Post on 27-Apr-2018
Agenda • General Updates
• Making an Impact
• 2016 Advocacy Summit
• Federal and State Updates
• January / February Activity
• Advocacy Awards
• Upcoming Events and Closing
Platinum Ambassadors Andrea Abramowitz – North Palm Beach, Florida Karen Anderson – Goleta, California Amy Barron – Cincinnati, Ohio
Sarah Cloud – Hurricane, Utah Deb Constien – Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Cindy Ducker – Prattville, Alabama Jessica Edgar – Glendale, Arizona Anita Fricklas – Englewood, Colorado Kathy Geller – Watchung, New Jersey
Cathy Guerrant – Dayton, Ohio Taylor Guerrant – Columbus, Ohio Vanessa Hamler – Powder Springs, Georgia Mark Haubner – Aquebogue, New York
Annmarie McMahill – Cody, Wyoming Keith Moschitta – Atoka, Tennessee Erin O’Rourke – Lindenhurst, New York Staci Penner – North Newton, Kansas
Heather Pruett – Cumming, Georgia Amy Rabin – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Jennifer Ross – Middleburg, Florida Scott Rowbotham – Plymouth, New Hampshire Wendy Rowbotham – Plymouth, New
Hampshire Philip Ruth – Hot Springs, Arkansas Ellen Smith – North Scituate, Rhode Island Stu Smith – North Scituate, Rhode Island Kerry Wong – Mamaroneck, New York
THANK YOU for your great work!
Ambassador Responsibilities
• Must be 18 years of age (voting age)
• Commit 2 hours a month to program
• Form relationships with state and
federal legislators
• Participate actively in the program
Senate Introduction
• Senator Jack Reed prepared to
introduce H.R. 1859 in the Senate
• Not official yet, but set to happen soon
Summit Testimonials
• Send us your reasons for coming to the
Summit and we’ll feature some in an
upcoming social media post
• Send your stories to Laura Keivel at
lkeivel@arthritis.org by next
Wednesday, January 27
Summit Agenda Monday, March 14
• 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM – Continental Breakfast
• 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM – Kids’ Summit Parent Orientation and Drop
Off
• 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM – Welcome Session
• 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM – Kids’ Summit Pick Up, Lunch, Office Hours,
Delegation Meetings, Exhibits open, Kids’ Summit Drop Off
• 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM – Breakout Session 1 – Making Your Advocacy Impact on Social Media (recommended for
beginners)
– Starting Your Capitol Hill Journey (recommended for beginners)
– Bringing Advocacy Home: An Introduction to State Legislation
(recommended for intermediate and advanced participants)
– Advocacy Beyond Legislation: Raising Your Voice in Unlikely Places (all
participants welcome)
Summit Agenda • 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM – Change Sessions
• 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM – Breakout Session 2 – Making Your Advocacy Impact on Social Media (recommended for beginners)
– Starting Your Capitol Hill Journey (recommended for beginners)
– Bringing Advocacy Home: An Introduction to State Legislation (recommended for intermediate and advanced participants)
– Advocacy Beyond Legislation: Raising Your Voice in Unlikely Places (all participants
welcome)
• 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM – Break
• 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM – Training Sessions
• 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM – Kids’ Summit pick up, Office Hours, Delegation
Meetings, Networking, Rest
• 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM – Awards Dinner
• 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM – Reception, Teen and YA meet and greets
Summit Agenda Tuesday, March 15
• 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM – Continental Breakfast
• 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM – Closing Session
• 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM – Capitol Hill Meetings
Summit Registration and Hotel • FREE Registration open until February 15
• Hotel block at Crystal Gateway Marriott
• If you cannot attend, your voice will still be heard
on Capitol Hill through our Virtual Summit. Details in
mid-February
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more on how
to take action, take your Ambassador skills to the
next level, find your voice, meet other
Ambassadors, and tell your story on Capitol Hill!
Research at the Department
of Defense
20 million dollars for guaranteed arthritis
research program
– Embraced as ACR #1 legislative research
priority
NOW is the time to act! We are identifying
key Ambassador targets and we’ll reach
out to you individually to take action
CDC Arthritis Program
YOUR voice was heard!
