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It has been a busy week here at JDRF Advocacy! On Monday and Tuesday, advocates were fervently fighting for research funding by meeting with Members of Congress on Capitol Hill as a part of JDRF's Government Day event. The attendees met with a total of 504 Member offices! Advocates who were unable to attend Government Day have been bringing the event back to their hometowns by attending Promise Campaign meetings. These meetings are equally as important as those held on Capitol Hill earlier this week, if not more!

Good Thursday to you and hope you had a chance to follow
along our #JDRFGovDay
efforts on Twitter
earlier this week. Volunteer JDRF Advocacy leaders were on Capitol Hill on Monday
and Tuesday to ask Congress to support a letter issued to the congressional
leadership by the House and Senate caucuses on Diabetes.

See a few videos from day 2 of 2012 JDRF Government Day. During this day we covered information on our efforts and tools for advocacy. Hear advocates share their connection to T1D and what they’ve learned so far!

Some folks just want to help our cause because it's the right thing to do, hear from Sarah and why she's involved in JDRF Advocacy.

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Emma talks about her 5 1/2 year old daughter with T1 and why she came to JDRF's Government Day.

Check out a few videos I was able to capture of our advocacy leaders during registration yesterday. You can follow what we’re doing at the 2012 JDRF Government Day by tracking us on Twitter using the hashtag #JDRFGovDay… we already have a few pictures up and more to come!! =]

Tomorrow we have a live research update via the JDRF Advocacy Ustream Channel, tune in at 8:15am (ET), Monday, March 5.

See below for the videos and leave comments and please feel free to share with others:

Frank Leotta and Frank Leotta, Jr, Long Island Chapter

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Kathy White, NE OH Branch

Every year the JDRF Advocacy team conducts a survey of our T1D advocate network and this year’s survey is right around the corner, coming this month!

Since the beginning of October 2011, the JDRF T1D advocate network has grown by nearly 35%! This is due to the great work you all did in helping us spread the word about the Artificial Pancreas petition.

With so many new advocates, we’re going to need to know where you guys want the JDRF Advocacy program to go. When you receive the survey, please take a few moments to fill it out… it shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes.

Every year the JDRF Advocacy team conducts a survey of our T1D advocate network and this year’s survey is right around the corner, coming this Thursday, February 16!

Since the beginning of October 2011, the JDRF T1D advocate network has grown by nearly 35%! This is due to the great work you all did in helping us spread the word about the Artificial Pancreas petition.

With so many new advocates, we’re going to need to know where you guys want the JDRF Advocacy program to go. When you receive the survey, please take a few moments to fill it out… it shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes.

Happy Holidays!

Check out a holiday video message from the JDRF Advocacy staff, all the best in 2012! =]

Hasan
JDRF Advocacy

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We've had quite a busy and exciting week involving the artificial pancreas campaign!

It's time for another round up of Promise meeting feedback! 

As I type this, your campaign coordinators have scheduled or completed 139 Promise meetings. I wonder, who will be number 140? While we wait to find out, check out some of meetings our advocates have recently completed. These meetings listed below are all featured on the Promise website. Be sure to share these summaries with your friends and family on Facebook and Twitter!

Check out a guest blog from Team Type 1's CEO and founder, Phil Southerland. He shares the work the team has been doing around the world for people with diabetes leading up to United Nation's “UNite
for a Healthy Future.”