The 37th Annual Legislative Reception Co-Sponsor Registration

Please join The Arc of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council for our 37th Annual Legislative Reception. This is an opportunity for persons with disabilities, family members, advocates, state agency heads and their staff, and legislators to meet and catch up on legislative priorities and other important issues.

Registration will close Friday February 27th.

Promises to Keep...Miles to Go

Monday, March 9, 2015

10:30am-12:00pm

Great Hall, The State House

Register Now! 

 

You are invited to co-sponsor our annual Legislative Reception on March 9th.  This is available and free to state agencies and non-profit organizations*.  We will have a list of all co-sponsors available at the reception. In turn we request that you let people know about this event and have some representation on March 9.  This is an ideal opportunity for the people you serve, family members, advocates, state agency heads and their staff, and legislators to meet and catch up on legislative priorities and other important issues.

Please set up an appointment ahead of time to meet with your legislators, and encourage them to attend the Legislative Reception.

AGENDA

10:30 A.M. Registration & Exhibitors - Grand Staircase Hall

11:00 A.M. Program Begins - Great Hall

Welcome: Brian Leary, Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP

National Anthem

Opening Remarks: Julie Fitzpatrick, Chairperson, Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council

Greetings and Proclamation: Honorable Charles D. Baker, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Speaking About the Issues: Jim and Cathy Rurak, Parents of Rose Rurak, an Individual with a Developmental Disability using “Agency of Choice”

Legislator of the Year Awards
The Arc of Massachusetts Award: Senator John Keenan
Presented by Senate President Stan Rosenberg (Invited)
Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council Award: Representative Sean Garballey
Presented by House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo

Call to Action: Daniel Sullivan, President, The Arc of Massachusetts

12:00 P.M. Visits to Legislators

 

Before or after the event, meet with your legislators to discuss legislative priorities and issues of importance to persons with disabilities.  Team leaders will be available to escort small groups requesting assistance.  

Please call your legislators to encourage them to attend the event and to make an appointment to visit their office.  To identify your legislators and for a link to their contact information, go to this website: http://wheredoivotema.com/bal/MyElectionInfo.aspx

*We reserve the right of final approval of participating co-sponsors.