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NEW YORK LOBBY DAY
May 6, 2003

Hi folks,

With two bills before the NYS legislature aimed at protecting the LLMDs from persecution by the NYS Office of Professional Medical Conduct, we New Yorkers need to get up to Albany to lobby our senators. (For background information, please see www.lymeinfo.net) Those of you who attended the last Lobby Day in March of 2001 know how effective and energizing this kind of action can be.

Although visits to the legislators' local offices are very important, a group traveling to Albany and meeting the legislative staff there has the special impact that we will need.

So we are organizing a group to go up there on MAY 6TH to lobby. Please sign up to be part of this group.

As with the previous Lobby Day, we will organize into groups of 3-5 people to meet with a senator or his/her aide. Once people are signed up to attend, we will discuss what points to make and furnish you with whatever materials you need to take with you. Even if you are uncomfortable about speaking with the senator or his staff, your presence is important to show support for the person who does do the speaking.

NEW YORKERS, PLEASE DO THE FOLLOWING NOW:

1) Please find out who your New York State senator is by going to http://map01.elections.state.ny.us/boe/main.asp
Choose address and choose State Senators and put your address in where requested.

2) If you are able to attend Lobby Day, please let me know ASAP by emailing me at ellenluba@yahoo.com . Please let me know:

    a) your phone number
    b) the name of your Senator
    c) whether you would be willing to be a spokesperson for a 3-5 person lobbying group.
    d) whether you need help in arranging transportation.
A NOTE TO NON-NEW YORKERS:
Although the Albany lobbying is for New York State citizens, we know that the actions of non-New Yorkers has been essential in the past and will continue to be essential. We will be in touch with non-New Yorkers soon about the part that you might play in this fight that is so important to protect the care of all Lyme patients.

THANKS TO ALL:
Thanks to everyone who has fought with us this far and to those of you joining with us now at this key point.

Ellen Lubarsky
Voices of Lyme

For background information, please go to www.lymeinfo.net To receive regular emails containing information about Lyme disease in general as well as Lyme activism, please email lymeinfo-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

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