Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Thank You & New Poll

To everyone who participated today, whether you sent 1 or 200 Letters, we thank you. We hope that this project catches the attention of someone who is passionate about saving the lives of CDH babies and we could not have done any of this without you. All of your suggestions, research, pictures, comments, letters, envelopes, stamps, writers' cramps...it's going to pay off in a big way for CDH.

Also, several people asked if had any idea how many letters were mailed today. I don't. But, I added a non-scientific poll over to the right. I know it won't include all of the participants, but it may give us some idea of how many blue letters are circulating through the Postal Service.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Note About Oprah

While preparing your letters/emails for the Producers of The Oprah Winfrey Show, keep in mind that there is a 2,000 character limit to their online form.

Here's the link:
https://www.oprah.com/ord/plugform.jsp?plugId=216

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Q & A

We've had a few questions and I'm sure more will come up this week, so we'll try to keep up with them and update them here.

Q: Are we sending 1 or more than 1 email to Oprah?
A: I had only planned on sending 1, but I hadn't actually considered sending more than 1. Send as many as you have time for and maybe if we flood their inbox they might take notice!

Q: What color are we using?
A: Any shade of BLUE you wish to use. For example, I have light blue paper + envelopes and metallic blue DVD mailers.

Q: How many are you sending to Ellen?
A: I am sending 100 Letters to Ellen and 20 to the Associated Press + my emails to Oprah. The idea is to flood their mailboxes with blue, blue, blue plus the CDH facts.

Q: What is going on the back of the envelopes?
A: A fact about CDH (in Jen's post below) plus the web address to the project (http://lettersforcdh.blogspot.com). You can also include the web address to your personal website/blog.

Q: Are you typing or handwriting?
A: It's completely up to you and what you have time for. I will be typing my letter, but handwriting my envelopes.

Q: If I am mailing from outside the US, what day should I mail?
A: July 15, 2009. That way they are all post-marked on the same day.