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Call to Action: Let Them Know This Is Unacceptable

02 Sunday Mar 2014

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By now, you’ve likely heard about Seth Rogen’s testimony last week before the Senate Committee on Appropriations. As Rogen spoke about how Alzheimer’s has personally affected his family, 16 of the 19 committee members were absent. That says a lot about the priorities of our elected representatives, doesn’t it?

Here is a list, with contact information, of the 16 Senators who were MIA. We need to let them know what we think about their lack of interest in this issue.

1. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)
455 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4944
Email
@SenAlexander

2. Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.)
320 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4843
Email
@JohnBoozman

3. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)
113 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5054
Email
@SenThadCochran

4. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)
711 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2152
Email *Note: Senator Durbin’s contact form blocks email from anyone outside of Illinois.
@SenatorDurbin

5. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
290 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5972
Email
@GrahamBlog

6. Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.)
404 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4224
Email
@Mike_Johanns

7. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)
524 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2854
Email
@SenatorKirk

8. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.)
703 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5824
Email
@SenLandrieu

9. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)
313 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3753
Email
@SenJeffMerkley

10. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.)
503 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4654
Email
@SenatorBarb

11. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.)
154 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2621
Email
@PattyMurray

12. Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)
255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2353
Email
@SenMarkPryor

13. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
728 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4642
Email
@SenJackReed

14. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
520 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2841
Email
@SenatorShaheen

15. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.)
304 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5744
Email
@SenShelby

16. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.)
706 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2644
Email
@jontester

 

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Source
http://www.policymic.com/articles/83679/a-list-of-all-16-senators-who-left-seth-rogen-s-alzheimer-s-hearing-and-how-to-contact-them

What is AmazonSmile?

01 Saturday Mar 2014

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In recent years, Amazon has become my “go to” for online shopping. I almost always check there before visiting any other retailer website, and chances are, I’ll find what I want at a very competitive price. In my experience, service is outstanding and the selection can’t be beat.

Imagine my excitement when I recently learned with a few clicks, I could set up my account so that every time I shop, AmazonSmile will make a donation to a charity that is important to me! 

How Does It Work?

Each time you shop, point your browser to http://www.smile.amazon.com The selection, service, and prices are exactly the same as what you’re used to, but there’s a twist. When you shop using this URL, Amazon will donate a portion of the total sale to your favorite charitable organization. Continue reading →

Rabbi Steven M. Glazer: Heroes Among Us

26 Wednesday Feb 2014

Posted by in Advocacy and Awareness, Caregivers, Guilt and Regrets, Helpful Resources, Inspiration

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Every now and then, you come across something that touches you so deeply you want to share it as widely as possible. That is the case with this sermon from Rabbi Steven M. Glazer. The words he writes about caregiving are profound, whatever your faith. I believe they have the power to provide comfort to many struggling caregivers.

Source:  http://www.glazerconsulting.com/_assets/heroes_among_us.pdf

Heroes Among Us

Rabbi Steven Glazer
September 29, 2011
Rosh Hashanah First Day Sermon

If some of what I am about to say sounds vaguely familiar to a number of you, it is because this morning I am revisiting a topic I addressed on Yom Kippur in 2005! It will be clear in a just a few moments why I have chosen to do so. I want to speak with you today about “everyday heroes.” Not military heroes, or others who have performed deeds that we customarily define as “acts of heroism,” but rather the countless numbers of women and men, some of whom are sitting in this sanctuary right now, who everyday perform “acts of heroism” which we do not usually recognize as such.

These are the people who, day in and day out, week in and week out, month in and month out, carry out the enormously challenging, the enormously draining, and the enormously difficult task, of being caregivers to those who are afflicted with one of those diseases that ravage the bodies and consume the souls of the people with whom their lives are bound. Today I want to talk with you about what we should do and how we should cope when someone whom we love is stricken with a debilitating disease. Continue reading →