William H. Szych

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="005d4b83.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B>A Question of Honor, </B></div> <div> <B>a Matter of Faith</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0488a780.jpg" border=0 width="138" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="127" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC00 HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.billyszychforcongress.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.billyszychforcongress.com"><B>Official Web Site</B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="127" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC00 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="121"><div> <A HREF="photo_gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Gallery"><B>Photo Gallery</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="127" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC00 HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="w_h_szych_on_line.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="W. Szych OnLine"><B>W. Szych On-Line</B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.polboston.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.polboston.com"><B><IMG SRC="00864430.gif" border=0 width="100" height="67" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>William H. Szych</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#333399" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT></div> <div> This web site was created as an expression of <A HREF="http://www.polboston.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.polboston.com">PolBoston.com</A> support.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Polonia with Billy Szych - Billy Szych for Congress - Polonia for America!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="382" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 96 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="83" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFFFF" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 48 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="00a462a0.jpg" border=0 width="70" height="42" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="190"><bR> <bR> <div> <B>POLONIA with</B></div> <div> <B>BILLY SZYCH </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="83" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFFFF" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 49 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="00c462b0.jpg" border=0 width="70" height="43" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#444444" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Calendar:</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="477" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCFFFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="471"><div> Officially on the ballot - August 2, 2006</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Independent candidate, Billy Szych, is officially on the ballot for 1st </div> <div> Congressional District seat in Massachusetts.</div> <bR> <div> In a very short amount of time, William H. “Billy” Szych, collected </div> <div> above and beyond the necessary number of signatures to place his name on </div> <div> the ballot for the Massachusetts November 7th elections.  With a message </div> <div> to 1st District voters, Mr. Szych offers not only a choice, but a </div> <div> challenge to his constituents:  “I want to send a message to Washington, </div> <div> D.C. – we are fed up with party politics as usual.  It’s time for a </div> <div> change.”</div> <bR> <div> Hatfield, Massachusetts, August 2, 2006 – William H. “Billy” Szych has </div> <div> successfully reached the first major milestone in his candidacy to </div> <div> represent the 1st Congressional District in the United States Congress.  </div> <div> His message:  We are not Democrats or Republicans, we are Americans.  </div> <div> Szych – who is running as an unenrolled candidate – believes he is quickly </div> <div> establishing a strong base of support in this predominantly independent </div> <div> District, which in many towns has 60% or more of voters registered as </div> <div> unenrolled.  </div> <bR> <div> Szych, a native of Massachusetts, grew up in Hatfield where he </div> <div> graduated in 1971 from the public school system.  He went on to the University </div> <div> of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he graduated with honors in 1975 </div> <div> with a BA in Political Science.  In 1990, he was awarded an MA in </div> <div> Management from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri.</div> <bR> <div> Szych retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1995 </div> <div> after twenty years service on active duty.  When Szych became Hatfield's </div> <div> Town Administrator, he acquired first-hand experience in the challenges </div> <div> facing all towns and cities throughout the Commonwealth, especially in </div> <div> the development of balanced budgets during severe cuts in State aid.</div> <bR> <div> Szych was working as Town Administrator on September 11, 2001, and, as </div> <div> a result of the terrorist attacks, he volunteered to return to active </div> <div> duty.  Once back on active duty, he volunteered to deploy to Iraq. </div> <bR> <div> After his return from Iraq, Szych was given the leadership of a special </div> <div> Air Force-wide project to develop new strategies and systems to help </div> <div> defeat the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).   He reverted to retired </div> <div> military status in July of last year and was hired by L3 Communications </div> <div> as a Senior Military Analyst at the Pentagon.  Szych returned to </div> <div> Hatfield in April, 2006 to run for U.S. Congress as an unenrolled candidate </div> <div> and formally announced his candidacy on May 15th.   </div> <bR> <div> Szych states that people have lost faith in politicians to a level that </div> <div> is almost shocking.  He maintains that the key to restoring the </div> <div> people’s faith is to send men and women of the highest character and </div> <div> dedication to Congress … people who are able to work with both sides of the </div> <div> aisle.  “It’s time to stop the bickering and nonsense.  As an independent </div> <div> voice in Congress, I will not be tied to any one party’s platform, and </div> <div> will be able to address each issue on its merits alone, working for the </div> <div> good of all Americans,” says Szych.</div> <bR> <div> Szych believes Congress is “broken, but it can be fixed”.  One critical </div> <div> thing he would like to see is an end to traditional earmarks or “pork”.  </div> <div> He proposes a direct apportionment of federal funds to cities and towns </div> <div> (as is currently done with State lottery receipts) that they can use as </div> <div> they see fit.  This would prevent certain parts of the Commonwealth </div> <div> from continually getting their “pet projects” funded at the expense of </div> <div> smaller towns and cities.  “The Big Dig continues to siphon off funds for </div> <div> Boston at the expense of the towns and cities of the 1st Congressional </div> <div> District.  It is pork at its worst, and it is wrong,” notes Szych.</div> <bR> <div> Billy is married to Janet Revie "Jan" Szych, originally from Fort </div> <div> William, Scotland.  They have a daughter, Sophie, a 2003 Smith Academy </div> <div> graduate who is currently attending a State College in Massachusetts, and a </div> <div> son, Andrew who graduated from Smith Academy in 2005. He is a past </div> <div> commander of American Legion Post 344 in Hatfield and a former member of </div> <div> the Hatfield Lions Club.</div> <bR> <div> #   #   #</div> <bR> <div> “We are not Democrats or Republicans, We are Americans.”</div> <div> Contact: The Billy Szych for Congress Committee</div> <div> Name: Billy Szych</div> <div> Telephone Number:  (413) 247-9247</div> <div> Website: www.BillySzychForCongress.com </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="477" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCFFFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="471"><div> Updates from Billy - July 20, 2006</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Greetings from the Heartland of Massachusetts:</div> <bR> <div> Yes, I am alive and well and still running for Congress. </div> <div> It has already been the experience of a lifetime. Things are going very, very well. I am very happy to report that the new web-site (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.BillySzychForCongress.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.BillySzychForCongress.com"><U>www.BillySzychForCongress.com</U></A></FONT>) is now up and running. </div> <bR> <div> As you can see from the web-site photo gallery, we have been marching in parades, going to special events (including large dances/picnics, a Hindu temple blessing, and a walk in support of safe neighborhoods) and just going out and talking to people.</div> <div> Next week I will start formal visits to every one of the 107 towns and cities in the 1st Congressional District. I am greatly looking </div> <div> forward to this next phase of my campaign strategy. It is the essence of American democracy and I am grateful to have this </div> <div> opportunity to give a new choice to the voters of the 1st District.</div> <bR> <div> The central message of my campaign is: “We are not Republicans or Democrats; We are Americans." This message really </div> <div> connects with the independent-minded voters of the 1st District. But in order to get my message out during the next few </div> <div> months and win on November 7th, I will need your help. Whether it’s telling people about me, or making a direct contribution, </div> <div> it’s your efforts that will boost this campaign into further recognition and success.</div> <bR> <div> I need as many of you as possible to step up and organize fund-raisers – nothing fancy, it can be an informal gathering at your </div> <div> own home, a breakfast or luncheon at a local restaurant, etc., where I can meet and talk to people. Each and every fund-raising </div> <div> effort is important. I know most of you are maxed out with a thousand things to do and that I am asking you take on even more. But </div> <div> I know you are fed up with the situation in Washington D.C. and that nothing is ever going to change until we stand up together and </div> <div> say enough is enough.</div> <bR> <div> For those of you outside the district, now is the time to send money to the campaign. The incumbent has a large war chest and I will </div> <div> need to match it in order to get my message out to the voters in the build-up to Election Day. For information on how you can help </div> <div> make a difference please go to the website to see how to make a contribution. Thank you in advance for your support.</div> <bR> <div> I ask that all of you <A HREF="http://www.BillySzychForCongress.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.BillySzychForCongress.com">sign up to get the regular email/newsletter</A>, which will begin shortly. Most importantly, I ask that you forward this </div> <div> email to others and get them interested in my campaign. We need to exploit the power of the web to reach out and get the support </div> <div> of like-minded people throughout the District, and throughout America. I am convinced that with your help I can pull off one of the </div> <div> biggest political upsets in the history of Massachusetts. It will take hard work, but with help from people like you and your friends </div> <div> and families, I am confident it can be done. </div> <bR> <div> God Bless You, Your Families, and America.