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does anyone have a website for accessing newspapers to write the PAN letters to??? ----- Original Message ----- From: Leo Fuhr <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 6:06 AM Subject: Re: action and internet address for info > In regards to taking political action, each pwp should do what he/she can. > I write letters to my congressmen, letters to my local and the larger city > papers, ask for signatures on petitions that PAN has sent and have sent > letters ready for signature to my relatives addressed to their > congressional rep/senator. I use the sample letters from PAN or offered by > other listmembers as examples. > > All my senators,representatives have responded, 2 or 3 favorably. Two of > my relatives received favorable response letters from their senators. > Calling the congressional offices also can be effective, esp. if you geet > the name of the aide who is familiar with health legislation. Then, get > that aide's name and extension so you can keep talking w/the same person > whenever you call. > > The names, addresses, phone #'s of a congressional rep/sen can be found > at:<http://www.thomas.loc.gov/> Just click on either house or senate > directories. Now you are on your way to being a grass roots advocate for > Parkinson's disease research! > > Jeanette Fuhr > <[log in to unmask]> > > ---------- > From: Joan Hartman <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: action > Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 8:48 PM > > 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 > > > > > > >