President's Letter to Members

January 19, 2007

by

DignityUSA

<p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >Dear DignityUSA Members and Donors</p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >We have three (3) important and timely announcements to share with you.</p><ol> <li><a href=#1>DignityUSA Announces New Office Location</a></li> <li><a href=#2>Saturday January 20 2007: &quot;Annie's Mailbox&quot; (formerly Dear Ann Landers)</a></li> <li><a href=#3>Sunday February 4 2007: DignityUSA National Membership Meeting in Dayton OH</a></li></ol><p><a name=1></a><a name=1></a><strong>1. DignityUSA Announces New Office Location with New Contact Information</strong></p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >DignityUSA President Sam Sinnett announced that effective January 12 2007 DignityUSA has moved to a new office location in Washington D.C. that realizes substantial rental savings and more efficient use of shared resources.&nbsp;Please make note of the following changes.</p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >New mailing address:<br />DignityUSA<br />PO Box 15373<br />Washington DC 20003-0373</p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >New Fax number:<br />202.543.5511</p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >Unchanged voice phone numbers:<br />202.861.0017<br />800.877.8797</p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >Unchanged e-mail address:<br /><a style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0 0 102); text-decoration: none; href=mailto:info@dignityusa.org>info@dignityusa.org</a></p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >Our new office space is located at Dignity Washington&rsquo;s Dignity Center 721-8th St. SE Washington D.C. Metro stop:&nbsp; Eastern Market (Blue-Orange Lines). (We don't have mail delivery at this address though so please use the new P.O. box above.)</p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >Sinnett stated &quot;The move into space in the Dignity/Washington Center at a very preferential rental rate reduces our expenses substantially and at the same time provides our Dignity/Washington chapter with additional support for their Dignity Center. We are grateful to Dignity/Washington and all who worked to make this happen. DignityUSA's operations during regular weekday hours and Dignity/Washington's use primarily in the evenings and weekends maximize use of this marvelous space and provide extra security to both offices. This is a win-win situation for both organizations.&quot; But as Sinnett noted &quot;The operations of DignityUSA are completely separate from those of Dignity/Washington and each will retain current levels of privacy and confidentiality in separate offices.&quot;</p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; ><a name=2></a><strong>2. &quot;Annie's Mailbox&quot;</strong></p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >&quot;Annie's Mailbox&quot; (formerly Dear Ann Landers) a nationally-syndicated advice column will feature DignityUSA as a resource for a reader's concern on Saturday January 20 2007.</p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; ><a name=3></a><strong>3. National Membership Meeting Sunday February 4 2007</strong></p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >DignityUSA national Membership Meeting in Dayton OH in the Undercroft Worship Space of Christ Episcopal Church 20 W First Street downtown. Mass at 10:00 a.m. Brunch provided from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Meeting from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.<br />Directions &amp; questions:&nbsp;<a style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0 0 102); text-decoration: none; href=mailto:rbutts3@yahoo.com>rbutts3@yahoo.com</a>.</p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >(Please contact DignityUSA if your chapter can host a Membership Meeting for us.)</p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >Many Blessings</p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >Sam</p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >Sam Sinnett<br /><a style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0 0 102); text-decoration: none; href=mailto:President@DignityUSA.org>President@DignityUSA.org</a></p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >DignityUSA is the nation's foremost organization of gay lesbian bisexual and&nbsp;transgender Catholics their families friends and supporters. Founded in 1969&nbsp;it is an independent nonprofit organization with members and chapters across the&nbsp;country. DignityUSA works for full inclusion of gay lesbian bisexual and transgender&nbsp;people in the life of the Church and Society. www.dignityusa.org</p><p>&nbsp;</p>