The Clout Fairy

Has the Clout Fairy visited YOU lately???

The Mail Bag

Here you'll find some of our favorite faxes, pieces of mail, and miscellaneous materials.  In particular, the BGA, a 501(c)3 charitable organization, is solicited for donations almost daily by political committees.  Political activities by 501(c)3 organizations are prohibited. If the BGA were to respond by buying tickets to a fundraiser, making a donation, or endorsing a candidate for office, the organization could very well lose its tax-exempt status.

The solicitations became particularly amusing after this 2005 BGA/Sun-Times investigation.

As such, the BGA regrettably is not able to attend these kinds of events: