Leap Day 08 - Quadrennials Unite

Happy Birthday to All!

2008-02-29T19:42:00.000-08:00

And to all a good night!

Be sure to check out the newly designed website of Bremmer & Goris. They helped us with all of our design and campaign strategy. Great team there!
www.goris.com
We've had a big day today and we owe a lot to them!

Two interviews this week.

2008-02-27T19:04:00.000-08:00

Very exciting news...we had two interviews this week. One with the Miami Herald and another with the Naples Daily News. Our hopes are high that our cause will get mentioned in one or both of these pubs this week!

Be on the lookout for us.

Rookie Card's Video

2008-02-27T19:00:00.003-08:00

Check out the video for 2/29 now on youtube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aHeHmD_0zI

embed code just wasn't working for us!

Check out Rookie Card

2008-02-22T09:02:00.000-08:00

We've got some more great support. The group Rookie Card has an awesome song called 229.

Check it out!

http://www.myspace.com/rookiecard

A new video has been uncovered!

2008-02-19T20:19:00.000-08:00

This video has some differing views on leap day. We think it's only fair to show them all.

Vote for our Slogan

2008-02-18T21:29:00.000-08:00

Don't forget to go to our MySpace page and vote for the best slogan for our Leap Day 08 campaign.

February 29 is just right around the corner!

Almost two weeks away!

2008-02-12T07:01:00.001-08:00

We're getting close! The office is buzzing in hopes of what will soon be the last leap day, but the first of many more February 29's!

We can't say any names, but a particular presidential candidate whose name rhymes with Dolama may be focusing on our cause in his next several appearances!

We had an interview tonight!

2008-02-06T22:07:00.000-08:00

As our big day draws near, we are garnering some attention from media outlets. It's very exciting! We had an interview tonight with a reporter in the Northeast and hopefully our story will make headlines across the US.

Keep your fingers crossed quads!

Craig's List postings are out

2008-01-30T10:53:00.000-08:00

Look for us on Craig's list in the "gigs" section of major cities across the country. We are especially trying to touch cities where campaign activity is happening!

A new video!

2008-01-18T08:30:00.000-08:00

This little guy got presents suitable for a one year old for his birthday in 2004...he was actually four by regular accounts, but is a leaper.

MySpace page is up!

2008-01-18T08:20:00.000-08:00

Our recent addition of a MySpace page has connected us with all kinds of other leap day babies. While some may not exactly follow our struggle (citing that the lack of an annual birthday is what makes us special), they haven't grasped the power of AACD and those that suffer from it.

Just wait until you move to an area where the local government won't let you drink until the age of 84!

A few recent news articles

2008-01-14T19:23:00.000-08:00

Leap day and leap year stories are starting to pop up now that 2008 is upon us. Here are two recent news articles we came across. If you are a member of the press, or know one, we are always willing to talk about our plight!

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/857339.html

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/01/06/news/doc47816cfe23178559436739.txt

A new twist on our call for videos

2008-01-07T19:13:00.000-08:00

We have been considering a full on charge to have leapers and our supporters ask presidential hopefuls what they think about our plight. If we do go forward with the campaign, we will be putting a call for submissions up on our YouTube page and on our website.

Since leap year is generally aligned with election years, this would be an excellent opportunity to get candidates on film, answering tough questions about leap day babies and the thought of ending leap year forever! We are still working out the bugs in our idea, but in the mean time, if any supporter would like to ask presidential hopefuls about leap day 08, leap year, or The Quadrennial Council, please do it! Post the video or send them to us to post.

Thanks!

Leap Day 08 - Movie of Support

2008-01-07T19:03:00.001-08:00

This is a great video sent in by a supporter and AACD sufferer. Act Now! Leap Year is here.

Leap Day 08 - Little Lizzie's Story

2008-01-01T20:03:00.001-08:00

Another testimonial from a young quad!

The whole website is up!

2007-12-28T12:08:00.000-08:00

How very exciting! We finally have the entire site live, equipped with testimonials and everything.

http://www.leapday08.com

Be sure to visit often, and keep checking back. We plan to add new features and begin to keep track of our slogan ideas.

Happy Holidays!

2007-12-26T09:45:00.000-08:00

To all quads that celebrate Christmas, we hope you had a wonderful day yesterday! (most of our team here in the office does)

We also wish a Happy Holidays of all types to quads and other supporters.

We look forward to getting in touch with several social networks in the new year. There is a group on MySpace, facebook and even a yahoo mailing list that we plan to reach out to soon.

2008 will be a great year for us all!

Our first honor on youtube!

2007-12-23T10:37:00.000-08:00

Hello all quadrennials!

We just wanted to say thanks again for your support. Stefanie's video garnered an award on youtube as one of the top "linked to" videos of the day in the nonprofit and activism category. We look forward to many more accolades. Thanks for your support, and be sure to view Stefanie's story!

