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'sYou are subscribed to VA-BIRD. To post to this mailing list, simply send email
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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