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America's Cup- Become part of the Facebook Generation

by Michelle Slade on 19 Sep 2010
The Facebook campaign is aimed at influencing City Hall BMW Oracle Racing Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://www.bmworacleracing.com

America's Cup Organizing Committee-SF is making a big push for public support for the AC34 in San Francisco.

It's vital right now to both the San Francisco city government and BMW Oracle Racing to have a tangible show of support to indicate that AC34 should be in San Francisco.

To show your support for the AC34 in San Francisco:

* Post Facebook message: www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-Americas-Cup-34-to-San-Francisco-Bay/336114108053

* Send email of support to the Mayor's office: gavin.newsom@sfgov.org

* Send email of support to BMW ORACLE Racing: media@bmworacleracing.com

* Post Twitter message: http://www.twitter.com/34thAC

Their aim is to - we're aiming for 10,000 names on the Facebook page and hopefully thousands of letters to the Mayor's office.
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