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Important! First TEAM UNITE Strategy for DC! Please post this on all of your sites and send to as many people as you can. I’ll do my best to keep these strategies simple and not very time consuming. This will provide us with a tool that will raise our voices in unison for our beautiful and brave warriors and angels. We must get S 911 moved to the senate floor for a vote so that it can pass the Senate and go to the house for a vote. You can go to www.thomas.gov and look at the bill and status if you’d like. Some are asking when we leave for DC….Hold your horses because before we plan our trip to DC we have phone work to do! There are currently 51 cosponsors of S 911 including Senator Reed (Sponsor). We need to get 16 more cosponsors to help push this to the floor for a vote and on to the house for a vote. Here is our first task as a team. Tuesday, February 12th we all need to call Senator John McCain’s office. His phone number is: (202) 224-2235. Tell the person that answers that we need them to deliver a message to Senator McCain. Ask that he cosponsor the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act S 911. Let them know that we are aware that he is the only person who is running for President who is not a cosponsor of S 911. Please note, if you do not live in Arizona when they ask for your zip code please be sure to stress to them that this Law is of personal and NATIONAL concern and you want your message delivered to the senator. Be firm about this! Please also send a letter to John McCain via his website at http://mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm You can access a sample letter at Click here for sample letter but please customize the letter if you have time. If not, it is better to send the form letter than not to send one all. This is our chance to make it personal. TELL YOUR STORY and all of our TEAM’s about the little ones who are fighting and who have fought this beast! By the way, has anyone notice the number of the bill? 911…We need this to be passed PRONTO!!!! Please send me your email address and your home state if you’d like to be part of this team (if you haven’t already). I will add you to my database and that way we will have team members listed by state for future strategies. We will list a new strategy as often as possible (hopefully everyday). Please do not forget to call Senator McCain on Tuesday, February 12th . Thank you for your help! Please note, if long distance charges are a problem, use the Capitol switchboard 800 numbers and ask for the senator by name. Be patient these lines stay pretty busy! 800-828-0498 Please feel free to email me if you have any questions! Sincerely, |
Important! Here are our group calls for Wednesday, February 13, 2008. These senators are NOT cosponsors of S 911. Please note, Senator Michael Enzi is first on our list because he is the individual who has put a hold on our bill. When you call his office please be sure to mention that we have 50 cosponsors and 1 sponsor and we need him to remove this hold and cosponsor S 911. Americans want this bill to be sent to the senate floor for a vote! In addition to phone numbers I have enclosed a hyperlink to email each person. Below our daily list is some information to help those who may feel uncomfortable calling. We want to make this easy for you so let us know what else you need! And, if you haven’t already please send me your email address and state you reside in for our database dkillian@helmsbriscoe.com. Thank you for your help!
If you are new to the site or just new to the world of childhood cancer here is some information that will help you get started with our goal of getting S 911 The Conquer Childhood Cancer Bill signed into law and finding a cure for this beast! Team Unite we need help so ANY call or letter you send WILL help whether it is 1 or 10 please at least make that 1 call for the children and their families and friends’ sake. If you need help please ask we all started some where. No question is stupid LOL believe me I should know:) I thank you but most importantly the children thank you! First let me tell you that I was scared when I started making calls!!! The reason being I had never made a single phone call to a legislator's office in my life! I had no clue about the process of how bills became law and frankly didn't have any desire to learn. But then I was personally hit hard when Henry Tucker was killed by cancer. Everything changed at that point and I knew I had to get involved and make a change, no doubt about it. After talking with many of my family and friends I started to realize that all of the people I was calling were actually paid to help me! Wow what a different perspective I had once I realized they were providing a service to me. Most everyone you will hear on the other end of the line when you call is hired specifically to take calls and make record of your call. As time went on it got easier and easier talking to these folks, knowing they were actually there to help me:) Yes every so often you get the person that forgot to eat their Wheaties but for the most part they are pretty nice. So at first I would simply call and say " My name is _______ and I am calling to ask Senator _____ to cosponsor and vote yes for S 911 the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act". They would say thank you for calling and I will pass your information on to the Senator and that was it!!! Remember if you are not from the senator’s home state and they ask for your zip code just tell them this is a national and personal issue and you want your message delivered. Mission accomplished! Now you have the basics and I hope it will help! I now consider myself a conversation piece because I offer a whole lot more to the person on the other end of the phone. One thing for certain is you don't have to be scared of talking to these people they are there to take our calls. If anyone needs help with what to say or what to write just send me an email and I will be happy to offer any information that I have available. You can call the Capitol switchboard 800 numbers and ask for the senator by name. Be patient these lines stay pretty busy!
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Thank you all for your calls and emails to the 8 senators today. I know we are being heard and we will only get stronger and more powerful as new folks join our crusade! If you haven’t already, PLEASE email me at dkillian@helmsbriscoe.com and let me know who you were able to contact for strategy number 2 today via phone and/or by email. Remember, every single call helps so even one call or one email is huge and so much appreciated. It is imperative for us to report our results to the team in DC so that they can then follow up on our calls and get cosponsors on board with S 911. Our 3rd team strategy on VALENTINES DAY we will go back to our original plan of 7 calls and emails a day. I like that number:). If you need help please let me know. Also, there is a sample script below that can guide you through what to say….Also, the journal entry below this one includes a sample letter that you can edit. Here are names, email links and phone numbers...THANK YOU for doing this TEAM UNITE!
Please note, if long distance charges are a problem, use the Capitol switchboard 800 numbers and ask for the senator by name. Be patient these lines stay pretty busy! 800-828-0498 800-459-1887 800-614-2803 After identifying yourself, tell the aide you would like to leave a brief message, such as: "Please tell Senator (Name) that I support (S.911)." Please do feel free to state reasons for your support or opposition to the bill (make it personal). Also, go ahead and verify the senators' position on the bill. You may also request a written response to your telephone call if you’d like. If they ask for your zip code make sure you stress that this is a NATIONAL issue and you want your message delivered especially if you are not in their state/district. Thank you for all you are doing on behalf these wonderful warriors….TEAM UNITE ROCKS!!!! Happy Valentines Day to you all! Sincerely, |
The Time is NOW! Children with cancer and their families are depending on Congress to pass S911, the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act. Here is our list of senators for Friday, June 15, 2008…..I am trying to target Senators in States where we have families on our team. To sign up please send your name and state to dkillian@helmsbriscoe.com. Please pass the word on this team so that we can multiply! Happy dialing and emailing TEAM UNITE! If you are new to our team and need help just send me an email and as always 800 numbers and a script are listed below for our “Newbies.”
*Please note that if you miss a day or you fall behind don’t worry….While we hope to have all of us calling on the same day calls and letters are effective anytime so smile and dial when you can! Again, even one call is so much appreciated and is a huge step in the right direction! If long distance calls are a problem you can call the Capitol switchboard 800 numbers and ask for the senator by name. Be patient these lines stay pretty busy!
