[il-talk] We need more calls

[Patti Gregory]

Emily says we need to talk to Andrew Adair. Same phone. 

Patti S Gregory-Chang
Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 20, 2011, at 10:34 AM, denise avant <dravant at ameritech.net> wrote:

> hello,
> i just placed three calls to Sen. Kirk'ss office, and pressed 3 and got a voicemail on the first round asking me to leave a message, and on the next two rounds i got a message to press pound to access a mailbox. I will continue trying to call for the rest of the day so i can speak to Emily.
> 
> 
> --- On Wed, 7/20/11, David Meyer <datemeyer at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: David Meyer <datemeyer at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [il-talk] We need more calls
> To: "'NFB of Illinois Mailing List'" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "'Illinois Association of Blind Students List'" <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 8:35 AM
> 
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> For those of you who have already called in and left a  voice mail, please
> call again and speak with Emily.  I just spoke with her, engaging in a
> conversation which was actually quite lengthy.  We definitely need to reach
> her, as she was not familiar with Section 511 of the Workforce Investment
> Act.  She was very courteous to me and checked with two staffers to see if
> Kirk had an official position on this legislation.  At this point, he does
> not.
> 
> It is vital that we continue to make Emily aware of what this act really
> does for disabled people, and that Senator Kirk is flooded with calls.
> 
> Please call 202-224-2854.  When you get his voice mail message, press option
> 3 to talk to a live person.  When you get a staffer on the phone, please ask
> for Emily.  Let us do all that we can to insure that Emily and Senator
> Kirk's office spend their entire day getting acquainted with us and our
> position.
> 
> 
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