Thank you! We’ve had a very successful year, and it would not have been possible without your help contacting members of congress and spreading awareness about lymphedema and the Lymphedema Treatment Act.
Highlights of our accomplishments this year include:
- Reintroduction of the Lymphedema Treatment Act by an ideally positioned bipartisan sponsorship team.
- Distribution of over 200,000 free information cards, to spread awareness about lymphedema and the LTA.
- Publication of a story about lymphedema on the front page of the Washington Post’s Health and Science section.
- Creation of a wildly popular Lymphedema Infographic and a Public Service Announcement video.
- Production and presentation of free Lymphedema Advocacy Training webinars.
- Formation of grassroots Advocacy Teams in all 50 states.
- Enabling individuals to send thousands of messages to Congress using the advocacy tools on our website.
- Garnering 176 House cosponsors, more than in any past Congress and a very impressive amount for any bill.
- And for the first time ever, introduction of the Lymphedema Treatment Act in the Senate, and like our House bill, by an ideally positioned bipartisan sponsorship team!
We would also like to give special thanks to our 2015 industry partners, whose support is vital to our efforts.
Let’s keep up the momentum for 2016! Please visit the “How You Can Help” menu on our website for all the ways in which you can support passage of the Lymphedema Treatment Act – http://lymphedematreatmentact.org.
Happy New Year!
Heather Ferguson
Founder & Executive Director
Lymphedema Advocacy Group
LymphedemaTreatmentAct.org
