National MS Society Virtual Advocacy Day Addresses NC Senate Budget
During last week’s Senate budget debate, MS Activists held a Virtual Advocacy Day on June 17 and made contact with 64% of North Carolina Senators. By organizing a Virtual Advocacy Day, constituents were given the opportunity to participate from the comfort and convenience of their home or office, thereby increasing the participation numbers from previous advocacy days.
Raleigh, NC, June 25, 2008 --(PR.com)-- First-ever Virtual Advocacy Day Reaches Eighty-eight General Assembly Members.
During last week’s Senate budget debate, MS Activists held a Virtual Advocacy Day on June 17 and made contact with 64% of North Carolina Senators. By organizing a Virtual Advocacy Day, constituents were given the opportunity to participate from the comfort and convenience of their home or office, thereby increasing the participation numbers from previous advocacy days.
MS Advocates joined in from all corners of the state to call, write and email their individual legislators in an effort to keep them informed about the multiple sclerosis community here in NC. Eighty-eight members of the General Assembly received “Greetings from an MS Activist” and more than 230 emails were sent through the Society’s website encouraging legislators to adopt a state budget that addresses the needs of individuals living with chronic illnesses and disabilities. Specific requests addressed maintaining appropriations for the Home and Community Block Grant which funds in-home and community-based services and the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund for additional independent and supportive-living apartments for people with disabilities.
The Society provides support for the public through action alerts, form emails and contact information. With the rising cost of gas prices and the recent heat wave, constituents took advantage of this unique opportunity to impact local legislation from the convenience of their computer. Visit www.nationalMSsociety.org to learn more about advocacy efforts for individuals with disabilities.
About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn’t. They help each person address the challenges of living with MS. In 2006 alone, through their home office and our 50-state network of chapters, they devoted nearly $126 million to programs that enhanced more than one million lives to move us closer to a world free of MS. The Society also invested more than $46 million to support 440 research projects around the world. They are people who want to do something about MS now. Join the movement at www.nationalMSsociety.org. Early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can make a difference for people with multiple sclerosis. Learn about your options by talking to your health care professional and contacting the National MS Society at www.nationalMSsociety.org or 1-800-FIGHT-MS (344-4867).
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Contact: Christy Knutson, Public Relations Coordinator
Phone: (919) 792-1018
Email: christy.knutson@nct.nmss.org
During last week’s Senate budget debate, MS Activists held a Virtual Advocacy Day on June 17 and made contact with 64% of North Carolina Senators. By organizing a Virtual Advocacy Day, constituents were given the opportunity to participate from the comfort and convenience of their home or office, thereby increasing the participation numbers from previous advocacy days.
MS Advocates joined in from all corners of the state to call, write and email their individual legislators in an effort to keep them informed about the multiple sclerosis community here in NC. Eighty-eight members of the General Assembly received “Greetings from an MS Activist” and more than 230 emails were sent through the Society’s website encouraging legislators to adopt a state budget that addresses the needs of individuals living with chronic illnesses and disabilities. Specific requests addressed maintaining appropriations for the Home and Community Block Grant which funds in-home and community-based services and the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund for additional independent and supportive-living apartments for people with disabilities.
The Society provides support for the public through action alerts, form emails and contact information. With the rising cost of gas prices and the recent heat wave, constituents took advantage of this unique opportunity to impact local legislation from the convenience of their computer. Visit www.nationalMSsociety.org to learn more about advocacy efforts for individuals with disabilities.
About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn’t. They help each person address the challenges of living with MS. In 2006 alone, through their home office and our 50-state network of chapters, they devoted nearly $126 million to programs that enhanced more than one million lives to move us closer to a world free of MS. The Society also invested more than $46 million to support 440 research projects around the world. They are people who want to do something about MS now. Join the movement at www.nationalMSsociety.org. Early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can make a difference for people with multiple sclerosis. Learn about your options by talking to your health care professional and contacting the National MS Society at www.nationalMSsociety.org or 1-800-FIGHT-MS (344-4867).
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Contact: Christy Knutson, Public Relations Coordinator
Phone: (919) 792-1018
Email: christy.knutson@nct.nmss.org
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Christy Knutson
919-792-1018
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919-792-1018
www.nationalmssociety.org/nct
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