From: larry@ducktales.med.ge.com (Larry Landwehr)
Newsgroups: alt.dads-rights
Subject: Re: Advertisement
Date: 8 Apr 92 02:01:13 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: GE Medical Systems, Magnetic Resonance


We've been having trouble with our news feed and with email for
the last two days. Therefore I'm reposting two posts I made over
the weekend. If you've seen these before please ignore them.



POST #1

This post consists of two parts: a proposed letter to be sent out
to father's groups and a proposal for an ad that they could run.

I will mail out the two pieces on Wednesday April 8th. If anyone
has any ideas to contribute on improving them, please contact me
before then. If you would like your name included as a sponsor of
this idea, then please send email.

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The letter:


Dear Father's Group,

My friend, Jon Wood and I have come up with an idea that you may
be interested in.

We propose that an ad be placed in newspapers all across the United
States.  This ad would appear in the sports section of newspapers. 
It would solicit funds for the hiring of a lobbyist to advocate the
cause of father's rights.  This ad would run on June 21, 1992 -
Father's Day.

We feel that this idea has great merit and has a strong possibility
of raising a significant amount of money.  This money would be used
to improve the image of father's and especially divorced fathers. 
It would also be used to get reasonable legislation passed in
regards to custody and child support.

A proposed advertisement is included with this letter.  You may
modify or change as you see fit.

As you can see the advertisement stresses the idea of equal
opportunity in getting custody of one's children.  This idea is
non-controversial enough that no-one can oppose it without laying
themselves open to the charge of bigotry.  In addition, we believe
that this is a corner stone of the father's movement.  Without
custody, a father has little power.  With enough fathers having
custody, the other laws on custody and support will have to change
to fairness for all.

We ask that you contact other father's groups to combine the money
that you raise with this ad. If you wish, you can receive a list
of addresses of other father's groups by sending us a self-
addressed stamped envelope.  We think it essential that this
advertisement idea be not only a means of raising money, but also
a catalyst in forging father's groups across the country into a
cohesive unified whole.  United we stand, divided we fall.

Thank you for your time and God bless you.

Larry Landwehr

_______________________________________________________________
The advertisement:



           DO YOU WISH YOU COULD SEE YOUR KIDS TODAY?

Are you a divorced father?  Are you the wife of a divorced father?
Do you believe that fathers deserve an equal opportunity in getting
custody of their children? We, INSERT YOUR NAME, are joining other
father's groups all across the nation on this Father's Day in an
attempt to raise money to promote fairness in child custody laws.
Please send any contribution you can make to INSERT YOUR ADDRESS.



POST #2

Hey folks,

I've bit off more than I can chew.

Would you believe that there are at least *590* father's groups in this
country!? I had no idea there were that many. 

I'd like each one to get a copy of the advertisement letter. At 29 cents
a letter, it comes to around $170. I'll do as many as I can, but it *sure*
would be nice to have some volunteers.

What you can do is to volunteer to send out 10, 20, 50 letters or whatever
you can handle. I'll email you the names and addresses. You put an address
and a stamp on each letter and send them out.

If you volunteer, you will most certainly get your name on the letter as a
sponsor!

If you think the ad campaign is a worthwhile effort that deserves some
support, then please help out.

Thank you.
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