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Tips on Letter Writing

These tips will help you write a persuasive letter to a politician, administrator, landowner or media outlet:

  • Keep it short: one page and one issue.
  • Identify yourself and the issue.
  • Focus on your main points.
  • Make it personal: why the issue matters to you and how it affects you, your family, and your community.
  • Ask for a reply. Include your name and address on both your letter and envelope.
  • Trust your voice. Be polite and take a firm position in your letter.
  • Please feel free to copy us on your letter as we value the voice of our supporters.