JDRF Illinois Government Relations
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JDRF is now accepting applications for its 2011 Children’s Congress, which will be held in Washington, D.C., June 20-22.To complete the application online, or to download a hardcopy to submit through the mail, please visit the Children’s Congress website.
Held in odd-numbered years since its inception in 1999, Children’s Congress brings more than 150 children with type 1 diabetes and their families to Washington, D.C. Children’s Congress participants represent all 50 states and the District of Columbia. They meet with Members of Congress and other key federal decision-makers to help educate them about the critical need for federal funding for type 1 diabetes research. Children’s Congress participants represent all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Applicants must be between the ages of 4 and 17 and have type 1 diabetes. All applications must be received by JDRF by 5pm EDT on Monday, October 4, 2010. You can view a list of frequently asked questions regarding the application process by clicking here.
The 2009-2010 Promise to Remember Me Campaign will be focused on both of these priorities. JDRF advocates will be scheduling meetings with their Members of Congress to:
- Ask them to co-sponsor legislation to, once again, extend the Special Diabetes Program and avoid a 35% reduction in federal funding for type 1 research; and
- Make sure that the needs of those with diabetes are included in legislation to reform America’s healthcare system, including providing access to quality and affordable coverage without exclusions or penalties for pre-existing conditions.
The goal of the Promise Campaign is to communicate this message through personal meetings with Members of Congress when they’re at home. We need your help TODAY!
Our goal for this Promise Campaign is to organize 400 in-district meetings. Sign-up to attend a meeting in your community by visiting our website or by texting ‘PROMISE’ to 56333.
To participate, text keywords supporting various JDRF campaigns to 56333, including:
‘Action’ to receive general JDRF advocacy alerts;
‘PROMISE’ to register to attend a meeting as part of the Promise to Remember Me Campaign;
‘CC11’ to sign-up to receive applications for the 2011 Children’s Congress; and
‘KAN’ to join the Kids Advocacy Network.
Promise to Remember Me Campaign
Key Message Points.
For more information on Stem Cell Research, please visit our National website.
KAN is an online community of kids and teens who want to make their voices heard on important diabetes issues and who are reaching out to their friends, family, and communities to get others involved. KAN members are real volunteer leaders: they are always in the know, they are the first to respond to a call to action, and they know that being a kid is a big advantage when it comes to making a difference for diabetes research.
More information
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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