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I am so glad I went to CHD.
I put a lot of faces to names.
I learned a lot more about how the NPF works, and learned a lot more on how the Government works.
I hope all that went had as good a time as I did.
ALSO......... Thank you all who help ring in my Birthday on Saturday night (Sunday morning).
I feel like I have a new family now :-)
Singed the HIJACKER
Thanks,
Hello,
CHD was great for me as well. I got to see old friends and make new ones. I think that it is a great learning experience, and like you said you get to see how our government works.
I'm glad that the weather held up on Monday. Sunday was a terrible mess for my DH and I driving in it, but we made it.
I'm glad that you enjoy yourself, and I will see you in Vegas!!!
Take care,
Diane
I had a blast, too! Thanks everybody for making it so special!!!
Scott, I had a blast! I too met so many wonderful people this year. Your birthday party rocked!
I'm not sure why, but I'm LMAO over that picture.
I was disappointed I didn't get to see that video this year. I was looking forward to it.
Randy
Oh my what a great time it was...
From meeting new people, seeing old friends, having snowball fights, and of course our success on the Hill! I could go on and on about the wonderful time I had.
Scott - it was great to meet you. I hope you thoroughly enjoyed your first ever CHD.
Missing ya'll already! (((HUGS)))
Jen ;)
PS - Randy...wanna make me a snow angel? :eek: :p
Oh yeah.....
Some people had requested me to send them some of the pics I took.
If you will PM me your email address, I will send them to you.
Also put in your real name, I may not know the user name, and or visa-versa.
I may also put some of them up on my website.
If you want to check www.web63.com/chd in a few days, you just may see yourself up there :-)
Thanks,
CHD rocked! People with psoriaisis are down to earth. I don't have nearly as much fun in my day-to-day life. It was great to see so many new faces. Julio, I like the graphic you made of 1188. Sweet.
Cristy Boisvert
I am so glad I went to CHD too! I learned so much about how our Goverment works. I will never again be afraid to talk to my representatives again!
It was nice to meet so many of you in person. I met some great people! I love you all!
I am glad you had a nice Birthday Scott. And may I say what a nice Georgia accent you have! :D
~Denise
Hey!
I got in last night && I totally miss CHD!! I had such a great time, as always. :D I'm glad to hear everyone else did tooo.
should we post pics here or ....in another thread? I have like....a lot. lol.
love you guys :)
x0x
Dee
should we post pics here or ....in another thread? I have like....a lot. lol.
I think the pictures deserve there own thread. I will have some pics too. I just have to make the pics smaller. Everytime I download one to the site it tells me my file is to large. Even though my pics are already half there original size....
Hi All,
It was great to see the alum's, but even better to see so many new faces. Alyssa said we were about evenly split, old and new. This was by far the most exciting CHD I have attended, and I have been to them all. It was so exciting to have a piece of Legislation for Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis on the floor of the House, with a good chance of having it introduced on the Senate floor as well. It was so much better than asking for "specific language", or even a Resolution.
In looking back over all of the years, I wonder if maybe we haven't gotten to a bit of a standstill with attendance. The second year, we doubled participation from the first. The following year we had half again as many more, all good progress. This year we had basically the same number of volunteers as last year. While there was greater representation in the number of states visited, it is not enough to go to 29.
Maybe everyone could think of ideas of ways to boost attendance to over 200 for next year and post their ideas to this thread. We need to have bigger numbers in person, and on Call In day as well. Anyone who has ever been to a CHD event knows from the experience that the squeaky wheel does indeed get the attention of our legislators, and we need more squeak!
I look forward to reading all of your creative ideas!
Regards,
Hi,
If your looking for ideas to boost attendence may I suggest that the date be moved to a warmer, less harsh one.
I know that some people were " stuck " in airports all over creation. One very upset person from Boston in particular comes to mind. In 2006 when we left for DC we were hours late due to snow and problems with the aircraft, we had to de-ice a few times....when I went a few years ago in the spring it was clear sailing so to speak...
