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Arthritis Foundation Arthritis Ambassador Briefing Dial In: 1-866-487-9460 Participant Code: 931 709 2991# Materials available for download at http://www.arthritis.org/ambassador_assignment.php March 5, 2013 3PM Eastern Agenda • • • • • • Welcome Laurie Markle, MA, Manager for Grassroots Advocacy, Arthritis Foundation Issue Expert Series Laurie Markle 2014 Ambassador Commitment Form Laurie Markle Advocacy Summit Debrief Christopher Kush, Soapbox Consulting March Ambassador Assignment Laurie Markle, Manager for Grassroots Advocacy, Arthritis Foundation Q&A 1 2014 Ambassador Commitment Form Access the form via: -A link sent in your email today -The link posted on the Current Ambassador Assignment website -An email that you will received earlier this week http://www.arthritis.org/advocacy/inside-advocacy/2014-AmbassadorCommitment/ 4 Remember: You Don’t Have to Be an Expert! But if you want to be…we’re here to help: Access to Medications: HR 460 DONE! Access to Pediatric Rheumatologists: HR 1827 DONE! Arthritis Research at the Department of Defense DONE! Implementation of the Affordable Care Act March 10, 2014 8:00PM Eastern 4 www.arthritis.org/virtual-summit 4 March Ambassador Assignment Ask for a scheduled phone call with your Representative’s Health Legislative Assistant. Share with them our three legislative priorities. 1. Visit www.arthritis.org/ambassador_assignment.php 2. Copy the draft language into an email to your Health Legislative Assistants and edit it to fit your needs. 3. Send the email. 4. If you don’t receive a response within 5 business days, call the Washington, DC office of your Rep/Senator and leave a voicemail for the HLA using the draft language available at www.arthritis.org/ambassador_assignment.php 5. Complete a phone conversation with the HLA. Share with them your personal story and our three legislative priorities. 6. Visit www.arthritis.org/report and complete an assignment report, with notes for any follow up required. Login: AdvocateID= your email address Password=your last name Don’t know your HLA? Can’t login to the system? Email me! [email protected] 3 March Ambassador Assignment Dear [HLA], The Arthritis Foundation will be hosting its annual Advocacy Summit March 2426. During that time, you’ll probably meet with patients like me who live with arthritis every day. I would like, if possible, to schedule a brief 10-15 minute phone call with you to share with you my own personal arthritis story and our three legislative priorities for 2014. Please let me know a time that’s convenient to you, and I will do my best to accommodate your schedule. I look forward to hearing from you! Warmly, [your name] [your address] [your phone and email] 7 March Ambassador Assignment Hi [HLA], this is [your name] from [city, zip]. I’m calling to follow up on an email I sent over last week. I would like, if possible, to schedule a brief 10-15 minute phone call with you to share with you my own personal arthritis story and three legislative priorities for 2014. Please let me know a time that’s convenient to you, and I will do my best to accommodate your schedule. I look forward to hearing from you! I can be reached via email at [your email] or phone [your phone]. Thanks again! 8 March Ambassador Assignment Our Three Priorities: 1. Access to Medications: Patients’ Access to Treatments Act (H.R. 460) – www.arthritis.org/pata 2. Access to Doctors: Reauthorization of the Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program (H.R. 1827) – www.arthritis.org/pediatricrheumatologist 3. A Cure: Arthritis research at the Department of Defense – www.arthritis.org/dod 9 Questions? Laurie Markle, MA [email protected] Cell: 678-358-0235 10 WTCA www.arthritis.org/walk Need help? Contact Amy Barron at [email protected] 4 2014 Ambassador Briefing Schedule Ambassador Briefings will take place at 3PM Eastern on the following dates: April 2, 2014 May 7, 2014 July 16, 2014 September 3, 2014 November 5, 2014 4