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The Washington State Senior Citizens' Lobby 2012 Senior Lobby Day was held Thursday February 23, 2012. Sponsors who helped the Senior Lobby host the event, were AARP Washington, Retired Public Employees Council of Washington (RPEC), SEIU Healthcare 775 NW and Washington Dental Services Foundation.
Over Three hundred people attended the 2012 Senior Lobby Day's scheduled program. The program included a keynote by Governor Chris Gregoire, speakers on Legislative Priorities, Long Term Care Issues and Long Term Care Ombudsman, Reductions to Long Term Care, a Panel on Revenue Options with Representative Chris Reykdal, John Burbank and Andy Nicholas and Redistricting Issues with Dean Foster. We received very favorable feedback and numerous compliments about the content and organization of the program. In addition, the program provided an opportunity to exchange views about key issues affecting Seniors.
Continental Breakfast was by Panera and the Box Lunches were by Elyse.
Attendees were asked to make appointments with their Legislators in advance of the 2012 Senior Lobby Day. In the afternoon, attendees met with their Legislators. When registering, each person received a Legislative Tool Kit which included a list of their Legislators, a map of the campus, a copy of How a Bill Becomes a Law, and Tips for Meeting with their Legislators. Attendees were also asked to be visible by wearing their Senior Lobby Lanyard with their name tag and their Senior Lobby Royal Blue Scarf.
The success of the 2012 Senior Lobby Day was due to the support of the Sponsors, the Speakers for the Program, the record number of people who registered and attended and all of the Volunteers who helped before and on Lobby Day to make this the best ever!
