[MN-at-Large] Important Information about our Day at the Capitol

[David Andrews]

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>To All Minnesota Federationists:
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>As previously announced, Our annual Day at the 
>Capitol will take place on Wednesday, January 
>18, 2023. This is our kick-off day for the 
>legislative season, when Federationists from all 
>over the state make our presence and our issues 
>known at the Minnesota Legislature. Below is the 
>information you'll need in order to be ready for the day.
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>Summary
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>Date: January 18, 2023
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>Start Time: 8:00AM
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>Location: Room 300 South in the State Office 
>building, at 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd in St. Paul.
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>Schedule: The full group will meet at the 
>beginning, then divide into teams to meet with 
>legislators and distribute fact sheets. There 
>will be a wrap-up at the end of the day in 300 South.
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>RSVP: <mailto:president at nfbmn.org>president at nfbmn.org
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>Making Appointments
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>Instead of each member making their own 
>appointments with legislators, again this year 
>Judy Sanders will make all of the legislative 
>appointments in coordination with members. 
>Rather than contacting your legislators 
>directly, you should contact Judy at 
>612-375-1625 or 
><mailto:jsanders.nfb at comcast.net>jsanders.nfb at comcast.net 
>if you want to be sure that we meet with your senator and rep.
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>If you need to find out who represents you in the state legislature, you can
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><http://www.gis.leg.mn/OpenLayers/districts/>enter 
>your address here to find out who represents 
>you, or you can also call House information at 
>651-296-2146 and provide your address. Note that 
>your district may have changed because of the 
>re-districting that was done last year.
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>Fact Sheet
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>During the Day at the Capitol, a fact sheet 
>explaining our legislative priorities and giving 
>information about our organization will be 
>distributed to legislators. The text of this 
>fact sheet will be sent to you in a later email.
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>RSVP
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>If you are planning to participate in our Day at 
>the Capitol, it helps if you can let us know you 
>will be there by emailing 
><mailto:president at nfbmn.org>president at nfbmn.org. 
>Knowing in advance as much as possible who will 
>attend will help us to get organized efficiently.
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>How The Day Will Work
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>Our headquarters for the day will be in room 300 
>South in the State Office building, located at 
>100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd in St. 
>Paul. Someone will be in the room all day to 
>watch our belongings, to take reports on the 
>results of meetings, and to perform other coordinating tasks.
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>The day begins at 8:00 A.M. with discussion of 
>the fact sheet and issues we will present to our 
>legislators, as well as other logistics and 
>questions you may have. (The fact sheet will be 
>sent in a later email). Please arrive promptly 
>so we can get started right at 8:00.
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>After we go over our legislative issues and the 
>logistics together, we will divide up into 
>teams. Each team will be given fact sheets and a 
>stack of index cards with location information 
>for the offices of the legislators and appointment times.
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>Teams will go around the state office building, 
>the Senate Office Building, and the Capitol to 
>meet with as many legislators as we can. We will 
>also distribute our fact sheet to legislators 
>who are not available to meet with us.
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>At the end of the day, there will be a brief 
>gathering in 300 South to share results and 
>celebrate. The exact time will be determined 
>once we have the schedule worked out.
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>Join Us On January 18!
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>Please make plans to attend our Day at the 
>Capitol­our legislators need to see us in full 
>force and to be informed about the issues 
>important to blind Minnesotans. Even if you 
>cannot be with us for the entire day, your help 
>is needed for whenever you can be there.
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>We look forward to seeing you all on January 18, 
>2023 at 8:00 AM in room 300 South! If you have 
>any questions, please feel free to call or e-mail!
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>Best regards,
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>Steve Jacobson, President
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>National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota
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><http://www.nfbmn.org/>www.nfbmn.org
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>(612) 872-9363
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>Pronouns: he, him, his
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>Live the life you Want.
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