Remember the Boy Scout prmise to do at least one good deed a day? I
asked myself. What have I done today to promote the Bill's passage?
Among other things, I called my Congressman's office to determine if he
was indeed a cosponsor.
l. I asked his office for thirty printed copies of the bill to
distribute at our meeeting, for discussion.
2. I ran off a sheet of self-sticking address labels which had the
following information:
MY CONGRESSMAN, AND SENATORS' NAMES.
MORRIS K. UDALL PARKINSON'S RESEARCH BILL
S 535 HR 1260
CAPITAL SWITCHBOARD 1-800-962 3524
THEN I PEELED OFF ONE OF THESE LABELS AND STUCK IT ON MY DESK, 15" FROM
MY TELPHONE. Bring such address label stickers to your next support
group meeting. Imagine sheets and sheets of sticker reminders with the
names of key or negative legislators. Give the surplus stickers to your
family, your neigbors and friends, even passer-bys. Stick themm on the
neighbor's dog, or cat, so they can carry the message to your
neighbor. Stick them on your refrigerater...neat idea? I saw a cartoon
in which two elephants were conversing. One had stickum reminder notes
all over himself. He explained to his elephant friend he no longer had
an elephant's memory. Stickums, an idea whose time has come? ALSO, ASK
YOUR LEGISLATORS FOR ORIGINAL COPIES OF THE BILL FROM YOUR GOVERNMENT
PRINTING HOUSE. Yes, I realize this is an international list.
3. A man from Massachusetss. recently E-Mailed some cleverly designed
Petition Forms. Take such Petition Form to the core centers of your
community, the malls. Set up a table, with the mall manager's
permission, and insurance if required. My Lords and Ladies, you are now
ready to EXERCISE,no, I don't mean mall-walking... You are about to
EXERCISE an historic right, the constitutionally guaranteed right to
petition YOUR government. At one time I was fortunate to attend a Church
which had two very innovative co-Pastors. On the Sunday closest to July
4th a fifer and a drummer, both in Revolutionary war costumes, were
playing at the Church entrance. The Church was built in 1792. T.O. (Time
Out for a joke?) Who was that piccolo I saw you out with last night?"
"That was no piccolo, that was my fife."
Back to the table in the mall. One group used a fiddler who called
himself, the Mad Fiddd ler." No one knew how to get him to a
coda,hefiddled and people and shop owners were mad, in every sense of
the word. Bagpiper, Fiddler, orgaan-grinder, attract a crowd....Sounds
like street musicians? Set up a TABLE, have fun, let your imagination
take over
As a Psychologist I worked with young children. In giving tests we
referred to the seduction process. It was necessary to capture the
child's attention to establish test rapport. I had a wire frame toy
called Shakey-Jake. Using a metal styllus, the youngster had to stay
within the twisting and ccnvoluted wire to prevent a buzzer from
sounding. Such a toy on your PD Mall table would be a challenge and
attraction to young and old alike. A caveat, you might be sued for
practicing medicine without a license. Some undiagnosed PWP, may ask
about his tremer and his inability to keep the buzzer from gong off.
4. My daughter made a PD circle/slash flag for the table.
5. Your turn for ideas!
