US Peace Memorial Foundation, Inc.
334 East Lake Road #136
Palm Harbor, FL 34685
(202) 455-8776
ANNUAL REPORT 2013
Below is a summary of our activities and progress in 2013. U.S. wars continue and our government makes
threats of new invasions. If we are
going to stop the killing, we must create a culture of peace in the U.S. Please help us to
identify more antiwar and peace role models to share with the nation. Send this link to our Annual Report to
your family and friends and encourage them to join us in 2014 www.uspeacememorial.org/2013.htm.
Have your name permanently associated with peace. Founding Members are
listed on our website www.uspeacememorial.org/Donors.htm, in our publication
the US Peace Registry www.uspeacememorial.org/Registry.htm, and eventually at the
National Monument we will build in Washington, DC.
NOTES OF APPRECIATION
Thank
you to our Directors: Dr. Lucy Bradley-Springer, Dr. Charles F. Clark, and Jolyon Sasse; our Assistant
Editors: Sondra G. Cadman, Barbara Gerten, Dr. Lynette
J. Menezes, and Dr. Martha Friedrich; and State
Coordinators: Dr. Dennis Neyman and Dick
Bernard. Thanks also to Donald
Martin
for Bookkeeping
and to Dr.
Floyd W. Rudmin for bringing us Founding Members from
new states. Without these incredible and dedicated
volunteers, very little would have been accomplished during the year.
The
US Peace Memorial Foundation is a nationwide
grassroots organization dependent on volunteers. We are especially
in need of editors, researchers, web designers, graphic artists, marketing
specialists, fund raisers, and coordinators. See
www.uspeacememorial.org/Volunteer.htm for more details. If
you have the skills for one of these jobs and could donate four or more hours a
month, we could certainly use your help.
At
its basic core, the US Peace Memorial Foundation is all about giving people the
opportunity to share their activities for peace and against war. We post
examples of what you and your organizations are doing to instruct
and inspire other Americans to demand an end to war. Antiwar talk among
friends is cheap; actually working for peace is something that we recognize and
celebrate. Your work will motivate others and more Americans will feel
comfortable confronting our government, just like they did to help end the Wars
in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
We appreciate all of you who work for
peace.
SOCIAL MEDIA/ONLINE STORE/ INTERNET
New this year, follow
us on Twitter @USPeaceMemorial.
As
a test, we signed the Foundation up with smile.amazon.com. This allows our fellow peace activists
to support us whenever they shop at Amazon.com while accessing the same products,
prices, and service. Amazon
will donate 0.5% of sales each quarter. If you make any Amazon purchases, please try http://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-3915218 and bookmark this site so that you always order
through smile.amazon.com. Let us know what you think. Should we continue this program?
Visit
us at
facebook.com/USPeace. If you have attended one of our
presentations you may find your photo there, ready to be tagged by you.
Some of you have
purchased our STOP WARS sign www.cafepress.com/uspeacememorial.842047816. Two of our Founding Members placed the
sign in front of their home, facing a National Guard Armory across the
street. Visit our online
store
at cafepress.com/USPeaceMemorial
to see US
Peace Memorial T-Shirts, jackets, &
other gifts for men, women, children, babies, and even pets.
During
the year, many of you have created a link to USPeaceMemorial.org on your website or
blog. We hope that this trend will continue.
TALKS ABOUT
THE FOUNDATION
We have spoken to several groups in 2013. If you belong to an organization that might be
interested, please suggest that they invite us to speak. Previous talks have been
at churches, veterans groups, associations, universities, and conferences.
MEASURED PROGRESS
Early
on we set four benchmarks to achieve before going public with a national
campaign. This chart shows how we are doing and where we need your help.
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40 STATES
REPRESENTED - 80% of our goal
We have achieved 80% of our goal to have Founding
Members from all 50 states. Kansas, Arizona, and Wyoming were added during
2013. With 40 states represented (plus DC, PR
and USVI) we still need
Founding Members from Arkansas, Delaware, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico,
North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, and West
Virginia. Please help us find
members from these states.