You are making a difference by taking action on this team! Thank you so much for your calls today and everyday! |
As we begin our second week together as a team let’s reflect on our successes! Together we have completed 4 strategies, contacted 23 Senators both by phone and via letter/email and, we witnessed a new cosponsorship come on board. Congratulations on a great week everyone! We have 52 (counting our sponsor) so we have 8 more to go in order to over ride the hold Senator Enzi of Wyoming has on our Bill and get it to the Senate floor for a vote. So, whether you made 46 POC’s (points of contact (23 letters/23calls)) or 1 POC last week, you are making a difference! Every single call, letter or email is so important in getting this Bill passed so thank you for what you are doing. You’re all WONDERFUL! Once we call all of the Senators on our list we will go back and target some who are tough ones (Voinovich, DeMint, Enzi, folks on the appropriations committees who even when S911 is passed into Law have the power to decide how much $$$ is really appropriated!). Then we will begin adding folks onto our calls from the House side. I need your feedback TEAM UNITE so please drop me an email at dkillian@helmsbriscoe.com and let me know of any media you come across with respect to S911. Also, please let me know if you feel we should target our efforts to a certain Senator or House member and why. *7 Calls for Strategy 5 Tuesday, February 19, 2008* There was magic in the air on Thursday February 14th as Senator Richard Durbin of IL became our 51st Cosponsor! I know many of you out there really could use good news and something to be thankful for, so our first call two calls of the week will be thank you calls!
If long distance is an issue please try these 800 numbers. Just ask to be transferred to the Senator’s office you are calling!
Our strategy this week and every week will include sending to states where we have TEAM UNITE kids fighting for their lives. We need members everywhere but if you are aware of a warrior in the following states please try to get them to join our team and to send me an email listing Team name and state to dkillian@helmsbriscoe.com. Please note a 2 beside the state means neither Senator is a cosponsor yet! Alabama (2), Alaska (2), Arizona, Colorado (2), Florida (Team Meghan) (2), Idaho (2), Kansas, Louisiana, Maine (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nevada, New Hampshire (2), North Dakota, Ohio (Team Allysa), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah (2) Virginia (Team Jessica), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (2), Wyoming (2). Sample Script for Calling Senators on S911 the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act: After identifying yourself, tell the aide you would like to leave a brief message, such as: "Please tell Senator (Name) that I support (S.911)." Please do feel free to state reasons for your support or opposition to the bill (make it personal). Also, go ahead and verify the senators' position on the bill. You may also request a written response to your telephone call if you’d like. If they ask for your zip code make sure you stress that this is a NATIONAL issue and you want your message delivered especially if you are not in their state/district. ****Know your facts on S 911. Please send any links or resources you havemy way and I’ll be happy to post them on our daily call sheet!**** Mission of TEAM UNITE To strategically contact Senators and secure their consponsorship of S911, the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act. It is our mission to get S 911 signed into Law by during the 110th Congress. Key Issues Our goal as a team along with the help of foundations, parents, families and friends is to increase the funding that is critically needed for research, awareness and funding for childhood cancer issues. As a team will bring attention to childhood cancer and help make it a priority! Save the Date The CureSearch Reach the Day Conquer Childhood Cancer event will be held in Washington, DC on June 22-24, 2008, and a National Day of Awareness will be celebrated with activities across the country on June 24th. In the News Read current media about childhood cancer and S911. S.911 Title: Is a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the current treatments and information regarding pediatric cancers, establish a population-based national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancers. You can view the bill in it’s entirety at www.thomas.gov just type in S 911. Related Bills: H.R.1553 Latest Major Action: 12/12/2007 Scripts: For sample letters please go to this site and there are letters you can copy (while you are there send a letter to your representatives). Email dkillian@helmsbriscoe.com to join this database and help make S 911 into Law! Dianne Killian |
7 Calls for Strategy Number 6, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008
If long distance is an issue please try these 800 numbers. Just ask to be transferred to the Senator’s office you are calling!
Sample Script for Calling Senators on S911 the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act: After identifying yourself, tell the aide you would like to leave a brief message, such as: "Please tell Senator (Name) that I support (S.911)." Please do feel free to state reasons for your support or opposition to the bill (make it personal). Also, go ahead and verify the senators' position on the bill. You may also request a written response to your telephone call if you’d like. If they ask for your zip code make sure you stress that this is a NATIONAL issue and you want your message delivered especially if you are not in their state/district. S.911 Title: Is a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the current treatments and information regarding pediatric cancers, establish a population-based national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancers. You can view the bill in it’s entirety at www.thomas.gov just type in S 911. Latest Major Action: 12/12/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535. Scripts: For sample letters please go to this site and there are letters you can copy (while you are there send a letter to your representatives). Save the Date The CureSearch Reach the Day Conquer Childhood Cancer event will be held in Washington, DC on June 22-24, 2008, and a National Day of Awareness will be celebrated with activities across the country on June 24th. Email dkillian@helmsbriscoe.com to join this database and help make S 911 into Law! Dianne Killian |
CHILDHOOD CANCER IN THE NEWS Did everyone see the story about the wounded veterans that led into a story about NIH in Bethesda, MD and childhood cancer? Click on NBC last night to view it. Please make our team aware of any media that childhood cancer receives, so that we can post it for our team. Please send links etc. to dkillian@helmsbriscoe.com. Calls for Strategy Number 7, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008 (If possible, calls at anytime are requested!) *If long distance is an issue please try these 800 numbers. Just ask to be transferred to the Senator’s office you are calling!
