Mother Dolores Hart (former actress)

Ms. Dolores Hart                                                         7/14/2020

c/o Abbey of Regina Laudis

273 Flanders Road

Bethlehem, CT  06751

Dear Ms. Hart,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan and I have a strong interest in learning history including social justice. In these subjects, I like to learn the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, improve social justice to make communities a better place, and many others.  Also I’m a fan of your acting and your activism.  My favorite movie that you played in were  Loving You.  Loving You was a great musical drama movie about Deke Rivers, a delivery worker where he has a talent in singing and is recruited by an music publicist and a former musician to sing.  In Loving You, some of my favorite songs were Got A Lot O’ Livin To Do, Teddy Bear,  and many others. Ms. Hart, I thought you did an excellent job portraying as Susan Jessup because I liked on how you made Susan Jessup have different unique traits like caring about Deke Rivers when he has struggles with confidence in being a singer, having a friendship including a relationship with Deke, and many others.  Also in Loving You I thought you and Elvis Presley did a great job making Susan Jessup and Deke Rivers great characters along with make a great team.  Also what I really like about Loving You was how it had some symbolisms like the need for friendships when there are obstacles and when times are hard you shouldn’t give up your passion.  Recently I saw a documentary called God Is The Bigger Elvis and it helped me get interested in learning about your life as an actress, your work with Elvis Presley, and why you went to turn to religion. 

Besides your acting career, I truly appreciate on how you are a strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights causes to reduce discrimination. Also I like on how you use your religion as a nun of Abbey of Regina Laudis to help support programs to help assist people who are homeless including people who are low-income get food along with hygiene products to help them during hard times, advocate for the need for health care reform to help people with pre-existing conditions or people who can’t afford health insurance get the care they need, and express the need for better environmental protection to reduce pollution.  Ms. Hart, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased. Another thing that I struggle with a disability is when I have trouble maintaining friendships when some friends including peers of them get judgmental about me being different.  Your commitment to be a strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights causes really inspires me to work hard on my disability.  Also I’m a Christian and as a Christian I believe in how religion should help people who are different or who struggle with being homeless, the need for health care reform to help improve health for people, and the need for a better environment to make the world a better place.   Being a Christian with a disability is a challenge when some Christians including some people who are religious use their extreme views to bully or judge me hard due to having a disability.  Your role as nun of Abbey of Regina Laudis on advocating for religion to be kind to people who are different including people with disabilities and to use religion for good values helps me continue to be a Christian. Also to mention sometimes I volunteer with a small community church called Vineyard Community Church to help feed the homeless people with food, drinks, some hygiene products, and non-perishable food to help them get food. Your role as an former actress and your work in religion gives me motivation to continue to learn history including social justice.  My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment, have health care reform to help people who have pre-existing conditions or who can’t afford health care get the care they need, and improve on social justice to make communities a better place.

I strongly believe that you make a great difference for society. Even though you left your acting career, I’m very proud on how you worked hard to be creative and make your characters have different unique traits.  Also I’m really proud on how you use religion for good values including help people who are disadvantage or are different.  You and Elvis Presley made a great team.  You have inspire me to work hard on my disability,  learn about your life, be a fan of your acting, and try to understand life when there are challenges. I have provided a small donation to your church to help assist the poor. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make a great difference, and inspiring me. Please continue to do good work and my prayers are for you and your members of the church to do good work to help make world a better place.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick

Mr. Delroy Lindo Actor

7/13/2020

Mr.  Delroy Lindo
c/o Agency for the Performing Arts
405 S. Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, CA  90212-4425

Dear Mr. Lindo,

My name is Matt Winick and I’m a fan of your acting. My favorite movie that you played in was Da a 5 Bloods.   Da a 5 Bloods was a great movie about a group of African American Vietnam War veterans who return to Vietnam to look for the remains of their squad leader who had died during the Vietnam along with find a treasure.  Mr. Lindo, I thought you did an excellent job portraying as Paul because I liked on how you made Paul have different unique traits like working hard to overcome his struggles with PTSD,  working hard to have a friendship with  David, Otis, Eddie, and Melvin when they have differences, and many others.  Da a 5 Bloods did a great job showing what it was like for African Americans during the Vietnam War on how they had faced discrimination, the need for friendships when there are challenges, and many others.  My favorite mini-series that you played in were Soul of the Game and Glory and Honor. Soul of The Game was a great historical mini-series about the  African American baseball players Stachel Paige, Josh Gibson, Branch Rickey, and Jackie Robinson who start playing in the Negro League and has to work hard to overcome different obstacles like facing discrimination based on the color of skin and many others.  Soul of The Game did an excellent job showing what it was like for African American baseball players facing discrimination the Baseball sport.  In Soul of the Game, you really did an excellent job making Stachel Paige a great historical figure because I really like on how you made him have different traits like being a mentor for Jackie Robinson when he starts in the Negro League, working hard to overcome different obstacles like facing hate due to his color of skin, and many others. Glory and Honor was another movie that I liked about two explorers Robert Peary and Matthew Henson who go on a journey to the North Pole and their exploration of the Artic.