Leap Day 08 - Stefanie's Testimonial

2007-12-21T12:18:00.001-08:00

Another Quadrennial testimonial!

Website updates!

2007-12-20T21:40:00.001-08:00

Our website is getting more robust by the day. We will soon have a lot more content and features up to help gain support and momentum for 2008.

About Us, FAQ's, Statistics and finally now a call for creative help to define our campaign slogan.

We're looking forward to getting it all up soon!

Your videos - Tell Us Your Story!!

2007-12-18T21:40:00.001-08:00

As you've seen on our website and below, we are calling all quad's and supporters to submit videos in support of the Leap Day 08 campaign!

We ask that the messages be those of sympathy and positive action on the part of The Quadrennial Council. Tell us your story! Capture the essence of daily life as a quadrennial!

As you submit/upload your videos, please be sure to tag them or title them (or both) with the words "Leap Day 08" so that the masses can find our messages easily.

Of course, using other words such as leap year, 2008, february, 29, etc. will be very helpful as we attempt to spread the word!

We look forward to leading change in our government through advocacy and education!

Who we are and why we are here!

2007-12-18T11:42:00.001-08:00

We are The Quadrennial Council. A group of motivated individuals focused on improving the living conditions of quadrennials (leapers) everywhere. Leap Day 08 is our campaign to end the unjust stripping of rights of quadrennials the world over.

People born on leap day suffer more than most know. Not being able to celebrate a birthday yearly, actually legally limits our rights. We aren't able to drive until we literally turn 16. We have had some go legally blind by that time - actual age of 64.

We aren't able to vote, drink, and many other age-based activities legally due to the circumstances of our birthday. What's worse, is that many of us suffer from age related confusion because of this. Many of us are forced to identify and interact with people one-fourth our age, because we simply don't fit in with the general public.

We are calling for Leap Day 2008 to be the LAST leap day, and want the government to add a February 29th to every succeeding calendar year!

Join US!!!

Some interesting links

2007-12-17T06:31:00.000-08:00

Here are some interesting links that we have come across. We will be sure to post these in the links section as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/leap_year

http://www.leapyearday.com/hr/index.html

(we are considering a partnership with them)

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/LeapYear.html

Videos!

2007-12-13T19:31:00.000-08:00

We are starting to get some videos from other quads. We have to all approve them before we post, but we are so excited. Please keep an eye out for us on youtube and we'll be sure to link the videos back here as videoblog entries too.

Once we can get a few conventions down, we will likely call for all videos posted on youtube on behalf of leapers to start with certain words so that we can find all of them quickly. Keep checking back!

All kinds of orgs coming out of the woodwork!

2007-12-12T12:27:00.001-08:00

We are so happy to have been lucky enough to find other groups that have gathered to support quadrennials! We will start posting links so that everybody can find them soon enough. We do want to make sure that our organization has a positive impact though. We have come across some groups that aren't as interested in activism, and some that are downright calling for negativity.

We will be sure to screen them and post the best ones for people to learn about and grow the newtork!

Today has been a rough day for the team...

2007-12-11T21:16:00.000-08:00

There are so many logistics to figure out for the big day. So many questions to answer. Are we changing our direction? Will we get enough support in time!

Thanks to everybody that is a part of keeping the wind in our sails!

Marketing Ideas

2007-12-10T21:32:00.000-08:00

We are really getting some steam behind our call to action. We've decided to open up a comments section on our website for marketing talent across the globe to submit ideas to help us in our cause. We've actually garnered a great deal of funding from some well-off leap day babies in the philanthropic community and we're looking to hire a firm for a strategic communications onslaught this Spring!

the team is beaming!

I found a group on mySpace

2007-12-10T20:07:00.000-08:00

We are out there!

there is a group of fellow quadrennials formed on mySpace and we are very excited to hear about them. The group is named "Every Four Years". All my fellow leapers, please look them up and inspire them to mobilize with us this coming February!

Calling all Quad's!

2007-12-10T06:22:00.000-08:00

We're searching for you! If you too were born on February 29th, we need your support.

Our numbers are growing, and this February we will truly get the chance to shine! We have received written responses from three congressmen so far, acknowledging our plight and supporting our cause informally.

If the government can add or subtract an hour at their whimsy, why can't they add one day to a year to give us the same rights as every other citizen?

Check out our new website!

2007-12-09T22:03:00.000-08:00

We are very excited to have our site live now at www.leapday08.com

Check it out for info and resources fellow quads!

Less than three months away!

2007-12-09T21:59:00.000-08:00

I can't believe we are less than three months from the big day! We are determined to make 2008 a standout year for quadrennials all over the world.

Thanks to everybody for your emails, letters and support.