</div> <div> Very Respectfully,</div> <div> Billy</div> <div> <I><U>A Question of Honor, a Matter of Faith</U></I></div> <div> <I><U>Faith in America, Faith in Our Children, and, Faith in God</U></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="477" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCFFFF HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> After The Veterans Convention in Boston, MA - June 2,  2006</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> This past Saturday night at the Polish Army Veterans Ball was one of the best nights of my life...to stand </div> <div> next to and talk to some of the greatest heroes of Poland and of America! Truly, it was a night to remember.</div> <bR> <div> Billy Szych</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="477" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCFFFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="471"><div> In honor of Memorial Day - May 23, 2006</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>    It was January, 2005. I thought it would be just a routine trip to the Base Exchange at Hanscom Air Force Base </div> <div> in Bedford where, as an active duty Air Force officer, I was then assigned.</div> <bR> <div>    I had been thinking a lot about my father, Tiger Szych, that day for some reason. That was not unusual, because </div> <div> I think of him often. Usually, it is triggered by the regular use of what has become an icon for military perseverance </div> <div> under the most difficult combat conditions. The icon I am referring to is the raising of “Old Glory” at the battle of Iwo </div> <div> Jima. </div> <bR> <div>    And there it was. Hanging on the wall of the BX was the famous picture … beautifully framed and matted. I bought </div> <div> it immediately. I didn’t have it in my office more than a day or so, when our Marine Corps exchange officer noticed it, </div> <div> and soon thereafter brought me some of the volcanic ash from Iwo Jima. It is considered sacred ground by the Marine </div> <div> Corps, and it is common for Marines to scoop up a bag of it when they visit the island; they then use it to give as gifts </div> <div> to friends and comrades</div> <div>  </div> <div>    My Dad is my connection to the famous picture and to the volcanic ash. You see, young Tiger Szych was there </div> <div> with the 4th Marine Division and often told me how difficult it was to run up that beach on the 19th of February, 1945. </div> <div> How he and his buddies sank into the black sand and were pumping their legs so furiously but going so slowly in </div> <div> their desperation to get off the beach, get out of the killing zone.</div> <bR> <div> It was the second time I had some of the sacred volcanic sands of Iwo Jima. The previous small vial that someone </div> <div> had given to me I sprinkled in my Dad’s grave in his beloved hometown of Hatfield, Massachusetts, where we buried </div> <div> him two and a half years ago. As I thought of him that day, I dearly wished that my father was still around for what </div> <div> would be the 60th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima, wearing that hat of his with the 4th Marine Division patch on </div> <div> it. He was so proud of the Corps and the entire U.S. military. This summer, a new movie, directed by Clint Eastwood </div> <div> and produced by Stephen Spielberg, will be released named after the book, “Flag of Our Fathers.” It will tell the story </div> <div> of the flag raisers at Iwo Jima but also tell the story of the hell that my father and his buddies and all combat Marines </div> <div> experienced on the now storied island in the Pacific. I know it will shock many people how violent that war really was </div> <div> and how much blood was spilled on their behalf on those remote, but beautiful and lush, Pacific islands.</div> <div>  </div> <div>    Since my father’s death, I have been in contact with his foxhole buddy, Carl Dearborn. Mr. Dearborn had written </div> <div> to me to tell me that it came to him in his sleep why my Dad and another fellow Marine, Chick Ryan, were “called </div> <div> to heaven”. Carl wrote, “God knew he would have all those young Marines reporting in and he would need help </div> <div> getting them orientated. He sure got two good men to help him.” He continued, “Chick Ryan went in at 14 years old </div> <div> and was 16 on Iwo. He passed away the same week your Dad did. We are down to four original men of F Company”. </div> <div> They started with over 200 men.</div> <div>  </div> <div>    Can we ever thank them – and all the guys like them – enough or too many times? No way. But I know I speak </div> <div> for my Dad, for Carl, for Chick, and all the men of F Company, when I tell you they would want the American people</div> <div> to do one thing. And that is to remember all those young men who never made it off those beaches at places like</div> <div> Saipan and Iwo Jima, and all those who died – and die still – for this nation.</div> <div>  </div> <div>    We have a special day every year to do this – Memorial Day. On May 29 (or on May 28 in my hometown of Hatfield) </div> <div> let us once again remember the 7,000 who fell at Iwo Jima over 60 years ago, and also remember those who more </div> <div> recently fell at places like Fallujah and Baghdad.</div> <bR> <div>    May God Bless the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, our military men and women, and all who serve to protect </div> <div> the freedoms won at such a heavy price. </div> <bR> <div> Very Respectfully,</div> <div> Billy Szych,</div> <div> Lt Col, USAF (Retired)</div> <div> West Hatfield, Massachusetts</div> <div> Tel: (413) 247-5217</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="477" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCFFFF HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> A Question of Honor, a Matter of Faith - May 19, 2006</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> As far as my program...I have chosen my campaign slogan very carefully...