*****NEW: More Detailed Sample Script for Calling Senators on S911 the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act:**** Hello, my name is <<Your Name>>. The reason for my call is that I’ve noticed that Senator <<Senator Name>> is not yet listed as a cosponsor of S.911, “The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act”. Can you please take a brief message and make sure the Senator is made aware of my call and that I’d like to ask that he cosponsor and vote yes for S. 911?" Thank them and then ask what <<Senator Name>>’s position is on S 911. They may say that the Senator has not issued a public announcement regarding his position on S.911 or they may also send you the aid in charge of S.911. If that happens, great! Jot down that person’s name because you are most likely going to go into voice mail. In the voice mail feel free to leave a detailed message basically repeating that you want a message delivered to the senator about your feelings on this Bill, etc. Also tell them you are inquiring as to the senator’s position on S 911. S.911 Title: is a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the current treatments and information regarding pediatric cancers, establish a population-based national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancers. You can view the bill in it’s entirety at www.thomas.gov just type in S 911. Letters: For sample letters please go to this site where there are letters you can copy. If you could edit the letter to make it personal that would be great as this personalization does make an impact. Our governing officials need to know your stories. Save the Date The CureSearch Reach the Day Conquer Childhood Cancer event will be held in Washington, DC on June 22-24, 2008, and a National Day of Awareness will be celebrated with activities across the country on June 24th. Statistics and Facts
Email dkillian@helmsbriscoe.com to join this database and help make move S 911 onto becoming Law! |
GREAT NEWS…..We are making a HUGE IMPACT! Kate Shaffer with CureSearch who has been working diligently for S 911 to be passed along some very exciting news to TEAM UNITE! Along with her thank you to all that you are doing for this cause she also mentioned that the day Senator Levin from Michigan was on our call sheet, he received 459 letters that were sent through the link that we provide in our daily posts (see letters below). Of course we know that they are not all a result of our team but I’d say based on the fact that 1,756 have been sent total since the first of January, and he rec’d 459 in one day on the 19th of February, is a strong indicator that TEAM UNITE is being heard….THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT OF THESE YOUNG WARRIORS! TEAM UNITE ROCKS!!! Keep it up! Strategy number 8 calls. Friday, February 22, 2008 (or anytime you can call!!!) Today’s strategy will include a call to Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. of Oklahoma. Senator Coburn has a long history of voting against any legislation that is disease specific. It is important to note that senators with this position are not against our cause and it is not that they do not want to make children with cancer a priority. Rather, it is that they feel that the funding should come from the NCI and the NIH. So our strategy to deal with the above position will be as follows. We know that we will not change these senators’ positions and they will not cosponsor. So, let’s try a different strategy. When you encounter someone who has the position that they do not support funding for disease specific illness, try this: “We agree that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) should be in a position to fund research for childhood cancer. What we need is your help while you are figuring out how to accurately fund the NCI and the NIH. We ask that you support and vote yes for S911 as an interim measure. Your yes vote will ensure that children can benefit from the research that is so critically needed along with the national database that will be funded with S911. (Funding for the national database is so important. All cancers diagnosed in more than 12,500 children each year will be documented and nuances chronicled, for every single child! This will be essential in finding a cure and for future genetic studies. It will allow researchers access to the information they need to contact and get permission to use the pathology from each individual case in their research. This will give them a more comprehensive picture of what is working and what to look for in order to find a cure for childhood cancer).
7th call…….call someone you love and tell them about TEAM UNITE. Ask them to join forces with us and to send an email do dkillian@helmsbriscoe.com along with their state of residency. Important! If long distance is an issue please try these 800 numbers. Just ask to be transferred to the Senator’s office you are calling!
*****Sample Script for Calling Senators on S911 the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act:**** Hello, my name is, <<Your Name>>. The reason for my call is that I’d like to leave a brief message and to make the Senator aware of my call and to ask for <<Senator Name>> to cosponsor and vote yes for S.911 The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act (include why this important to you…make it personal). While I have you on the phone, I’ve noticed that Senator <<Senator Name>> is not yet listed as a cosponsor of S.911, “The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act” can you please tell me <<Senator Name>>’s position is on S 911? They may say that the Senator has not issued a public announcement regarding his position on S.911 or they may also send you the aid in charge of S.911….If that happens, great! Jot down that person’s name because you are most likely going to go into voice mail. In the voice mail feel free to leave a detailed message basically repeating that you want a message delivered to the senator about your feelings on this Bill, etc. but in addition tell them you are inquiring as to the senator’s position on S 911. S.911 Title: Is a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the current treatments and information regarding pediatric cancers, establish a population-based national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancers. You can view the bill in it’s entirety at www.thomas.gov just type in S 911. Senate Bill 911’s current situation is that when it passed out of health committee the democrats red-lined the bill which means that the sponsor’s office sent a blast email stating that they would like this to pass unanimously, without a floor vote. What happened is that the Republican side (Senator Enzi, the ranking member on the health committee) chose not to redline the bill and did not send out the email blast to the Republican members of the senate. As a result S 911 could not pass by unanimous consent without a floor vote. Some feel that the bill may go to the floor bundled with another package and pass that way but we do not have time to wait. Letters: For sample letters please go to this site and there are letters you can copy. If you could edit to make it personal that would be great as this does make an impact. They need to know your stories. Save the Date The CureSearch Reach the Day Conquer Childhood Cancer event will be held in Washington, DC on June 22-24, 2008, and a National Day of Awareness will be celebrated with activities across the country on June 24th. Statistics and Facts
Email dkillian@helmsbriscoe.com to join this database and help make move S 911 onto becoming Law! |
Childhood Cancer THE NEWS…..In my hometown of Columbus, Ohio the local paper (The Dispatch) included a letter to the editor that I wrote in response to an article that appeared on February 1, 2008 about Sarah Starner. Sarah is a local warrior who spent her 17th birthday in the hospital recovering from a bone marrow transplant. My letter title, “Childhood Cancer merits more coverage.” Click here for article: Strategy number 9 calls Monday february 25, 2008 We have contacted all of the members of the senate who are not currently cosponsors of S 911. As we update our strategy to now include members of the house, please go back and call any senators who were on a list that you were unable to call or write to. Thank you Team Unite. Together we will make changes that will save children’s lives!
TEAM UNITE let’s call and thank Senator Durbin for becoming our 51st cosponsor and let him know what this means to us personally. If you’d like to, go ahead and ask him what we can do to help push this to the floor for a vote! 7th call…….call someone you love and tell them about TEAM UNITE. Ask them to join forces with us and to send an email do dkillian@helmsbriscoe.com along with their state of residency. Please note, if long distance charges are a problem, use the Capitol switchboard 800 numbers and ask for the senator by name. Be patient these lines stay pretty busy!
