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Schedule Offerings of Letters marked in Green Other Activities marked in Blue and/or Maroon (Albuquerque Unless Otherwise Noted) March 9 Webinar 13 Offering of Letters Workshop at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church 14 New Life Presbyterian Church 21 St. Andrew Presbyterian Church 24 Luther House (UNM) (@ UNM Peace Fair) 28 St. Paul Lutheran Church April 13 A Conversation on Just Relationship (at Peace Lutheran Church-Las Cruces) 18 & 25 Peace Lutheran Church (Las Cruces) 18 & 25 Albuquerque Mennonite Church 18 & 25 La Mesa Presbyterian Church 24-25 Aquinas Newman Center Risen Savior Catholic Community (ongoing in April and May) May 2 All Saints Lutheran Church 2 Hunger Forum at Shepherd of the Valley Presbyterian Church 16 First Presbyterian Church (Santa Fe) 22-23 Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 23 Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Community 30 First United Methodist Church (Gallup) June 6 St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church 6 First Unitarian Church 6 & 13 St. Bede 's Episcopal Church (Santa Fe) 20 United Church of Santa Fe (Santa Fe) 27 St. Thomas of Centerbury Episcopal Church August September Dates TBA: St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church First United Methodist Church Trinity United Methodist Church Trinity House Catholic Worker Church of the Good Shepherd (UCC) Smith Memorial Presbyterian Church-Women’s group (Truchas) Iglesia Congregacional Unida St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church (Española) St. Anne Catholic Church Central United Methodist Church St. Paul United Methodist Church (Las Cruces) The Center for Action and Contemplation (interns) Shrine Parish of St. Bernadette Peace & Justice Committee The Center for Action and Contemplation (staff) St. John’s United Methodist Church (Santa Fe) St. Jerome’s Episcopal Church (Chama) Christ Lutheran Church (Santa Fe) The Community at Prayer The Well Community

Letter Count from 2010 Updated on June 26 Results from 16 churches, 1 event Sen. Jeff Bingaman (316) Sen. Tom Udall (290) Rep. Martin Heinrich (194) Rep. Harry Teague (49) Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (102) President Barack Obama (2) *Undetermined () Total (932) Letters were also written in New Mexico to these legislators: Total () Recent Offerings of Letters And other legislative victories

RECENT OFFERINGS OF LETTERS In New Mexico 2009 A total of 2,060 letters were written in New Mexico in 2009. We asked our all our legislators to support foreign-aid reform. Rep. Martin Heinrich cosponsored the bill we supported. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (652) Sen. Tom Udall (657) Rep. Martin Heinrich (573) Rep. Harry Teague (66) Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (112) Out of State letters written in New Mexico Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) , Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), 2008 A total of 2,243 letters were written in New Mexico in 2008. We asked our all our legislators to support a a $5 billion increase in poverty-focused development assistance and our senators to sign on to the Global Poverty Act. Sen. Pete Domenici (710) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (659) Rep. Heather Wilson (554) Rep. Steve Pearce (124) Rep. Tom Udall (128) Undetermined (68) Out of State letters written in New Mexico Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois) , Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Illinois), Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn), Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla) Sen.  Ron Wyden (D-Ore), Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) 2007 A total of 1,655 letters were written in New Mexico in 2007. We asked our elected representatives to support Seeds of Change: Help Farmers. End Hunger Sen. Pete Domenici (550) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (501) Rep. Heather Wilson (320) Rep. Steve Pearce (44) Rep. Tom Udall (223) Undetermined (52) *Includes 21 paper-plate letters to Sen. Domenici, Sen. Bingaman and Rep. Udall from the children of First Presbyterian Churchin Santa Fe, and one banner for Rep. HeatherWilson, put together by students and teachers at Menaul School in Albuquerque. The banner 22 signatures. *Total (1,656) Out of State letters written in New Mexico Rep. Dave Camp (1) Sen. Debbie Stabenow (1) Sen. Carl Levin (1) (All from Michigan) Sen. Norm Coleman (1) (Minnesota) Rep. Don Young (2) (Alaska) Sen. Richard Lugar (1) (Indiana) Sen. Dianne Feinstein (1) (California) Undetermined (2) 2006 A total of 1,140 letters were written in New Mexico in 2006. We asked our elected representatives to support One Spirit, One Will Zero Poverty Sen. Pete Domenici (378) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (346) Rep. Heather Wilson (206) Rep. Steve Pearce (36) Rep. Tom Udall (118) President George W. Bush (5) Undetermined (52) *Total (1,140) 2005 A total of 1,214 letters were written from New Mexico in 2005. We asked our elected representatives to support the Hunger-Free Communities Act Sen. Pete Domenici (354) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (309) Rep. Heather Wilson (199) Rep. Steve Pearce (92) Rep. Tom Udall (95) *Total (1,049) and The Millenium Goals Resolutions H.Con.Res 172 & S.1315 to Rep. Wilson & Sens. Bingaman and Domenici (75) Grand Total (1,124) These congregations, schools and organizations in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Los Alamos, Santa Fe, and Gallup have participated in recent Offerings of Letters: Albuquerque Mennonite Church, All Saints Lutheran Church, Aquinas Newman Center, Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Los Alamos), Church of the Good Shepherd (UCC), ELCA Rocky Mountain Synod (annual assembly-Albuquerque), First Presbyterian Church (Santa Fe), First United Methodist Church (Gallup), First Unitarian Church, Hillel at the University of New Mexico, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Iglesia Congregacional Unida, La Mesa Presbyterian Church, Luther House, Menaul School, Mesa View United Methodist Church, Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Community, Peace Lutheran Church (Las Cruces), Risen Savior Catholic Community, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, St. Bede 's Episcopal Church (Santa Fe), St. John’s United Methodist Church (Santa Fe), St. Michael's High School (Santa Fe), St. Paul Lutheran Church. Sisters of Charity Albuquerque-Texas Network, The Community at Prayer, Trinity United Methodist Church, United Church of Santa Fe