Spread the Word Contest: Win a Trip to Washington, DC

Happy December!  The JDRF Advocacy Team decided to make it a special contest month for our  Spread the Word program. 

We are offering up a trip to Washington, DC for our annual Government Day program on March 12-15, 2011.  We’ll take care of your travel, hotel, and most meals while you join us for some JDRF legislative and grassroots updates, training sessions, and time on the Hill to talk about type 1 issues. 

If you’d like the chance to join us for Government Day, all you have to do is participate in our Spread the Word program this month! 

The goal of Spread the Word is pretty simple:

The more JDRF Advocates contacting Members of Congress about type 1 issues, the greater an impact we make on those issues.  So that means we need you to help us build and strengthen our network of advocates by “spreading the word” and asking your friends and family to sign up as JDRF Advocates. 

The Spread the Word site makes it extremely easy for you to tell your story and invite friends and family to sign up as an Advocate through email, Facebook, and even text message.  Existing JDRF Advocates will need to enter their username and password to log on to the site (email us if you need help.)  If you are not a JDRF Advocate, you’ll have to sign up first before you can get started with your invitations.

Now, here’s how the contest will work:

  1. If you sign up 5-10 new advocates during DECEMBER,  you will receive our ‘BRONZE’ prize and get entered into the drawing for Government Day once.
  2. If you sign up 11-15 new advocates during DECEMBER, you will receive our ‘SILVER’ prize and get entered into the drawing twice.
  3. If you sign up 16+ new advocates during DECEMBER, you will receive our ‘GOLD’ prize and get entered into the drawing three times.

The drawing will be held on January 5, 2011, and the winner will be notified by email or phone.  Those of you who sign up 5 or more advocates will receive a JDRF pin. (see image below) 

So, head on over to http://stw.jdrf.org and get started Spreading the Word today for your chance to join us in Washington, DC! 

Will you be “spreading the word” this month?  What other prizes would you like to see offered during Spread the Word contest months?  Please leave us your comments below or email us at advocacy@jdrf.org.