*****Sample Script for Calling Senators on S911 the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act:**** Hello, my name is, <<Your Name>>. The reason for my call is that I’d like to leave a brief message and to make the Senator aware of my call and to ask for <<Senator Name>> to cosponsor and vote yes for S.911 The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act (include why this important to you…make it personal). Letters: For sample letters please go to this site and there are letters you can copy. If you could edit to make it personal that would be great as this does make an impact. They need to know your stories. Save the Date The CureSearch Reach the Day Conquer Childhood Cancer event will be held in Washington, DC on June 22-24, 2008, and a National Day of Awareness will be celebrated with activities across the country on June 24th. |
Nice Letter! Henry Tucker’s Grandma Eva wrote a wonderful letter to Congress that you can read from Michelles post on February 27th. The letter is also in the hands of every Health LA for every Senator’s office who is not yet a cosponsor of S.911. Because of this letter Team Unite now has the names of every health LA for the senators who are not yet cosponsors. Way to go Grandma Eva on both fronts! Childhood Cancer in The News: This week Carl Levin from Michigan became S 911’s 52nd sponsor. Please visit http://curesearchnccf.blogspot.com/ where there is a post about the colloquy that took place on the Senate floor about childhood cancer this past Monday. If you click on the link to view the video, you will hear the entire speech. This floor speech was historic in that it is the first colloquy related specifically to childhood cancer to take place in the Senate. Strategy number 10 calls Friday february 29, 2008 (or anytime you can call!!!) Our strategy will be to continue working our senator list making calls, writing and emailing in order to secure cosponsors in the senate! If you have made it through the whole list from our earlier strategy reports congratulations! We are going to begin calling again. For those members of Team Unite still placing your first round of calls, thank you so much for doing this and please continue to call from the lists at your own pace and as you are able. Remember everyone’s ability to dedicate this time varies but EVERY call, letter and email helps! A link to a sample letter is included with this post along with a sample script for those just joining our team. If you have time please do personalize your letters so that your individual situation and story is heard. I’m listing individuals below who we want to make a priority based on information I’ve received. We are being heard and making progress, that is what is important! IMPORTANT!* Please feel free to ask these folks if they saw Senator Reed and Senator Wyden and give them the link to the colloquy http://curesearchnccf.blogspot.com/. Also, many of the following have a history of not supporting legislation for disease specific funding. Please be sure to ask that S 911 be passed as an interim measure until they can find a way to adequately fund the NCI and NIH. Thank you!!!
Please note, if long distance charges are a problem, use the Capitol switchboard 800 numbers and ask for the senator by name.
*****Sample Script for Calling Senators on S911 the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act:**** Hello, my name is, <<Your Name>>. The reason for my call is that I’d like to leave a brief message and to make the Senator aware of my call and to ask for <<Senator Name>> to cosponsor and vote yes for S.911 The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act (include why this important to you…make it personal). Please ask the senator to cosponsor and vote yes for S 911 as an interim measure until adequately funding can be directed to the NCI and NIH. If you live in the state where the rep is please click send Letters or please go to this site and there are letters you can copy. If you could edit to make it personal that would be great as this does make an impact. They need to know your stories! Speak out if you, your families and friends have been impacted by this beast we know as childhood cancer! Save the Date The CureSearch Reach the Day Conquer Childhood Cancer event will be held in Washington, DC on June 22-24, 2008, and a National Day of Awareness will be celebrated with activities across the country on June 24th. Statistics and Facts
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Childhood Cancer in The News: This week I am heading to DC to learn the ropes from my sister Lucille and her group who will be lobbying against horse slaughter (S.311). In addition, I will have the chance to meet Kate Shafer from CureSearch and plan to meet with as many people as I can with respect to S.911. I’ll be reporting in again at the end of the week with a new strategy as well as what I learned from my trip. Strategy will be to continue working our senator list making our second round of calls to these senators as well as writing and emailing in order to secure cosponsors in the senate for S.911. If you want to take an additional step AFTER leaving a message for the senator, please feel free to ask for the Health aid who should be able to disclose the senator’s position on S.911. A link to a sample letter is included with this post along with a link to the senator’s contact page for email. A sample script for those just joining our team is also enclosed. IMPORTANT!* Please feel free to ask these folks if they saw Senator Reed and Senator Wyden and give them the link to the colloquy http://curesearchnccf.blogspot.com/. Strategy number 11 calls monday march 3, 2008 (or anytime you can call!!!)
Please note, if long distance charges are a problem, use the Capitol switchboard 800 numbers and ask for the senator by name.
*****Sample Script for Calling Senators on S911 the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act:**** Hello, my name is, <<Your Name>>. The reason for my call is that I’d like to leave a brief message and to make the Senator aware of my call and to ask for <<Senator Name>> to cosponsor and vote yes for S.911 The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act (include why this important to you…make it personal). Please ask the senator to cosponsor and vote yes for S 911 as an interim measure until adequate funding can be directed to the NCI and NIH. If you live in the state where the rep is locate please click send Letters or please go to this site and there are letters you can copy. If you could edit to make it personal that would be great as this does make an impact. They need to know your stories so this is our chance to make our voices known. Save the Date The CureSearch Reach the Day Conquer Childhood Cancer event will be held in Washington, DC on June 22-24, 2008, and a National Day of Awareness will be celebrated with activities across the country on June 24th. Statistics and Facts
Thank you for helping raise awareness about S. 911! Team Unite is making a difference |
Childhood Cancer in the News: I am home safe and sound from DC. Please save the dates of June 22-24 and plan to travel to DC with us to bombard congress in support of S.911. My prayers are with the folks fighting to ban horse slaughter and I thank them for teaching me so much. It takes pure evil to do what is being done to these majestic animals and I am appalled that this could be allowed to go on. Strategy we will continue working our senator list making our second round of calls to these senators as well as writing and emailing in order to secure cosponsors in the senate for S.911. If you want to take an additional step AFTER leaving a message for the senator, please feel free to ask for the Health aid who will be able to disclose the senator’s position on S.911. We need to develop relationships with these folks and on going dialog in order to reach our goal. A link to a sample letter is included with this post along with a link to the senator’s contact page for email. A sample script for those just joining our team is also enclosed. IMPORTANT! Please feel free to ask these folks if they saw Senator Reed and Senator Wyden and give them the link to the colloquy http://curesearchnccf.blogspot.com/. Strategy number 12 calls Friday and monday march 7&10, 2008 (or anytime you can call!!!)
Please note, if long distance charges are a problem, use the Capitol switchboard 800 numbers and ask for the senator by name.
Sample Script for Calling Senators on S911 the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act: Hello, my name is, Your Name. The reason for my call is that I’d like to leave a brief message and to make the Senator aware of my call and to ask for Senator Name to cosponsor and vote yes for S.911 The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act (include why this important to you…make it personal). Please ask the senator to cosponsor and vote yes for S 911 as an interim measure until adequate funding can be directed to the NCI and NIH. If you live in the state where the rep is located please click send Letters or please go to this site and there are letters you can copy. If you could edit to make it personal that would be great as this does make an impact. They need to know your stories so this is our chance to make our voices known. Save the Date The CureSearch Reach the Day Conquer Childhood Cancer event will be held in Washington, DC on June 22-24, 2008, and a National Day of Awareness will be celebrated with activities across the country on June 24th. Statistics and Facts
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Childhood Cancer in the News: Team Henry delivered 11 Wii’s to Riley today and Team Unite’s own Austin McGowan was chosen to demonstrate the units. More news and links to follow….Great job TEAM HENRY!!! Strategy: Great news! Although www.thomas.gov has not updated yet we did sign yet another cosponsor today! I received word from Kate with CureSearch that Senator Ken Salazar of Colorado is now a cosponsor of S 911. Great job Team Unite! The folks from CureSearch also had meetings today with Senator Coleman’s and Senator Reed’s staffs about S.911. One of the clear messages is to get more co sponsors on as soon as we can so I’ve assured Kate that we will focus our efforts based on their review of the list of non cosponsors and the following have been identified as good prospects to work on. Team Unite please begin calling, writing and emailing the following Senators. Let’s work this list until they join us as cosponsors of S.911. We will make our voices heard for the children! Ps. If you want to take an additional step AFTER leaving a message for the senator, please feel free to ask for the Health Aid who will be able to disclose the senator’s position on S.911. We need to develop relationships with these folks and establish an on-going dialog in order to reach our goal. A link to a sample letter is included with this post along with a link to the senator’s contact page for email. A sample script for those just joining our team is also enclosed. Strategy number 13 calls For the week of march 10, 2008 (or anytime you can call!!!)