<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>A Question of Honor, </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>a Matter of Faith</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >...and much of it derives from my Polish Heritage. The first part comes from  the </FONT></div> <div> book about the Kosciuszko Squadron by the same name (<I>A Question of Honor, The Kosciuszko </I></div> <div> <I>Squadron, Forgotten Heroes of World War II </I>by Olson and Cloud). The book covers much more </div> <div> than the Squadron...it really tells the history of Poland during WWII. </div> <div>    The second half of my campaign slogan is "a Matter of Faith"...by this I mean Faith in America, </div> <div> Faith in our Children, and Faith in God." I think most Polish Americans will strongly agree with my </div> <div> unshakeable belief that America is still humanity's best champion of individual dignity and freedom-</div> <div> loving peoples everywhere. All of this (and my stance on all the major issues of the day) will surface </div> <div> during the next five months and I will have plenty of opportunity to make sure people in the First </div> <div> Congressional District understand my background, my character, and my vision for a better District, </div> <div> a better Massachusetts and a better America.</div> <bR> <div> Billy Szych</div> <div>           </div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="477" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCFFFF HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF EVENT - 15, 2006</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> William H. "Billy" Szych, will kick-off his campaign for the 1st </div> <div> Congressional District on Monday, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Arial" ><B>May 15, at 6:00 PM</B></FONT>.  The kick-off event </div> <div> will take place at the Memorial Town Hall, 59 Main Street<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Arial" ><B>, Hatfield</B></FONT>, </div> <div> [<I>now </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><I>moved to Hatfield Lion's Club Pavilion</I></FONT>], </div> <div> Massachusetts, and will be followed by a reception at Post 344 of the </div> <div> American Legion in Hatfield on the corner of Prospect and Elm streets.</div> <bR> <div> Szych is a native son of Massachusetts who grew up in Hatfield and </div> <div> attended public schools there.  He is a 1971 graduate of Smith Academy, </div> <div> Hatfield's public high school, and a 1975 graduate of the University of </div> <div> Massachusetts at Amherst where he received a BA in Political Science with </div> <div> honors.  Szych is a past commander of American Legion Post 344 in </div> <div> Hatfield and a former member of the Hatfield Lions Club.    </div> <bR> <div> Szych retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1995 </div> <div> after twenty years service on active duty. He was working as Hatfield's </div> <div> first Town Administrator on September 11, 2001.   As a result of the </div> <div> terrorist attacks, Szych volunteered to return to active duty under a </div> <div> limited program created by special act of Congress prior to 9-11. Once </div> <div> back on active duty, Szych volunteered to deploy to Iraq, and was assigned </div> <div> to Central Command's (CENTCOM) Forward Headquarters in Qatar.   There, </div> <div> he helped man the Iraqi Desk in CENTCOM’s Joint Operations Center for </div> <div> three months before asking to be re-assigned to Baghdad.  For the next </div> <div> four months he worked on the air operations staff of the Multi-National </div> <div> Corps – Iraq, at Camp Victory South, on the outskirts of Baghdad. </div> <bR> <div> After his return from Iraq, Szych was given the leadership of a special </div> <div> Air Force-wide special project to develop new strategies and systems to </div> <div> help defeat the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) currently being </div> <div> used by enemy forces to terrorize the civilian populations of Iraq and </div> <div> Afghanistan and also being used by our enemies to disrupt the </div> <div> reconstruction and democratization efforts in those countries.</div> <bR> <div> Szych reverted to retired military status in July of last year and was </div> <div> hired by L3 Communications as a Senior Military Analyst.   He worked in </div> <div> the Pentagon in support of the Air Force representatives who sit as </div> <div> voting members on the Joint Boards which approve major changes to all </div> <div> current, multi-billion dollar, weapons systems.  The Boards also review and </div> <div> approve major initiatives for future weapon system programs.</div> <bR> <div> Szych returned to Hatfield in April to run for U.S. Congress as an </div> <div> un-enrolled candidate.  The November 7th midterm election will determine </div> <div> who represent the 1st Congressional District – Massachusetts' largest, </div> <div> made up of over 100 cities and towns in Western and Central </div> <div> Massachusetts. </div> <bR> <div> As part of his campaign, Szych will travel to each of the cities and </div> <div> towns in his district in order to personally meet as many citizens as </div> <div> possible. Another major part of his strategy is the development of a </div> <div> state-of-the-art web site to implement what he has called “Net-Centric </div> <div> Democracy.” A third major initiative of Szych’s campaign is to energize high </div> <div> school and college-age students, helping them understand and </div> <div> participate directly in the democratic traditions of the Commonwealth and the </div> <div> United States, and preparing our next generation of leaders.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Billy Szych for Congress</div> <div> P.O. Box 62, North Hatfield, MA 01066</div> <div> Phone – (413) 247-9247</div> <bR> <div> Web Site: </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <A HREF="http://www.billyszychforcongress.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.billyszychforcongress.com">www.billyszychforcongress.com</A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>