Subject: What's your story? Dear Larry, Maybe you lost a parent when you were young, and Social Security gave crucial support to your surviving caretaker. Maybe your grandparents were able to retire with dignity and independence because Social Security guaranteed it. Or maybe someone you know suffered a disability that--if not for Social Security--would have destroyed their livelihood. The debate over the Republican plan to dismantle Social Security involves a lot of big numbers and far-off dates. But Social Security impacts lives every day in a deeply personal way. By telling those stories publicly we can shore up support for the most successful social policy in history. Tell your story now: http://www.democracyforamerica.com/socialsecuritystories There are a lot of organizations out there fighting the good fight on Social Security. They're working to beat back the propaganda about a false crisis, or showing that privatizing Social Security would cost trillions of dollars that we don't have. But DFA is a people-powered organization. The best thing that we can do to stop the Bush plan to phase out Social Security is to focus on the individual Americans whom the program protects. In the coming months we can be the clearinghouse for personal testimony about its success. Will you help? To make these stories powerful we're going to have to do more than just share our own. We will have to get offline and into our neighborhoods. That's what March's Meetup is all about--you will get the materials to help you collect stories about how Social Security works for people in your community. RSVP for your Meetup now: http://dfa.meetup.com For my parents, Nancy and Jim, it provides peace of mind and independence. For their children (including me) Social Security is part of our financial planning--something we know will be there no matter how the markets perform. And Social Security means that their grandchildren won't have their dreams boxed in by the burden of supporting their parents and grandparents into what I hope will be very old age. Tell your story and give a voice to others in your community. If we act now, we can show the media and the Congress in real, human terms what Social Security has done to end poverty and provide security for every American.