I know of the importance of going down earlier in the year as the early bird catches the worm... ;) I also realize that it's probably less expensive to do this in the winter months rather than the Cherry Blossom time of year.
Also the need for heavy duty advertising waaaaaaay ahead of time..and actually year round which I know will become a priority now that we have a bill in the offing.
Thanks to all who attended, tried to attend, called, emailed on behalf of not only themselves but others who suffer.
Karen
oh yeah and I meant to ask that the weekend not be a Sox game.. :p I don't ask for much do I?
Sounds like everyone had a great time. Scott & Dee, I look forward to meeting you both, hope your coming to Vegas!
Karen :)
OK, I PMed a coulple of people to see if this works, but let me know if you can see my pics.
www.web63.com/chd.mht
THanks,
Scott,
I can't see your pictures...
Another idea I had was to move CHD to Hawaii....lol.
Karen
Hey Scott, it was great to meet you at CHD. The pic's took a minute to load, but they look great. Thanks for posting them.
Be well,
Steve
ahhhhhhh it works now. :D
It was great to meet you at CHD as well. Got the pics okay....I have some too but I had to separate the serious ones with the silly ones... :eek:
it was great to be a part of your birthday celebration. Best of luck to you and your family. still can't believe you have grandkids..... :confused: especially since I am a tad older than you....LOL
great pictures Scott.
Take care,
Diane
For now I'm gonna put up a few {{compared to my 344 pics haha}} on here. If we get a thread going of pics i'll add to that one later.
Jen :)
Barbie & Me :)
Fox & Jen
Hugs :)
More hugs :)
Fox
If you want larger copies of pics let me know & I'll send them to you. {{for space i'm putting the smaller ones}}
"comedy crew" lol
Watch out!! Snowballs on capitol hill!
Bren's gonna get cha!
NC Lobby group :)
I put a lot of faces to names.
I learned a lot more about how the NPF works, and learned a lot more on how the Government works.
I hope all that went had as good a time as I did.
ALSO......... Thank you all who help ring in my Birthday on Saturday night (Sunday morning).
I feel like I have a new family now :-)
Singed the HIJACKER
Thanks,
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Hello,
CHD was great for me as well. I got to see old friends and make new ones. I think that it is a great learning experience, and like you said you get to see how our government works.
I'm glad that the weather held up on Monday. Sunday was a terrible mess for my DH and I driving in it, but we made it.
I'm glad that you enjoy yourself, and I will see you in Vegas!!!
Take care,
Diane
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I had a blast, too! Thanks everybody for making it so special!!!
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Scott, I had a blast! I too met so many wonderful people this year. Your birthday party rocked!
I'm not sure why, but I'm LMAO over that picture.
I was disappointed I didn't get to see that video this year. I was looking forward to it.
Randy
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Oh my what a great time it was...
From meeting new people, seeing old friends, having snowball fights, and of course our success on the Hill! I could go on and on about the wonderful time I had.
Scott - it was great to meet you. I hope you thoroughly enjoyed your first ever CHD.
Missing ya'll already! (((HUGS)))
Jen ;)
PS - Randy...wanna make me a snow angel? :eek: :p
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Oh yeah.....
Some people had requested me to send them some of the pics I took.
If you will PM me your email address, I will send them to you.
Also put in your real name, I may not know the user name, and or visa-versa.
I may also put some of them up on my website.
If you want to check www.web63.com/chd in a few days, you just may see yourself up there :-)
Thanks,
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CHD rocked! People with psoriaisis are down to earth. I don't have nearly as much fun in my day-to-day life. It was great to see so many new faces. Julio, I like the graphic you made of 1188. Sweet.
Cristy Boisvert
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I am so glad I went to CHD too! I learned so much about how our Goverment works. I will never again be afraid to talk to my representatives again!