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Sample Script for Calling Senators on S911 the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act: Hello, my name is, Your Name. The reason for my call is that I’d like to leave a brief message and to make the Senator aware of my call and to ask for Senator Name to cosponsor and vote yes for S.911 The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act (include why this important to you…make it personal). Please ask the senator to cosponsor and vote yes for S 911 as an interim measure until adequate funding can be directed to the NCI and NIH. S.911: The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007 is a landmark piece of legislation which authorizes $150 million over a five-year period to expand support for biomedical research programs of the existing National Cancer Institute-designated multi-center national infrastructure for pediatric cancer research, establish a population-based national childhood cancer registry, enable researchers to more accurately study the incidence of childhood cancers and long-term effects of treatments, and provide funding for informational and educational services to families coping with a diagnosis of childhood cancer. If you live in the state where the representative is located please send Letters. Go to this site and there are letters you can copy. If you could edit to make it personal that would be great as this does make an impact. They need to know your stories so this is our chance to make our voices known. Please Save the Date! The CureSearch Reach the Day Conquer Childhood Cancer event will be held in Washington, DC on June 22-24, 2008, and a National Day of Awareness will be celebrated with activities across the country on June 24th. Statistics and Facts:
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“What seems frustrating and wrong and unfair is not the end of the story. It’s just the end of a chapter.” Reading this directs thoughts to the brave and wonderful warriors out there battling childhood cancer as well as the precious angels who are done fighting but not finished making an impact. Their stories will be told…. God bless Team Unite for joining forces to move forward to a cure! Team Unite New Look. Please join me in thanking Heide from Team Jessica for the wonderful new look and slogan for Team Unite! Many Families -One Cause - Find a Cure….LOVE IT! Please click here for a link to the new Team Unite site which provides information on who we are and how you can help along with a list of prior strategies. Thank you for taking the initiative and doing this Heide. It is way coooool!!! Childhood Cancer in the News: Rudy Reuttiger of Notre Dame fame will speak at a benefit for Team Austin on March 30, 2008 at the Marriott in South Bend, IN. Special thanks to The Henry Tucker Foundation for planning this wonderful event! Please click here for additional information for the event and pass the word along to everyone you know. We hope to see you in South Bend on the 30th! Austin will sleep in the Presidential Suite and he has personally tasted the food and selected the menu! Please visit Team Austin’s site to make your reservations! Strategy: We need to continue focusing on this list of senators. They are not yet cosponsors so let’s ask them to cosponsor and vote yes for S.911. We need more cosponsors as quickly as possible so please continue to call, write and email these Senators. If you want to take an additional step AFTER leaving a message for the senator, please feel free to ask for the Health Aid who will be able to disclose the senator’s position on S.911. We need to develop relationships with these folks and establish an on-going dialog in order to reach our goal. A link to a sample letter is included with this post along with a link to the senator’s contact page for email. A sample script for those just joining our team is also enclosed. Strategy number 14 calls For the week of march 10th & 17th, 2008 (or anytime you can call!!!)
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Sample Script for Calling Senators on S911 the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act: Hello, my name is, Your Name. The reason for my call is that I’d like to leave a brief message and to make the Senator aware of my call and to ask for Senator Name to cosponsor and vote yes for S.911 The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act (include why this important to you…make it personal). Please ask the senator to cosponsor and vote yes for S 911 as an interim measure until adequate funding can be directed to the NCI and NIH. S.911: The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007 is a landmark piece of legislation which authorizes $150 million over a five-year period to expand support for biomedical research programs of the existing National Cancer Institute-designated multi-center national infrastructure for pediatric cancer research, establish a population-based national childhood cancer registry, enable researchers to more accurately study the incidence of childhood cancers and long-term effects of treatments, and provide funding for informational and educational services to families coping with a diagnosis of childhood cancer. If you live in the state where the rep is located please send Letters or go to this site and there are letters you can copy. If you could edit to make it personal that would be great as this does make an impact. They need to know your stories so this is our chance to make our voices known. Please Save the Date! The CureSearch Reach the Day Conquer Childhood Cancer event will be held in Washington, DC on June 22-24, 2008, and a National Day of Awareness will be celebrated with activities across the country on June 24th. Support and Resources If you click on Support and Resources for information about cancer support organizations, finances, insurance, home care, and hospice care. Statistics and Facts:
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God bless Team Unite for joining forces to move forward to a cure! Childhood Cancer in the News: Strategy number 15 starting wednesday March 19, 2008 or anytime you are able to call Congratulations Team Unite, We have made it through our Senator list and we are now beginning to call the House of Representatives! Our strategy will be three-fold and will involve focusing our efforts where we will have the most impact which is in contacting your local reps and then focusing in on the Energy and Commerce Committee as well as the Health Sub Committee. 1. First please click here to send a letter to your local representatives. Please note, the first four individuals listed under #2 on our current strategy are in leadership positions on the Energy and Commerce committee which has jurisdiction over H.R. 1553. The message to those four representatives is to please review H.R. 1553, the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act and consider it for mark up by the committee. There is not a letter on line at CureSearch that speaks to this so please customize accordingly for Reps Dingle, Barton, Pallone and Deal. Thank you!
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*****Sample Script for Calling Representatives on H.R. 1553 (To the Four Members above who are in Leadership Roles )***
3. The strategy here is to call and request that these Reps cosponsor H.R. 1553, the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act.
