A few comments.
passersby
Oh come ON, global. You were so close to adequate with this one. Millennial wordjoining[sic] showed a certain laissez-cassé . You bête!
You have to protest yourself
I bet that's not what they said. More smooth copy-editing, global.
In General
- Involve the pros, early and often.
- be wary of volunteers; even this one which your cousin's wife's buddy says is cool. Some people volunteer for the wrong reasons.
- don't put your address on the flyers; name and email only
- don't let your cat out ever, but this case is different and we all get that.