Healthy Children Lobby Day-We Need Your Help!

Originally Submitted by Rob Thompson, Executive Director of the Covenant with North Carolina's Children

Hi Folks,

As you already know, we, along with Action for Children, are hosting a Healthy Children Lobby Day. Please join us on Wednesday June 9th for a day of action to promote children's health in the General Assembly. We'll call on our state leaders to maintain funding for critical children's health services, including NC Health Choice and Infant Mortality Prevention

Mark Your Calendars:

When: Wednesday, June 9, 8:30 AM-2:00 PM

Where: Legislative Portico (outside, on the back of the Legislative Building, next to the bridge)


*Refreshments will be provided.

The time is NOW to give a strong voice to these programs critical to the health of NC's children. The House's budget just cut all of the enrollment expansion for Health Choice included in the Governor's and Senate's budgets. We must speak for the eligible children and families that will not receive quality health care if Health Choice isn't given proper funding. Please help us make sure that Legislators don't forget children's health in the budget!

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

Join us! As someone who works full time on behalf of children, your voice at the legislature is important!

Contact your members! Please forward this to your networks and anyone who may be interested in coming to speak with legislators about these important children's health issues. Also, if you know any constituents in the counties listed below that would be willing to speak with Legislators, let us know and we can make an appointment for them. We have briefing materials and trained advocates to help everyone feel comfortable in speaking with Legislators.

We need constituents for the following counties: Anson, Buncombe, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Duplin, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Lenoir, Mecklenburg, Nash, Orange, Richmond, Rutherford, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Vance, Warren, and Wilson Counties.


Please join us on June 9th for an exciting and important event! Our Legislators need to hear (repeatedly!) that we will not let them forget children's health during this time of economic hardship. If you or a representative from your organization is planning on coming, please RSVP by sending an email to our intern Margaret Stacy at margaret@nccovenant.org.


If you or someone you know wants to participate but can't get to Raleigh on the 9th, call and set up phone appointments with your legislators for June 9th or let us know and we'll set on up for you. If you wish to have a phone (or in-person) appointment set up for you, email our intern Elizabeth Ireland at elizabeth@nccovenant.org.


We look forward to seeing you on June 9th!
Thanks,
Rob, Margaret and Elizabeth