff (title is often truncated, most important words should be 1st)

    ✪ Private addresses
    Please DO NOT include private addressed in the listing. These calendars are posted publicly. For location, write something like, "Private location, email for address." (Put email, phone, web link, in the description)

    ✪ Contact info/Sponsor
    Please try to include a more info link: email, phone, website. If volunteers have questions, or if there has been a change of plans, they can double-check.

    ✪ Recurring events
    Great if a event happens weekly -- you can make it repeat! Use the dropdown menu at the top of the full form, "Does not repeat. Select "Custom." Be sure to select an END date. (CHECK Ends "ON". Use election day if you aren't sure of date.)