State of Florida

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FloridaFloridaGreetings from Florida. We've got a place on WeCanDoBetter.org to discuss health reform from Florida's perspective, post comments or documents and plan events. To join this chapter, click the request subscription link in the right column. (You must be registered and logged-in to see the request subscription link.) Membership in this chapter is moderated, so you will need to wait for approval from the chapter leader.

The leader of this chapter is Stacy Berckes, M.D. (berckes@gmail.com).

Location

Mt. Dora, FL, 32757
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Pre-Election House Parties with John Kitzhaber

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 5:49pm.

Event Description

Your HouseWant to know where the Presidential candidates stand on health care reform?

Are you a health reform "Maverick" filled with "Hope"?

Want John Kitzhaber In Your Living Room?

You got it!

» Sign-up to host a house party

If this link doesn't work, please email Matt Webber of the Archimedes Movement staff (

Obama and McCainThe Archimedes Movement invites you and your guests to join us on a statewide (and beyond) house party conference call with John Kitzhaber on Thursday, October 16th. The call is to discuss the health reform plans of Presidential candidates Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama, as well as address the need for grassroots reform at the state level. This is a great opportunity for you to invite family, friends, and neighbors into your home to not only learn learn about the candidates' plans but also to grow the Archimedes Movement.

It's Real Simple:

  1. Sign-up to be a host
  2. We'll provide you with the "How-To Kit" (see attachments below)
  3. Invite 5-10 friends, family or neighbors over to your house
  4. We'll then email you the conference call number 4 days prior to the event
  5. Pick up the phone on October 16th @ 7pm and dial-in

What You'll Then Need:

  1. A phone (with a speakerphone option)
  2. Internet connection (It will help but is not mandatory)
  3. A living room (or a space with chairs so guests don't sit on the floor)
  4. 5-10 friends
  5. A desire to reform health care from the grassroots level

These house parties will occur all over Oregon and will give people a chance to come together around a common goal: working to fix a broken health care system trough grassroots education and mobilization. With your help this event accomplishes the following:

  • Educates people on where the candidates stand on health reform

  • Introduce the Archimedes Movement to new people

  • Get friends, neighbors and coworkers talking about health reform

  • Recruit new Archimedes Movement members

  • Energize new grassroots supporters

» Sign-up to host a house party

If the above link doesn't work, or if you have a question, please send a note to Matt Webber at .

Start Date and Time

October 16, 2008 - 6:30pm

End Date and Time

October 16, 2008 - 8:00pm
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