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Welcome to the Promise Campaign blog. Check back each week to get the inside scoop on completed Promise meetings from your fellow volunteers, catch profiles on JDRF advocates from across the country and read periodic Campaign updates from our co-chairs.

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Thank Promise Campaign Coordinators for Thanksgiving


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Many of you probably know that Members of Congress have been heading home during November, which has put our Campaign Coordinators into overdrive and they’re working hard to keep the Promise Campaign moving forward. Please take a moment to thank them by clicking this link, http://bit.ly/9HEP1. It’s important we keep our Campaign Coordinators motivated and encourage their efforts. Their work is an important part of getting our message of cure for type 1 debates to the halls of Congress!



Posted by Hasan Shah, Manager, JDRF Grassroots Advocacy on 11.17.09 | Permalink

A Special Diabetes Awareness Month Message



Posted by Alan Lewis, President & CEO of JDRF on 11.13.09 | Permalink

Coming Home to YOU!



Posted by Hasan Shah, Manager, JDRF Grassroots Advocacy on 11.10.09 | Permalink

Won’t have time to coordinate meeting for Promise?


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After posting a blog earlier this week about helping the Promise Campaign during Diabetes Awareness month, we realized that some of you might not have time to organize meetings. No problem! You can still participate with advocacy efforts right from you computer. Continue reading to find out how you can help in less than 5 minutes!



Posted by Hasan Shah, Manager, JDRF Grassroots Advocacy on 11.5.09 | Permalink

Help the Promise Campaign for Diabetes Awareness Month


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As most of us know, November marks the start of Diabetes Awareness Month in the United States. As the nation’s attention turns to issues related to diabetes we, as advocates for a cure for type 1 diabetes, can take advantage of this added attention and make sure our Members of Congress are hearing from us about the need to find a cure!



Posted by Hasan Shah, Manager, JDRF Grassroots Advocacy on 11.3.09 | Permalink

Promise Testimonials Coming Soon


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Let’s start this with a big THANK YOU to all of our advocates that are supporting the Promise to Remember Me Campaign. The Promise Campaign staff wants to take a moment to thank those of you that are not only following the Campaign but also have attended a Promise meeting in your local areas. You have truly taken the next step in advocacy and translated your passion for a cure into action on the ground!


Posted by Hasan Shah, Manager, JDRF Grassroots Advocacy on 10.29.09 | Permalink

18 Hours to a Promise Meeting

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I received a call from Roderick McClary, Congressional Aide to Representative John Conyers, at 3:30 in the afternoon on Thursday, August 27th. He was calling to offer me a Promise to Remember Me meeting time with the Congressman--for the next morning at 9:30 AM!

Posted by Jill Geisendorfer, MI Promise Campaign Coordinator on 10.27.09 | Permalink

Promise Campaign Becoming Critical

Posted by Hasan Shah, Manager, JDRF Grassroots Advocacy on 10.20.09 | Permalink

Always on the Lookout: Advocates Find Opportunities to Complete Meetings


Often in Minnesota when it comes to scheduling Promise Campaign meetings, it’s always best to get them out of the way sooner than later. As the winter season sets early in this part of the country, it is nice to get them scheduled early while it is nice weather for families and legislators to get to Promise meetings.

Posted by Debbie Evans, MN Promise Campaign Coordinator on 10.16.09 | Permalink

An ‘Impressive Experience’


It’s amazing what a little prep work can do and this certainly holds true with JDRF advocates in Connecticut and their meeting with Representative Jim Himes (D-CT-4)! Late last month, Carl Zuckerberg, the Promise Campaign Coordinator and Government Relations volunteer for the Fairfield County Chapter was able to gather 102 advocates to create a meeting that had an impact on Rep. Himes.

Posted by Hasan Shah, Manager, JDRF Grassroots Advocacy on 10.13.09 | Permalink

Melinda Rose, Northeast Co-Chair, Promise 2010

Posted by Melinda Rose, Northeast Co-Chair, Promise 2010 on 10.8.09 | Permalink

Persistence: Waiting 40 Min to Complete a Promise Meeting!

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Abby Grosshuesch, a student at DePaul University and a JDRF advocate, shares her experience of attending a town hall meeting during the August 2009 congressional recess to complete a Promise Campaign meeting:

Posted by Abby Grosshuesch, JDRF Advocate on 10.6.09 | Permalink

SDP Introduced: Give Us Feedback

Although the chill of fall is in the air, things continue to heat up with the 2010 Promise Campaign and all that is going on in Washington! Yesterday the House of Representatives introduced HR 3668, a bill to reauthorize the Special Diabetes Programs.

Posted by Promsie 2010 Co-Chairs and Staff on 10.1.09 | Permalink

JDRF Advocates Send Messages of Encouragement!

A few weeks back, JDRF Government Relations launched an email asking it’s advocates to submit encouraging messages that highlight what the Promise to Remember Me Campaign and the work being done by the Campaign Coordinators means to them.

