I hope that those of us that were on the east cost managed to stay dry from Hurricane Irene!
While the hurricane raged on the eastern seaboard, the 2012 Promise Campaign coordinators were diligently at work trying to achieve our goal of 100 meetings with Member of Congress before the end of August. While I was thinking about writing this post, another meeting was added to the count and we’re officially at 101… who knows, by the time you read this we may have surpassed that count too!
The reason hitting (or passing) 100 is such a big deal for us is because in the Promise Campaign’s 12 year history, never have we ever been able to accomplish such a thing. This feat is truly due to the great work by you as a JDRF advocate. And, of course, our Campaign Coordinators, who work tirelessly as you do to find a cure by making sure Members of Congress hear from us about how type 1 diabetes impacts our daily lives. Although we’re over 100 meetings, it doesn’t mean we let up now… this is the time to carry this momentum forward and get us to our goal of 432 meetings by end of the Campaign in May 2012.
You can help by signing up to attend or coordinate a meeting of your own! Our motto for the 2012 Promise Campaign is ‘We need you for 432!’, and certainly getting over 100 we needed you and we’re definitely going to need you to get to 432 in the coming months. So if you have contacts into congressional offices or know how to get a meeting with your legislators, please let us know by emailing advocacy@jdrf.org! We’ll make sure we get you the support and information you need so you can be part of the successes that are surely to come!
Hasan
The end of the summer wraps up with some amazing successes for JDRF's Promise to Remember Me Campaign