You Can Make A Difference

Pick something from the following list based on how much time you've got and your skills.

Don't forget, this is a wiki. Once you've logged in you can edit any page by just clicking on the edit button at the top left.

For direction on the goals we're trying to achieve, please see the Vision and Goals page.

5 to 15 Minutes

• Send a form email to your representatives
• Make a minor update to this site (for example copy an email you received into the appropriate section of the site)
• Update your profile with your skills and interests

15 to 30 Minutes

• Write an email to the Company of the Week
• Send a form letter to your representatives
• Call a friend and get them involved
• Write a short blog entry on this site

30 to 45 Minutes

• Call your representative
• Design some pro metric merchandise
• Encourage your company to be pro metric
• Write a letter encouraging a donation to the USMA
• Write a letter to the editor and submit it to your favorite paper
• Write a long blog entry on this site

1 to 2 Hours

• Write a paper letter to your representatives or the Company of the Week
• Design a form letter
• Do the research for the Company of the Week
• Make a pro metric video and post it to You Tube
• Contact your local radio station
• Design a piece of radio advertising
• Write an Op-Ed and submit it to your favorite paper

More than 2 Hours

• Do a targeted cost study on the cost of not using metric. Examples include:
  • The automotive industry
  • The computer industry
  • Medical mistakes
  • Lost business from not using metric
  • NASA
  • Some part of government provided infrastructure (e.g. roads)
  • Extra household waste
  • Time lost to students not properly learning metric in junior school
• Organize a rally
• Design a piece of TV or newspaper advertising