Besides your acting career, I truly appreciate on how you are a strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights causes to reduce discrimination. Also I like on how you use your role as an African American to help support Black Lives Matters Movement to speak out against racial injustice and raise money to help African American communities be repaired or get different supplies ranging from food through school supplies. Also on your activism I really like on how you support environmental protection causes to reduce pollution, express the need for criminal justice reform (drug treatment programs to reduce drug abuse, a strong need for reducing racial profiling to help protect minorities including immigrants from being oppressed, and a need for DNA testing including forensic science to help solve cases including evidence efficiently while reduce sending an innocent person to jail), and many others.  Mr. Lindo, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because  I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased. Your commitment to be a strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights causes really inspires me to work hard on my disability.  Also your role in historical based movie and historical mini-series helps give me motivation to continue to learn history including social justice. In history, I like to learn the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, the importance of having health care reform to help people with pre-existing conditions or who can’t afford health insurance get the care they need, a strong need for criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime,  and many others. Also another thing that I like to learn in history and currently is how famous people including individuals (minorities, women, and people with disabilities) on how they work hard to make a significant difference for society,

I strongly believe that you are a very talented actor. You do such an excellent job making your characters have different unique traits. You have inspire me to work hard on my disability, be a fan of your work, and continue to learn history including social justice. Also I have provided you a small donation to help your cause.  Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make a great difference, and inspiring me. Please continue to work hard to make a great difference.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick

Ms. Leslie Uggams Actress

6/16/2020

Ms. Leslie Uggams
c/o Smaggu Productions Inc.
30 W 60th Street, APT 10A
New York, NY  10023-7912

Dear Ms.  Uggams,

My name is Matt Winick and I’m a fan of your acting. My favorite mini series that I liked was Roots.  Roots was a great historical mini series about how Africans became slaves in America and having to work hard to overcome their challenges.  In Roots, I really enjoyed learning what it was like for Africans including African Americans to go through slavery, being separated from their loves ones or family when they get sold to slave owners, how they had struggles on dealing with discrimination against them due to color, and many others.  Ms. Uggams, I thought you did an excellent job portraying as Kizzy Reynolds because I liked how you  made her have different traits like working hard to overcome different struggles like being beaten or abused by slave owners, caring about other slaves’ wellbeing when they have a hard time, and  having a strong passion about wanting to be free.   One of my favorite movies that you played in were Deadpool series.  Deadpool series was a great superhero movie about Wade Wilson, a former special forces operative who has terminal cancer where he gets an offer to an experiment to help cure his sickness, however the experiment went wrong where it changed his body to be disfigured and decides to become Deadpool to stop evil.  I thought you really did an excellent job portraying as Blind Al because I really liked on how you made Blind Al have different unique traits like taking care of Wade Wilson/Deadpool when he is injured, being friends with Wade Wilson/Deadpool even though he can be difficult, and having a sense of humor.  Some of my favorite songs that you sang were Summertime, I Believe, Hallelujah, Baby!: Now’s the Time, and many others.  The main reason I like your singing is because I like on how you make some of the classical songs come alive with creativity and have some of the songs have symbolisms like the need to have faith when times are hard including a need for friendships.

