JDRF Illinois Government Relations
JDRF Illinois is pleased to welcome our newest Government Relations Chair, Brian Annulis! Please look for advocacy updates from Brian and also Terry Barton who joins us again in our efforts!
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Illinois Children’s Congress delegates pose with American Idol finalist Elliot Yamin, who also has type 1 diabetes.
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JDRF is now accepting applications for the 2009 Children's Congress, which will be held in Washington, D.C., June 21-24, 2009
Any child with type 1 diabetes that has not yet been a delegate and that will be between the ages of 4 and 17 on June 21, 2009, is eligible to apply. To complete the application online, or to download a hardcopy to submit through the mail, please visit http://cc.jdrf.org/. Applications are due by 5pm EDT on Monday, October 6, 2008.
The Stem Cell Research Enhancement and Human Cloning Prohibition Act was passed in Illinois.
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Meeting with Representative Mark Kirk on August 6, 2007 
This year’s campaign was quite a success with many of our advocates working hard to schedule and attend 14 meetings in Illinois.
Nationally, JDRF advocates planned and attended 374 meetings, an all time record 23% higher than the 2006 campaign!
For more information, please visit the Promise to Remember Me website
Check out www.thecareact.com for more information on important Illinois legislation to support children with diabetes in school (again, sponsored by Tom Cross). Thanks to tireless parent advocates Suzanne Elder and Myrna Goldberg for their hard work on this effort.
For more information about the Artificial Pancreas Project, please visit www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=104576.
Resources
Who are my elected federal and state representatives?
Contact information for Illinois Senators and Congressional Representatives
More information from JDRF International on government relations
The Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research
State government
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