Arthritis Foundation Arthritis Ambassador Briefing

1. Arthritis Foundation Arthritis Ambassador Briefing Dial In: 1-866-487-9460 Participant Code: 931 709 2991# Materials available for download at http://www.arthritis.org/ambassador_assignment.php March 5, 2013 3PM Eastern

2. Agenda • WelcomeLaurie Markle, MA, Manager for Grassroots Advocacy, Arthritis Foundation • Issue Expert SeriesLaurie Markle • 2014 Ambassador Commitment FormLaurie Markle • Advocacy Summit DebriefChristopher Kush, Soapbox Consulting • March Ambassador AssignmentLaurie Markle, Manager for Grassroots Advocacy, Arthritis Foundation • Q&A 1

3. 2014 Ambassador Commitment Form Access the form via: -A link sent in your email today -The link posted on the Current Ambassador Assignment website -An email that you will received earlier this week http://www.arthritis.org/advocacy/inside-advocacy/2014-Ambassador-Commitment/ 4

4. Remember: You Don’t Have to Be an Expert! But if you want to be…we’re here to help: Access to Medications: HR 460 DONE! Access to Pediatric Rheumatologists: HR 1827 DONE! Arthritis Research at the Department of Defense DONE! Implementation of the Affordable Care ActMarch 10, 2014 8:00PM Eastern 4

5. www.arthritis.org/virtual-summit 4

6. March Ambassador Assignment • Ask for a scheduled phone call with your Representative’s Health Legislative Assistant. Share with them our three legislative priorities. • Visit www.arthritis.org/ambassador_assignment.php • Copy the draft language into an email to your Health Legislative Assistants and edit it to fit your needs. • Send the email. • If you don’t receive a response within 5 business days, call the Washington, DC office of your Rep/Senator and leave a voicemail for the HLA using the draft language available at www.arthritis.org/ambassador_assignment.php • Complete a phone conversation with the HLA. Share with them your personal story and our three legislative priorities. • Visit www.arthritis.org/report and complete an assignment report, with notes for any follow up required. Login: • AdvocateID= your email address • Password=your last name • Don’t know your HLA? Can’t login to the system? Email me! lmarkle@arthritis.org 3

7. March Ambassador Assignment Dear [HLA], The Arthritis Foundation will be hosting its annual Advocacy Summit March 24-26. During that time, you’ll probably meet with patients like me who live with arthritis every day. I would like, if possible, to schedule a brief 10-15 minute phone call with you to share with you my own personal arthritis story and our three legislative priorities for 2014. Please let me know a time that’s convenient to you, and I will do my best to accommodate your schedule. I look forward to hearing from you! Warmly, [your name] [your address] [your phone and email] 7

8. March Ambassador Assignment Hi [HLA], this is [your name] from [city, zip]. I’m calling to follow up on an email I sent over last week. I would like, if possible, to schedule a brief 10-15 minute phone call with you to share with you my own personal arthritis story and three legislative priorities for 2014. Please let me know a time that’s convenient to you, and I will do my best to accommodate your schedule. I look forward to hearing from you! I can be reached via email at [your email] or phone [your phone]. Thanks again! 8

9. March Ambassador Assignment Our Three Priorities: • Access to Medications: Patients’ Access to Treatments Act (H.R. 460) – www.arthritis.org/pata • Access to Doctors: Reauthorization of the Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program (H.R. 1827) – www.arthritis.org/pediatric-rheumatologist • A Cure: Arthritis research at the Department of Defense – www.arthritis.org/dod 9

10. Questions? Laurie Markle, MAlmarkle@arthritis.org Cell: 678-358-0235 10

11. WTCA www.arthritis.org/walk Need help? Contact Amy Barron at ambarro@fuse.net 4

12. 2014 Ambassador Briefing Schedule Ambassador Briefings will take place at 3PM Eastern on the following dates: April 2, 2014 May 7, 2014 July 16, 2014 September 3, 2014 November 5, 2014 4