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Hi, my name is Russell. I live in Harrisonburg, Virginia. And I’m on a mission from God to let my Congressman, Bob Goodlatte, know what YOU are concerned about. You see Bob, who not only represents the 6th District of Virginia, but represents all Americans as the Head of the Judiciary Committee, doesn’t like to know what his constituents are concerned about. That’s why he hasn’t held an in-person town hall meeting in over 1,500 Days!!

Now if you're someone who makes a habit of voicing your concerns to your elected officials, by calling and writing letters like I do, you probably feel like your concerns are falling on deaf ears. Letters and emails are casually tossed in the trash, and that’s why I think it's time to send representatives like Bob some balls.

The Town Hall Dodgeball is a fully inflated bouncy ball that can be mailed “as is” through the US postal service. No box or wrapping needed, just a ball with the address and postage place right on. The Town Hall Dodgeball is a great way to get your concern noticed. And should staffers choose to toss them, they’ll have to deal with the shame of not following the balls one printed on request (to donate the ball to a school or youth organization).

Now if you think one or two balls with your concerns is going to get noticed, just think of the impact we’ll make with the 1,000 town hall dodge balls sitting in my garage, just waiting to be dropped en masse on Bob’s five district offices.

After you donate you will receive a confirmation email, please respond back to that email on this site to let us know what issue you want your Congressman to stop dodging.

JOIN THE TEAM WITH ONE OF OUR PLEDGE OPTIONS:

1. For only 6 bucks, you can donate a ball for me to deliver to one of Bob’s five district offices. That’s right, $6 for Virginia’s 6th District. We’ll write Bob’s name in the first box, and you can tell us which issue you are most concerned about him dodging for the second box.

2. Also, for only 6 bucks, you can buy a blank ball to be sent to your home. Then you can fill it out however you want, and enjoy the fun of dropping it off at the post office.

3. Finally, If you don’t live in the 6th and want to send a ball to your own Rep instead of Bob. No problem, just select the “Pick Your Rep” Ball, and let us know the recipient's name, your concern, and your zip code, and we’ll mail it to their district office. Choosing this pledge not only allows other Senators, Congresspersons, Governors, etc to get the message to stop dodging Town Halls, but it also helps support the Bob Drop.

HELP US REACH OUR GOAL AND HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE:

- The joy of making an impact with your ball.

- A video on the day I send all the balls out.

- A final project highlight video with our best attempt at documenting the balls being delivered.

- Updates about all the press we drum up from this.

HELP US GET THE WORD OUT!! If you have any ideas for news outlets or publications that would want to cover this story, please share them immediately. We only have a short amount of time to make some noise.

Look, this may be ridiculous, but so in not holding an in-person town hall meeting in over 3 years! If we don’t protect the sanctity of a citizen being able to interact with their representative, then we are risking our democracy.

So constituents of the 6th district!! What issue or concern do you have that Congressman Goodlatte is dodging? I want to write it on a dodge ball and mail it to him.