More Ways You CAn Help The Pink House

We listed ways you could help on a prior article on December 13. That was geared toward calling and writing elected officials, and getting the word out about land. Those are still the current TOP TWO ways you can help. Repeated calls to elected officials asking them to come back to the table and help us all, working with Support The Pink House, is very important!

But there are also many other ways to help. Pick one, pick three, do a little each day! Now is the time, as the threat of demolition is still on the table for Mid-Feb unless something changes. Your voice already produced changes - FWS is now considering land swap options - so you are powerful!

Joining together we can make the difference! Thank you for your efforts! 

WRITE TO FISH and WILDLIFE 
The 30 day comment period may be over, but FWS needs know this is so meaningful to so many, that they should delay demolition until land is found. Tell them.

Let them know that 30 days and through the major holidays of the year is not fair time to spread the word, for people to hear about it, understand the criteria, and come forth with land options.

Tell FWS to promote the land criteria more on their own social media. They put up only ONE dedicated post with clear criteria on December 1st. It is buried by new posts, and no one new is seeing it.

Tell them you are committed and will NOT forget. Tell them if they truly want to win the hearts of this area they have bought up and changed so much, they need to do the right thing here. 

Matt Hillman, Parker River Wildlife Refuge Manager [email protected]
Bill Porter, US FWS Realty Chief, Hadley MA [email protected]

(Yes, the FWS has a Realty Division, staffed by several people, whose salary your tax dollars pay, whose job is to look for land to obtain).
 

SEND IN LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 
Your letter can keep the conversation going! And that is very valuable. 

1. Newburyport Daily News:  400 words through their online form at: https://www.newburyportnews.com/site/forms/online_services/letter/ [email protected]
2. Boston Globe: 200 word letters should be sent exclusively to the Globe at [email protected], and must include the sender’s name, address, and phone number. They will only contact you (within 10 days max) if they are going to use yours. PLS Keep trying
3. ​Write to any local paper! The further the word goes, the better. We have signatures from people all over New England wanting to keep The Pink House. 
4. Call or write the editors, reporters or magazines and newspapers telling them you want them to cover (or keep covering) the story - and now. It remains an urgent issue and keeping light on it is very important. It would be great if you can request more coverage of what Support The Pink House has done and is doing on the community's behalf. ie: North Shore Magazine, The Globe, The Daily News, Newburyport magazine, Town Common, Chronicle. 

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FILL OUT THE VOLUNTEER SECTION ON OUR WEBSITE CONTACT PAGE 
Scroll down to let us know your interests and skills. We need everything from admin, data entry, letter writing, and accounting to chairing an event or being on a committee to an extra pair of hands. 

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From our social media but especially the articles (like this one) in our News section on our website. Attach them to your social media posts, DM, text and email them to friends and family, people in high places, lawyers, preservationists, land owners and trusts. The more people are informed the better chance this has. 
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• Consider doing a Facebook fundraiser for the Pink House 
• Send a check to Support The Pink House Inc, 61Pleasant Street, PO Box 131, Newburyport, MA 01950
• Consider doing your own event! 
• Via the Donate Button on our website 

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