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*****Sample Script for Calling Representatives on H.R. 1553 (non-cosponsors)*** Hello, my name is, <<Your Name>>. The reason for my call is that I’d like to let representative ______________know that I am in favor of the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, and I’d like to ask that Representative _______________please cosponsor and vote yes for H.R. 1553. This is important to me because (include why this important to you…make it personal if you’d like). H.R.1553 Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the current treatments and information regarding pediatric cancers, establish a population-based national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancers. As you can see we have 203 cosponsors. Rep Pryce, Deborah of Ohio introduced H.R. 1553 March 15, 2007. We have 210 Cosponsors as of today (list does not update everyday so it reflects a lower number). Related Bills: S.911 Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Save the Date The CureSearch Reach the Day Conquer Childhood Cancer event will be held in Washington, DC on June 22-24, 2008, and a National Day of Awareness will be celebrated with activities across the country on June 24th. Please watch the CureSearch You Tube video Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGS4yE5v9rM&feature=related Statistics and Facts
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God bless Team Unite for joining forces to move forward to a cure! Childhood Cancer in the News: Thank you to Oprah for brining attention to Childhood Cancer. Everyone please send Oprah a message thanking her and asking that she do more shows like the one she did on Madelaine Stoen's Terrifying Diagnosis. Go to www.oprah.com. Strategy number 16 starting Week of March 24, 2008 or anytime you are able to call 1. First please click here to send a letter to your local representatives. 2. The strategy here is to call and request that these representatives who serve on the health subcommittee cosponsor H.R. 1553, the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act. Please note on some will only accept emails from constituents in their district while others make it easier to send emails but say they cannot respond. For these I’ve listed an email link so please in addition to calling, send emails regarding this issue of national importance. Thank you Team Unite!
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*****Sample Script for Calling Representatives on H.R. 1553 (non-cosponsors)*** Hello, my name is, <<Your Name>>. The reason for my call is I am part of a nationwide effort to bring attention to H.R, 1553, the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act. This effects every district in our country and is a matter of national concern. Please let representative ______________know that I am in favor of the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, and I’d like to ask that Representative _______________please cosponsor and vote yes for H.R. 1553. This is important to me because (include why this important to you…make it personal if you’d like). H.R.1553 Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the current treatments and information regarding pediatric cancers, establish a population-based national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancers. As you can see we have 203 cosponsors. Rep Pryce, Deborah of Ohio introduced H.R. 1553 March 15, 2007. We have 210 Cosponsors as of today (list does not update everyday so it reflects a lower number). Related Bills: S.911 Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Save the Date The CureSearch Reach the Day Conquer Childhood Cancer event will be held in Washington, DC on June 22-24, 2008, and a National Day of Awareness will be celebrated with activities across the country on June 24th. Please watch the CureSearch You Tube video Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGS4yE5v9rM&feature=related Statistics and Facts
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God bless Team Unite for joining forces to move forward to a cure! Childhood Cancer in the News: As of today we have (55 + sponsors) for S 911 and 212 on the House side. (Judy Biggert (IL) and Rahm Emanuel (IL) signed on in the House) and Senator Wicker and Senator Specter both became cosponsors yesterday! Keep it up Team Unite. WE WILL MAKE THIS HAPPEN! From CureSearch! The Power of Advocacy: your voice in action. The childhood cancer community is a powerful force made up of passionate fighters for a cause that could not be more important. Many of you are using your experience as parent, survivor, grandparent, health professional, neighbor or concerned citizen to communicate a message of urgency about the need for funding for childhood cancer research. It is up to us to sound the alarm and challenge our elected officials to care enough about children with cancer to do something about it. Since the beginning of this year, more then 3000 letters have been sent by you to Members of Congress to let them know that we expect them to do the right thing, and we are watching. The message is getting through. Today there are 54 Senators and 210 Representatives who have signed on as co-sponsors of the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act. Please go to http://curesearchnccf.blogspot.com/2008/03/power-of-advocacy-philadelphia.html to read an article about the power of one persistent parent in Pennsylvania. Strategy number 17 starting April 1, 2008 or anytime you are able to call
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*****Sample Script for Calling Representatives on H.R. 1553 (non-cosponsors)*** Hello, my name is, <<Your Name>>. The reason for my call is I am part of a nationwide effort to bring attention to H.R, 1553, the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act. This affects every district in our country and is a matter of national concern. Please let Representative, ______________know that I am in favor of the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, and I’d like to ask that Representative _______________please cosponsor and vote yes for H.R. 1553. We are contacting you on behalf of members of our team who live in your state but are in a hospital fighting for their lives or the lives of their children. Please be sure that the representative receives this very important message. Thank you! Feel free to add your personal reasons for supporting this as well. Thank you Team Unite! H.R.1553 Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the current treatments and information regarding pediatric cancers, establish a population-based national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancers. As you can see we have 203 cosponsors. Rep Pryce, Deborah of Ohio introduced H.R. 1553 March 15, 2007. We have 210 Cosponsors as of today (list does not update everyday so it reflects a lower number). Related Bills: S.911 Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Save the Date: CureSearch invites you to continue to use your voice in Congress. Join us June 22, 23 and 24, 2008 in Washington, DC for the 9th annual Childhood Cancer Awareness and Hill visit day; REACH THE DAY; Conquer Childhood Cancer. Registration is now available at http://www.curesearch.org/support_curesearch/raise_awareness/index.aspx?id=4450. This event will inspire and empower all who attend. Statistics and Facts
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God bless Team Unite for joining forces to move forward to a cure! Childhood Cancer in the News: "Rudy" and 14-year-old South Bend boy team up against childhood cancer Anyone willing to help, please go to Austin's story on WNDU http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/17146206.html and leave the Aus-Man a message of support…..Also, if you would please thank the station for their story and letting them know that you are out of town and have enjoyed being able to view it online! Can you also include in your message a plea for others to call Congress because we need to pass the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act Senate Bill 911 and on the House side HR 1553.....Pronto!!!! In addition, please send an email to WSBT (22 CBS) and ask them to post Austin's latest story .....I hear from Austin’s mom that it is the best of all 3. We need to get these into a You Tube (Al from Team Henry, do you know how to do this?)…..All of you out of towner’s help us keep Austin feeling special by keeping these sites going with press on the big night!!!! Thank you to everyone who will do this .... it is easy and quick to do and will help make Austin’s Day Strategy number 18 starting April 7, 2008 (or anytime you are able to call)
