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I am reposting a composite of your Ideas about reaching petition signers. This is an honorable mission, and it is OK to have stratiges! Please respond to this post with your stratiges that have worked!
**Veterinarians! We need them. They know that lyme exists. They are not afraid of insurance companies, or medical board. They are credible doctors! And have staff members and other contacts. (and had my vet properly diagnosed my dog, I would have suspected lyme when I got sick)
**Just a suggestion, think about all of the organizations and groups that you have ever been a part of. Contact those people and ask them to sign the petition. I just sent requests for signing to my sorority and my husband's fraternity alumnae groups. These are people who stay in touch with one another, but we have not seen them for years. They did not even know that my husband had been infected and treated for Lyme, but the response has been great.
**Good idea about contacting former orgs/groups you were involved in when we had a "normal" life!
**I think we should canvas neighborhoods and get the truth out plus signatures and permission to post them on the petition. I once got 10,000 signatures for a cause. We should organize a canvas, mass mailing, educate the public...gain media attention too. We could get the 50,000 signatures, or 100,000 if each of us worked to get 1,000 on our own. if 100 of us each got 1,000..there you have it, get 200 of us, which is only a fraction of us, and it's even easier. Each support group can have its own goal. Imagine if just 1 person from each state got 1,000 signatures. Now imagine only 10 from each state...we could get to a million and wake up the nation.
**Never doubt that a small group of determined citizens can change the world. It's the only thing that ever has.
**I just spent about 4 hours sending the below to every name in my address book!
**Everyone make sure YOUR LLMD has an in office petition sign form. Most of the docs have e-mail, if not on their letterhead, call them and get their e-mail. Then follow up with another call. **Let me remind you that there are about 300 LLMDs in the US that are associated through ILADS. Assuming that each of them has on average 120 Lyme patients we have access through them to 300*120=36000 (thirty six thousands of patients).
**Perhaps we can bring paper versions of the petition to places that people can sign, that can then be added to the LDA online version, in places like bookstores, grocery stores, gas stations, libraries, state parks, etc etc etc....It would just be a laminated printout of the LDA statement about petition, alongside lots of pages of lined paper to sign name, address, etc.
**How to do PAPER COPIES:
I printed out the petition on a sheet of paper. made a section underneath with the wording for Name, Address, Email, and Signature- on it. PLEASE MAKE UP A PAPER VERSION.. and get as many signatures as you can! Be SURE to enter them into the computer one at a time.. and if no email address is listed.. USE YOUR OWN.
Then mail the completed paper copies to the LDA after they are entered... for proof of signatures. (Note on your pile that they have been entered)
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Areneli
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I didn't use it but how about CHURCHES?
Many of them organize coffee and cake after mass. Perhaps it is a good time to ask for signatures. Hard copies would have to be mailed right to LDA. If not email is given you substitute with your own email.
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