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> From: ARoberts@facs.org[SMTP:ARoberts@facs.org]
> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 9:01 AM
> To: Hotz, Heidi, RN
> Subject: Trauma letters to the Hill
>
>
> As promised, following is the link to go to the College's Legislative
> Action Center to send letters of support for increased funding of trauma
> care systems. The College appreciates your help!!
>
>
> The link is as follows:
> http://capwiz.com/facs/home/
>
> This is an article that was in today's ACS NewsScope asking recipients to
> go to the website:
>
> ACTION ALERT: CONTACT YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO SUPPORT TRAUMA FUNDING
>
> Legislators in both the House and Senate are circulating a sign-on letter
> to their colleagues expressing support for increased fiscal year 2004
> funding for trauma planning and development programs identified in Title
> XII of the Public Health Service Act. The letters, championed by Sens. Pat
> Roberts (R-KS) and Jack Reed (D-RI) and Reps. James Greenwood (R-PA) and
> Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), urge legislators to support the trauma program,
> which provides federal grants to help states to develop, implement and
> monitor statewide trauma care systems. Please write and encourage members
> of your state congressional delegation to sign onto the Roberts/Reed or
> Greenwood/Gutierrez letters. A letter you can personalize to encourage
> congressional support is now posted on the College's Legislative Action
> Center at http://capwiz.com/facs/home/.
>
> Adrienne Roberts
> Government Affairs Associate
> American College of Surgeons
> Division of Advocacy & Health Policy
> 1640 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
> Washington, D.C. 20007
> Phone: 202-672-1509
> Fax: 202-337-4271
> Email: ARoberts@facs.org
>
>
>
>
> "Hotz, Heidi, RN"
>
> <Heidi.Hotz@cshs. To:
> "'ARoberts@facs.org'" <ARoberts@facs.org>, "'Beverlee Anderson (STN)'"
>
> org> <STN@TraumaNurseSoc.org>
>
> cc:
>
> 03/04/2003 05:23 Subject: RE: Annual Mtg.
> March 21-23
> PM
>
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>
> Forgot to copy Beverlee.....
>
> Beverlee, call me if you have any questions
> Heidi
>
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> From: Hotz, Heidi, RN
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 2:23 PM
> To: 'ARoberts@facs.org'
> Subject: RE: Annual Mtg. March 21-23
>
> Hi Adrienne,
>
> Yes, I made it home to sunny CA. I even had time for retail
> therapy
> last weekend and picked up the new lipstick!!!
>
> As soon as you give me the go-ahead, I will have the STN
> Executive
> Director create a link from our web site to the ACS legislative action
> center.
>
> With regards to our annual conference: I will waive the
> registration
> fee for you. (At this point, I would keep this confidential). This is an
> important opportunity for both organizations. I will have Beverlee
> Anderson,
> STN Executive Director work directly with you to make the appropriate
> arrangements.
>
> Marla is one of our superstars. She is making a lot of
> progress on
> our legislative projects.
>
> Looking forward to seeing you in Vegas. Caesar's Palace may
> be
> booked, but Mirage, Flamingo, Bellagio, Bally's are all beside Caesar's,
> so
> you may consider these as options.
>
> Best Regards,
> Heidi
>
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> From: ARoberts@facs.org [SMTP:ARoberts@facs.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 1:56 PM
> To: heidi.hotz@cshs.org
> Subject: Annual Mtg. March 21-23
>
> Heidi -- I assume you made it back to sunny
> California ok
> last week?
>
> I just wanted to touch base with you regarding 1)
> our
> Legislative Action
> Center (LAC) website and 2) your meeting in Las
> Vegas March
> 21-23.
>
> 1) The URL for the LAC website is
> http://capwiz.com/facs/home/. I don't
> have the trauma letter up yet, still waiting for
> a
> few final
> changes. But
> I will let you know as soon as it is up and ready
> for some
> attention!!
>
> 2) I am very inyterested in attending your annual
> meeting
> March 21-23 to
> network with more of your members and learn more
> about
> different trauma
> systems and the nurses that work within them, but
> was
> wondering about the
> registration fee. Is there any way around that?
> I hate to
> ask for a
> freebie, but I'm afraid that's the only way the
> College will
> agree to fly
> me out there! If this is a possibility, if you
> could shoot
> me an email
> "inviting" me to attend I would be most
> appreciative and
> look forward to
> seeing you in Vegas.
>
> Also FYI -- I had lunch on Monday with Marla
> Vanore from
> Philly and we had
> a great time discussing trauma's federal agenda.
> She was
> here for another
> meeting and called me for a little help for some
> meetings
> she had on
> Capitol Hill this week.
>
> Talk to you soon,
> Adrienne
>
> Adrienne Roberts
> Government Affairs Associate
> American College of Surgeons
> Division of Advocacy & Health Policy
> 1640 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
> Washington, D.C. 20007
> Phone: 202-672-1509
> Fax: 202-337-4271
> Email: ARoberts@facs.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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