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Page 1: "Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in Action Ways to Advocate: Writing to Elected Officials

"Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in "Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in ActionAction

Ways to Advocate:Ways to Advocate:Writing to Elected Writing to Elected

OfficialsOfficials

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"Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in "Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in ActionAction

Send aSend aPERSONALPERSONAL Letter Letter

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"Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in Action

To YOURTo YOUR Elected Officials Elected Officials

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"Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in Action

From From YOUYOU!!!!

Name, Address, Phone Number, EmailName, Address, Phone Number, Email

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"Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in Action

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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"Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in Action

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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"Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in Action

Get Help If NeededGet Help If Needed

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"Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in Action

Things to RememberThings to Rememberwhen youwhen you

WRITE YOUR LETTER …WRITE YOUR LETTER …

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"Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in Action

Be NEATBe NEAT

PRINTPRINT oror TYPETYPE

DebDeb

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"Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in Action

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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"Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in Action

SStraighttraight

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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"Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in Action

SShorthort

One PageOne Page

No “Fluff”No “Fluff”

K.I.S.S.S.S.SK.I.S.S.S.S.S

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"Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in Action

SSimpleimple

Easy LanguageEasy Language

K.I.S.S.S.S.SK.I.S.S.S.S.S

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"Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in Action

SSincereincere

Why is this important?Why is this important?

Write from your HEART!Write from your HEART!

K.I.S.S.S.S.SK.I.S.S.S.S.S

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"Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in Action

SSweetweet

Be PoliteBe Polite

““Thank You”Thank You”

K.I.S.S.S.S.SK.I.S.S.S.S.S

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"Letter Writing", (c) 2007, Advocates in Action

Prepared byAdvocates in Action

Box 41528Providence RI 41528

(401) 785-2028

www.advocatesinaction.org