Ad Campaign
 
 
CALL
FOR
PEACE
A State-wide Campaign to Run a Full Page Ad in the Indianapolis Star We need to raise $14,000 for an ad that will ask nearly one million Hoosiers to Call for Peace. Will you contribute?
Donate Online Mail a Contribution: P.O. Box 55253, Indianapolis, In 46205. Please send your name and contact information and make the check payable to Progressive Indiana. $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, $1,000 ..... Send what you can. Your donations will be used to pay for a large advertisement in the Indianapolis Star calling for peace. The goal of the ad is to commemorate our troops, advocate for their safe and swift return home, and to bring justice to the men who sent them there. Our hope is to bring the community together and work toward a common goal of peace. Hoosiers For Peace is a Website sponsored by Progressive Indiana. http://donate.progressiveindiana.org/shapeimage_5_link_0
Brought to You By: Progressive Indiana & Hoosiers For Peace Nearly 2500 soldiers have died and more than 900 Hoosier troops are in harms way. Bring them home now. Call for Peace. Send a clear message that threatening a nuclear attack against Iran is a terrible idea. Call for Peace today. How to Take Action: Pasta For Peace
 
 
 
Dear Peacemakers:
 
Pasta for Peace, a state-wide fundraising event on June 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. will bring together people from all over Indiana to talk about peace and share ideas in the beautiful and peaceful setting of The Peace and Learning Center in Eagle Creek Park. This event is sponsored by Hoosiers For Peace and Progressive Indiana. The money will be used to pay for a full-page ad in the Indianapolis Star calling for peace. Tickets are $20 for adults,  $7 for children ages 5-12 and children under 5 eat free. Your ticket includes: Peace sign pasta with marinara, salad, bread, dessert and drinks, inspirational music, art and film as well as a day in the park. Please reserve your seat today by calling 202-9302 or writing heather@hoosiersforpeace.org, heatherreneeallen@yahoo.com. Your tickets will be mailed to you immediately and your name will be placed on a guest list. For more information please contact me and or visit www.hoosiersforpeace.org. Also see the attached formal invitation and ad campaign letter. Thanks in advance for your consideration. I look forward to talking with you soon.
 
In Peace,
 
Heather Allen-Garde
Director, Hoosiers For Peace
www.hoosiersforpeace.org
heather@hoosiersforpeace.org
heatherreneeallen@yahoo.com
202-9302
 
 
Hoosiers for Peace requests the honor of your presence…
 
What: Share Sunday Gravy with Local Progressives at Pasta for Peace. Good Food, Stimulating Conversation, Inspirational Music, Film, and Art and a Silent Auction. Did we mention the pasta was shaped like peace signs? To reserve your seat, call 202-9302 or e-mail heather@hoosiersforpeace.org. Seats are limited and going fast.
 
When: June 25, 2006 from 1 to 4 p.m. (with dinner at 2 p.m.)
 
Where: Indianapolis Peace and Learning Center (6040 DeLong Rd.)
 in Eagle Creek Park.
Why:  Now is the time to spread the word to mainstream America to unite and stand up for peace. Hoosiers for Peace is sponsoring a statewide advertising campaign, which is focused on uniting the community to call for peace. This campaign will cost $14,000. This money will be used to pay for a full-page ad in the Indianapolis Star to ask more than 700,000 Hoosiers to call for peace. To find out more visit www.hoosiersforpeace.org.
 
Cost: Adults $20, Children 5-12 $7, Children under 5 eat free. All proceeds will go towards the advertising campaign. Seats are limited, contact Heather for tickets today: 202-9302 or e-mail heather@hoosiersforpeace.org.
    
 
Letter of Purpose Hoosiers For Peace State-Wide Ad Campaign Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal. 
-- Martin Luther King, Jr. May 7, 2006 Dear Peacemakers, Will you help to spread and encourage peace? With a record number of American soldiers dying in April 2006 and possible military action against Iran becoming daily news, now is the time to spread the word to mainstream America to unite and stand up for peace. Hoosiers for Peace is sponsoring a statewide advertising campaign, which is focused on uniting the community to call for peace. This campaign will cost $14,000. This money will be used to pay for a full-page ad in the Indianapolis Star to ask more than 700,000 Hoosiers to call for peace. We are contacting dozens of organizations to make a proposal to form a coalition to raise funds and send a collaborative message to Hoosiers to Call for Peace. The message is: Call your friends, your family, and your representatives and ask them to support the Call for Peace. Like most Americans, we oppose war based on the following, which will be reflected in the advertisement: A. War Kills. More than 2,400 American Soldiers have died and nearly 1,000 Hoosier soldiers are in harms way. B. War depletes our resources. Billions of dollars are going to sustain war efforts while ordinary citizens struggle for social services. C. War will not make us secure. Studies have shown that the U.S. is no more secure today than it was before 911. Hoosiers for Peace, a website sponsored by Progressive Indiana, requests your support to make this advertisement a success. We will use the advertisement to call for peace. Each group in the coalition working on this project will be listed in the ad. Each group will be asked to raise $1000 by October 1, 2006. Below are some suggestions for fundraising: 1. Letter Writing Campaign: Contact your family and friends and ask them to support this call for peace. Tell them how many people we can reach and ask them to make a generous donation and spread the word. You may collect the money through your organization or you may refer them to Progressive Indiana. Donations may be sent through our secure online giving by going to www.progressiveindiana.org and click on donate now or log onto www.hoosiersforpeace and click on donate now. Checks may also be made payable to Progressive Indiana and mailed to: Progressive Indiana P.O. Box 55253 Indianapolis, Indiana 46205-0253 2. Host a house party. Go grassroots and organize a pasta dinner or backyard barbecue and ask for a donation from each guest. Play poker and donate half of each pot to the campaign for peace. Have a bake sale through your church or place of employment. 3. Plan a small event. Invite your community to an event and ask for donations for the ad. Small concerts, speakers, and socials are some ideas for these events. Get creative and network! We need at least 14 groups to join the coalition and many more people to join the campaign to help fill in possible gaps. If we join together we can make this happen and we can bring Hoosiers together through this ad. As we Honor the Dead, Heal the Wounded, and call for an End to the War we can stand united for peace. We can make a difference by showing ordinary Hoosiers that there are many people like them working for peace. Please contact us as soon as possible if you would like to participate in this campaign. With a little work and collaboration we can make a large impact on our community. In Peace, Heather Allen-Garde Director, Hoosiers For Peace heather@hooisersforpeace.org heatherreneeallen@yahoo.com 317/202-9302 It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it – Eleanor Roosevelt http://www.progressiveindiana.orghttp://www.hoosiersforpeacemailto:heather@hooisersforpeace.orgmailto:heatherreneeallen@yahoo.comshapeimage_14_link_0shapeimage_14_link_1shapeimage_14_link_2shapeimage_14_link_3