PA - Big News! Lyme Bill moving in PA Senate!!

[Guest guest]

Hello All -- In PA, there has been a coalition of several Lyme Disease

support groups - as many as we could get connected with - focused on a

bill in the PA Senate. Last spring we went to burg with five

families with kids affected by Lyme to meet with Senator Greenleaf

regarding a Lyme bill. He had introduced a Lyme bill focused on

education for about 15 years, and NOONE was interested - no

constituents, no senators, NO ONE! every year he introduced it, and

nothing... no interest. Then we arrived -- we filled him in on our

stories, and how the situation has changed since his early contact with

Lyme. We told him that the House bill (a very strong bill, addressing

most issues with Lyme) had passed the House several times only to get

stopped at the SENATE. He agreed to write a new Senate bill to be a

companion to the House bill -- this meant that if we could get the bill

going in the Senate and educate the Senate, it was likely it would again

pass in the House, and we would have a really strong Lyme bill passed in

PA!

So, that is what has been underway in the last 9 months-- and the baby

has

been birthed -- the bill is Senate Bill #1199 -- and is now in the

Banking

and Insurance committee. Our first step was to make enough noise that

the

committee would agree to a public hearing -- AND -- we have gotten that

public hearing! It will be sometime in May (date TBA) and is being

scheduled shortly. This is HUGE -- all affected by Lyme in PA and their

families and friends need to get their voice in and SHOW UP in

burg for the hearing. They need to see lots of us!

We need your help:

* see www.lymeactionpa.com <http://www.lymeactionpa.com> for all

details and easy links/tools * sign our on-line petition (link on

website) - and pass this link along * share your case, to

montcolyme@... <mailto:montcolyme@...> , to include in a case

log to be provided to the committee considering this bill * circulate

petitions and gather signatures * tell people and get ready to show

up at the public hearing

Please go to this website... there is ACTION happening in PA!

You can email me with questions - check us out on Facebook too!

_montcolyme@... <mailto:_montcolyme@...> .

This is our time! We need to show-up, get our voices and stories heard,

AND let them know that this bill is needed in PA! - Wagner

[Guest guest]

Way to go PA! Hopefully you are paving the way for many other states to follow.

Thank you for all your hard work.

Elaine

________________________________

From: <juliafwagner@...>

Sent: Mon, April 5, 2010 8:57:59 PM

Subject: [ ] PA - Big News! Lyme Bill moving in PA Senate!!

Hello All -- In PA, there has been a coalition of several Lyme Disease

support groups - as many as we could get connected with - focused on a

bill in the PA Senate. Last spring we went to burg with five

families with kids affected by Lyme to meet with Senator Greenleaf

regarding a Lyme bill. He had introduced a Lyme bill focused on

education for about 15 years, and NOONE was interested - no

constituents, no senators, NO ONE! every year he introduced it, and

nothing... no interest. Then we arrived -- we filled him in on our

stories, and how the situation has changed since his early contact with

Lyme. We told him that the House bill (a very strong bill, addressing

most issues with Lyme) had passed the House several times only to get

stopped at the SENATE. He agreed to write a new Senate bill to be a

companion to the House bill -- this meant that if we could get the bill

going in the Senate and educate the Senate, it was likely it would again

pass in the House, and we would have a really strong Lyme bill passed in

PA!

So, that is what has been underway in the last 9 months-- and the baby

has

been birthed -- the bill is Senate Bill #1199 -- and is now in the

Banking

and Insurance committee. Our first step was to make enough noise that

the

committee would agree to a public hearing -- AND -- we have gotten that

public hearing! It will be sometime in May (date TBA) and is being

scheduled shortly. This is HUGE -- all affected by Lyme in PA and their

families and friends need to get their voice in and SHOW UP in

burg for the hearing. They need to see lots of us!

We need your help:

* see www.lymeactionpa. com <http://www.lymeactionpa.com> for all

details and easy links/tools * sign our on-line petition (link on

website) - and pass this link along * share your case, to

montcolymeaol (DOT) com <mailto:montcolymeaol (DOT) com> , to include in a case

log to be provided to the committee considering this bill * circulate

petitions and gather signatures * tell people and get ready to show

up at the public hearing

Please go to this website... there is ACTION happening in PA!

You can email me with questions - check us out on Facebook too!

_montcolyme@ aol.com <mailto:_montcolyme@ aol.com> .

This is our time! We need to show-up, get our voices and stories heard,

AND let them know that this bill is needed in PA! - Wagner

[Guest guest]

We need something like that here in NY. Especially since Long Island is so bad

with the ticks, cause we have the pine barrens and soooo many deer. You cant

even drive down the road without them running out right in front of you. I've

had a few close calls and my oldest son son totaled his jeep.

From: <ecckwalk@...>

Subject: Re: [ ] PA - Big News! Lyme Bill moving in PA Senate!!

Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 11:48 PM

Way to go PA!  Hopefully you are paving the way for many other states to

follow.  Thank you for all your hard work.

Elaine

________________________________

From: <juliafwagner@...>

Sent: Mon, April 5, 2010 8:57:59 PM

Subject: [ ] PA - Big News!  Lyme Bill moving in PA Senate!!

 

Hello All --  In PA, there has been a coalition of several Lyme Disease

support groups - as many as we could get connected with - focused on a

bill in the PA Senate.  Last spring we went to burg with five

families with kids affected by Lyme to meet with Senator Greenleaf

regarding a Lyme bill.  He had introduced a Lyme bill focused on

education for about 15 years, and NOONE was interested - no

constituents, no senators, NO ONE! every year he introduced it, and

nothing... no interest. Then we arrived -- we filled him in on our

stories, and how the situation has changed since his early contact with

Lyme. We told him that the House bill (a very strong bill, addressing

most issues with Lyme) had passed the House several times only to get

stopped at the SENATE. He agreed to write a new Senate bill to be a

companion to the House bill -- this meant that if we could get the bill

going in the Senate and educate the Senate, it was likely it would again

pass in the House, and we would have a really strong Lyme bill passed in

PA!

So, that is what has been underway in the last 9 months-- and the baby

has

been birthed -- the bill is Senate Bill #1199 -- and is now in the

Banking

and Insurance committee. Our first step was to make enough noise that

the

committee would agree to a public hearing -- AND -- we have gotten that

public hearing! It will be sometime in May (date TBA) and is being

scheduled shortly. This is HUGE -- all affected by Lyme in PA and their

families and friends need to get their voice in and SHOW UP in

burg for the hearing. They need to see lots of us!

We need your help:

* see www.lymeactionpa. com <http://www.lymeactionpa.com>  for all

details and easy links/tools    * sign our on-line petition (link on

website) - and pass this link along    * share your case, to

montcolymeaol (DOT) com <mailto:montcolymeaol (DOT) com> , to include in a case

log to be provided to the committee considering this bill    * circulate

petitions and gather signatures     * tell people and get ready to show

up at the public hearing

Please go to this website... there is ACTION happening in PA!

You can email me with questions - check us out on Facebook too!

_montcolyme@ aol.com <mailto:_montcolyme@ aol.com> .

This is our time! We need to show-up, get our voices and stories heard,

AND let them know that this bill  is needed in PA!   - Wagner