From: "Wesenberg, Nancy Christine" <WESENBNC@uwec.edu> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:18:12 -0600 Subject: FW: Mental Health Parity Action Day Update Message-ID: <E3F0E607B3CF71418CE725F002B5F604412C065C8A@CHERRYPEPSI.uwec.edu>
I have signed up to participate in this event, so if anyone else is interes
ted, please let me know. I would like to drive down to Madison with others
rather than by myself. The last link with the article from the Tomah Jour
nal is worth checking out to get an idea of how behind Wisconsin is in this
area. Thanks.
Nancy Wesenberg
Communication Specialist
News Bureau
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
715-836-4423
wesenbnc@uwec.edu
From: Harguth, Ben - LTGOV [mailto:Ben.Harguth@Wisconsin.gov]
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:09 AM
To: Lt. Gov. Lawton
Cc: Nuckels, Ben - LTGOV; Castillo, Cecely - LTGOV; Harguth, Ben - LEGIS
Subject: Mental Health Parity Action Day Update
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Dear Mental Health Parity Supporters,
Mental Health Parity Action Day is only 26 days away!!!!
* We have been receiving a steady stream of registrants for Mental Healt
h Parity Action Day Participants. To date we have 266 participants signed u
p but we need your help to gather more!
* Please help us by adapting and forwarding on the attached e-mail templ
ate to any individuals or organizations that may be interested in joining u
s.
* If you have not done so already - sign up to attend Mental Health Pari
ty Action Day. Please do so at http://ltgov.wisconsin.gov/issues_view.asp?i
ssueid=6&locid=126. Updates are regularly available on our website at h
ttp://ltgov.wisconsin.gov/issues_view.asp?issueid=6&locid=126. The day
's agenda is attached, and will be uploaded shortly to the website.
* Our list of supporting organizations and employers is constantly growi
ng. We currently have 214 organizational supporters; attached is the list.
Please check the spelling of your organization, and contact me if there are
any changes.
* If your organization would like to be added, let us know; the deadline
is January 31st!
* Senator Vinehout wrote a wonderful article yesterday in the Tomah Jour
nal. She urges Wisconsin legislators to take action on mental health parity
as an economically smart choice for businesses. The article can be found h
ere: http://www.tomahjournal.com/articles/2008/01/24/opinion/02vinehoutcolu
mn.txt.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact Cecely Cas
tillo<mailto:cecely.castillo@wisconsin.gov> or Ben Harguth<mailto:ben.hargu
th@wisconsin.gov> in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor at (608)-266-351
6.
For any fundraising and sponsorship questions please contact:
Alice O'Connor by email at aoconnor@murphydesmond.com<mailto:<mailto:aoconnor@murph
ydesmond.com>
Or
Julie Whitehorse at (608) 251-1675 or by email at jwhitehorse@wwhf.org<mail
to:jwhitehorse@wwhf.org>
Sincerely,
Ben Harguth
Benjamin J. Harguth
Special Assistant to Policy Director
Office of Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton
ben.harguth@wisconsin.gov<mailto:ben.harguth@wisconsin.gov>
Phone: 608-266-3516
Fax: 608-267-3571
http://www.ltgov.wisconsin.gov
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