Parental Alienation Awareness Day Recognition Campaign

We are looking for volunteers to ask their local Governor, MP or government officials to proclaim or officially recognize April 25th as Parental Alienation Awareness Day

• Go to Package
• Each area can have more than one representative.
  For US States, please contact Kim Griswold at kim@paawareness.org to become a State Representative.
  For CANADA, please contact Robert Samery at robert@paawareness.org
  For other countries, please contact Sarvy Emo at sarvy@paawareness.org
  

US Governor's Package (same procedure can be used for other Countries as well)

SUMMARY

1. View your governor's/MP's website and contact their office. Click here for the US State Governor's information, and here for Canadian MP's list.
   
   
2. There will usually be a proclamation procedure on the website, or, if not, call the governor's/MP's office and ask to speak to the proclamations department to get procedures. Even if there is information on the website, it's a good idea to contact your governor's office and speak to a real live person. Exchange names, and ask about their proclamation procedure.
   
   
3. Take this opportunity to provide information to the person at the governor's office about Parental Alienation Awareness Organization, Parental Alienation, its behaviors, how they affect children and families, and, perhaps your own experience with Parental Alienation. Remember to be clear, concise, and to the point. Show no anger, but be factual and informative.
   
   
4. Usually the minimum requirements are petition and proclamation wording. They may also want statistics, references, and articles, see below on links to print that information.
   
   
   1. Click here for a sample petition letter
      
      
   2. Include Sample Draft of Proclamation
      
      
5. Inquire as to how they want the information sent (e-mail, Fax, etc.) Be sure and provide contact information.
   
   
6. Inquire as to approximate time for the proclamation process.
   
   
7. About half way through the process, contact the governor's office again to inquire about the status of the proclamation and to answer any further questions.
   
   
8. We ask that you use the included proclamation and petition wording, as it has been found to be the most effective.
   
   
9. If your governor issues a proclamation for April 25th, we also ask that you forward it (or a copy) to Parental Alienation Awareness Organization. We, in turn, will issue a press release, with a thank you to the governor.
   
   
10. Please feel free to contact us, or provide your governor/MP's with our contact information if there are any questions.

You may also want to include:

• Include the proclamations from other locations.
  • Alabama - Governor Riley
  • Connecticut - Governor Rell
  • Florida - Governor Crist
  • Georgia - Governor Perdue
  • Indiana - Governor Daniels
  • Iowa - Governor Vilsack
  • Kentucky - Governor Fletcher
  • Maine - Governor Baldacci
  • Mississippi - Governor Barbour
  • Montana - Governor Schweitzer (recognition)
  • Nebraska - Governor Heineman
    
    
  • The Islands of BERMUDA
  
  
• Include the Proclamation by the Presidents of the United States of America declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
  • Click here for a copy of the proclamation by President Bush.
  • Click here for a copy of the proclamation by President Clinton.
  
  
• Include flyers and brochures about Parental Alienation Awareness Organization, founders of Parental Alienation Awareness Day
• Flyer #1
• Flyer #2
• Flyer #3
• Children's Rights
• PA & HAP Brochure


• Include articles on Parental Alienation and Hostile Aggressive Parenting:
  • NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH
  • Parental Alienation Awareness Day 2006 a Success Worldwide
  • International Parental Alienation Awareness Day A major Success
  • Parental alienation awareness day
  • Parental alienation gets a day
  • Parental Alienation is a form of Child Abuse?
  • Click here for more articles you can print
  • PAS, When Children Get Caught in the Middle
  • Parental Alienation Articles
  • Alienating a Parent
  • Court Rulings on PA/S
  
  
• Print out some statistics
  • http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/statistics/related.cfm
  • http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/marr-div.html
  • http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html
  • http://www.biblenews1.com/marriage/marriags.htm#Top
  • http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=347051
  • http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/cmfacts.htm
  
  
• Get endorsements from the family court programs and social services
  This is easier than it sounds. Most family court programs and Social services know about Parental Alienation, although they may not call it that, and are sympathetic with our cause.
  • Click here for a suggested script in speaking with Court, government, and social service personnel
  • Click here for a sample endorsement letter
  
  
  
• Do a search on google for Children's Social Services in your local area. There are a number of agencies and organizations where you can get endorsements to present to your governor.
  
  
• Click here for the Governor's website for contact information