Besides your acting and singing career,  I truly appreciate on how you are an activist on supporting civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights causes to reduce discrimination.  Also I like on how you use your role as an African American to speak out against racial injustice,  raise money to help civil rights groups including Black Lives Matters Movement fight for advancements of civil rights,  advocate for the need to end racial profiling in the criminal justice system, and many others. Ms. Uggams, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending  on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased. Also another thing that I struggle with a disability is when some friends, peers of my friends, and other people bully me or get judgmental about me being different or having a disability. Also when I make some mistakes I feel bad about myself.  Your commitment to be a strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights causes really inspires me to work hard on my disability.  Roots mini series and your character Kizzy  help give me motivation to study U.S. History including African American History.  Roots and your role was a great way to help me comprehend on understanding what slavery was like, how African Americans had a difficult life, and many others.  In middle school through my community college I would take U.S. History, 20^th Century History, world history, African History, and African American history.  In history what I really like to learn is the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, a strong need for criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, protect the environment from pollution, have health care reform to help people with pre-existing conditions or who can’t afford health insurance get the care they need, and many others.

I strongly believe that you are a very talented actress. You do such an excellent job portraying different characters by making them have different unique traits.  Also I’m very proud on how you worked hard to make Roots a great historical mini-series.  You have made a great impact on me to develop and continue to learn history including African American history. Also you have inspired me to work hard on my disability and be a fan of your work.   Here is a small donation to help your activism. I hope my donation and kind words can help you. Also I want to let you know that I’m against racial injustice. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make a great difference, and inspiring me. Please continue to make a great difference.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick

Honorable Edward G. Rendell from Pennsylvania (45th Governor of Pennsylvania)

6/23/2020

Honorable Edward G. Rendell
c/o Edward G. Rendell LLC
3226 Midvale Avenue
Philadelphia, PA  19129

Dear Honorable Rendell,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan and I have a strong interest in learning history including social justice. In these subjects, I like to learn the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, and many others. Honorable Rendell, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work when you served as 45^th Governor of Pennsylvania to be very inspiring to me.

When you served as 45^th Governor of Pennsylvania from 2003-2011, I truly appreciated on how you were a strong supporter of civil rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, supporting funds for women including minorities businesses to help compete in the economy, and working with state legislatures to combat against hate-crime.  Also on Civil Rights I liked on how you tried to push for an Equal Rights Amendment to help protect women from being discriminated based on gender even though the state legislature with both political parties weren’t supportive of it.   On the economy, I really liked on how you worked to expand on jobs-training programs to help train youth including workers to develop or improve on work skills to help prepare for the work force and advocate for the need to raise the minimum wage to help assist minimum wage workers afford to live. Supporting funds for renewable energy resources to help reduce addiction to oil with gas, working with both political parties in the state legislature on expanding funds to help clean parks including water resources from being polluted while make them safe for people to use, and implementing more educational awareness programs to help educate people about the importance of protecting the environment is common sense to protect the environment.  to improve education, I liked your approach like increase fund to improve special education to help students with disabilities to get accommodations they need to learn, expand on after school programs to provide students with help on their assignments from tutors or to keep students from turning to crime, and implement literacy programs to help students including adults improve on their comprehension skills. On healthcare, I really liked on how you supported legislation to make prescription drugs cheap for older residents, expanded health care for children who have pre-existing conditions, and supported improving mental health services to help people who struggle with mental health or people with disabilities get counseling. Another thing that I like about your work when you served as Governor of Pennsylvania was how you provided funds to help restore historical sites including attractions  to help make learning  a better place while improve on tourism and expand on drug treatment programs to help drug-users get the care they need to reduce drug abuse.

Honorable Rendell, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased. Your commitment to be a strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability. I have enjoyed visiting Pennsylvania many times and I love visiting Philly. In Philadelphia,  I enjoy seeing the Betsy Ross House to learn how she made the American Flag,  saw the Ben Franklin historical site to learn about Ben Franklin’s life, and The National Constitution Center to learn about the history of the U.S. Constitution along with the importance of the need for civil liberties.  Your role as 45^th Governor of Pennsylvania gives me motivation to learn history including social justice. My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, and many others.

I strongly believe that you made a great difference when you served in public service. I’m very proud on how you worked hard to support civil rights, protect the environment, improve education, expand on healthcare, and many others.  You have inspired me to work hard on my disability, learn about your work, visit Pennsylvania, and learn different subjects.  Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make a great difference, and inspiring me. Please continue to work hard and advocate for common sense ideas.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick

Honorable Kathy Taylor from Tulsa, Oklahoma (38th Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma)

6/12/2020

Honorable Kathy Taylor
c/o Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation
1124 S. Lewis Avenue
Tulsa, OK  74104

Dear Honorable Taylor,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan and I have a strong interest in learning history including social justice. In these subjects, I like to learn the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, expand on social justice to make communities safe, and many others. Honorable Taylor, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work when you served as 38^th Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma to be very inspiring to me.

