Posts in "Matt Eggleton"

UC-Irvine Welcome Week Recruiting

Sep 28, 2011 at 3:46 PM

On Monday, September 19th, Young Americans for Liberty at UC-Irvine attended the Anteater Involvement Fair. From approximately 11 AM to 3 PM, over 80 sign-ups were attained for the UCI YAL chapter (including their name, email, phone, etc).

Here is how we did it: Stand in front of your table with a smile on your face, ready to approach people. If someone even glances your way, walk next to them and ask them a simple question. Try to get them to smile, laugh, or just stop walking. I would usually ask something like, "You look like someone who likes freedom! Am I right!?" When he/she says yes, respond with "Then our club is perfect for you!"

UC Irvine “Visualize The Debt” Event Report

Apr 13, 2011 at 11:28 AM

By Matthew Eggleton

A few months ago, YAL at UCI displayed a debt clock; although, we used PVC pipe to construct our clock. Unfortunately, we received less than a dozen new sign-ups at that time. This time around, I knew what to do different, and thus had much better results. I was motivated by the media outlets who came to cover us, and I started to have fun with it. Once you find out ways to have fun, you can run a very successful event. That is what I was doing wrong before – I didn’t come up with ways to make it fun for everyone.

This video goes over the event, our press release, media coverage, and how we got over 140 people to sign our petition:

Our main media coverage can be found below:

National Debt "Clock" Event at UC Irvine

Jan 24, 2011 at 12:19 PM

By Matthew Eggleton

On January 18th-19th, the Young Americans for Liberty club at UC Irvine protested against government spending by displaying a homemade national debt clock for all students to see. This was done during the busiest time of the day (11AM - 3PM), in the busiest place on campus (Student Center). The event was recorded and uploaded by Campus Reform; the video can be viewed below: