[MainstreetManagers] OK Advocacy ltr

[Vicki Davis]

Hello all,

I just received the approval of our OK advocacy letter to Senator Lankford.  As I mentioned in our zoom meeting this morning, this initial contact is specifically to Senator Lankford, as he is a member of the appropriations committee.    Please check the attached packet to ensure your name and program information is correct.  Also, please respond to this message your approval to be included as a "sign on".   I included all programs in my draft and will remove any names who either do not respond or request to be removed.

In my outreach to you for examples of how our MS programs are addressing and busting through COVID-19, I was greatly encouraged by your creativity and resilience.  Although this letter only allowed for a few, you all are doing great things.  I was inspired and feel that our legislators will be also.

Other actions at this time:

*         I encourage you be knowledgeable of this proposal enough to be able to summarize the request and be prepared to discuss the need in your community to support programming and businesses in the recovery of COVID-19.

*         Inform your local representatives of the effort. [I will be talking to our local House Representative, Jay Steagall today just to let him know of the proposal.  [Why not let the information come from us?]

*         I hope to meet with a staffer from Senator Lankford's office at a legislation breakfast next Tuesday morning to hand deliver this letter and proposal packet and invite/suggest a meeting with their appropriations issues staff to discuss further.

We hope these are just the beginning steps for opening this conversation and look to a future call with our Senator and Patrice Frey as an ultimate goal in this effort.  I anticipate in the future that our efforts will include additional letters to other elected officials once this proposal moves to action.

Again, please take a look at the attached and let me know of your approval ASAP . . . by the end of today, preferably.

Have a great weekend!
Vicki


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