SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE FOR

AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY GIRLS STATE

TO:                        (LOCAL PAPER) OR (SCHOOL PAPER)

DATE:                  (CURRENT DATE)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:  (YOUR NAME) AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY GIRLS STATE CHAIRMAN OF (YOUR UNIT NAME AND NUMBER), (YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(YOUR NAME) AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY GIRLS STATE CHAIRMAN OF (YOUR UNIT NAME AND NUMBER) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT CANDIDATES INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THE 66th SESSION OF AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY GIRLS STATE, TO BE HELD ON THE CAMPUS OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY FROM JUNE 18-24, 2006, SHOULD CONTACT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR FOR MORE INFORMATION.

SINCE ITS’ BEGINNING IN 1941, APPROXIMATELY 24,000 YOUNG WOMEN OF MICHIGAN HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN SELF-GOVERNMENT.  THE PROGRAM IS BASED ON MICHIGAN STATE GOVERNMENT AT CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE LEVELS.  IT EMPHASIZES THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT IN TODAY’S WORLD.   (YOUR NAME) SAID, “THE DUTIES, PRIVILEGES, RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP ARE TAUGHT TO AWAKEN A SINCERE CONVICTION THAT A CITIZENRY THAT IS WELL INFORMED WILL BE A CITIZENRY THAT WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, AND REVITALIZATION OF OUR AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM.”  THIS PROGRAM IS RECOMMENDED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NASSP).

YOUNG WOMEN WHO WILL COMPLETE THEIR JUNIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL IN 2006 ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.   OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HER SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY ARE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED.  APPLICANT MUST BE COMPLETING HER SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL.

 “MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE MICHIGAN AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY WEB PAGE AT www.michalaux.org.  CLICK ON GIRLS STATE OR CHECK THE NATIONAL GIRLS STATE WEB SITE AT www.legion-aux.org,” SAID (YOUR NAME).