Posted on August 5, 2015

Do You Have a Story to Share from AK, DE, CANVAAs the largest asbestos victims’ organization in the U.S., the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) understands the importance of individuals’ stories in raising asbestos awareness, advocating for a ban, and providing comfort to those suffering in our community. We initiated our Share Your Story (SYS) platform for these reasons, and it has become more powerful in the battle against asbestos than we ever could have imagined.

ADAO takes these stories to Congress and global asbestos awareness conferences in order to drive change. We saw just how impactful the Share Your Story handouts were at our 8th Congressional Staff Briefing, and know every story makes a difference!  There is a need to share stories with Senators on both sides of the aisle – public health and safety is a bipartisan issue.

We are missing Share Your Stories from the following states: Alaska, Delaware, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, and Wyoming. If your State’s flag is in this graphic, and you have a Story to Share, please share it here by August 20th to be included in our September Newsletter. The more stories that are shared, the more voices that are heard.

You can find our Share Your Story collection here.

ADAO would like to also thank our State Leadership Team (SLT) Coordinators and Representatives, who help us coordinate legislative advocacy in each state.

Region 1: Northeast Region – Marilyn Amento (Northeastern Region)

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida,  Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia.

Region 2: Mid-West Region– Heather Von St. James (Midwestern Region)

Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota.

Region 3: Western Region – Ann Samuelson (Western Region)

Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Montana, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington.

Together, we are making change happen.

Linda

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