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They wouldn't dare ignore us if we were coalesced into a national network, instead of an individual here, there, and everywhere--we don't have clout that way--and I'm not proposing to become another organization, but a grass-roots network of regional leaders? contact points? reaching out to our local "sphere of influence" to mobilize and support whatever grass roots efforts are required for a given purpose, i.e., letter writing at a critical time, petition drives, whatever. Let's connect! What do you think? Charlotte > you can just email them if you'd like...they are really quick to > respond....Joan > [log in to unmask] or contact Micke Claeys at > [log in to unmask] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nita Andres <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 6:19 PM > Subject: Re: action > > > > Yes I know the feeling about the senators. I must have a very unusual > > legislator. I just don't know what else to do. I will try to find PAN's > number > > and call sometime tomorrow. They have always encouraged us to write. > Another > > letter to the president can't hurt. Thank you for responding. , Nita > > > > Joan Hartman wrote: > > > > > I, too,have written....three times to Senator Finestein with no response > or > > > acknowledgement and the first time to Cong. Packard who did acknowledge > my > > > letter with a letter of his own with incorrect info in it re Udall > > > funding...PAN helped me correct his misinformation which I did send to > him > > > but I have yet to hear back...I also wrote the White House with no > > > ackowledgment...Joan Hartman > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Clare Wilson <[log in to unmask]> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 4:35 PM > > > Subject: Re: action > > > > > > > In a message dated 8/24/99 9:06:39 AM Mountain Daylight Time, > > > > [log in to unmask] writes: > > > > > > > > << have no idea how to organize this group into political activists > so I > > > > am asking that you write. >> > > > > > > > > Nita, I have been following the formatted letters suggested by PAN > > > > and written to my congressmen about the Udall funding several times. > > > Also, > > > > PAN developed a "letter to the editor" which I adapted and sent > > > > recently to one of our newspapers....have never had a reply from the > > > > congressmen, except to acknowledge my input, and continue to check > > > > the editorial page to see if my letter is printed. The PAN letters > are so > > > > easy to use and my total time spent in preparation per mailing is l > hour. > > > > I'm sure all these letters are in the archives for all of us to use. > > > > Clare Wilson > > > > > >