The
five
leading states in terms of Founding membership are Florida (99), Minnesota (21), California (13), Massachusetts
(10) and Pennsylvania (8). Help us increase membership in your state.
251 FOUNDING
MEMBERS - 25% of our goal
In 2013, we added 21 new Founding Members with 22 members
making an additional contribution.
We are at 25% of our goal to announce 1000 members in our initial press
release. Founding Members are
donors of $100 or more. Go to USPeaceMemorial.org/Donors.htm to see who these visionary leaders are. Please join them, or make your 2014 contribution today. A
donation in any amount will be greatly appreciated. Anonymous donations are accepted.
140
REGISTRANTS - 14% of our goal
I can't think of a better way to end the current U.S. wars than to have
more Americans speak out against them. Can you? There are a lot of ways to speak
out. The US Peace Registry
documents
and honors what you have done. Our publication currently documents the work of 102
individuals and 38 organizations that are role models for a broad range of
peace and antiwar activities. That means
we have achieved 14% of our goal.
We are looking for Americans whose antiwar behavior, example, or success
can be emulated by others. If you have done anything to oppose U.S. war, please submit your own
bio: Individual or Organization. To
see ideas of what is possible read some of the
listings at www.uspeacememorial.org/Registry.htm
DONATIONS - 5%
of our goal
Contributions in 2013 totaled only $7709 – about $2000
short of our modest annual budget.
Please look carefully at your own situation and if you are in a position
to make a charitable donation, consider the importance of moving toward a
culture of peace in the U.S.
We
have received $55,033 towards the $1 million benchmark we must reach before
making a public announcement of our plans to build the US Peace Memorial as a
national monument.
TO
DONATE BY CHECK: mail your contribution to:
US Peace Memorial Foundation
334 East Lake Road Unit 136
Palm Harbor, FL 34685-2427
TO
DONATE BY CREDIT CARD: www.uspeacememorial.org/Donate.htm or scroll down to the ÒDonateÓ button on our homepage
www.uspeacememorial.org.
Contributions since our
capital campaign began have ranged from $10 to $10,000. If you become a Founding Member or
make an additional donation, you will be recognized at the level of your total
contributions to date. Please make your 2014 contribution now.
PEACE PRIZE
The Foundation awarded its 2013 Peace Prize to Bradley (now known as Chelsea)
Manning Òfor
conspicuous bravery, at the risk of his own freedom, above and beyond the call
of duty.Ó Manning joins previous Peace Prize
recipients Medea Benjamin, Noam Chomsky, Dennis Kucinich, and Cindy
Sheehan. View the details at www.uspeacememorial.org/PEACEPRIZE.htm.
PLEASE JOIN US
Since
2005, the US Peace Memorial Foundation has directed a
nationwide effort to recognize peace leadership by publishing
the US Peace Registry, awarding an annual Peace Prize, and planning for
the US Peace Memorial in Washington,
DC. These educational projects help move the U.S. toward a culture
of peace as we honor the millions of thoughtful and courageous Americans and
U.S. organizations that have taken a public stand against one or more U.S. wars
or who have devoted their time, energy, and other resources to finding peaceful
solutions to international conflicts. We celebrate
these role models in hopes of inspiring other Americans to speak out against
war and for peace.
We are building the US Peace Memorial one person at a time. Our
Founding Members are the bricks and mortar that will make the monument -- and
the cultural shift in the way our nation views those working for peace.
Join us. We need you! If you havenÕt become a
Founding Member, please do so today. If you have, please make your 2014
contribution. All donations are tax-deductible and cumulative.
PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN to allow us to continue
this important work. Can you
donate $10, $100, or $1,000 today? Click here to donate - http://www.uspeacememorial.org/Donate.htm.
Can you volunteer? Will you send us your US Peace Registry bio?
Contact me if you have any
questions, concerns, or suggestions. I may be reached at Knox@USPeaceMemorial.org or (202) 455-8776. Thank you very much for
your support.
Michael Knox, Ph.D.
Chairman
US Peace Memorial Foundation, Inc. is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public
charity.
Donations to the
Foundation are tax deductible to the extent provided by U.S. law.
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