New Lakeland billboards up today (6/22)

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New Lakeland billboards up today (6/22)

Postby John Kieffer on June 22nd, 2010, 12:54 pm

Our new Atheists of Florida billboards are now up at 5 locations in Lakeland, Florida, as of 6/22.

This is a photo of our billboard on Combee road near Crystal Lake (labeled #1 on map below) ...

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Billboard locations ...

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Re: New Lakeland billboards up today (6/22)

Postby TampaMike on June 22nd, 2010, 1:12 pm

Very nice sign. :)
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Re: New Lakeland billboards up today (6/22)

Postby John Kieffer on June 22nd, 2010, 2:30 pm

Billboard locations (larger map) ...


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Re: New Lakeland billboards up today (6/22)

Postby John Kieffer on June 22nd, 2010, 2:44 pm

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EllenBeth, director of the Lakeland chapter of Atheists of Florida, seen in photo, designer of the AofF billboard.


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Re: New Lakeland billboards up today (6/22)

Postby TampaMike on June 22nd, 2010, 3:08 pm

I still miss the one on Fowler. :(
Doubt I will make it out to Lakeland to see the new ones, but its nice to see they are there. I think this one sticks out a little more than the last one.
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Re: New Lakeland billboards up today (6/22)

Postby JoseyWales on June 22nd, 2010, 3:11 pm

Very nice signs - an unoffending and unifying message.
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Re: New Lakeland billboards up today (6/22)

Postby TampaMike on June 22nd, 2010, 3:24 pm

lol, a billboard with nothing but AoF would be offending to some of those people in lakeland. pity.
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Re: New Lakeland billboards up today (6/22)

Postby Celestial Teapot on June 23rd, 2010, 12:14 am

Any media coverage yet?
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Re: New Lakeland billboards up today (6/22)

Postby Benjamin Geiger on June 23rd, 2010, 3:57 pm

Sadly, we weren't the only ones to get this idea.

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Re: New Lakeland billboards up today (6/22)

Postby EB Wachs on June 23rd, 2010, 7:08 pm

No, not sad! It's an awesome thing! Let's hope this goes viral! This message and this billboard needs to get out across the country coast to coast! I would gladly share the design with anyone that wants it!

I spoke to one of the NC Secular Org members earlier and he was also thrilled about our campaign.

They are having a planning meeting tonight and are going to announce something big so we will keep our ears to the ground!
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Re: New Lakeland billboards up today (6/22)

Postby EB Wachs on June 23rd, 2010, 7:10 pm

jedg.1987 wrote:Any media coverage yet?


Tonight on Fox13 at 10pm
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Gotta Love Fox13 News - Always "Fair and Balanced"

Postby JoseyWales on June 23rd, 2010, 10:31 pm

Some pasty inbred Fox13 News anchor announces: "Several new billboards have cropped up in a Bay Area community and some people are not happy at the message behind them." Let's not suggest that some folks [like me] are happy with the billboard's message.

In fact the "some people" in the news piece seemed to include one irate citizen and three irate Fox13 News personalities, interjecting their editorial observations on the billboard's message and it's deeper and possibly more sinister purpose.
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Re: New Lakeland billboards up today (6/22)

Postby mtoohey on June 24th, 2010, 1:46 am

Hello Florida!!!

Greetings from fellow Atheists in Charlotte, NC!!

Great Job on your billboard campaign!!! Apparently great minds think alike!!
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Re: New Lakeland billboards up today (6/22)

Postby John Kieffer on June 24th, 2010, 8:40 am

mtoohey wrote:Hello Florida!!!

Greetings from fellow Atheists in Charlotte, NC!!

Great Job on your billboard campaign!!! Apparently great minds think alike!!


Greetings back at ya! Great job as well ... I understand that one of your billboards (shown being installed below) is on the "Billy Graham Parkway" in Charlotte.

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Re: New Lakeland billboards up today (6/22)

Postby anna on June 27th, 2010, 9:19 am

mtoohey wrote:Hello Florida!!!

Greetings from fellow Atheists in Charlotte, NC!!

Great Job on your billboard campaign!!! Apparently great minds think alike!!


Sorry guys yours has been vandalized. Hope you won't have to pay for the new one. And make sure there is lots of publicity on this.
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