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From: "Peggy Sheffield" <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Op Ed Piece YOTWB 2006
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 00:26:29 -0600
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Hi! Kathy,
Thanks for your message. Where are you in Manitoba? I'm wondering your
mother is a member of MWBA.
Peggy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Turenne" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:06 PM
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Op Ed Piece YOTWB 2006


> Peggy,
>
> Great to see that you did this, beat me to it. I was going to send to Free
> Press. The article mentions Romeo D'Allaire and the Empire Brent, my
> mother Elsa was on the same crossing. She came to a farm in the Carberry
> area (Sydney), later moved to Vancouver briefly and then Winnipeg.
>
> Kathy Lintott Turenne
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peggy Sheffield" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Op Ed Piece YOTWB 2006
>
>
>> Melynda, I should have stated that the numbers I gave are the FAX numbers
>> for the various papers.
>> Peggy
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Melynda Jarratt" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 3:49 PM
>> Subject: [WarBrides] Op Ed Piece YOTWB 2006
>>
>>
>>> Dear War Brides: We are trying to get this article into as many
>>> newspapers as possible across Canada. If you know a journalist who works
>>> for your local newspaper or if you have any connections whatsoever in
>>> the media, please bring this to their attention so we can get as much
>>> exposure as possible now for this issue! You have our permission to take
>>> the idea of this article and have the journalist interview YOU for a
>>> story about your support for the Year of the War Bride 2006. The sky is
>>> the limit. We only ask that you let us know which papers you have
>>> contacted and if the article does appear in the newspaper to tell us so
>>> we can put it up on the website. Thanks again, together we will achieve
>>> our goal of making 2006 Year of the War Bride across Canada.
>>>
>>> Melynda and Eswyn
>>> ________________
>>>
>>> Dear Editor, please consider this article for inclusion in the opinion /
>>> editorial section of your newspaper. (Click on the link below to
>>> download the article.)
>>>
>>> http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/documents/war-bride-op-ed-2006.doc
>>>
>>> We are trying to draw attention to our campaign to have 2006 declared
>>> Year of the War Bride in every province in Canada as well as federally
>>> by the Federal government. This article explains the rationale behind
>>> our campaign and brings readers up to date on what is happening in each
>>> province where there is a sizable War Bride presence. We have also
>>> included links to high quality downloadable images that can be used for
>>> illustration. If you have any questions or would like to obtain more
>>> information about this initiative for an in-depth article on the
>>> subject, please feel free to contact us at the email addresses or
>>> telephone numbers listed below.
>>>
>>> Yours sincerely,
>>>
>>>
>>> Melynda Jarratt and Eswyn Lyster
>>>
>>> _________________________________
>>>
>>> For further information, please contact:
>>>
>>> Melynda Jarratt, Historian, Author, Webmaster
>>> Web: www.CanadianWarBrides.com
>>> email:
>>> Tel: 506-455-3568 (h) 506-450-4567 (w)
>>> FAX: 1- 902.482.5054 510 Gibson Street, Fredericton, NB
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> Eswyn Lyster, War Bride, Author, Webmaster
>>> Web: http://home.istar.ca/~lyster/warbride/
>>> Email;
>>> (this address and number for Editor's use only: 349 Poplar Avenue,
>>> Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 1J7 Tel: 250-752-9723)
>>>
>>>
>>>
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