Being a You're the Cure Advocate is one of the most rewarding volunteer efforts that you will ever participate in! The American Heart Association supports you with the all of the necessary educational information to make an impact for those affected by heart disease and stroke. Time commitment is minimal; personal satisfaction is immense!


The American Heart Association invites you to help your family – and all Pennsylvanians – to a healthier tomorrow by joining us on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 for our annual Advocacy Day at the State Capitol in Harrisburg.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death, and stroke is the third leading cause of death in Pennsylvania. As a member of the You’re the Cure network, you know that these are critical issues. However, your legislators may not – but you can make a difference! Join us and help educate legislators on heart disease and stroke and urge them to pass policies to save lives and reduce disabilities. You have the power to influence public policy decisions that affect all of us – the power to make a difference by making your voice heard!

Participants will be placed in groups with other volunteers to attend meetings and will have time to meet with their group prior to the meetings. Be sure to WEAR RED to be seen!

The Forum Auditorium is located at corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Market Street, with the red awning.

Registration

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.


Materials

Frequently Asked Questions (download document in Microsoft Word format)
Invitation (download document in Microsoft Word format)
Driving Directions (link to Capitol website)
Parking Information (link to Harrisburg Parking Authority)

• We suggest parking in either the Walnut St., Locust St. or River St. Garages (in that order). Metered parking is available around the Capitol Complex, but most are $.25 for 10 minutes.

Capitol Map (download document in PDF format)

Issues

The following are the fact sheets and talking points for the issues that you will be discussing with your legislators. You can view them online by clicking on the link (they will open in Google Docs). You can also download them to your computer from the download link at the top of the screen in Google Docs.

Please review these documents prior to advocacy day. The fact sheets provide an overview of the issue, while the talking points are provided to help guide your meeting specifically on advocacy day.

School Nutrition Fact Sheet
School Nutrition Talking Points
AED Program Facilitator Fact Sheet
AED Program Faciliatator Talking Points
Heart Disease and Stroke Fact Sheet
Heart Disease and Stroke Talking Points

Legislator Report Card

The following documents will provide a brief overview of the bills and a legislative report card so you can see where your legislators currently stand on these issues.

Legislative Report Card Intro
Legislative Report Card



Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or need more information.