[WPA]RE: Shirley Nelson

amy jacobson wpa@ipepp.org
Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:12:50 -0500


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<P>Personally I think just mentioning Deb is the best option.&nbsp; Shirley is more familiar with Deb and what Deb has&nbsp; told her about WPA.&nbsp; Talking about both women is just to much for a short letter.&nbsp; Once Shirley comes and meets with us she will see the young women's leadership of the group.</P>
<P>Amy<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From:&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>"Lysa Ringquist" &lt;lysa@pepp.org&gt;</I><BR>Reply-To:&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>wpa@ipepp.org</I><BR>To:&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>wpa@ipepp.org</I><BR>Subject:&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Re: [WPA]RE: Shirley Nelson</I><BR>Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:52:01 -0500 (CDT)</I><BR>&gt;I think it's ok to mention both women as I think it's important that youth<BR>&gt;are leading in this work as well.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Lysa<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Lysa Ringquist<BR>&gt;Community Organizer<BR>&gt;People Escaping Poverty Project<BR>&gt;116 12th St. S.<BR>&gt;Moorhead MN<BR>&gt;Office - 218-236-5434<BR>&gt;Cell - 701-866-3532<BR>&gt;email - lysa@pepp.org<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;This movement we are building will not go away!<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; I've spoken with her about this extensively so would probably be better<BR>&gt; &gt; to say that in the place where you mention 
meeting with Kate, that way<BR>&gt; &gt; she will know it's the same group I spoke with her about.<BR>&gt; &gt; -Deb<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; ruth meberg wrote:<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Ladies,<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Here is the letter I have penned for Shirley Nelson. Please take a<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; look through and double check my words and phrases.<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; THanks,<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Ruth Meberg<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Shirley Nelson<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Women Candidate Development Coalition<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; 550 Rice St.<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; St. Paul, MN 55103<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; FAX: 612-724-4356<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Dear Shirley,<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; My name is Ruth Meberg, and I am the secretary for Fargo-Moorhead’s<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Women’s Political Action (WPA). WPA is a newly formed group of 
young<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; women, area non-profit leaders, community members and college<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; professors. As a non-profit grass roots organization our mission is to<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; increase the number of women in elective and appointed office by<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; identifying, recruiting, and supporting progressive women candidates.<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Since our first meetings after November 2nd, 2004, our group has<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; created an organizational structure, focused on Strengths, Weaknesses,<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Opportunities and Weaknesses, and co-hosted an annual Women’s Equality<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Day Event in Moorhead.<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Women’s Political Action would like to meet with you to discuss the<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; next steps our organization should take to build influence,<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; membership, and support in our communities, as 
well as strategies for<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; screening and assisting candidates. Kate Olsen, a former member of<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; WPA, met your briefly in Minneapolis and suggested we contact you for<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; advice and direction with our group.<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; I would love to discuss a possible date in October or November for our<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; ladies to meet with you. If this is possible, please contact me by<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; e-mail, post, or telephone listed below.<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Warm Regards,<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Ruth Meberg, Secretary<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Women’s Political Action<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; 705 13th Ave N<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Fargo, ND 58102<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; ruth@fargotheatre.org<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; (701) 799-0411<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; &lt;BLOCKQUOTE style='PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 
5px; BORDER-LEFT:<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; #A0C6E5 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px'&gt;&lt;font<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; style='FONT-SIZE:11px;FONT-FAMILY:tahoma,sans-serif'&gt;&lt;hr color=#A0C6E5<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; size=1&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; From: &lt;i&gt;Deb White &lt;whitede@mnstate.edu&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;To: &lt;i&gt;Ruth<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Meberg &lt;imissjanis@hotmail.com&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;Subject: &lt;i&gt;Shirley<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Nelson&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;Date: &lt;i&gt;Sat, 17 Sep 2005 16:52:05 -0500&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&gt;Here<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; is Shirley Nelson's contact info. Thanks for agreeing to<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; &lt;br&gt;&gt;contact her and sorry for taking so long to get it to<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; you.&lt;br&gt;&gt;-Deb&lt;br&gt;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&gt;Shirley Nelson&lt;br&gt;&gt;Women Candidate<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Development Coalition&lt;br&gt;&gt;550 Rice St&lt;br&gt;&gt;St. Paul, MN<BR>&gt; 
&gt;&gt; 55103&lt;br&gt;&gt;612-724-6348&lt;br&gt;&gt;FAX:<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; 612-724-4356&lt;br&gt;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; _______________________________________________<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; WPA mailing list<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; WPA@ipepp.org<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; http://ipepp.org/mailman/listinfo/wpa<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; _______________________________________________<BR>&gt; &gt; WPA mailing list<BR>&gt; &gt; WPA@ipepp.org<BR>&gt; &gt; http://ipepp.org/mailman/listinfo/wpa<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;_______________________________________________<BR>&gt;WPA mailing list<BR>&gt;WPA@ipepp.org<BR>&gt;http://ipepp.org/mailman/listinfo/wpa<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></div></html>