What can I do?
Creative Ideas for
Meeting with
Your Legislator
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Would you like to hold a Legislative meeting and don't know where to begin?
Contact your local parent group, Education Task Force or Arc and ask them to host an evening with your legislators.
- Gather a few parents and set a date! Host a breakfast. Invite your legislator.
- Talk to your neighbors and relatives and find out who their legislators are. The chances are excellent you have a variety of legislators you can visit together. Think of the education this will be for both family and friends!
- Make a short video of some families who are care-giving. Schedule a visit with your legislator and show it! This can be powerful and a real eye-opener for legislators and members of your community.
- Find out the email, phone and fax numbers of your legislator. Have people do all the above on a certain date at a specific time.
- Invite your friends and family over to have a letter writing party.
- Make an Indelible Impression!Get 10-20-30 people or more to all buy a Giant Hershey Kiss. Deliver them at one time with the message, "We'd love for you to end the Waiting List for people with mental retardation" Don't forget to include personal letters and signatures.
- Send balloons! Have them imprinted with "End the Waiting List!"
- Letters to the Editor of your local newspaper make a tremendous state and community impression. Get other people to agree to write and keep the letters rolling.
- Find out how many people your local football stadium can hold. See if your stadium numbers match those of the Waiting List or your County. Talk to the editor of your newspaper and see if you can have an article written on the Waiting List that can make those numbers real to people in the community.
- For more help, see our Guide to Setting-up a Legislative Meeting
Send in your stories to the PA Waiting List Campaign. Your stories are what move legislators to action!
