Citizen Advocate: A Report For Members Of WISPIRG
WISPIRG.ORG HOW YOU CAN HELP MEMBERSHIP

To Our Members

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Bruce Speight, WISPIRG Advocate

Dear WISPIRG member,

Summer will be well underway by the time you get this letter. You’re probably making sure that you have your plans for travel lined up. For us here at WISPIRG, we’re making sure we have enough clipboards.

The summer represents a huge opportunity for our campaign and fundraising efforts—hundreds of college students and others will spend their summer canvassing for WISPIRG.

I started out as a canvasser (I won’t tell you how many years ago that was...) and I still find canvassing such an affirming experience. One person, talking to another person, and another person, and another person, until we have the support we need to win victories like the state subsidy disclosure bill we passed in March (see page 1), the important drug safety bill we passed last year, and many others I expect we’ll see later in the year.

Frankly, we couldn’t do this important work if people like you didn’t take the time to listen to the canvasser and get out your credit card or checkbook.

Thanks again for your support, and the support I hope you’ll renew this summer.

Sincerely,

Bruce Speight
Advocate

WISPIRG
Citizen Advocate
Summer 2008
Vol. 20, No. 3


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