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Dear Supporter: Supporter of Real Health Care Reform,
The National Physicians Alliance is thrilled to have you join us in Washington for this historic rally for health care reform on June 24th and 25th! We have over 40 NPA physicians attending with more signing up each day.
Please see the questions at the end of this email, and reply to this email (liz.drum@npalliance.net) with what events you are able to attend! Keep this email for reference! We will send you updates as we have them.
Bring your WHITE COAT, a water bottle, sun-screen etc. NPA will have buttons and postcards about the NPA.
Wednesday June 24th
4 - 6 p.m. NPA Communications Training
Location TBD
7 - 9 p.m. Lighting the Night: Healthcare Equality '09
Freedom Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
Consider attending this event where you will:
• Speak out to demand healthcare equity for all
• Stand up for the health of our children and families
• Culminate the evening with a candlelight vigil to symbolize the power of the healthcare equity movement
• Enjoy free food and live cultural entertainment
Thursday June 25th
7:30 - 8:30 Physician / Nurse Breakfast (complimentary, sponsored by SEIU)
Phoenix Park Hotel
520 North Capitol Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
10:30 - 11:30 NPA Physicians Gather for Rally
Delaware Avenue, NE & C Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20001
11:30 - 12:30 Rally!
Upper Senate Park
Delaware Avenue, NE & Constitution Ave, NE
Washington, D.C. 20001
2:00 - 3:45 Physician / Nurse Town Hall
Moderator: Governor Howard Dean
Phoenix Park Hotel
520 North Capitol Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
4:00 p.m. Travel home
~We will have additional information about several state Town Halls (East Coast States) at the meet-up before the rally: CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, WV
~ If your state is not listed above in the Town Hall list then, HCAN is putting together state delegations to go to the Hill for visits. We would like to connect you to your state HCAN delegation. If you are not already connected with them, please let us know.
Once you are in Washington, if you have questions please call our wonderful staff person on the ground: Becky Martin: 941.518.7051
What we need from you today:
Are you coming to the Communications training on Wed June 24th?
____Yes ____No
Are you coming to Breakfast on June 25th?
____Yes ____No
Do you need to be connected to your state delegation?
____Yes ____No
DON'T FORGET YOUR WHITE COAT!! WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS!
For under your white coat, NPA has a special "Give My Patients a Choice" t-shirt available for this event. You can check it out here: http://www.cafepress.com/tubd.393368149
Thanks for speaking up on behalf of our patients!!
Liz Drum
Elizabeth T. Drum, MD, FAAP
Chair, Membership Committee
National Physicians Alliance
liz.drum@npalliance.net
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