Thank you for inviting elected officials in your community to a town hall meeting.  It’s a simple action that will make a huge difference.  We’ve provided a calling script and sample email for you to cut and paste to send to elected officials.  Please feel free to edit either as you wish.

We’ve also included links to contact information for state legislators in your area.  If there are other elected officials we’ve haven’t listed here that you think should be included, please do contact them as well.

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Phone Script:

Hello, my name is [your name] and I am calling from [your city/town].  I’d like to invite [elected official's name] to a town hall meeting on substance abuse, mental health and developmental disabilities on [event date]  in [event city] from 6:30-8:30pm at [event location]

I’m concerned about substance abuse services in our community and as a constituent of [elected official's name], it is important to me that [he/she] attend this meeting.

Thank you for your time. I hope [elected official's name] will be able to join us.

If they ask for more information, direct them to the NCSAPA website at www.ncsapa.org/townhalls

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Sample Email to Elected Official:

Dear [elected official's name],

I am concerned about issues related to substance abuse services in our community.  The Coalition– 40 organizations advocating together to meet the needs of North Carolinians living with developmental disabilities and the diseases of addiction and mental illness —is hosting a town hall meeting on [event date] from 6:30-8:30pm at [location] to discuss my concerns.

As one of your constituents, it’s important to me that you, or a representative from your office attends this event. Will you join us?

If you or your staff needs more information about the event,  you can visit www.ncsapa.org/townhalls

I look forward to seeing you on [townhall date].

Sincerely,
[your name]

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Dates and Locations:

March 15 – Winston-Salem

Knollwood Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall, 330 Knollwood Street

March 19 – Cary

Page-Walker House, 119 Ambassador Loop, on the Cary Town Hall campus

March 22 – Salisbury

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Fellowship Center, 1908 Statesville Road, Salisbury

March 28 – Fayetteville

Southern Regional AHEC, 1601 Owen Drive, Fayetteville

March 28 – Asheville

Mountain Area Heath Education Center (MAHEC), 501 Biltmore Ave

March 28 – Wilmington

Hampton Inn Medical Park, 2320 South 17^th Street, Wilmington

March 29 – Greenville/Winterville

Pitt Community College

Leslie Building  - Room 143, 1986 Pitt Tech Road Winterville

April 30 – Charlotte

Hope Haven Center, 3815 North Tryon Street

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Contact Information for Elected Officials:

You can look up your state legislators by zip, county, or district here: http://www.ncleg.net/GIS/RandR07/Representation.html