Advocate Spotlight
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!
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.
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.
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:
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.