Blue draft Parties press releases Stronach Hits Stride? Jan 25/04 January 25 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Belinda Stronach builds momentum in first week TORONTO, Jan. 25 /CNW/ - As Belinda Stronach wrapped up the first week ofher campaign to become the leader of the new Conservative Party of Canada, she had captured the interest and imagination of thousands across the country. Highlights of the past week include: - From the campaign launch until 4 p.m., Friday, January 23, the belinda.ca website received 9,770,705 hits. - In the same time period, there were 138,758 unique visitors and 686,582 page views. - Close to 19,000 people searched for "Belinda Stronach" on Google on January 20 and 21. - More than 500 people packed into a Vancouver pub to meet Stronach on Wednesday, January 21. - 1354 people attended a breakfast speech by Stronach at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on Friday, January 23, the largest breakfast the Chamber has ever had. - Stronach hosted the best-attended hospitality suite at the Ontario PC Party Policy Convention in Niagara Falls on Friday night. - More than 1000 people have volunteered to join the Stronach team through the website or by calling. - A chair or co-chairs have been appointed in each province, and will lead volunteer teams of party activists. - A youth chair or co-chairs have been appointed in each province, and will lead volunteer teams of party youth activists. Over the course of the week, Stronach encouraged supporters to Join;Recruit; Vote. Join the new Conservative Party, Recruit new members and Vote in March. Stronach's vision is based on the hopes, dreams and aspirations ofindividual Canadians; she believes that party policy must be formed from thegrassroots up, not top-down by the leader; and she promises open and inclusivedialogue with Canadians about how to achieve our goals. For further information: Andrew Skaling, Belinda Stronach Campaign, (613) 297-0566 Search : © Copyright 2003 BlueDraft. All rights reserved.