FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Re: Sample letter #2

[Christian Kessler <northraven@xxxxxxxxx>]

this is great, but it is important to personalize your letter.  an 
organized campaign of identical letters [or worse, preprinted or 
automatically generated letters from a website] is far less convincing 
than individual letters, and folks in the business of receiving lots of 
constituent [or similar] mail are very attuned to what they are 
receiving.  jck

Phil Kenny wrote:

>Again, in the interest of time, here is a letter I condensed from Ned's
>note, that you are free to personalize and send along. I hope it is of =
>use
>to some.
>
>
>Via fax: 757-331-4565
>
>Dear Mr. Pruitt:
>
>I appreciate all that your Division has done to keep us all safe on the
>span, in the tunnels, and on the islands.  I understand that the extra
>burden of keeping track of birdwatchers - and checking our permits and
>licenses - is a chore that most any Security force would sooner be =
>without,
>like so many additional duties we all carry after the 11th of September.
>However, I would ask that you reconsider your position to close the =
>northern
>three islands to birders. We take such tremendous pleasure from watching =
>the
>ducks and other birds out there that our lives as Virginia =
>wildlife-watchers
>would be severely curtailed.  It would be like ending deer season
>permanently in a whole county because of the possibility that one hunter
>will be a threat to security. =20
>
>Birders have visited the islands for 41 years without incident.  All =
>genuine
>problems of which we are aware have been occasioned by people stopping
>without authorization.
>
>Birders contribute thousands of dollars per year to the CBBT and tens of
>thousands of dollars to the Eastern Shore, where ecotourism - thanks to =
>the
>CBBT in part - is flourishing.
>
>Thank you for your consideration.=20
>
>                       Very truly yours,
>
>Phil Kenny
>1731 Killarney Court
>Vienna VA 22182-2133
>philkenny1@xxxxxxx
>H 703-255-5423
>M 571-226-6690
>
>
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