HEMPCAR NEWS

Greetings everyone and thanks for your support. As we end the fifth
week of Hempcar's campaign we are excited by our progress and by the
many wonderful contacts we have made. After 5 weeks of 14 hour days
the website is starting to move. We've accumulated 32,000 hits and
just made the front page of several large websites. Judging from the
bandwidth we are moving we will probably have 8000-10000 hits in the
next two days. We would like to thank everyone for the generous offers
we have received and for the generally high regard that this project
has had. FYI: Kellie and I (Grayson) have done all of the web
programming, site administration and promotions thus far. Amy will be
joining the endeavor at the start of the new year, handling west coast
administration and promotions. We are still a long way from meeting
our financial goals. We have to raise approximately $5000 by March
1st, and another $10,000 by July 4th. However, much of the cost of
this project has already been defrayed by the generous contributions
made by several key people. Read on to find out who is doing what. If
we all work together Hempcar will be seen by millions, at a time when
the future of hemp looks bleak...

Happy new year to all, Grayson & Kellie
crew@hempcar.org
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HEMPCAR FUEL:
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We have been informed that Don Wirtshafter (The Ohio Hempery) and Sean
Crew (Hemp Oil Canada) are attempting to procure the 400 gallons of
hemp oil necessary for this journey. Don will then process the fuel
into hemp biodiesel. This is no small contribution. The oil alone
would cost $4000-$8000 at market prices. We then must ship the fuel,
30 gallons at a time, to various locations throughout our journey.
Special thanks to Don and Sean for this tremendous effort.

http://www.hempery.com
http://www.hempoilcan.com
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HEMPCAR PRESS:
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Hempcar made several front pages this week, among them:

Nerdworld: http://www.nerdworld.com
Freezerbox: http://www.freezerbox.com
Kuro5hin: http://www.kuro5hin.org
Cannabis Culture: http://www.cannabisculture.com
We will be appearing in the March issue of Cannabis Culture magazine.

Many other media sources have contacted us. The details are being
negotiated. More next issue.
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HEMPCAR GRAPHICS:
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The car graphics have been donated by Hampton City Councilman Tommy
Gear. Tommy has a printing facility that can manufacture the appliqués
for the car sponsorships. This was a larger expense. Many thanks to
Tommy and Gear-Up Printing. http://www.gearupprinting.com
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HEMPCAR EVENTS:
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We've had so many offers for events that the schedule cannot be
completed until all of the details are worked out. Naturally, we are
leaning toward the functions that will get the car the most exposure.
The basic route has been mapped out and is online at
http://www.hempcar.org/schedule.html The problem with planning is to
make the fuel take us everywhere that the car will be well received.
Please take a look and let us know if you can help facilitate this
voyage.
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HEMPCAR SPONSORS:
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The HIA announced it's support for hempcar last week. We are working
out the details now. NORML's Keith Stroup has stated that he would
like to have NORML graphics on the car. We are working with Keith to
try to get the car to the NORML 4.20 conference where we believe it
will be a good attraction for the many participants and an excellent
opportunity for exposure. Many other organizations have expressed
excitement/interest in this project including: Several state NORML
groups, the Green Party, Sierra Club, and many hard working individuals.
Thanks all!
NEWS FLASH: NORML to sponsor Hempcar, make financial contribution!
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HEMPCAR STREAMING:
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The hempcar journey will be broadcast over the internet. This will
allow everyone to follow our journey. More on this next issue.
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STATWATCH:
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Our webstats show hits from all over the world.
Some of the more interesting:
USGov- 38 hits
US Military- 85 hits
US Edu- 1094 hits
Israel- 49 hits
Total as of 12/26- 31,544 hits
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SERVICES:
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If you have special skills (media production, web programmer,
manufacturer, legal services) and would like to contribute to this
project, please contact us.
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HEMPCAR OUT--------------
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Contact: crew@hempcar.org
Website: http://www.hempcar.org