It was nice to meet so many of you in person. I met some great people! I love you all!
I am glad you had a nice Birthday Scott. And may I say what a nice Georgia accent you have! :D
~Denise
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Hey!
I got in last night && I totally miss CHD!! I had such a great time, as always. :D I'm glad to hear everyone else did tooo.
should we post pics here or ....in another thread? I have like....a lot. lol.
love you guys :)
x0x
Dee
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should we post pics here or ....in another thread? I have like....a lot. lol.
I think the pictures deserve there own thread. I will have some pics too. I just have to make the pics smaller. Everytime I download one to the site it tells me my file is to large. Even though my pics are already half there original size....
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Hi All,
It was great to see the alum's, but even better to see so many new faces. Alyssa said we were about evenly split, old and new. This was by far the most exciting CHD I have attended, and I have been to them all. It was so exciting to have a piece of Legislation for Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis on the floor of the House, with a good chance of having it introduced on the Senate floor as well. It was so much better than asking for "specific language", or even a Resolution.
In looking back over all of the years, I wonder if maybe we haven't gotten to a bit of a standstill with attendance. The second year, we doubled participation from the first. The following year we had half again as many more, all good progress. This year we had basically the same number of volunteers as last year. While there was greater representation in the number of states visited, it is not enough to go to 29.
Maybe everyone could think of ideas of ways to boost attendance to over 200 for next year and post their ideas to this thread. We need to have bigger numbers in person, and on Call In day as well. Anyone who has ever been to a CHD event knows from the experience that the squeaky wheel does indeed get the attention of our legislators, and we need more squeak!
I look forward to reading all of your creative ideas!
Regards,
Answers:
Hi,
If your looking for ideas to boost attendence may I suggest that the date be moved to a warmer, less harsh one.
I know that some people were " stuck " in airports all over creation. One very upset person from Boston in particular comes to mind. In 2006 when we left for DC we were hours late due to snow and problems with the aircraft, we had to de-ice a few times....when I went a few years ago in the spring it was clear sailing so to speak...
I know of the importance of going down earlier in the year as the early bird catches the worm... ;) I also realize that it's probably less expensive to do this in the winter months rather than the Cherry Blossom time of year.
Also the need for heavy duty advertising waaaaaaay ahead of time..and actually year round which I know will become a priority now that we have a bill in the offing.
Thanks to all who attended, tried to attend, called, emailed on behalf of not only themselves but others who suffer.
Karen
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oh yeah and I meant to ask that the weekend not be a Sox game.. :p I don't ask for much do I?
Sounds like everyone had a great time. Scott & Dee, I look forward to meeting you both, hope your coming to Vegas!
Karen :)
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OK, I PMed a coulple of people to see if this works, but let me know if you can see my pics.
www.web63.com/chd.mht
THanks,
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Scott,
I can't see your pictures...
Another idea I had was to move CHD to Hawaii....lol.
Karen
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Hey Scott, it was great to meet you at CHD. The pic's took a minute to load, but they look great. Thanks for posting them.
Be well,
Steve
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ahhhhhhh it works now. :D
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It was great to meet you at CHD as well. Got the pics okay....I have some too but I had to separate the serious ones with the silly ones... :eek:
it was great to be a part of your birthday celebration. Best of luck to you and your family. still can't believe you have grandkids..... :confused: especially since I am a tad older than you....LOL
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great pictures Scott.
Take care,
Diane
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For now I'm gonna put up a few {{compared to my 344 pics haha}} on here. If we get a thread going of pics i'll add to that one later.
Jen :)
Barbie & Me :)
Fox & Jen
Hugs :)
More hugs :)
Fox
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If you want larger copies of pics let me know & I'll send them to you. {{for space i'm putting the smaller ones}}
"comedy crew" lol
Watch out!! Snowballs on capitol hill!
Bren's gonna get cha!
NC Lobby group :)
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