When you served as 38^th Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma from 2006-2009, I truly appreciate on how you were a strong supporter of civil rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, supporting funds for women including minorities businesses to help them compete in the economy, and working with city council members to expand on laws to combat against hate-crime to help protect minorities including people who are different. On the economy, I liked on how you pushed for expansion of jobs training programs to help train youth including workers develop or improve work skills to help prepare for the work-force and expressed the need for an increase in the minimum wage to help assist minimum wage workers afford to live.  Providing funds to improve special education to help assist students with disabilities get accommodations to help assist them to learn, pushing for after school programs to have tutors help students on their assignments or help them from turning to crime, and implementing literacy programs to help adults including students develop literacy skills is common sense for education reform. Also on education reform, I really liked on how created “Mentoring to the Max”, a mentoring program to have mentors, volunteers, and people with education background help mentor students, students who come from poor families, students with disabilities, and at risk students get assistance on learning, help be active in the community by volunteering, and encourage them to do recreational activities to help give them motivation to learn while be part of the community.  On the environment, I liked on how you pushed for renewable energy projects to help reduce addiction to oil with gas, encouraged businesses including industries to use energy efficient products to help reduce high energy cost while reduce pollution, and expanded funds to improve city services to help clean parks including water resources to make them safe for people to use. Another thing that I like about your work when you served as Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma was how you provided funds to help restore or preserve historical sites including attractions to make learning a better place while improve on tourism, worked with state legislators to help create a public hospital in Tulsa to help people who have different medical issues get access to get care, and supported drug treatment programs to help drug users get the care they need to reduce pollution.

Honorable Taylor, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased. Your commitment to be a strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability. Your role as 38^th Mayor of Tulsa helps give me motivation to continue to learn history including social justice.  My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, expand on social justice to make communities safe, and many others.

I strongly believe that you made a great difference when you served in public service. I’m very proud on how you worked hard to support civil rights, protect the environment, improve education, and many others. You have inspire me to work hard on my disability, learn about your work, and continue to learn different subjects. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make a great difference, and inspiring me. Please continue to advocate for common sense ideas when our country is struggling.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick

Honorable Cathy Cox of Georgia (25th Secretary of State of Georgia)

6/05/2020

Honorable Cathy Cox
c/o Office of Dean of Mercer University School of Law
Mercer University School of Law
Mercer University
1021 Georgia Avenue
Macon, GA  31207

Dear Honorable Cox,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan and I have a strong interest in learning history, social justice, and ethics reform. In these subjects, I like to learn the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, have ethics reform to reduce corruption in government including elections, and many others.  Honorable Cox, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work when you served as 25^th Secretary of State of Georgia to be very inspiring to me.

In January 1999, I was amazed on how you made history on becoming the first woman to be elected to become 25^th Secretary of State of Georgia. When you served as 25^th Secretary of State of Georgia from 1999-2007, I truly appreciated on how you were a strong supporter of civil rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, working with minority including women businesses to help them get funds in order to assist them to compete in the economy, and expressing the need for civil rights to be stronger to help protect women, minorities, and people with disabilities from being discriminated.  Expanded early voting to help voters be able to vote on ballot when they can’t make it on election day, increased absentee ballot to help assist people, people with disabilities, and other voters who can’t make it to the poling stations have access to vote, and funded more educational awareness to help educate people about how to vote or the importance to vote is common sense to improve voter’s rights.   To improve election results, I liked on how you implemented Universal electronic voting system to help count votes in different voting districts or polling stations to help people know who won the election or primaries.   On ethics reform, I like on how you pushed for a ban on gifts to staff members of secretary of state from lobbyists including lobbying groups to reduce corruption, worked with prosecutors to help investigate public officials who accept illegal bribes or are corrupt,  and supported expanding disclosure online for elections including campaigns to help voters know who is donating to a campaign.  Another thing that I liked about your work as Secretary of State of Georgia was how you establish Georgia Invest initiative to stop fraudulent telephone investment scams in order to protect citizens from being victims of fraud and expand on educational awareness to help teach people about ways to protect themselves from being victims of fraud or know different tips to help protect themselves from scams. After you left public service, I like on how you are a continuous strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights, express the need for ethics reform along with campaign finance reform to reduce corruption,  and heavily support voter’s rights.

