ways to advocate: writing to elected officials
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Ways to Advocate: Writing to Elected Officials. Send a PERSONAL Letter. To YOUR Elected Officials. From YOU !!. Name, Address, Phone Number, Email. Tell them Who You Are!. You Vote = You’re their BOSS. Tell them Why You’re Writing!. What do you want?. Vote yes or no - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Ways to Advocate:Ways to Advocate:Writing to Elected Writing to Elected
OfficialsOfficials
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Send aSend aPERSONALPERSONAL Letter Letter
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From From YOUYOU!!!!
Name, Address, Phone Number, EmailName, Address, Phone Number, Email
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Tell them Who You Are!Tell them Who You Are!
You Vote = You Vote =
You’re their BOSSYou’re their BOSS
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Tell them Why You’re Tell them Why You’re Writing!Writing!
What do you want?What do you want?
Vote yes or noVote yes or no
Please write backPlease write back
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Things to RememberThings to Rememberwhen youwhen you
WRITE YOUR LETTER …WRITE YOUR LETTER …
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Remember to K.I.S.S.S.S.SRemember to K.I.S.S.S.S.S
KEEPKEEP ITIT … …STRAIGHTSTRAIGHT
SHORTSHORTSIMPLESIMPLE
SINCERESINCERESWEETSWEET
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Get right to the point,Get right to the point,
right away!right away!
I’m writing I’m writing because…because…
K.I.S.S.S.S.SK.I.S.S.S.S.S
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SShorthort
One PageOne Page
No “Fluff”No “Fluff”
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Easy LanguageEasy Language
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Why is this important?Why is this important?
Write from your HEART!Write from your HEART!
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Be PoliteBe Polite
““Thank You”Thank You”
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