Posted by Hasan Shah, Manager, JDRF Grassroots Advocacy on 9.29.09 | Permalink

"To schedule a meeting isn't a chore!", Nancy Stopper, Campaign Coordinator

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Rep. Chris Van Hollen has always been a strong supporter of JDRF and our issues, so contacting his office to schedule a meeting isn't a chore.
 

Posted by Nancy Stopper, Promise Campaign Coordinator and Recruitment Leader for the JDRF Capitol Chapter, DC on 9.17.09 | Permalink

Get The 1 Today

The month of September has become even more important than it has been in past campaigns. With a full legislative agenda for Member of Congress, rumors abound in Washington that legislators won’t be home for the Columbus Day holiday! This may seem like an obstacle for our campaign efforts, but read on to find out how the campaign plans to work around it!

Posted by Promsie 2010 Co-Chairs on 9.17.09 | Permalink

My Promise Meeting With Congressman Bill Posey!

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Posted by Sam Nickell, 2009 Children's Congress Delegate on 9.9.09 | Permalink

Promise 2010 Thanks YOU


What a month! For the past 31 days you and your Campaign Coordinators have called, emailed, and organized to get our message of finding a cure for type 1 diabetes directly to our Members of Congress.

Posted by Promsie 2010 Co-Chairs on 9.1.09 | Permalink

Thank you for a 'promising' August!



Watch a special ‘Thank You’ message for you!

Posted by Michael Kondratick, Director, JDRF Grassroots Advocacy on 9.1.09 | Permalink

6 days and 25 meetings


We’re so close! Since last week, we’ve scheduled or completed 10 more Promise meetings, giving us a grand total of 75 meetings as of this update. We know more are to come over the next several months but let us keep focus on our first milestone of 100 meeting by the end of the August recess!

Posted by Promsie 2010 Co-Chairs on 8.30.09 | Permalink

2010 Promise to Remember Me Campaign Update



Watch an update on the progress of the 2010 Promise to Remember Me Campaign!

Posted by Hasan Shah, Manager, JDRF Grassroots Advocacy on 8.24.09 | Permalink

60/100


Another exciting week for the 2010 Promise Campaign!
Your efforts are not going unnoticed, if you have been logging into your Twitter and Facebook (FB) profiles, you would have noticed highlights from some very successful meetings. Currently we’re at 61 meetings and many are in the works, read on to see what Campaign Coordinators are doing to get us to 100 meetings by August 31:

Posted by Promsie 2010 Co-Chairs on 8.20.09 | Permalink

44 Meetings in 12 Days


What a terrific 12 days! Achieving our first milestone of a 100 meetings by August 31 is starting to become a reality as you continue your efforts in the field. As of writing this update, you’ve already scheduled or completed 44 meetings and more are getting scheduled daily. Keep up the pace and THANK YOU!!

Posted by Promsie 2010 Co-Chairs on 8.17.09 | Permalink

We're On Our Way...Please Stay Connected!


We’ve had a great start to Promise. As of this writing, we’ve already held or scheduled 27 meetings. Our goal of 100 for the month of August is well within reach.

Posted by Promsie 2010 Co-Chairs on 8.17.09 | Permalink

Camille Nash, Midwest Co-Chair, Promise 2010

Posted by Camille Nash, Midwest Co-Chair, Promsie 2010 on 8.13.09 | Permalink

Promise Video: Rep. Ellison (D-MN-5) Highlights First Weekend

The 2010 Promise Campaign is getting off to a quick start.  We've already got 25 meetings that have either been held or scheduled.

Posted by Mike Kondratick on 8.3.09 | Permalink

2010 Promise to Remember Me Campaign Welcome



Welcome to the official start of the 2010 Promise to Remember Me Campaign!

Posted by Hasan Shah, Manager, JDRF Grassroots Advocacy on 7.31.09 | Permalink

Meet the Promise Campaign Co-Chairs

We’re thrilled to be leading the latest installment of JDRF’s Promise Campaign.  Promise turns 10 years old in 2010 and what a decade it has been!  Over that time, all of your hard work has generated nearly 1,500 meetings with Members of Congress across the country.  In 2008, our efforts helped secure the second largest amount of funding ever dedicated to type 1 research—$450 million!

This sixth edition of Promise still brings challenges, though. Our goal for the Campaign is nothing less than to set another all-time record for completed meetings…400!  We need your help to make this goal a reality.  You can help us by clicking here to register to attend a local meeting.  You can also let us know if you’d like to help organize a meeting.

To begin this journey, we wanted to just tell each of you a bit about ourselves and our connections to type 1 diabetes:

Posted by Michelle Crouse, Camille Nash, Melinda Rose, and Stefanie Sonico on 5.14.09 | Permalink

Get Involved

The 2010 Promise Campaign kicks-off on
August 1. Click here to register for a meeting
in your neighborhood.

CAMPAIGN MEETING TOTAL:  135

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