Honorable Cox, I have autism with a learning disability.  Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased.  Your commitment to be a strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability. Also your work as 25^th Secretary of State of Georgia helps give me motivation to continue to learn history, social justice, and ethics reform.  My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, have ethics reform to reduce corruption in government including elections, and many others.

I strongly believe that you have made a great difference when you served in public service.  I’m very proud on how you worked hard to support civil rights, push for ethics reform, implement voter’s rights protection, and advocate for common sense ideas.  You have inspire me to work hard on my disability, learn about your work, and continue to learn different subjects.   Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make a great difference, and inspiring me. Please continue to work hard to make a great difference and continue to advocate for common sense ideas.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick

Georgia state flag that Honorable Cox sent me

34th Attorney General Aaron Ford of Nevada

6/13/2020

Attorney General Aaron Ford
c/o Office of the Attorney General
100 North Carson Street
Carson City, NV  89701

Dear Attorney General Ford,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan and I have a strong interest in learning history including social justice.  In these subjects, I like to learn the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others.  Attorney General Ford, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work when you served in the Nevada state legislature and as current 34^th Attorney General of Nevada to be very inspiring to me. 

When you served as Member of the Nevada Senate from the 11^th district from 2013-2018, I truly appreciated on how you were a strong supporter of civil rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, supporting funds for women including minorities businesses to help them compete in the economy, and working with other state legislatures from both political parties to expand on laws to combat against hate-crime to help protect minorities including people who are different.  To help improve the economy, I liked on how you supported an expansion of jobs-training programs to help train youth including workers to develop work-skills to help prepare for the work force and advocated for the need to raise the minimum wage to help assist minimum wage workers to afford to live.  Supporting funds for renewable energy resources to help reduce addiction to oil with gas, encouraging industries to use energy efficient products to help reduce pollution while reduce high energy cost, and working with other state legislatures to help expand funds to help clean parks including water resources to make them safe for people to use is common sense to protect the environment.  In January 2019, I was amazed on how you made history on becoming the first African American to become Attorney General of Nevada.  In your current role as 34^th Attorney General of Nevada, I truly appreciate on how you are a continuous strong supporter of civil rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights,  prosecuting people who commit hate-crime to help protect minorities including people who are different,  and investigating public places that practice different forms of discrimination or violate civil rights legislation.  Supporting drug treatment programs to help drug users get the care they need to reduce drug abuse, working with law enforcement to expand resources to help victims of crime or victims of domestic violence get help on dealing with their trauma,  and expressing with supporting for more funds to help improve forensic science including DNA testing to help solve cases including evidence efficiently while reduce sending an innocent person to jail is common sense for criminal justice reform.  Also on criminal justice reform, I really like on how you support expanding mental health services to help people who struggle with mental health get the care they need, support body cameras on law enforcement officers to reduce police misconduct, and work to expand testing for rape kits to help reduce sexual assaults including allow victims of rape track the kit to see if it has been tested.  Another thing that I like about your work as Attorney General of Nevada is how you prosecuted public officials that are corrupt or accept illegal bribes or are corrupt to reduce corruption, went after  industries that illegally polluted the environment or violate environmental protection laws to help protect the environment while improve public health,  and investigated financial institutions including  insurance companies that are practice or committing different forms of fraud to help protect people including taxpayers.

Attorney General Ford, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased.  Your commitment to be a strong supporter of Civil Rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability.  Your role as former Member of the Nevada Senate from the 11^th district and as current 34^th Attorney General of Nevada gives me motivation to continue to learn history including social justice.  My future goal is t someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need to make Civil Rights stronger to reduce discrimination, have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, protect the environment from pollution, and many others.

