Call to action on S.1315 in the US Congress

FILVETS CAMPAIGN - U.S. House will Vote on S.1315 on Wednesday 21 May

Urgent YOU CALL, FAX OR EMAIL your US Representative

to Support S.1315 and Ensure Benefits to FILIPINO WW2 BENEFITS

We Will Lose IF YOU DO NOT DO IT NOW!

To All FILAMS:

The House will vote on S1315 on Wednesday. FOR US TO WIN, ALL FILAMS MUST CALL YOUR US REPRESENTATIVES NOW TO VOTE YES FOR S.1315 AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BENEFITS FOR FILIPINO WWII VETERANS ARE IN IT!

S.1315 was passed by the US Senate last month, benefits all veterans, and important to us FilAms, includes benefits for our Filipino WWII veterans.

Call on your US Representative, or telephone, fax, or email them, NOW!!

The contact information for your Congressman is on http://www3.capwiz.com/c-span/dbq/officials/. Or email your message using the process below. The message is: I AM (your name), A VOTER FROM (your home town/city), (your home state). I ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT S.1315 AND ENSURE THE BENEFITS ARE IN IT FOR THE FILIPINO WW2 VETERANS.

Armando 'Doy' Heredia
Natl Exec Dir, NaFFAA
Natl Fed of Filipino American Assns
- the Natl Orgn and Voice of FilAms for Unity & Empowerment
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TO SEND EMAIL MESSAGE TO YOUR US REPRESENTATIVE:

I know many of you have never called a politician or anything like that in your life, but you must have an Internet connection to receive this message. IF YOU HAVE NOT CALLED OR FAX, YOU SHOULD EMAIL YOUR US REPRESENTATIVE NOW.

IF YOU HESITATE TO SPEAK TO THEM, EMAIL THEM. Just follow the following steps to send an email message directly to your Congressperson.

Print this page as a guide or copy it in a piece of paper. Each step below is detailed but really easy.

1. Open your web browser and go to http://www3.capwiz.com/c-span/dbq/officials/
2. Enter your zip code and click on GO. You will go to a new page with the list of your elected officials.
3. On the bottom of the leftmost column, click on the name of your US Representative.
4. You will go to a new page with your Representative's photo and contact information. Click on SEND MESSAGE in blue under the photo.
5. You will go to a new page where you will type in and send your message.

1. In the subject box, enter: SUPPORT S1315 AND DO NOT AMEND FILIPINO VETERANS BENEFITS.
2. Click on the right arrow on the Issue Area and select VETERANS AFFAIRS in the very end of the list
3. In the message box, enter: I AM A VOTER FROM (your home town/city), (your home state). I ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT S.1315 AND DO NOT AMEND THE BENEFITS IN IT FOR FILIPINO WW2 VETERANS.
4. Type in your name in the Name box.
5. Complete Part 2 with your contact information. This is important. It will show to the US Representative that you are indeed from his voting district.
6. Make sure the REMEMBER ME box is checked.
7. Click the SEND MESSAGE in blue in the bottom. You will get an acknowledgement page that your message has been sent.
   

When you have sent your message, help each of your family and friends of voting age to do the same thing. Add the web page to your list of FAVORITES so you can use it for follow-up messages later. That is it. DO IT RIGHT NOW!

National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA)
email: press@naffaa.org
phone: 202.986.1153
web: http://www.naffaa.org

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