Hello, friends - My pastor recently received a paper plate in the mail (yes, the whole paper plate - 0.55 postage) from the Mennonite Church. The paper plate letter asked for those willing to send a paper plate to their senators urging them to keep effective nutrition programs from the block grants. The letter read as follows: <A paper plate is an effective visual symbol carrying our message that society has a moral responsibility to help our hungry children, sister, and brothers. Block grants and funding cuts would dismantle effective programs that work, such as WIC, food stamps and school lunch. The following is an example of what you might write: Dear Senator - : I urge you to protect the national safety net and oppose block grants and funding cuts for federal food programs. The current proposals reduce overall funding for food assistance to poor and hungry people. Sincerely, Your Name, Your Address. Write your message on one side, and address on the other (Senator - ,U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510.) Send th plate as is for 55 cents postage, or in a regular envelope for 32 cents.> I look forward to hearing more about the Miriam Labbock nomination. Jeanne Fisher, Austin, TX