I strongly believe that you are making a great difference for society. I’m very proud on how you are working hard to support Civil Rights, push for criminal justice reform, standing up for victim’s rights, and many others.  You have inspired me to work hard on my disability, learn about your work in public service, and inspiring me.  I wish you the best to continue to make a great impact on society through your role as Attorney General of Nevada.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick

Ms. Martha Reeves Mowtown singer (Martha and the Vandellas )

7/09/2020
Ms. Martha Reeves
c/o Martha Reeves Enterprises, Inc.
1300 E. Lafayette Street, Suite 1211
Detroit, MI  48207-2905
      
      

Dear Ms. Reeves,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan and I’m a fan of your singing and your activism.  I really enjoyed listening to Martha and the Vandellas because I liked on how some of the songs were creative,  some symbolisms about working hard to overcome different challenges, and many others.   Some of my favorite songs that you and the members of the Martha and the Vandellas were Heat Wave, Come and Get These Memories, In My lonely Room, Nowhere to Run,  and Dancing in the Streets.  After you left the Martha and the Vandellas, I liked on how you continue to work on making your solo songs.  Some of my favorite solo songs that you sang were Power of Love,  Love Blind, and I’m Not Leaving.   Also I really liked on how you used your role as board member of the SAG-AFTRA  Detroit chapter to help advocate for better wages  for musicians, sessions singers, and recording artists. Besides your acting career, I truly appreciate on how you are a strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights causes to reduce discrimination. Also I like on how you use your role as an African American to help donate money to help support African American communities to be repaired and express the need for reducing racial profiling in the criminal justice system to help protect African Americans including minorities. Another thing that I like about your activism is how you use your role as a singer to help raise money to help fund the arts to make society diverse and advocate for better pay along with better health care benefits for artists, entertainers, and recording staff.

Ms. Reeves, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased. Your commitment to be a strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights causes really inspires me to work hard on my disability.  Last year I visited the Detroit Historical Museum in Detroit, Michigan where I enjoyed learning about the history of City of Detroit and some of Mowtown   playing a role in helping shape the city. In the museum, I saw an exhibit about your work as an artist during the Motown era and I had fun learning about some of your life along with how you work hard to overcome different obstacles.  Your role as a singer and your activism helps me continue my interest in listening to Mowtown music and learn history including social justice.  

I strongly believe that you are a very talented singer. You do such an excellent job making songs creative with some message or humor.  I really enjoyed learning about your career and taking the time to listen to your music. You have inspired me to work hard on my disability, learn about your life, explore Mowtown music, and continue to learn history including social justice.  I was wondering if you could please take the time to answer some of my questions. Also here is a picture of me when I visited Detroit, Michigan for you to keep as a gift for inspiring me. I have provided a small donation to help your activism.  Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make a great difference, and inspiring me. Please continue to make a great difference for society and the arts.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick

Honorable Jim Suttle of Omaha, Nebraska ( 50th Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska)

Honorable Jim Suttle                               6/25/2020

6054 Country Club Oaks Place

Omaha, NE  68152

Dear Honorable Suttle,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan and I have a strong interest in learning history including social justice. In these subjects, I like to learn the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, and many others. Honorable Suttle, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work when you served as 50^th Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska to be very inspiring to me.

When you served as 50^th Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska from 2009-2013, I truly appreciate on how you were a strong supporter of civil rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, supporting funds for women including minorities businesses to help them compete in the economy, and working with city council members to expand on laws to combat against hate-crime to help protect minorities including people who are different. On the economy,  I liked on how you support expansion of jobs-training programs to help train youth including workers to develop or improve on work skills  to help prepare for the work force and support an increase in the minimum wage to help assist minimum wage workers afford to live.  Expanding funds to help improve special education to help students with disabilities get accommodations they need to learn, implementing literacy programs to help adults including students develop literacy skills or improve on comprehension,  and pushing for after school programs to provide students with help on their assignments from tutors or get them involve in recreational activities are great ways to improve education. On the environment, I liked on how you support funds for renewable energy resources to help reduce addiction to oil with gas, encourage businesses including industries to use energy efficient products to help reduce high energy cost while reduce pollution, and push for funds to help keep parks including water resources clean to make them safe for people to use. Another thing that I liked about your work as Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska was how you pushed for more bicycle lanes to help protect people who ride bicycles from getting hit by vehicles, expand on programs to help people who are homeless including people who are low income get food including hygiene products, and support more drug treatment programs to help drug users get the care they need.

Honorable Suttle, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased.  Your commitment to be a strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability. Your role as  50^th Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska gives me motivation to learn history including social justice.  My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, and many others.

I strongly believe that you made a great difference in public service. I’m very proud on how you worked hard to support civil rights, protect the environment, improve on education, expand on social justice, and many others. You have inspire me to work hard on my disability, learn more about your work, and continue to learn different subjects. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make a great difference, and inspiring me. Please continue to advocate for common sense ideas.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick