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I Am An MS Activist – Are You?
By Candace Richerson As our organization grows, so does our need for more people to get involved in advocacy. An Action Alert email provides you with information about a specific piece of legislation, state or federal, and asks you to contact your elected official. Bills are created at both the state and federal level that regulate, for example, how insurance companies accept or deny your claims, how your co-pays are changed or remain the same. Action Alerts keep you informed of policies that affect you and your loved ones, family and friends. Become a part of the MS Advocacy Movement! It’s as easy as sending an email and/or making a phone call.
If you are not receiving the Action Alert emails, here is how to sign up: Go to www.nationalmssociety.org; click on “Government Affairs & Advocacy;” scroll down to “Be an MS Activist;” click on and fill out the form - You will only receive Action Alerts if you have signed up for them. Do you have a personal relationship with an Oklahoma legislator? Would he or she make a good MS Capitol Champion? Contact Candace at 405-488-1300 and nominate your champion.
Your Oklahoma delegation attended the National MS Society Public Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. and met with Representative James Lankford. From left to right (back row): Kevin O’Sullivan, Kevin Kinchloe, Kara Keister, Patti Barker and George Black. Front Row: Candace Richerson and Melissa Neal. 10 I JOIN THE MOVEMENT: nationalMSsociety.org