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SAMPLE GROUP MEETING REQUEST LETTER

[Use NAMI letterhead]

[Date]

The Honorable _____________[Office Address][City, State, i!]

"#$ NAMI [State or Affiliate] Meetin% "e&'est

Dear ["e!resentati(e)Asse*bly*an)Senator [+ast Na*e]$

I a* ritin% to re&'est a *eetin% ith yo' and *e*bers of NAMI [State or Affiliate],the National Alliance on Mental Illness, on [date]- If !ossible, e o'ld li.e to

re&'est a *eetin% anyti*e beteen [earliest !ractical start ti*e] and [latest startti*e]-

NAMI is the nation/s lar%est %rassroots or%ani0ation dedicated to i*!ro(in% the li(esof indi(id'als and fa*ilies affected by *ental illness- As *e*bers of NAMI and yo'rconstit'ents, e o'ld li.e to disc'ss so*e i*!ortant le%islati(e iss'es that affect!eo!le in o'r co**'nity ho li(e ith *ental illness-

A*on% o'r iss'es are the folloin%$

[1rief descri!tion of !riority iss'e22e-%- Medicaid !ro%ra* f'ndin% for !eo!le

ho li(e ith serio's *ental illness]

[1rief descri!tion of !riority iss'e22e-%- Co**'nity *ental health f'ndin% for

!eo!le ith hi%h *ental health needs ho are 'nins'red or ha(e e3ha'stedtheir co(era%e]

[1rief descri!tion of !riority iss'e22e-%- Increasin% s'!!orti(e ho'sin% to hel!

!eo!le li(e s'ccessf'lly in the co**'nity]

Than. yo' for considerin% this *eetin% re&'est- 4e loo. forard to hearin% fro*yo'-

Sincerely,

[si%nat're]

[5rinted Na*e], ["ole22e-%- 5resident]NAMI [State or Affiliate][Mailin% Address][City, State, i!][!hone n'*ber][e*ail address]

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