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*****Sample Script for Calling Representatives on H.R. 1553 (non-cosponsors)*** Hello, my name is, <<Your Name>>. The reason for my call is I am part of a nationwide effort to bring attention to H.R, 1553, the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act. This affects every district in our country and is a matter of national concern. Please let Representative, ______________know that I am in favor of the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, and I’d like to ask that Representative _______________please cosponsor and vote yes for H.R. 1553. We are contacting you on behalf of members of our team who live in your state but are in a hospital fighting for their lives or the lives of their children. Please be sure that the representative receives this very important message. Thank you! Feel free to add your personal reasons for supporting this as well. Thank you Team Unite! H.R.1553 Save the Date: CureSearch invites you to continue to use your voice in Congress. Join us June 22, 23 and 24, 2008 in Washington, DC for the 9th annual Childhood Cancer Awareness and Hill visit day; REACH THE DAY; Conquer Childhood Cancer. Registration is now available at http://www.curesearch.org/support_curesearch/raise_awareness/index.aspx?id=4450 . This event will inspire and empower all who attend. Statistics and Facts
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God bless Team Unite for joining forces to move forward to a cure! Childhood Cancer in the News: Dave Loebsack (IA) and Dan Boren (OK) became cosponsors yesterday on the House side. We now have 215 (214 cosponsors and 1 sponsor) on the House side (HR 1553). Our goal is to get the bill marked up in committee which is the reason for this week’s strategy. On the Senate side (S 911), we have 56 cosponsors on board and 1 sponsor. We need to get to 60. Inside information says this could happen very soon (maybe this week!). At that point the goal is to move the bill, along with other health care measures, to the floor for a vote! As we have learned, there is never a date certain in Congress and this week's schedule has to accommodate the Pope's visit as well but stay tuned everyone - we are close! PLEASE REMEMBER: Strategy number 19 starting April 15, 2008 or anytime you are able to write
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God bless Team Unite for joining forces to move forward to a cure! Childhood Cancer in the News: Strategy number 20 starting Tuesday, April 22, 2008 or anytime you are able to call
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H.R.1553 Save the Date: The CureSearch Reach the Day Conquer Childhood Cancer event will be held in Washington, DC on June 22-24, 2008, and a National Day of Awareness will be celebrated with activities across the country on June 24th. Please watch the CureSearch You Tube video Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGS4yE5v9rM&feature=related Statistics and Facts
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God bless Team Unite for joining forces to move forward to a cure! Childhood Cancer in the News The House committee/subcommittee status of H.R. 1553: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held last Wednesday (April 23, 2008). The attached PDF file is most likely not the final language but feel free to take a look! Strategy number 21 starting Wednesday, April 30, 2008 or anytime you are able to call
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God bless Team Unite for joining forces to move forward to a cure! Childhood Cancer in the News; Even Team Henry (Avid Cubs Fans) are proud of the White Sox today! The following article is from The Columbus Dispatch dated Thursday, May 8, 2008, “White Sox Turn Pink.” Nick Swisher, John Danks and Toby Hall gave the Chicago White Sox a twist yesterday. The players dyed their facial hair hot pink to raise awareness for breast cancer and pay tribute to Mothers Day. A group of children from Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, a national support group for those affected by pediatric cancer, watched as the trio took the pink plunge while seated on top of the White Sox’s dugout. Some of the children helped with the hair coloring. Swisher, who played at Ohio State, said the players will keep the pink dye through Sunday – maybe longer if they get hot. “I guarantee it’ll stay (then).” He said. Strategy number 22 starting Thursday May 8, 2008 Strategies: Please contact those on our strategy list who you may have missed. In addition, over the next 10 days or so I’d like to switch our efforts up a bit and reach out to you and your CaringBridge followers requesting as many as possible help spread the word about September and Childhood Cancer Awareness month. This can only bring visibility to our cause and help raise awareness. Please place a plea on your sites asking for everyone to call, write and email as many in the local and national media as possible. We will continue this strategy through next week.
Links for a few media outlets you may contact. Please send to any you feel would benefit our cause! We need to spread the news to get the recognition that children’s cancer deserves in September! Contact your local ABC Affiliate station | Contact your local Fox Affiliate station Contact your local NBC Affiliate station | Contact your local CBS Affilitate station
S.911 The CureSearch Reach the Day Conquer Childhood Cancer event will be held in Washington, DC on June 22-24, 2008, and a National Day of Awareness will be celebrated with activities across the country on June 24th. Please watch the CureSearch You Tube video Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGS4yE5v9rM&feature=related Statistics and Facts
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Childhood Cancer In the News: Conquer Childhood Cancer Act Renamed, Approved by House Committee Team Unite In the News: Welcome to Team Unite new warriors. All of our warriors are excited to have you as a part of our unified effort to pass this Bill! Please click on Team AJ if you are willing to help this new Team Unite dad with the quest to get one million signatures on a petition that he is circulating in memory of his son. If you haven’t already signed please take a moment to post today. Thank you to all who do this! Congratulations to all of those out their involved with Relay for Life and best of luck to your teams! Team Unite calls starting Friday, May 15, 2008 (or anytime you can call!). Strategy 1. Please continue your efforts to promote September as National Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Call local and national press and request that they plan now to do something to recognize September and Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Strategy 2.: Please click on the icon on this page and contact your local representatives Strategy 3. Since the bill is ready to go to the floor for a vote in both the house and the senate we are going to shift back to our Senator List and make calls for cosponsors and to ask for a yes vote on the floor. We need as many cosponsors and yes votes as possible! These senators are NOT cosponsors of S 911. In addition to phone numbers I have enclosed a hyperlink to email each person as well. Please click here for most recent listing of Cosponsors (62)
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S.911 Save the Date H.R.1553 Statistics and Facts
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Childhood Cancer In the News: September 13th is now “National Childhood Cancer Awareness Day” Washington, D.C. - September 13, 2008 will now be recognized as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Day" as a result of a Senate resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY). Conquer Childhood Cancer Act Renamed, Approved by House Committee Team Unite strategy starting Wednesday May 28, 2008
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 20 million – Army RDTE- To support pediatric cancer research and clinical trials (the other 10 million will be from other appropriations we may target in a future strategy)
S.911 H.R.1553 Save the Date Statistics and Facts
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As we eagerly await information on how Team Unite families did in DC, I’d like to keep the momentum they’ve created going by posting the following Strategy. Thank you Team Unite for your continued passion and dedication to these brave young warriors! Strategies: Please continue to contact your members of the Senate and ask them to support and vote yes on S911. Ask for cosponsors and thank those who support us. Ask that they do anything within their power in order to get the Bill to the floor for a vote. In addition, please once again reach out to everyone requesting as many as possible help spread the word about September and Childhood Cancer Awareness month. This can only bring visibility to our cause and help raise awareness. Please place a plea on your sites asking for everyone to call, write and email as many in the local and national media as possible. We will continue this strategy through next week. 1. Please call your Senators and either thank them for their support or ask that they get on board in support of S911. Ask that they get the bill to the floor ASAP! For the most up to date listing of cosponsors please click the following links: 2. Please write to your local/national newspapers and TV New stations/programs asking them to do something to recognize September as Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Thank you for what you are doing to support the kids! Links for a few media outlets you may contact. Please send to any you feel would benefit our cause! We need to spread the news to get the recognition that children’s cancer deserves in September! Contact your local ABC Affiliate station | Contact your local Fox Affiliate station Contact your local NBC Affiliate station | Contact your local CBS Affilitate station
