TODAY, November 18th, 2008, marked a *solid* progression date for increasing Parental Alienation Awareness within and across all of America, as West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin III had invited various family rights activists to come on down to Charleston, and have a real nice meeting and rather involved photo session with him, in recognition of his signing the West Virginia Parental Alienation Awareness Day Proclamation earlier this year. Several U.S. Governors have already issued their own PAAD, too, but Governor Manchin is the first such Governor to make sure his staff accomplished the follow up request for photos (sent in thank you response after any U.S. state or lower PAAD proclamation is signed), to publicly announce his support via the photo session and so forth. Today was a great day for raising awareness of parental alienation behaviors and their damages to the American Family. Obviously, we will use the new photos and success to encourage other signing Governors to do the same now, and to also to better encourage those other Governors who have not issued their own PAAD proclamations as of yet.

On behalf of the family rights movement, at least two dozen activists from at least 5 different States attended, including the homebase West Virginia MAWAD leaders, Tim Fittro and Teresa Lowe (Teresa was instrumental in getting the PAAD proclamation actually signed by Gov Manchin), and some of the PAAO-US National Board Directors from around the Nation, including Theresa Martin, Teresa Lowe, Pamela Wright, and Torm Howse. Attending members Fred Schuler and Russ Kessler of Fathers-4-Justice proudly sported their F4J spirit and gear. Many of the family rights people there today are also dual-time as active state and county leaders of United Civil Rights Councils of America (UCRCoA). In addition, several other MAWAD activists from West Virginia also dressed up in their Sunday best, being joined by all these various family rights activists from across the Eastern U.S., looking "sharp and casual" for today's auspicious ceremonies.

Governor Manchin and his staff were extremely hospitable, gracious, and seemed very willing to spend much more additional time talking (and more and more photos, of course) with all of the various supporters who came to show solidarity for the integrity and protection of the American Family, than they did for the previous similar engagement regarding pancreatic cancer... like at least 5 times as long... While several other people there will have much better pictures, posting soon, than what seemed to end up on my cheapie camera, you can get the first glimpses of everyone who came today and rubbed elbows with the Gov, by visiting the WV PAAD folder of pictures and VIDEO, located here: