by
GAIL PATRICIA WHITRIGHT
LET’S GIVE OUR VETERANS THE
BEST FOURTH OF JULY PRESENT EVER……… THEIR
COUNTRY!
AS A PATRIOT
I AM ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT WE CAN BRING OUR BELOVED COUNTRY BACK AND IT IS EASY
AS 1,2,3!
1. TELL EVERYONE ABOUT
PROPOSITIONUSA.COM (TWITTER,
TRUCKERS, BUSINESS
SIGNS…ANYWAY YOU CAN THINK OF!)
2. SET UP A TOWN HALL
MEETING IN YOUR TOWN TO HELP
AMERICANS OR JUST HELP SOMEONE ON YOUR OWN(CHILDREN, VETERANS, SICK, DISABLED,
ELDERLY, UNEMPLOYED)
3. HELP ONE AMERICAN!
(Teach a child to read, Organize a community garden, Give someone an
apprenticeship, Organize a food drive, Teach someone English, Give a child an
instrument, Organize a Neighborhood group, Give someone a job, Organize a Book
Drive, Help Farmers, Support the Arts, Organize a town database to help others
in need, Teach a child a new sport, Organize a program to help veterans, Support
a small business, Mentor a student, Organize a literacy Program, Give to your
favorite college, Organize a Role Model Program, Donate school supplies, Share a
hobby, Teach a child a skill, Organize a neighborhood cleanup, Help someone
disabled, Give to a fuel bank, Be kind to someone!!!!!!)
I HAVE ABSOLUTE,COMPLETE
FAITH IN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
I KNOW WE CAN DO THIS
BECAUSE…
WE ARE AMERICANS!!
(WE ARE A GROUP OF CONNECTICUT TEACHERS AND PATRIOTS WHO
LOVE OUR BELOVED COUNTRY AND HAVE COMPLETE FAITH IN THE PEOPLE OF CONNECTICUT
AND THE UNITED STATES TO GET OUR COUNTRY MOVING AGAIN. PROPOSITIONUSA.COM IS
BASED ON THE THREE AND ONE HALF MILLION PEOPLE OF CONNECTICUT HELPING ONE OTHER
PERSON. THE FOCUS GROUPS ARE CHILDREN, VETERANS, SICK, DISABLED, ELDERLY AND
UNEMPLOYED. EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING TO OFFER! THEN WE ARE READY TO COMPETE WITH
THE OTHER 49 STATES WITH OUR GOALS AND WE WILL…
BRING OUR BELOVED COUNTRY BACK!!!)
AS
A CITIZEN I ABSOLUTELY KNOW WE
HAVE
TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE THE FACTS ARE:
1. THE NATIONAL DEBT IS 13
TRILLION.
2. THE NATIONAL DEBT
INCREASES 4.03 BILLION DAILY
3. 40,000 SMALL BUSINESSES
GO BANKRUPT EVERY MONTH
4. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
9.7
5. THE ARE 15 MILLION
UNEMPLOYED AMERICANS
6. THERE ARE 107,000
HOMELESS VETERANS
7. EACH AMERICANS SHARE OF
THE NATIONAL DEBT IS $41,000
8. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
FOR TEENAGERS IS 26.4%
9. 7,000 STUDENTS DROP OUT
OF HIGH SCHOOL DAILY
10. THE COST OF SUPPORTING
A CHILD ON WELFARE IS $432,000
AS A TEACHER
I KNOW THAT WE CAN BRING OUR COUNTRY BACK BY
HELPING ONE ANOTHER AS OUR GOALS ARE:
1. TO BRING EVERY CHILD IN
CONNECTICUT TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL.
2. TO TEACH EVERY CHILD IN
CONNECTICUT HOW TO READ
3. TO TEACH EVERY CHILD IN
CONNECTICUT A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
4. TO TEACH EVERY CHILD IN
CONNECTICUT A SECOND LANGUAGE
5. TO TEACH EVERY CHILD IN
CONNECTICUT A NEW SPORT
6. TO TEACH EVERY CHILD IN
CONNECTICUT ENGLISH
7. TO TEACH EVERY ADULT IN
CONNECTICUT HOW TO READ
8. TO TEACH EVERY ADULT IN
CONNECTICUT IN ENGLISH
9. TO ACHIEVE A 100% A HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE
10. TO ACHIEVE A 0%
PREGNANCY RATE
11. TO DEVELOP A MENTOR
PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS
12. TO DEVELOP A 24 HOURS
JOBS HOTLINE FOR CONNNECTICUT
13. TO DEVELOP A HOTLINE
FOR CONNECTICUT TAXPAYERS
14. REDUCED TAXES ON SMALL
BUSINESSES TO AVOID BANKRUPTCY
15. REDUCED TAXES ON
HOMEOWNERS TO AVOID FORECLOSURE
16. TO MAKE CONNECTICUT THE
CLEANEST STATE TO LIVE IN
17. TO MAKE CONNECTICUT THE
SAFEST STATE TO LIVE IN
18. TO INSURE THE WELL
BEING OF ALL CONNECTICUT VETERANS
19.
ANY CHILD BORN IN CONNECTICUT BOTH PARENTS ARE LEGALLY REPONSIBLE TO
SUPPORT THE CHILD FOR 18 YEARS
20. TO GIVE ALL CONNECTICUT
RESIDENTS HOPE
AS A TEACHER I KNOW WE CAN
TO THIS BECAUSE WE CAN TEACH OUR CHILDREN THE BEST RULE OF ALL - THE GOLDEN
RULE…IF YOU WOULD NOT LIKE SOMEONE TO DO THAT TO YOU …DON’T DO IT. THE SECOND
THING WE HAVE TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN IS THROUGH HARD WORK THEY CAN PULL
THEM-SELVES UP …(IT IS THE AMERICAN THING TO DO)…NO ONE CAN EVER TAKE THAT AWAY
FROM YOU…THE INCREDIBLE PRIDE YOU GET FROM HAVING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AND WITH
NOTHING BUT HARD WORK… PULLING YOURSELF OUT OF POVERTY…A UNIQUELY AMERICAN
PHENOMENA AS MILLIONS AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WILL ATTEST TO. THE
THIRD THING WE MUST TEACH OUR CHILDREN IS THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR
DECISIONS!
AS A POET
I WOULD LIKE TO USE MY POETIC LICENSE
This country is made of
immigrants who came through Ellis Island - our front door
They were tired. They were
hungry and all of them were poor.
The English had ingenuity
and a work ethic that did not call for rest
The Pilgrims were gutsy and
set the foundation for our country to be the best
With the Irish, America
too, was their destiny and a new life too their fate
They were determined to
survive according to our history and the famine of 1848
The Germans had covered
wagons and log cabins on the lands
They had nothing and
survived with their bare hands
The Italians, with courage
and hard they would not accept defeat
I grew up with Italians
farmers who stopped working just long enough to eat
The Portuguese - their part
of the pie they can redeem
They made it with their
families working as a team
If you’re hungry at night,
you’ll be served right away
Because in Connecticut
we’ve got the Greeks who are working 24 hours a day!
The Asians work hard to
fill their needs
It is their honor and
discipline is the reason they succeed
With the Scandinavians -
their goodness never wanes
They’re a heart lot - The
Finns, Norwegians, Swedes and Danes
The Jews have initiative
and showed something which is this
They showed how important
love and learning and education is
The Czechs, Bosnians and
Hungarians want the sane as you and me
They were fleeing
oppression - All’s they ever wanted was to be free
For excellent neighbors,
who made good citizens, too
If you want self-reliance
French-Canadians will always come through
Haitians are determined and
make A+ friends I find
I like West Indians because
they are industrious and kind
The Poles worked hard and
did what they should
They succeeded because they
are honest and good
Blacks have tremendous
talent, they do it all in stride
It’s easy for black
children to have something called Black Pride
The Vietnamese, Laotians
and Cambodians wanted more than just to pass
They rolled up their selves
and are graduating at the top of their class!
Latinos with their families
to their goals they will stride
Their successes and
accomplishments is what gives them pride
Indians are very special
with values they hold so dear
They are very special
friends because they have so much to share
Yankee Ingenuity and hard
work was
400 years of self-reliance
made
How did
In 1633 the founders of our
state - believed not working was a sin
Hard work and self-reliance
is how this country grew
Plus WE’RE AMERICANS and
there’s nothing we can’t do!
The fact is red, yellow,
brown, black or white
Take is from a School Marm
- education is half the fight
Through faith WE
WILL RALLY - do not fret
D-Day, a man on the moon -
Those were Americans - don’t’ forget!
Won’t you join us -
PROPOSITIONUSA - we won’t go down in defeat
Because through hard work
and helping one another…
WE’RE GOING TO GET
HELP ONE AMERICAN!!
GAIL PATRICIA WHITRIGHT IS
A RETIRED TEACHER AND THE FOUNDER OF PROPOSITIONUSA.COM. SHE TAUGHT IN HARTFORD,
CONN., SAN ANGELO, TEXAS AND FISHERS ISLAND, NEW YORK WHERE SHE TRAVELED TO
TEACH EVERYDAY ON A 17 FOOT BOSTON WHALER FROM GROTON LONG POINT,