$1.5 million restored to CDC Arthritis
Program
161 members of Congress contacted
1,000 letters of support sent to Capitol Hill
Congressional Arthritis Caucus
• 136 members
• Continue to ask your members of
Congress to join the Caucus
House Anna Eshoo (D-CA-18)
David McKinley (R-WV-01)
Don Young (R-AK-01)
Mo Brooks (R-AL-05)
Trent Franks (R-AZ-08)
Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-07)
Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-03)
Julia Brownley (D-CA-26)
Lois Capps (D-CA-24)
Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29)
Susan Davis (D-CA-53)
Jared Huffman (D-CA-02)
Darrell Issa (R-CA-49)
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19)
Jerry McNerney (D-CA-09)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA-40)
Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36)
Linda Sanchez (D-CA-38)
Loretta Sanchez (D-CA-46)
Brad Sherman (D-CA-30)
Eric Swalwell (D-CA-15)
Norma Torres (D-CA-35)
Maxine Waters (D-CA-43)
Mike Coffman (R-CO-06)
Joe Courtney (D-CT-02)
Elizabeth Esty (D-CT-05)
John Larson (D-CT-01)
John Carney (D-DE-01)
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12)
Gwen Graham (D-FL-02)
Alcee Hastings (D-FL-20) David Jolly (R-FL-13) Patrick Murphy (D-FL-18) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL-27) Dennis Ross (R-FL-15) Frederica Wilson (D-FL-24) Buddy Carter (R-GA-01) Hank Johnson (D-GA-04) Steve King (R-IA-04) David Loebsack (D-IA-02) Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) Danny Davis (D-IL-07) Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) Larry Bucshon (R-IN-08) Luke Messer (R-IN-06) Todd Young (R-IN-09) Mike Pompeo (R-KS-04) Kevin Yoder (R-KS-03) Andy Barr (R-KY-06) Hal Rogers (R-KY-05) John Yarmuth (D-KY-03) Michael Capuano (D-MA-07) Bill Keating (D-MA-09) Joe Kennedy (D-MA-04) Chris Van Hollen (D-MD-08) Candice Miller (R-MI-10) Collin Peterson (D-MN-07) Tim Walz (D-MN-01) Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO-03) Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) David Price (D-NC-04) Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH-02) Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ-11) Leonard Lance (R-NJ-07) Tom MacArthur (R-NJ-03) Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-09) Donald Payne (D-NJ-10)
Joseph Crowley (D-NY-14) Elliot Engel (D-NY-16) Steve Israel (D-NY-03) Peter King (R-NY-02) Nita Lowey (D-NY-17) Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY-18) Gregory Meeks (D-NY-05) Charlie Rangel (D-NY-13) Jose Serrano (D-NY-15) Lee Zeldin (R-NY-01) Steve Chabot (R-OH-01) David Joyce (R-OH-14) Steve Stivers (R-OH-15) Brad Wenstrup (R-OH-02) Jim Bridenstine (R-OK-01) Peter DeFazio (D-OR-04) Greg Walden (R-OR-02) Robert Brady (D-PA-01) Mike Doyle (D-PA-14) Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA-08) Tom Marino (R-PA-10) Patrick Meehan (R-PA-07) Tim Murphy (R-PA-18) Joe Pitts (R-PA-16) Jim Langevin (D-RI-02) Joe Wilson (R-SC-02) Kristi Noem (R-SD-01) Marsha Blackburn (R-TN-07) Jim Cooper (D-TN-05) Stephen Fincher (R-TN-08) Michael Burgess (R-TX-26) Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-35) Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18) Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX-30) Kenny Marchant (R-TX-24) Filemon Vela (D-TX-34) Chris Stewart (R-UT-02) Donald Beyer (D-VA-08)
Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11) Bob Goodlatte (R-VA-06) Stacey Plaskett (D-VI-01) Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) Jaime Hererra Beutler (R-WA-03) Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06) Jim McDermott (D-WA-07) Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-05) Dave Reichert (R-WA-08) Adam Smith (D-WA-09) Ron Kind (D-WI-03) Mark Pocan (D-WI-02) Alex Mooney (R-WV-02) Cynthia Lummis (R-WY-01)
Senate Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Chris Murphy (D-CT) Tom Carper (D-DE) Chris Coons (D-DE) James Risch (R-ID) Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) John Thune (R-SD) Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV)
State Legislation Introduction
• Plan to go from159 bills to over 250
• Working with patient groups to
combine issues to ensure success
• More volunteers needed to testify at
state hearings
mguimond@arthritis.org
February 10 Briefing
Invite your Representative and Senators
to February 10 Veterans and Arthritis
Briefing
• Materials will be made available once room
details are confirmed
• Speakers include veterans and current
servicemembers
Advocate Webinar Series
Wednesday, January 27
3:00 PM Eastern
Clinical Trials
Hear from special guests about their
experiences and have your questions
answered!
Ambassador Bonus Activities
2016 Bonus Activities
Available at the end of January
2016 Platinum Ambassador Requirements:
All assigned activities
Four bonus activities
Raise $500 (give or get)
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2016 Ambassador Briefings
All briefings will be held at 3:00 PM Eastern time
Wednesday, March 2
Wednesday, April 6
Wednesday, May 4
Wednesday, July 20
Wednesday, September 7
Wednesday, November 2