Sample Media Advisory (if you are not using your synagogue’s letterhead, be sure to include the address and email contact as well):

CONTACT: [NAME(S)]

[PHONE NUMBER]

MEDIA ADVISORY

[DATE]

JEWISH COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE

[YOUR CITY/STATE HERE] – Members, lay leaders, and clergy of [YOUR CONGREGATION] concerned about the millions of Americans without health care will come together in the state capital to meet with members of [YOUR STATE]’s state legislature to discuss and advocate for universal health care in our state. The tragedy of the uninsured in America has surfaced on both a national and local level recently, but with little activity on the national level, members of [YOUR CONGREGATION] realized the importance of beginning the dialogue and the action in our state legislature.

Scheduled Visits:

[LIST ELECTED OFFICIALS YOU ARE MEETING WITH]

WHO:     Members and leaders of [YOUR CONGREGATION]

WHAT:     Jewish Day of Advocacy for Universal Health Care in Our State Capital

WHEN:     [DATE AND TIME]

WHERE:     [NAME OF BUILDIN(S) AND ADDRESS]