Promote Township Day in your Newspaper!

To get the word out and increase participation at your annual meetings, we encourage you to submit a Letter to the Editor of your local newspaper. Below is a sample letter you can adapt. MAT Executive Director Jeff Krueger has submitted letters about the tradition of Township Day to newspapers statewide, and we sent out a pressrelease (view here).

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 Sample local Letter to the Editor template:

Attend Township Day meeting, Tuesday March 8

<TOWNSHIP NAME> Township in <COUNTY NAME> will convenefor our annual meeting on Tuesday March 8 at 6:00 PM in the Town Hall,<ADDRESS HERE>. All township residents are welcome and encouraged toattend. We will be <AGENDA HERE>. Voting is open 6:00-6:00 PM, andelection results will be shared at the meeting.

We are grateful for your participation in the <TOWNSHIPNAME> Annual Meeting to share your opinion on important issues facing ourtownship.

NAME, POSITION, TOWNSHIP

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