S.911 Sponsor: Sen Reed, Jack [RI] (introduced 3/19/2007) Cosponsors (64) H.R.1553 Sponsor: Rep Pryce, Deborah [OH-15] (introduced 3/15/2007) Cosponsors (229) Statistics and Facts
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Childhood Cancer In the News: Sign the PetitionToday we call attention to a childhood cancer petition drive being sponsored by a grieving father within the childhood cancer community, Bob Piniewski. Bob’s son AJ was diagnosed with Burkitt’s, or non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma on Father’s Day, 2007 and passed away in January at age 14. AJ was a gifted athlete and his grace and tenacity throughout his eight-month battle with cancer was in inspiration to all who knew him. Find this post by Curt McCormick from CureSearch on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 From the CureSearch Blog Is there a hold on S911? When S911 came out of the Help Committee, the Democratic leadership “hot-lined” the bill meaning an e mail was sent to all Democratic Senators asking for their agreement to pass the bill by unanimous consent. There was no opposition expressed by Democrats. The Republican leadership was advised that there would be objection to passing the bill by unanimous consent and because of that the bill was not “hot-lined” on the Republican side. The name or names of the Senators who object to the bill is not public information although there is much speculation. When the bill is brought to the floor, either as a single measure or more likely, along with a group of other bills, the Senators who object to the bill may attempt to filibuster. However, there is enough support for S911 and the other bills it may be packaged with that it has a very good chance of passing in the Senate despite the objection of some Senators. S911 positives
Thank you Team Unite for your continued passion and dedication to these brave young warriors! Strategies: We need to secure the money now! Requests for appropriation funding to support childhood cancer research have been submitted to the Defense appropriation subcommittee, the Energy and Water appropriation subcommittee, and the Labor Health and Human Services appropriation subcommittee. The largest request and the appropriation bill most likely to pass before the end of this year is the Defense appropriation bill. This bill is being marked up next week! Let’s all pull together and write, email, call, etc. these individuals requesting significant funding in the FY 2009 Defense Appropriations bill for clinical trials for pediatric cancer research. Chairman Murtha 2423 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 P:(202) 225-2065 F:(202) 225-5709 Ranking Member Bill Young 2407 Rayburn HOB Washington D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5961 Chairman Sen. Inouye (HI) 722 Hart Building Washington D.C. 202-224-3934 Ranking Member Sen. Stevens (AK) 522 Hart Building Washington, D.C. (202) 224-3004 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 20 million – Army RDTE- To support pediatric cancer research and clinical trials (the other 10 million will be from other appropriations we may target in a future strategy)
And, to support existing DOD translational research in high risk childhood cancer targeting new agents against highly resistant, poor prognosis diseases. 2. Please let’s all continue to contact our members of the Senate and ask them to support and vote yes on S911. Ask for cosponsors and thank those who support us. For the most up to date listing of cosponsors please click the following links: cosponsors for S 911 and cosponsors for HR 1553. 3. Please once again reach out to everyone requesting as many as possible help spread the word about September and Childhood Cancer Awareness month. This can only bring visibility to our cause and help raise awareness. Please place a plea on your sites asking for everyone to call, write and email as many in the local and national media as possible. Please write to your local/national newspapers and TV New stations/programs asking them to do something to recognize September as Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Thank you for what you are doing to support the kids! Links for a few media outlets you may contact. Please send to any you feel would benefit our cause! We need to spread the news to get the recognition that children’s cancer deserves in September! Contact your local ABC Affiliate station | Contact your local Fox Affiliate station Contact your local NBC Affiliate station | Contact your local CBS Affilitate station
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Call Your Senators Today!!!!!!! Help pass S911- the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act
S.911 Click on this link for the most up-to-Date Listing of Cosponsors for S 911 Statistics and Facts
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What an accomplishment for the children this week. Team Unite is still reeling from the news! Congratulations on your part in this historic legislation and win for the kids! Each of you has been involved in so many ways including, Team Unite! Together, our unified voices have been heard and another unanimous consent victory in the Senate is the reward! To those who have children/loved ones that have battled this beast and to those who will not be spared the pain and hardships associated with the devastating diagnosis of childhood cancer, it is in your honor that we will fight on! I am awaiting some facts that will help us determine the next steps but for now it is time to focus on the press, with this news and the need for the major networks to do something HUGE this year for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. As many of you are aware, the major networks are teaming up and doing a, “Stand up to Cancer” event September 5th . Let’s make sure that ABC, CBS and NBC are aware that September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Let your voices and incredible stories of bravery be heard! We need a cure PRONTO so let’s ride the wave of this exciting news regarding S911 and get the press the children deserve. MORE AWARENESS = MORE RESEARCH $$$$$. Thank you to CURESEARCH for all you do to secure funding and move us toward a cure! Please write to your local/national newspapers and TV New stations/programs asking them to do something to recognize September as Childhood Cancer Awareness month. And in addition, discuss the “Stand up to Cancer” event in your letters to ABC, CBS and NBC. Thank you for what you are doing to support the kids! Links for a few media outlets you may contact. Please send to any you feel would benefit our cause! We need to spread the news to get the recognition that children’s cancer deserves in September! Contact your local ABC Affiliate station | Contact your local Fox Affiliate station Contact your local NBC Affiliate station | Contact your local CBS Affilitate station CBS email Form | ABC email Form | NBC Contact Form
Here is the CureSearch Press Release that you can forward and post! My name is _____________________ and the reason I am contacting you is to ask that you please make your audience aware of the following press release from CureSearch regarding the unanimous consent for S911 in the Senate!
As noted in Strategy 26, the appropriations were being marked up this week so Team Unite will update ASAP to see what else we can do in the short term or if this has already occurred. Here is the Defense committee contacts and information: Defense appropriation subcommittee, the Energy and Water appropriation subcommittee, and the Labor Health and Human Services appropriation subcommittee. The largest request and the appropriation bill most likely to pass before the end of this year is the Defense appropriation bill. This bill is being marked up next week! Let’s all pull together and write, email, call, etc. these individuals requesting significant funding in the FY 2009 Defense Appropriations bill for clinical trials for pediatric cancer research. Chairman Murtha 2423 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 P:(202) 225-2065 F:(202) 225-5709 Ranking Member Bill Young 2407 Rayburn HOB Washington D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5961 Chairman Sen. Inouye (HI) 722 Hart Building Washington D.C. 202-224-3934 Ranking Member Sen. Stevens (AK) 522 Hart Building Washington, D.C. (202) 224-3004 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 20 million – Army RDTE- To support pediatric cancer research and clinical trials (the other 10 million will be from other appropriations we may target in a future strategy)
And, to support existing DOD translational research in high risk childhood cancer targeting new agents against highly resistant, poor prognosis diseases. God Bless Team Unite!!!! More updates will be on the way very soon with respect to appropriations. We are attaching the document that states where the money comes from and will update with next steps very soon. :) H.R.1553 Email dkillian@helmsbriscoe.com to join Team Unite and help us in the fight against childhood cancer! |
