RESOLVE Advocacy, Feb 28th

We are in the process of bringing a bill to the Legislature that would provide infertility insurance (including IVF) for all citizens of Minnesota. It is called the Family Building Act of Minnesota.

We need your help to educate legislators by sharing personal stories of how the financial burden of infertility treatment may have affected you and your family building effort.

We are hosting Advocacy Day at the Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 28 from 8:00 AM till 4:00 pm to visit legislators and share the bill. We need people who believe in this bill, to let legislators know how important this issue really is to their constituents.

We cannot bring this bill forward without your help.

Please contact your legislator to make an appointment for Thursday February 28, between 9:00am – 4:00pm . Tell them your story and ask them to support the Family building Act of Minnesota. Here is a link to find your MN legislators. We will have other people available to join you on your appointment and talk about the bill itself. Contact us and we can add your appointment to our list.

We currently have scheduled 25 appointments on that day starting at 9:00 am. Appointments generally last 15 minutes. So you may not be able to share your story in every appointment, but we need sheer numbers of people to come and be there, just to let them know how important this issue is to us. Please join us:

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Time: 8:00am – 4:00pm

Where: Best Western – Kelly Inn
161 St. Anthony Ave.,St. Paul, MN 55103,2nd floor – Sibley Room

We will meet at the Kelly Inn at 8:00am and leave for the Capital at 8:45am.
(Please note the change in meeting location)

What: Meet legislators to share our stories, education on the facts of infertility and why it’s important to support new legislation.

Who: Everyone is welcome to join us for all or part of the day

Cost: FREE (except for lunch and/or parking)

Schedule:

8:00am Best We stern – Kelly Inn
161 St. Anthony Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55103
2nd floor – Sibley Room
(just north of 94 at Marion Kellogg exit)

8:45am Leave Kelly Inn for Capitol

9:00am Appointments with legislators begin

Noon Lunch in the Cafeteria

12:45 -4:00 Appointments with legislators

If you can’t join us on the 28^th, please contact your legislator and ask them to have coffee with you in your neighborhood. Or if you can’t meet with them, send them a letter. Tell your story and explain how having insurance coverage could have impacted you. Please ask them to support the Family Building Act of Minnesota. They are here to listen to their constituents.

This is our chance to make a difference for those suffering from the disease of infertility in the state of Minnesota.

Thank you for your time and consideration,

The Advocacy Committee
Midwest Region of Resolve

Please RSVP to Daonna Depoister by email at dadepoister@yahoo.com or by phone 763-559-1890.