THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
~ 4.6 Million Seniors ~ One Voice ~ No Privatization ~

November 1, 2006

NEWS RELEASE
National Committee Membership Outreach Receives Awards
Membership Mailings recognized by Direct Marketing Association
of Washington

The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare is honored to receive a Silver and Gold MAXI and the "Big Idea" award from the Direct Marketing Association of Washington, D.C. for two of our 2005-06 membership mailing projects.

As a result of our May 2005 mailing reporting Washington's latest attempts to privatize Social Security, more than four thousand National Committee members responded with donations to our national campaign against Social Security private accounts. This "High Impact" letter received a silver MAXI in the Non-profit category.

A Gold MAXI was awarded for our mailing to members which first alerted them to the President's nationwide campaign to privatize Social Security. Our mailing emphasized the importance of the issue to our members and the urgency of defeating private accounts. National Committee members responded and contributed more than $1.27 million to the fight against Social Security privatization.

The same successful member mailing was also presented the "Big Idea" award by the Direct Marketing Association of Washington. DMA is the second largest regional direct marketing association in the nation.

The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare was founded in 1982 to serve as an advocate for the landmark federal programs of Social Security and Medicare and for all Americans who seek a healthy, productive and secure retirement. With 4.6 million members and supporters across America, we are the nation's second-largest grassroots citizens organization devoted to the retirement future for all citizens - from our "twenty-something" generation and baby-boomers to the nation's thirty-four million seniors.