Yes, you are right. E-mails are a cyber-nothing. Make it a physical demonstration. A card, letter, flowers, gift basket, whatever strikes your heart (and wallet of course). Make this something the Alaska Postal Service remembers forever.
I’m in the process of putting together a scrapbook of photos, etc. from when she made a campaign stop in Carson City, NV. I also have pictures from the Nevada Day Parade where Todd’s parents were our special guests.