ACTION ALERT: Email Congress a Reception Invitation

February 23rd, 2015 by Amy Basken

Encourage your member of Congress to learn more about congenital heart disease.

Invite them to attend the Congenital Heart Reception in conjunction with our Congenital Heart Legislative Conference.

Send an email today to encourage your members to attend.

Take action in three easy steps:

1) Find your legislator’s contact information.

If this is your first time reaching out, use the contact form on the legislator’s website to send your email. Visit www.senate.org or www.house.org. If you have identified the health legislative staff, or had a previous contact with your member or a member of their staff, please feel free to use the direct email address you were given.

2) Copy and paste the paragraph below – adding your own personal story.

3) Send it!

You did it! If you successfully connect with your legislator or their office, let us know you made contact by completing our online form available here.

Sample Letter:

Subject: Congenital Heart Legislative Conference

Dear Senator/Congressman [Fill in name here]

Please join more than 130 patient advocates from across the country to celebrate our legislative champions for congenital heart disease. This is a great opportunity to meet patients, families and providers while learning more about the most common birth defect.

[Insert your story here]

Join us:

Congenital Heart Reception

Wednesday, February 25, 2015; 6:00 pm

The Thornton Room

Hyatt Regency

400 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, D.C., 20001

Find the complete invitation here.

RSVP here.

Join us as, together, we work to Conquer CHD!

Thank you-

[Your Name – your city/state]