6 p.m. – 8 p.m. | Meet the Class Reception
Location TBA
8:30 a.m. | Breakfast & check in
Hampton Inn Lake Charles Lobby & Main Meeting Room
3175 Holly Hill Road, Lake Charles, LA 70601
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Lake Charles Training Day I
Hampton Inn Lake Charles Main Meeting Room
3175 Holly Hill Road, Lake Charles, LA 70601
9 a.m. – 11 a.m.| Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Debrief
Mid-program reflection & discussion on topics covered weeks 1-3.
Trainer: Raegan Carter
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Public Speaking & Image
Build and maintain confidence in the campaign spotlight
Trainer: Nomica Guillory
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch Presentation & Break
TV, Radio & Online advertisements.
Sponsor: Rougarou Consulting
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Media Relations II
Create materials for media, build media plan, review online & on-camera best practices.
Trainer: Stephanie Ryan Milan
4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Stump Speech Practice
Continue round 1 of stump speech delivery & feedback.
Trainers: Emerge Louisiana Board of Directors
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Class Dinner
Steamboat Bill’s on the Lake
1004 N Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast & check in
Hampton Inn Lake Charles Lobby & Main Meeting Room
3175 Holly Hill Road, Lake Charles, LA 70601
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Lake Charles Training Day II
Hampton Inn Lake Charles Lobby & Main Meeting Room
3175 Holly Hill Road, Lake Charles, LA 70601
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Field Campaigns 101
Understand the importance of direct voter contact, base-building, and GOTV in winning campaigns; master door-to-door canvassing.
Trainer: Jennifer Harding
12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Mastering the VAN & Digital Field
Overview of the voter file & online tools for field campaigns. A working lunch session.
Trainer: Tricia McMullen
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Flex Time
Headshots, Emerge video testimonials, board member visits
Trainer: Melanie Oubre
Pre-Work assignments to prepare for upcoming Lake Charles Training
Homework assignments to complete following the Alexandria Training
I am NOT expecting homework to be completed by next weekend… but you should send out thank you notes to your Emerge donors ASAP!!
Hotel Information
Hampton Inn Lake Charles
3175 Holly Hill Road, Lake Charles, LA 70601
Rooms are available Friday & Saturday night. $119/night. You have the option to share rooms with a fellow class member or not.
Group Name | Emerge Louisiana
Online booking | https://secure3.hilton.com/en_US/hp/reservation/book.htm?execution=e1s1
Code for online booking | EML
Phone | (337) 480-6443
Hotel Staff Contacts | Kara McKowen & Alicia Bouttee
Map:
Class Officers
**Please offer to help if you didn’t sign up for a class officer shift in January**
Menus
See the menu for the class dinner here.
Lunch menu items: The Velvet Pig Salad, Vegan & Non-Vegan Pad Thai Entree, Fried Rice Chicken Entree, Jambalaya, and more!
Continental breakfast provided by the Hampton Inn: Coffee, juice, fruit, cereal, oatmeal, grits, waffles, sausage, eggs, toast, biscuits, bagels, muffins…
More Information Coming Soon!
Attire | Attire for Friday & Saturday is business casual. SUNDAY ATTIRE: CASUAL!! Wear comfortable walking shoes on Sunday and look at the weather forecast for clothes to keep you comfortable outside. We will be canvassing.
Carpooling | You are encouraged to carpool with your Emerge sisters to Alexandria! Please facilitate those plans on your own.
Bring from home | Notebook, pens, phone charger, headphones, tuition installments, homework, pre-work, a script for your Emerge testimonial video (30 seconds to 1 minute in length), your win number and vote deficit number.