Advocates, here we are, February 14, Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s
Day to you and to your
#1!

Here on the JDRF Grassroots team, we wanted to make sure you
felt the love we exude for you today. We wanted to make sure you knew just how
much we appreciate, love, adore, admire and genuinely like you! Yes, YOU!

You inspire us to come to work each and every day! This
year’s Annual
Report highlighted 42 milestones in JDRF’s 42 years, but really, we have
millions; each and every one of you is an inspiration for us! You advocate on
the Hill in Washington, D.C. and at home, in your district offices. You call,
email and drive hours to make sure you get that meeting and that your legislators
know how important type 1 diabetes (T1D) funding is to you and for that, we
love ya! 

Yesterday, our office held it’s monthly call with your
chapter’s Advocacy Team Leader. We thought that moving forward; I’ll share some
of what we talk about on these monthly calls so you’re always ‘in-the-know’!

New Member Outreach Initiative
(NMOI)
There were over 90 new members elected to Congress last
November. NMOI
is a campaign to meet these members and introduce JDRF to them. NMOI kicked off
last week and we have already completed three of the 90+ meetings, putting us off
to a great start! If you know you have a new Congressional Member and would
like to get involved, please register
here!

Government Day
Advocacy Team Chairs and a few additional advocates will be
meeting in Washington, D.C. March 16-19^th to storm the Hill. Leaders
will be attending workshops to better equip them with the tools they need to advocate
for T1D on the Hill and back at home. After their briefings and various
sessions, they will take on the Hill. 

Intern with Us!
The Government Relations office in Washington, D.C. is looking for Summer interns! To apply, you must be a student who has completed at least one semester of college! Get real-world office experience as you help us gear up for Children’s Congress and the 2014 Promise Campaign. Email Claire at Cnash@jdrf.org for more information.  

Spring Walks
Spring Walks have begun and we will be sending Advocacy
materials to the Volunteer leaders for each Walk. We also host online trainings
for people who might be interested in volunteering with Advocacy at their
Walks. To learn more, please email Advocacy@jdrf.org.

So Advocates, that is what we have cooking in the Advocacy
Office and we hope you can feel our outpouring of love for you! And as you finish reading this update; be sure to comment below with the name of your loved one who you advocate for!

Talked to you next month-XOXO
Amanda the Advocate