Dear Christie,
The history of our nation is deeply tied to immigration. Ancestors of all Americans came here from diverse locations. Many of their unrecorded stories represent history’s missing pages.
- All generations need to pass on the knowledge they inherit from their families. This is extremely important; without it, how will children understand their roots, embrace their identity and learn how to relate to others?
- Most people, especially students, rely too heavily on electronic devices to do just about everything. Consequently, it's getting harder for them to become proficient in written communication, a skill they will need as they move on from high school to college or job interviews.
Using Web-based storytelling, our 32-year-old foundation’s Americans All program encourages individuals to record, share and archive their legacy stories to demonstrate their ethnic, cultural and/or civic pride for the benefit of family, friends and future generations. We invest more than half of our program membership fees improve K–12 social studies instruction for all students—regardless of where they are taught—by providing supplemental resources that support state content standards and can be used in both secular and faith-based instruction. Importantly, by researching and writing legacy stories, students learn more about the ethnic and cultural groups that make up their community and the people and organizations that contribute to its well-being.
Moreover, schools and libraries participate for free, and they can use their Americans All Legacy Partner home pages to share the legacy stories created by their members and friends.
Would your members or their families invest $24.50 to record, share and archive a legacy story—an incredibly valuable asset? A lifetime membership in Americans All makes this possible. In addition to our storytelling component, members and their families gain free access to our current and future social studies resources—a $500+ value. They also get discounts from program partners and a free one-year trial subscription to our Social Legacy Network—worth $1,750 in transferable tuition discounts at participating colleges and universities. Students helping seniors create their legacy story receive a free legacy story for themselves.
Our current resource and marketing partners are the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), the nation’s oldest Irish Catholic fraternal organization, the Texas State Historical Association; the Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation, LegacyStories and CollegeSave. You can get a more information on Americans All by visiting our Program Overview and our introductory video at https://youtu.be/zIK2dKxPDBI.
I look forward to meeting with you to discuss the best way to introduce this valuable program to the County and to provide you with another tool to reach out to your cultually diverse population.
Best,
Allan
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Allan S. Kullen, President
People of America Foundation
The Americans All Program
7723 Groton Road
Bethesda, MD 20817
Office: (301) 982-5622
Cell: (301) 520-8242
www.americansall.org
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