NatioNal MS Society - WiScoNSiN chapter

legiSlative affairS Day Who: You, your family and friends When: Thursday, March 5, 2009 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. RSVP by February 16, 2009 to register call 800.242.3358

Where: The Madison Concourse Hotel, 1 West Dayton Street, Madison, and the nearby Wisconsin State Capitol.

Why: To advocate for the end of multiple sclerosis and to improve the lives of those who live with it, until a cure is discovered.

Learn the issues. Enjoy lunch. Visit in small groups with your elected state legislators and share your personal stories toward a common goal--- a world free of MS. Motorcoach transportation provided from Milwaukee, Brookfield, Plover, Oshkosh and Fond du Lac. Motorcoaches have restrooms and can accommodate wheelchairs and scooters. Contact the Chapter regarding transportation from Northern Wisconsin.

Targeted advocacy issues for Legislative Affairs Day, sponsored by the National MS Society - Wisconsin Chapter:

• Affordablehealthcareservicesandcoverageforpeopleliving withMSinWisconsin.• Statefundingformedicalresearchofchronicdiseasesin Wisconsin.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -MargaretMead

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www.wisMS.org • 800.242.3358 There is no fee for the March 5th

Legislative Affairs Day.

NatioNal MS Society - WiScoNSiN chapter

legiSlative affairS DayThursday,March5,2009

TheMadisonConcourseHotel&WisconsinStateCapitol

Registration & Welcome 10 - 10:30 a.m.Coffee The Madison Concourse Hotel

Discussion of Advocacy Issues 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.Experts in Public Policy The Madison Concourse Hotel

Break 11:30 - 11:45 a.m.

Lunch 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Keynote Speaker: What's New in ResearchThe Madison Concourse Hotel

Legislator Appointments 1 - 3:30 p.m. In Small Groups Wisconsin State Capitol

MotorcoachTransportationDepartures:Milwaukee: Freeway Flyer Park-n-Ride, at I-43 and Brown Deer Rd., loading at 7:30 a.m., departing at 7:45 a.m.

Brookfield: Majestic Cinema, 770 Springdale Rd., loading at 8:30 a.m., departing at 8:45 a.m.

Plover: Shopko, 1800 Plover Rd., loading at 7:45 a.m.; departing at 8:00 a.m.

Oshkosh: Aviation Plaza, Miles Kimball Outlet at the intersection of Highways 41 & 44, loading at 7:30 a.m., departing at 7:45 a.m.

Fond du Lac: Forest Mall parking lot, at the intersection of Highways 41 & 23, loading at 8:15 a.m., departing at 8:30 a.m.

Northen Wisconsin: Contact the Chapter regarding travel arrangements.

Motorcoaches have restrooms and can accommodate wheelchairs and scooters.