Celebrity Addresses

As my Daddy used to say, "It looks easy but it ain't." And that explains the methods to reach the four celebrities. Some require you to use a form on their website and the address below will bring you to that form. It requires personal information, so each of you will have to fill them out. I tested it and found that it works fine.

I used a simple cut and past operation. I highlighted the letter I had written and copied the entire text that I wanted to send. Then in each of the forms you merely have to paste that text in the appropriate "Subject" box. It took my entire text with no apparent problem.

Using the forms, it is not possible to send photos. For Ellen, I found an alternate email address that should allow photos to be attached or included.

I also found two snail mail addresses. Oprah clearly states they do not accept snail mail.

So tomorrow is the day to let your emails fly. I got acknowledgments from each of them.

The bad news is that Montel is broadcasting his last live show in late September and will go off the air. They still said my email was being referred to the producers, so all may no be lost.

Good luck my friends and fellow PALS and CALS.

Oprah

http://www.oprah.com/email/reach/email_showideas.jhtml

Larry King Live

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html?12

Montel Williams

http://www.montelshow.com/mail/

Viewer Services
The Montel Williams Show
433 West 53rd St.
New York, NY 10019

Ellen DeGeneres

http://ellen.warnerbros.com/show/respond/?PlugID=10

http://ellen.warnerbros.com/

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
PO Box 7788
Burbank, CA 91523
Attn: Fan Mail

R's Letter to Oprah, Ellen, Larry, Montel...

I'm always appreciative of comments/edits for the draft. I don't mean to be maudlin, but I thought a dose of reality might convey some urgency. Thanks. R
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Dear Oprah, Ellen, Montel, Larry,

This week the folks who read your mail have encountered a barrage of letters from people dealing with ALS. It has not been a wild coincidence. People with ALS support each other online. They share a common frustration and rage at being handed a diagnosis without the medical options that give them any fighting chance. They find ways to try to get the word out about ALS.

If this campaign to engage you to get this public health problem out of the shadows fails, they won’t give up; however, many of their bodies will soon give out. In a few years, many of them will be gone.

So if we don’t get some help now, there will be another group of people with ALS in 2011 who get a great idea to band together and get some help from someone with a major media voice. Most of the names will be new ones. The letter-writers of 2011 are enjoying healthy and productive lives right now. The stories will be all too similar. It won’t stop until we do something about it!

Every 90 minutes an American gets the diagnosis. Every 90 minutes we bury an American who has died from ALS. Please use your voice to stop this deadly revolving door now. It has gone on too long. We Americans can do better. What better place to focus our collective energy!

Sincerely,