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Appendix A. Committee Formation Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAYOR or TRIBAL CHAIRMAN (or other title) (Name) SERVE ON 1990 CENSUS COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE FOR APPOINTS (Number) RESIDENTS TO (Community or Tribe Name) In an effort to encourage everyone to be counted in the 1990 census, Mayor or Tribal Chairman (or other title) (Name) has appointed a special Complete Count Committee made up of (Number) residents (or members). Chairperson (or co- chairpersons) of the committee is (are) (Name) and (Name) . (Identify each in a sentence here.) "The success of the 1990 census count in (Community or Tribe Name) is vitally important," Mayor or Tribal Chairman (Name) said. "Not only does our community's political representation in the U.S. Congress and in the State legislature rest on census population totals, but large amounts of Federal and State funds are returned to (Community or Tribe Name) each year based on census statistics. If everyone is not counted, it means our community may be shortchanged and we will not receive our fair share of these funds." Mayor or Tribal Chairman (or other title) (Name) said the Complete Count Committee will undertake an intensive public education campaign to Inform all residents about the importance of cooperating with the census. Census questionnaires will be delivered to each household on Friday, March 23, 1990. Householders are requested to answer the census questions and mail them back in the enclosed preaddressed envelopes by Sunday, April 1. If a preaddressed envelope is not provided, householders are asked to complete the questionnaire and hold it until a census worker visits to pick it up. (Name or names) , chairperson(s) of the committee, said their members will be making speeches on behalf of the census before community organizations, distributing census flyers and posters to residents and groups, and generally endorsing public cooperation with the census at every opportunity. Members of the Complete Count Committee represent a broad cross section of the community, (Chair - person(s) said. Others appointed to serve on the committee are: (List names and affiliations of all members.) The committee will remain active until (Date) . Monthly (or other frequency) meetings will be held to plan the committee's activities. Temporary offices for the committee have been established in (Location or address) . Community organizations and individuals interested in cooperating with the committee are invited to contact (Name of contact) at (Telephone number) . Page 20 1990 CENSUS GOVERNMENTS PROMOTION HANDBOOK COMMITTEE FORMATION PRESS RELEASE 19