Father's Day June 18th 

How can you make a real impact on the future of peace in just a few hours? Keep reading.

Goal: To give fathers an opportunity to express their love for their children in a lasting and meaningful way by promoting support for a U.S. Dept. of Peace.

Here’s the simple plan:

1. Find a photograph of yourself with your children, old or new. If you’re not a Dad, then use an old photo of you and your father.

2. Write something about the link between a father’s love and your belief in the Dept. of Peace. Dedicate it to your children, or to your Dad. Specifically, ask the postcard recipient to actively support the bill in any way they can. (Remember to include the bill numbers, HR. 3760 and S. 1756 along with web address).

3. Take your photo and your words and make a postcard from it. There should be at least two versions, one for Congressional committee Members and your own Representatives, and one for everyone else. (Or craft a briefer message and leave room to write a personal note with the key request).

4. There are two easy ways to create your 4”x 6”postcard:

a. Online through a service such as Snapfish.com. Follow their simple directions and you should have them finished and in hand within a week.

b. Bring your picture and words to a print shop, like Kinkos, have them create the finished postcard.

5. While you’re waiting for your postcards to arrive, be sure to visit the U.S. Postal Service and buy 24 cent stamps. Now you are ready to mail!

a. Send it to your Representative and two Senators

b. Next, send it to all committee Members where the bill has been sent, specifically requesting a hearing on the Dept. of Peace legislation. See list of committee Members addresses click here (scroll to bottom of page).

c. Get creative: send it to community leaders you would like to get involved in the campaign and anyone else you wish to share the idea of a Dept. of Peace with.

We encourage you to send 50-100 such postcards during the week before (June 10-17) Father’s Day, June 18th.

Imagine a flood of postcards crisscrossing the nation, arriving in hundreds and thousands of mailboxes just in time for Father’s Day!

What a truly wonderful way for fathers everywhere to express their love for their children, to remind themselves, and others, of that feeling you had when you first held that brand new child in your arms – when all you wanted to do was love them and keep them safe.

The Department of Peace can be that security blanket and the structure of fulfillment for a more peaceful world.

House Committee on Education and the Workforce
http://edworkforce.house.gov/

Chair: Howard McKeon (R-CA 25th)
Main District Office:
26650 The Old Rd., Ste. 203
Santa Clarita, CA 91381
Phone: (661) 254-2111
Fax: (661) 254-2380


Ranking Minority: George Miller (D-CA 7th)
Main District Office:
1333 Willow Pass Rd., #203
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 602-1880
Fax: (925) 674-0983



House Committee on Government Reform
http://reform.house.gov/

Chair: Tom Davis (R-VA 11th)
Main District Office:
4115 Annandale Rd., Ste. 103
Annandale, VA 22003
Phone: (703) 916-9610
Fax: (703) 916-9617

Ranking Minority: Henry Waxman (D-CA-30th) -
Main District Office:
8436 W. 3rd St., #600
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: (323) 651-1040
Fax: (323) 655-0502


House International Relations
http://www.house.gov/international_relations/

Chair: Henry Hyde (R-IL 6th)
Main District Office:
50 E. Oak St., Ste. 200
Addison, IL 60101
Phone: (630) 832-5950
Fax: (630) 832-5969

Ranking Minority: Tom Lantos (D-CA-12nd)
Main District Office:
400 S. El Camino Real, #410
San Mateo, CA 94402
Phone: (650) 342-0300
Fax: (650) 375-8270


House Judiciary Committee
http://judiciary.house.gov/

Chair: James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R-WI-5th
Main District Office:
120 Bishops Way, Ste. 154
Brookfield, WI 53005
Phone: (262) 784-1111
Fax: (262) 784-9437

Ranking Minority: John Conyers (D-MI-14th
Main District Office:
231 W. Lafayette Blvd., 669 Fed. Bldg.
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: (313) 961-5670
Fax: (313) 226-2085



Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs http://hsgac.senate.gov/

Chair: Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Main District Office:
202 Harlow St., #204
Bangor, ME 04401
Phone: (207) 945-0417
Fax: (207) 990-4604

Ranking Member: Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT)
Main District Office:
1 Constitution Plz., 7th Fl.
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: (860) 549-8463
Fax: (860) 549-8478